Hyundai Equus In between the USA and Paris, I had the privilege to be able to fit two hours worth of driving outside the Seoul Incheon International Airport in South Korea. These are the 10 best pictures of these two hours, spent primarily in the town of Incheon and in…
7 million units later… (1997 Toyota Prius) Toyota confirmed it sold its 7 millionth hybrid vehicle worldwide in September, 17 years after first launching the Prius in Japan in 1997. The total includes 3.3 million sold in Japan, 2.5 million in the United States, 770,000 in Europe and more than…
Mercedes C-Class The Mercedes brand sold 162,746 vehicles worldwide in September, the best-ever month in its 88-year history and a 14 percent year-on-year increase. This enables Mercedes to pass Audi and rank #2 premium brand in the world below BMW for the month of September. Even though Audi sales are…
Albeit at a slower rate, China is still the main engine of growth in the automotive market in 2014. Based on data published by POLK, global passenger car sales are up 4.7% year-on-year in September to 6.927.151 registrations. This brings the year-to-date total to a record 59.242.409 units, up 4.6% on…
Chevrolet Cobalt (Russian model pictured) * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Irina * After a one month-hiatus, Kazakh data is back on BSCB. New car sales in Kazakhstan take a hit in September: down 9% to 14,580 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to…
Peugeot 308 * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * Not a very encouraging first half of the month in France with sales from 1 to 15 October down 2% year-on-year. All French manufacturers buck the trend though: Peugeot is up 9% to…
The Kia Soul Electric already sells better than the Tesla Model S in Norway... * See the Top 12 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Jan * For the first time on BSCB I can share with you detailed data for electric cars in Norway, the country in…
The Toyota Hilux should be the best-selling vehicle in Cameroon. For the first time since December 2010, I can give you an update on new vehicle sales in Cameroon. Over the first half of 2013, 2.300 new vehicles found a buyer in the country, that includes Passenger Cars, Light and…
Hyundai holds 23% of the Angolan new passenger car market. * Thanks to Pal from CE Auto for the tip! * New car sales in Angola are up 33% year-on-year over the first half of 2014 according to data from the Association of Automotive Dealerships and Road Transport (Acetro): 20…
The Nissan Qashqai lands directly inside the Australian Top 50... * See the Top 300 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Every Quarter I can share with you a complete models ranking for Australia. H1 data wasn't available in time so for the first time in 6 months…
The Wuling Hongguang will sell upwards of 800,000 units in China this year - an all-time record. * See the Top 370 All-local PCs and Top 55 All-local models by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after detailing September sales, we explore the year-to-date ranking…
European sales of low-cost manufacturer Dacia are up 31% so far in 2014. * See the Top 60 brands and Top 340 models rankings by clicking on the title! * After detailed data for August, we now explore the year-to-date European sales charts to try and extract longer-term trends. If…
The VW Golf Sportsvan breaks into the European Top 30 this month. * See the Top 333 best-selling models and Top 55 brands by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after studying the Top 10 models and brands in Europe we now go into the…
GMC Yukon sales are up 62% so far in 2014 thanks to the new model. * See the Top 275 best-selling models and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring the US sales charts for September (now with separate models…
First appearance of the new Jeep Cherokee in the South Korean rankings. * See the Top 190 All-models and Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Falkonz * 120,104 new cars were registered in South Korea in August. Brand-wise, below the 5 locals (Hyundai, Kia, GM-Chevrolet/Daewoo, SsangYong and Renault…