* See the Top 34 manufacturers and Top 225 All-models by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales start in negative territory in South Africa at -1% in January to 52,306 units. Passenger cars are down 4% but Light Commercial Vehicles up 6%. It would appear that the decline in…
The BMW 5 Series is up to a fantastic 5th place in Finland. * See the Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title * Very difficult start of the year for the Finnish new car market, down a harsh 19% year-on-year in January to 10,209 registrations. In this depressed…
The VW Up is the best-selling nameplate in the Netherlands in January. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 268 All-models by clicking on the title * After 7 consecutive months of year-on-year decline, the Dutch new car market is up an encouraging 8% in January to 47,946 registrations. It's…
The Nissan Pulsar is inside the Irish Top 20 in January. * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 34 All-brands by clicking on the title * Ireland is the most time-sensitive new car market in the world, with January - when new licence plates are issued - traditionally…
The Seat Leon is the best-selling nameplate in Spain this month, just above the VW Golf. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 279 All-models by clicking on the title * The Spanish new car market starts the year all guns blazing: up a flamboyant 28% year-on-year in January to…
The new model lifts the VW Passat back onto the Swedish podium. * See the Top 221 All-models and Top 32 All-brands by clicking on the title * Excellent start of the year for new car sales in Sweden, up 9% in January to 20,408 registrations and marking 13 consecutive months…
The i20 enables Hyundai to double its sales year-on-year in France. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * The French new car market halts a streak of three consecutive months of year-on-year declines in January by improving 6% on a…
The Skoda Octavia accounts for 7% of all new passenger cars sold in Hungary this month. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * The Hungarian new passenger car market is up 11% year-on-year in January to 4,898 registrations, up 18% to 6,254…
The JAC J5 is the 8th most produced vehicle in Iran this month. * See the Top 13 most produced models by clicking on the title * Iranian production figures are now in for January, roughly equivalent to Dey, the 10th month of the year 1393 in the Persian calendar…
Peugeot 2008 * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * Over the first 19 days of January, new car sales in France are up a very encouraging 16% on - granted - a catastrophic month of January 2013. Peugeot keeps the lead by…
The Peugeot 308 is the best-selling nameplate in France so far this year. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * After a couple of months hiatus, the weekly updates on the French market are back on BSCB with an encouraging 14% overall…
Blizzard 2015: no effect on US new light vehicle sales so far. Despite the harsh weather currently affecting the country, most US analysts now forecast new light vehicle sales to start with a bang in 2015 with a year-on-year gain of at least 12% in January to reach a Seasonaly…
The Infiniti FX is predicted to be the brand's best-seller in Australia * Click on the title for the entire article! * After Opel (see my article on the launch of Opel in Australia here), it's now Infiniti's turn to launch in Australia with an advertising campaign openly targeting luxury…