The Kaicene F70 is already making a splash in New Caledonia. New car sales in New Caledonia, an overseas French archipelago located north-east of Australia, continue on their positive post-pandemic run, celebrating five straight months of year-on-year gains in September at +28.2% to 801 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 6.9%…
Fiat sales in Lithuania are up 68.6% year-on-year, but the large majority is re-exported. The Lithuanian new car market has managed to contain its loss to -7.3% year-on-year in August at 3.397 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -22.9% to 23.578. Fiat (+68.6%) and Toyota (+38.7%) ignore the negative…
The Toyota RAV4 remains the best-selling vehicle in Latvia in 2020. New car sales in Latvia drop a harsh -31.6% year-on-year in August to just 1.113 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -28.4% to 9.181. The Toyota RAV4 (-11.2%) remains on top year-to-date with a minimal loss due to…
The Suzuki Baleno repeats at #1 in Chile. New vehicle sales in Chile drastically reduce their fall from -42.4% in August to -15.9% in September, with the 31.897 units sold this month representing the largest volume since pre-pandemic January (32.104). According to local manufacturers association ANAC, commercial vehicles continue to…
The VW ID.3 holds 12.8% of the Norwegian market in September. In September the Norwegian new car market looks to put a dreadful 2020 so far in its rear view market, with volumes surging 39.4% year-on-year to 15.552, leading to a year-to-date tally down -13.8% to 95.350. Thanks to a…
The Toyota RAV4 is up to a record 2nd place in Sweden in September. The Swedish new car market lodges its first year-on-year gain of 2020 in September at +7.3% to 28.719 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -18.2% to 202.644. According to local automaker association BIL Sweden, the…
Subaru sales in Hong Kong more than double year-on-year in Jul. . The Hong Kong new light vehicle market ends a streak of six consecutive months of double-digit declines in August but still drops -9.3% year-on-year to 3.086. This means the year-to-date tally is now down -33.8% to 14.985. Toyota…
The new Pao helps lift Great Wall sales up 80% in August. Light Commercial Vehicle sales in China continue to surge in August at +31.5% to 314.765 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.7% to 2.256.422. Wuling (+27.3%) once again dominates the brands ranking head and shoulders with almost…
First pole position at home for the new generation Seat Leon. As the country is engulfed in a second coronavirus wave triggering the return partial lockdowns, notably in the capital Madrid, the Spanish new car market continues to worsen with September volumes down -13.5% year-on-year to 70.729 registrations following a…
The VW Tiguan is up to a record 4th place in Ukraine in August. The Ukrainian new car market brutally ends a run of two consecutive months of gains in August at -15.6% year-on-year to 6.970 registrations leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.8% to 52.506. Renault (-6.2%) and Toyota (-2.3%)…
The Toyota RAV4 is #1 in Iceland in August. After an excruciating 6 year hiatus, monthly updates for Iceland are back on BSCB thanks to a tip from one of our local readers Ingólfur, and this time it's not just an All-brands ranking bit also a complete All-models. Given this…
The Isuzu D-Max remains firmly in control of the Thai market. 12/10 update: Now with sub-compact hatch models data. 05/10 update: Now with compact SUV models data. 03/10 update: Now with sub-compact SUV models data. Despite having long brilliantly controlled the spread of Covid-19, the Thai new car market remains…
JAC breaks its ranking record in Kazakhstan in August to #7. New car sales in Kazakhstan celebrate a fourth straight month of year-on-year upticks in August at a spectacular +50.3% year-on-year to 9.608 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 17% to 53.266. Hyundai (+33.7%) reclaims the brands pole position for…
The Fiat 500L signs its first win of 2020 in Serbia. Based on data shared by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market is down -17.2% year-on-year in August to 2.320 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume down -27.9% to 17.555 units. The locally-produced Fiat 500L…
The Skoda Scala scores its first Bosnian podium. Picture radiosarajevo.ba According to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market drops -13.4% year-on-year in August to 590 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -28.1% to 5.319. The Skoda Octavia (-26.7%) remains the most popular vehicle in…