VW Golf 7 * NOW UPDATED with the Top 40 all-brands ranking! * * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to José * After falling by 30% in September and 5% in October, the Portuguese new car market is down 25% year-on-year in November to 7,217…
The VW Golf is now #3 worldwide in 2012, ahead of the Golf 7 launch (above). * For worldwide October 2012 detailed figures and commentary go here * * See the Top 185 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Now that October 2012 has been covered in detail,…
The Hyundai Elantra passes the Toyota Corolla worldwide potentially for the first time ever... * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * With official October figures now all in, I am able to share with you the Top 150 most popular…
Isuzu D-Max * See the Top 8 best-selling pick-ups by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * As is the tradition on BSCB, we are following the evolution of pick-up sales in Thailand, where they are all manufactured. And this month the Isuzu D-Max really impresses: one year after…
Kia Rio. Picture courtesy of Motoring Middle East * See the Top 150 all-models ranking by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * The Egyptian new car market is up a very robust 35% year-on-year in November to 18,590 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 178,537 units, up…
Bangkok, Thailand. Picture by songglod. Never before had that many new vehicles been sold in Thailand: 1.4 million predicted for 2012. * See the full article by clicking on the title! * LMC Automotive predicts that worldwide 2012 sales of cars and trucks will top 80 million units for the…
2014 Chevrolet Silverado. GM went hard on pick-up truck incentives this month to draw down their 139 days of inventory ahead of the introduction of 2014-model trucks in Q2 2013. * NOW UPDATED with new predictions. See the full article by clicking on the title! * Automotive News published another round of predictions for…
The VW Up! is now among the 20 most popular vehicles in Europe. * See the Top 342 best-selling models and Top 60 all-brands by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Lancia Lover and Autoweek.nl, I can now share with you the Top 342 (almost) all-models and Top 60 all-brands…
Mercedes Citan * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rutger * The new Light Commercial Vehicle market is down 24% year-on-year in November in the Netherlands to 4,091 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 55,051 units, down 3% on 2011. The VW…
The Nissan Qashqai was #1 in Spain in November * See the full article by clicking on the title! * La Triubuna de Automocion and MSI have released yesterday their prediction for the Spanish new car market in December, and it's looking rather ugly: -27% year-on-year to 48,689 registrations, or the 5th consecutive…
Mazda Atenza (aka Mazda6) * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Austin * As is now the tradition, after exploring the Passenger car Top 30 and the Kei car Top 20 in Japan, we have a more thorough look at overall October sales split by version and…
Toyota Avanza in Ubud, Bali Indonesia * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 8 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Eddy * The Indonesian new car market continues on its record run this year and lodges a 100,000+ sales month for the 5th time in the last…
Hyundai HB20 * See the full article by clicking on the title! * Now that most November data is in, it’s time for our much anticipated World roundup. If last month the focus was on China, Japan and Austria, in November all spotlights are on Brazil. Following the same trajectory…
Toyota Avanza * NOW UPDATED with the Top 5 best-selling models & Top 10 brands! Click on title to see * Thank to Luis and Myk I am able to share with you more information for the Filipino new car market in November - if you have access to detailed models…
Toyota Prado * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * The Gulf Cooperation Council is composed of the sates bordering the Persian Gulf: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. October highlights included the Hyundai Accent passing the Toyota Prado at #5, the Kia…