Mercedes C-Class sales are up 229.9% in April. New car sales in Sweden endure a 10th consecutive double-digit year-on-year fall in April at -11.6% to 30.253 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -14.4% to 104.133. The Top 2 best-selling carmakers Volvo (-21.1%) and Volkswagen (-30.6%) both drop a lot…
The Skoda Kodiaq sees its sales shoot up 170.4% year-on-year in Switzerland. The Swiss new car market gains a solid 7.9% year-on-year in April to 28.620 registrations, tilting the year-to-date volume into positive territory at +2.1% to 100.685. Volkswagen (+17.7%) and Skoda (+54%) stun with fantastic gains and rank #1 and…
The Fiat Egea is the only nameplate in positive in the Top 35. If March results (-35.5%) seemed to indicate a possible respite in the nightmare Turkish new light vehicle sales are going through right now, April sales down -56.5% to just 30.971 swiftly kill that hope, leading to a…
Renault remains the most popular carmaker in Argentina. It's an 11th straight month of double-digit fall for new vehicles in Argentina at a scary -51.3% to 37.257 units, leading to a YTD tally in total perdition at -49.6% to 175.791. Renault (-48.4%) manages to fall slightly slower than the market to…
The Dacia Duster reaches its highest share yet for this generation at home. The Romanian new car market soars 13.9% in April to 8.691, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 22.8% to 44.527. Homegrown brand leader Dacia (+26.5%) doubles the market growth in pole position but Renault (+40.7%) does even…
The Kia Niro scores its first podium finish in the Netherlands. New car sales in the Netherlands drop -3.3% year-on-year in April to 33.149 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -12.5% to 148.751. Brand leader Volkswagen (-7.3%) falls faster than the market but remains comfortably on top at 10.9% share,…
Citroen sales soar 30.2% year-on-year in April. New car sales in Portugal edge down -1.7% year-on-year in April to 21.121 units, a much better hold than last month (-10.8%) leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.9% to 80.566. Quite spectacularly, the Top 3 best-selling manufacturers, all French, all post market-defying double-digit…
The Toyota Corolla is up to #2 in Poland in April. New light vehicles in Poland gain 4% year-on-year in April to 52.190 units including light commercials, a new record for the month leading to a year-to-date volume up 1.7% to 208.927, also a new record. Skoda (+7.7%) and Toyota…
The Vauxhall Grandland X hits a record 2nd place in Scotland in April. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for all UK nations in March. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in the April…
Dacia sales soar 34.9% year-on-year in Bulgaria in April. The Bulgarian new car market soars 16.1% year-on-year in April to 4.153 units, lifting the year-to-date volume up 6.4% to 14.442. Dacia (+34.9%) manages to growth twice as fast as the market to cement its leadership at 13.5% share, distancing Skoda (-1.9%)…
Hyundai sales surge 69% year-on-year in Singapore this month. New light vehicle sales in Singapore drop -1.1% year-on-year in April to 6.896 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 10.6% to 27.402. Honda (+7.4%) retains the brands lead thanks to a market-defying gain to 22.8% share, a comfortable 400+ unit-margin…
The new generation should allow the Toyota Hiace to remain a strong seller in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is back as a monthly brands update on BSCB, and we start the year catching up on both January and February. In January, the market soars 30.4% year-on-year to 3.478 units. Toyota…
A couple of months after our China section 20-page write up in the annual "Bible" of the French monthly L'Automobile Magazine, BSCB and I have been lucky enough to appear in the magazine again, this time with a 4-page feature on my recent exploration of Iran in a Peugeot Pars.…
Nissan Altima sales are up a whopping 59% year-on-year in April. This article has been updated with correct data for Audi models and refined estimates for Buick, Cadillac and GMC models. April marks the 4th straight month of year-on-year decline for U.S. new light vehicles, still chasing their first gain…
Jeep signs a 2nd consecutive record volume month in Brazil. After a freak -0.2% decline last month, Brazilian new car sales are back in frank positive in April at +5.4% to 221.321 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 8.7% to 801.330, the highest at this time of year since 2015…