First pole position finish for the VW Lavida in China. Consult 40 years of Chinese Historical Data here. What a tumultuous year it has been in China. The bottom-line is that for the first time since 1990, Chinese new vehicle wholesales are down at -2.8% to 28.080.600 factory shipments, yet…
The Buick Velite 6 has landed in China. Now that we have explored wholesales in China for December, as is the tradition on BSCB it is time to study this month's new locally-made launches so you can stay up-to-the-minute on the fastest-evolving new car market in the world. Although annual…
MG sales soar 139% year-on-year thanks to the ZS smashing its monthly volume record by 58%. The Chinese new vehicle market continues on its downward spiral with December marking the 6th consecutive year-on-year decline and the second double-digit drop in a row at -13% to 2.661.500 wholesales deliveries (ex-factory shipments)…
The Toyota Hilux cruises to a record volume and share in Australia. Picture caradvice.com.au Consult over 70 years of Australian Historical Data here. Exclusive State by State rankings are now available here. The Australian new vehicle market puts an end to a streak of three consecutive record years in 2018…
First incursion in the monthly Australian Top 5 for the Isuzu D-Max. Now updated with All-brands and All-models data. New vehicle sales take their steepest drop of the year in December at a ghastly -14.9% to just 87.528 registrations, the lowest December result since 2008. It leads to an annual…
The JAC X200 is produced in Pakistan. Consult 25 years of Pakistan Historical Data here. The Pakistani new car market gains 6.3% year-on-year in 2018 to cross the quarter-million annual sales mark for the first time in history at 254.958 units, signing a second consecutive record year. Note this data…
First ever annual win at home for the Lada Vesta. Consult 50 years of Russian Historical Data here. This article has been updated with the Top 330 All-models ranking. The Russian new car market confirms it is on the mend with a second consecutive year of double-digit gains at +12.8% in…
The new Wrangler helped Jeep sales up 17.5% to reach a new all-time record. Consult over 110 years of U.S. Historical Data here. The U.S. new light vehicle market shows surprising resolve in 2018 with a 0.6% uptick to 17.343.708 deliveries, marking the 4th largest annual volume in U.S. history…
Tesla is up to #15 brand in the US in December, scoring a new monthly volume record. U.S. light vehicle sales end the year on a rosy note with a 2.2% year-on-year uptick in December to 1.639 million units, the 2nd largest monthly volume this year, enabling a positive Full…
First annual Top 5 in Canada for the Toyota RAV4. Consult 35 years worth of Canadian Historical Data here. All good things have to come to an end eventually: after a whopping 8 consecutive years of gains and 5 straight all-time record volumes, new light vehicle sales in Canada put…
Once upon a time the thought of jumping on your motorcycle and going touring around the world was something that was only really open to the real enthusiasts. Now, as long as you have been riding for a short while, the world is your oyster when it comes to such…
Another record year for Dacia, now #4 brand in France above VW and placing 2 models in the annual French Top 10 for the first time in history (Sandero and Duster). Update 2: Now with the Top 50 Private Sales models Update 1: Now with the Top 55 All-brands, Top…
Would the French finally be warming up to the Renault Zoe? It would appear so. Now updated with the Top 45 All-brands, Top 310 All-models and Top 10 private sales. The French new car market ends 2018 on a dark note, with sales down an abysmal 14.5% in December to…
The Nissan Leaf signs its first-ever market win in 2018, in Norway. This article is the portal to all Full Year 2018 Reports, covering 117 countries and 236 specific regions - including 100 French departments, 51 Spanish provinces, 50 US States, 20 Italian regions and 8 Australian states and territories - for…
Record 2nd place finish for the VW Tiguan at home. Consult 70 years worth of German Historical data here. German new car sales put an end to 4 consecutive years of growth in 2018, edging down a tiny 0.2% to 3.435.778 units, still the second-largest annual volume this decade below last…