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…
Like any car lover, you probably have that one extra ride parked in the garage collecting dust. With spring cleaning approaching, it might be time to think about finally saying goodbye to your old love. Scrap cars make up a huge sector of the vehicle economy. Each year in the…
Selling one of your favorite and most faithful cars can always feel like a difficult task. With so many memories with your motor, you’re going to want a very good price to compensate for the regret you feel selling your prized vehicle. In this article, you’ll learn how to get…
Purchasing a car is a rewarding experience, but there are many things to consider when you are looking into purchasing a used car. There are approximately 40 million used vehicles sold in the US every year. For many years, the used vehicle market has had a somewhat mixed response because…
All French car dealerships must now remain closed until 15 April. Picture Reuters Gonzalo Fuentes. After drops of -13.4% in January and -2.7% in February, the French new car market sinks -23.2% over the first two weeks of March to 54.990 sales vs. 71.634 over the same period in 2019,…
First win for the VW Golf in a year in Austria. Picture carmagazine.co.uk The Austrian new car market sinks -10.9% year-on-year in February to 21.067 registrations, pulling the year-to-date tally down -10% to 44.026 units. Volkswagen (-25.4%) behaves a lot worse than the market but easily remains atop the brands…
Citroen sales in Turkey are up 557.9% year-on-year in February. In order to give you more timely updates we will publish Turkish brands data when made available, then update the article with models data. In February the Turkish new light vehicle market continues its spectacular recovery with sales up 89.4%…
The Kia Xceed breaks into the Polish passenger car Top 30 in February. The Polish new car market sinks -11.8% year-on-year in February to 43.154 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -13.2% to 87.020. When looking at passenger cars only, sales are down -11.7% in February to 37.900 and down…
The Ford Puma has landed inside the UK Top 30. Granted, it's January figures but BSCB can now share with you a Top 120 models ranking for the UK, a traditionally very secretive market outside its Top 10 models, in an endeavour to cover UK sales charts a lot more…
Toyota RAV4 sales are up 7-fold year-on-year in New Zealand. New vehicle sales in New Zealand drop another -2.8% year-on-year in February to 11.348 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.2% to 24.502. Passenger cars fall -11.1% to 2.214, light commercials sink -12.5% to 3.150 but SUVs blissfully ignore…
The Citroen C3 misses out on its first Finnish Top 10 for just one sale. 15/03: Now with the Top 70 models. The Finnish new car market steps up 2.1% year-on-year in February to 8.118 units, one of the rare European markets so far to inch a year-on-year gain this…
The MG ZS is the best-selling SUV in Chile. The January 2020 article has been updated with the Top 25 models. New light vehicle sales in Chile drop -10.3% year-on-year to 25.025 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -11.4% to 57.129. Chevrolet (-6.7%) contains its fall to easily remain…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Pakistan in February. Sales of locally-made cars in Pakistan continue to fall apart in February at -38.5% year-on-year to just 12.119 units, pulling the year-to-date volume down -43.1% to 24.020. Note only sales of locally-produced models are available in Pakistan which in…
1 in every 4 Nissans sold in Bulgaria is reexported to other EU markets. The Bulgarian new car market continues to freefall in February at -17.9% year-on-year to just 2.575 registrations, pulling the market down -16.5% to 5.494. This particularly severe correction can in fact be traced to a somewhat…
Mazda surges 48.7% year-on-year in Singapore in February. The Singaporean new car market drops -6.8% year-on-year in February to 4.669 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -26.9% to 9.698. Toyota/Lexus (-14.5%) snaps the brands top spot for the third time in the past 4 months despite a steep fall, however…