Renault Samsung SM6 * NOW UPDATED with Top 30 All-brands, Top 55 locals and Top 133 foreigners * The South Korean new car market is down a harsh 11% year-on-year in August to 123.463 registrations, with local carmakers down 11% and foreigners down 13%. Yet the year-to-date tally remains in positive…
The Hyundai Creta is an instant blockbuster in Russia, landing directly at #6. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 55 All-brands and Top 257 All-models * If you had hoped the Russian new car market would start to erode its race to the bottom this month, you were wrong: August is down…
Changhe Q35 * See the Top 70 China-made brands and Top 397 models by clicking here * August showed an extremely dynamic 26% year-on-year gain in China for the second consecutive month. As is the tradition each month, BSCB puts a laser focus on the new China-made nameplates that make their…
The Kia Morning is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in August. * See the Top 18 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Vietnamese new vehicle market continues to gallop ahead in August with sales up 29% year-on-year to 23.540, bringing the year-to-date tally up 32%…
Dacia (+84%) ranks #4 for only the second time in Czech history. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 250 All-models by clicking on the title * And we're back in the game: after declining July sales due to less opening days and Skoda shutting down its main…
The Opel Karl ranks 4th overall in Denmark in August. * See the Top 48 All-brands and Top 228 All-models by clicking on the title * Another record month for Danish new car sales: August is up 8% year-on-year to 17.428 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total to a record-breaking 150.183 units…
The Model X (left) and S (centre) are already in the Top 15. Awaiting the Model 3 (right)... * NOW UPDATED with the Top 40 All-brands and Top 215 All-models * New car sales in Norway are up 5% year-on-year in August to 13.232, meaning the year-to-date total is now up 3% on…
The Toyota Avensis ranks #2 in Estonia in August. * See the Top 34 All-brands and Top 182 All-models by clicking on the title * The Estonian new car market is up a splendid 18% year-on-year in August to 1.849 registrations, adding up to 15.948 year-to-date, up 11% on the…
With the Vision SUV, Geely now has three SUVs selling 7.000+ units in August. * See the Top 70 China-made brands and Top 397 models by clicking on the title * The Chinese new car market continues on its unabated growth with a second consecutive month at +26% year-on-year to…
The Fiat Tipo is the #3 best-selling vehicle in Italy in August. Picture auto.cz * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 45 brands and Top 180 models * The July 2016 post has now been updated with the Top 180 models After marking a slight pause in July (+3%), the Italian new…
The new Super Duty variants should lift Ford F-Series sales even further up in the coming months. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 15 groups, Top 35 brands and Top 265 models * After dropping 3% in July, the Canadian new vehicle market confirms it may have peaked out with August…
The Honda HR-V leads the Singaporean sales charts in 2016. * See the Top 35 All-brands by clicking on the title * The Singaporean new car market continues to ride on lower prices of COE (Certificates of Entitlement), with August sales up a whopping 52% year-on-year to 7.100 units. This means…
Dacia Logan Taxi. Picture left-lane.com * See the Top 7 best-selling brands by clicking on the title * Whereas neighbour Algeria is coming to a standstill, the Moroccan new car market is hitting new records, with passenger car sales up a whopping 33.2% year-on-year over the first 8 months of 2016…
The Dacia Sandero outsells the Renault Clio 2 to 1 with private buyers in August. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 50 All-brands, Top 270 models and Top 10 private sales * After dropping 10% in July, the French new car market is back in positive territory in August at +7% to 98.217…
The all-new VW Tiguan breaks into the NZ Top 20 in August. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 64 All-brands and Top 30 models * Another record month for new vehicle sales in New Zealand, up 13% year-on-year in August to 12.677, the best score for the month since 1984. Year-to-date,…