Soon-to-be-discontinued Holden soars in March on stock-clearing discounts. Picture PerformanceDrive.com.au 08/04 update: Now with Top 295 All-models. In March, new car sales in Australia endure a 24th consecutive month or 2 full years of year-on-year declines - and their steepest drop yet - at -17.9% to 81.690 which is the…
That's a lot of kangaroos... Last October we took the Hyundai i30 on a spin to see if it was up to the fight against its main target, the Toyota Corolla of which we tested the hybrid variant in February 2019. The result: we thought it was, in the sense that…
The Toyota RAV4 is up to a record 2nd place in Australia in February. Now updated with the Top 290 All-models. Drought, bushfires, floods and now growing coronavirus concerns have all combined to tear down the Australian new car market, February (-8.2%) marking a 23rd straight month of decline at…
The new Seltos helps Kia to a record market share. Picture ozroamer.com.au There is still no end in sight for the Australian new car market woes, with January sales marking a 22nd consecutive month of year-on-year drop down another steep -12.5% to 71.731 registrations. This is the slowest January tally…
Our Mitsubishi ASX in Manning Lookout, Kangaroo Valley on January 31. Australian fires have made worldwide news lately and as a Sydneysider myself I have experienced it from within. The wave of support and donations from all over the world has been heart-warming but these take time to reach those…
The Toyota Hilux secures a 4th consecutive win in Australia. BSCB is actively supporting the Australian Bushfire Relief efforts. If you want to help out too, we recommend donating to the NSW Rural Fire Service and WIRES (animal rescue). Every little bit helps. Thank you. Discover 75 years worth of Australian…
The Mitsubishi ASX is one of 8 record-breaking nameplates in the Top 75 in 2019. Discover 75 years worth of Australian Historical Data here. This is a BSCB exclusive summary of the most popular nameplates in Australia from 1982 to 2019. They are ranked by annual volume record, with info on…
Xanadu the Hyundai i30 in Warrumbungle National Park. A few months ago we took the best-selling car in the world, the Toyota Corolla, on an Australian Outback test drive to see whether it deserved its prestigious title. It did. We were impressed by the new generation's safety features and even…
The Ford Ranger 4x4 outsells the Toyota Hilux 4x4 for the 8th straight month. Picture whichcar.com.au 12/12 update: Now with Top 48 All-brands and Top 285 All-models. 6/12 update: Now with the Top 80 models. No improvement in sight for new vehicle sales in Australia, if anything the crisis is worsening…
The Cerato (+36.5%) helps Kia up to an all-time best 4th place in October. 26/11 update: Now with the Top 285 All-models. There's no light at the end of the tunnel for the Australian new vehicle market coping a searing 19th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in October at -9.1%…
Drone view of Vance our Toyota RAV4 on the Stuart Highway. This is Part 3 and the final iteration of our epic 11.000 km / 7.000 mile - Test Drive of the new Toyota RAV4 into Indigenous Australia. You can check out Part 1: Cape York here and Part 2: Arnhem…
Vance our Toyota RAV4 measuring up against a termite mound. This is Part 2 of our epic 11.000 km / 7.000 miles Test Drive of the new Toyota RAV4 into Indigenous Australia. You can check out Part 1: Cape York here. By the time we reached Mataranka in the Northern…
Vance our Toyota RAV4 with Krys the Croc in Normanton, Queensland. Since it launched in late 2018, the new generation Toyota RAV4 has been hitting sales records almost everywhere it landed - including almost 50.000 monthly sales in the US in August - and is poised to take the lead…
The Mitsubishi Triton 4x4 outsells the Hilux 4x4 for the first time in 4 years. 12/10 update: Now with Top 48 All-brands and Top 310 All-models. New vehicle sales in Australia continue on their dreadful run, enduring an 18th consecutive year-on-year drop in September at -6.9% to 88.181 units, the…
