Renewing a motor policy can feel as simple as paying another annual bill. That approach, however, may leave details unchecked. Your car, driving routine, address and protection needs can change during the policy period. Renewal gives you an opportunity to review those changes, understand your cover and correct outdated information.…
This week, on the July 24th issue of French weekly Auto Plus (the best-selling automotive weekly in France), BSCB is featured in a snippet detailing the best-selling French cars in the world. The data was taken from our World update The 500 best-selling models in the world. Thank you Auto…
The Aion i60 breaks into the Albanian Top 10 for the first time. Thanks to CE Auto we can share with you today exclusive models data for Albania. June sales are up 83.2% year-on-year to 1,392, leading to a H1 volume up 122.8% to 7,220. The BYD Sealion 7 reclaims…
The Fiat Grande Panda is produced in Kragujevac. Data shared by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a Serbian new car market surging 32.2% year-on-year in June at 5,023 units. This means the H1 2026 volume is now up 17.9% to 22,168. The Skoda Octavia (+99.3%) doubles its sales…
The Dacia Duster is back up to #2 in Bosnia & Herzegovina in June. Based on data shared with us by our local partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market is up 9% year-on-year in June to 1,494 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 1.5% to 6,521. The…
The Geely EX5 is the best-selling vehicle in Moldova for the third straight month. Data by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market surging 26.6% year-on-year in June to 1,147 units. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 25.6% to 5,915. For the first time,…
The Fiat Grande Panda is up to #4 in North Macedonia in June. According to data by our Central European partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market edges down -1.5% year-on-year in June to 643 units. This way, the H1 volume is down -4.4% to 3,452. The Skoda…
After the Renault Clio VI, we stay with the French manufacturer to now test drive the new Twingo E-Tech. The Twingo nameplate is legendary, having sold over 4 million units across 25 countries since its launch in 1993. Among these, 1.9 million were sold in France and the first generation,…
The Dacia Sandero remains the best-selling vehicle in Europe so far this year. New car sales in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK) grow 5.9% over the First Half of 2026 to 7,245,920 units. ACEA has the market up 6.1% to 7,232,066. Chinese carmakers advance 111.5% year-on-year to 643,468 sales, doubling their share at…
The Tesla Model Y is the most popular vehicle in Europe in June. The European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) is up 12.9% year-on-year in June to 1,407,291 units according to Dataforce and Mobility Sweden data combined. ACEA has the market up 13.1% to 1,407,332. Chinese brands surge 130.8% year-on-year to…
The Renault Clio VI has had a somewhat disappointing start at home in France. Six months after its launch, the nameplate hasn't managed higher than a third place. More worrying, after peaking at 4% share in March, it has actually gone down to 2.8% in May and 3.6% in June. Although…
The BYD Sealion 7 is the best-selling vehicle in Hong Kong in 2025. New car sales in Hong Kong advance 6% year-on-year in 2025 to 43,308 units. We have a big event atop the brands charts: Chinese BYD replicates its success in the mainland and surges 66.9% to snap the…
Dacia posts its first 2,000+ sales month in Portugal. Another solid result for new car sales in Portugal, up 13.6% year-on-year in June to 26,349 units, keeping in mind June 2025 was already up 14.8% on the year prior. Halfway through the year the market is up 10.5% to 137,080.…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-seller in Greece for the first time since July 2024. New car sales in Greece surge 27.5% year-on-year in June to 18,668 units. This is the strongest June volume in the country in 17 years: since the 24,372 units of June 2009. The year-to-date tally…
Exeed LX in Doha A few months ago I was able to visit Doha in Qatar, and this was a great excuse to do a little "car safari" to explore what's in the streets. My observations are below. The first striking observation while scanning the Qatari car landscape is the…