In 1939, General Motors, surprised the automotive industry when they were the first major manufacturer to formally unveil a car that was not in actual production, or even in the planning stages. The car was a futuristic new design and was dubbed the “Y-Job.” The Y-Job was the brainchild of…
In part one of this series, we looked at some of the cars of the 50s, 60s, and 70s that didn’t quite make the list of well executed pieces of automotive design. In fact, they didn’t even hit the bar of “average” cars. In this section we will take a…
No matter how old they may get, your children will always be your children and seeing them go off to new things can be worrying, to say the least. Perhaps the most stressful of these times can be when they start to drive. Sure you’ll ride with them for a…
The American automobile industry is a testament to the history of industrial innovation. Historians will tell you that over 120 years of automobile production have yielded both highly successful cars and some that were real dogs. Want to know more? Sit back, relax, and take a look at some of…
Nothing punches harder than a rejection for a car loan application. It's even worse when you need the loan to replace a family vehicle. But it's important to know that several factors come into play when it comes to rejection. One of the reasons could be that your credit score…
Sales of Peugeot 308 in Greece are up 12-fold year-on-year in January. Solid start of the year for Greek new car sales at +3.7% to 9.210 units. Brand leader Toyota (-5.4%) isn't surfing on the positive wave but remains in the lead at 12.5%, even though Peugeot (+10.6%), Opel (+10.3%)…
The Toyota Hilux tops 6 out of 8 Australian States in 2018, a record. For the 8th year on BSCB we can share with you the best-selling brands (Top 15) and models (Top 50) in each Australian State/Territory. This is exclusive data you won’t find anywhere else on the web. Uncontested…
There is now a Full Top 1300 models ranking available here. Worldwide sales enable the measure of which car manufacturer is the biggest globally, but in 2018 this title goes to a different company depending on which vehicles are included, and which are not. The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance sold 10.757 million…
The Skoda Octavia (+29.1%) holds 4.3% of the Swiss market in January. New car sales in Switzerland creep down 3.4% year-on-year in January to 20.931 units, however alternative fuelled vehicles soar 35.6% to 1.724 and 8.2% share vs. 5.9% a year ago, pushed by EVs up 77.1% to 434 and…
Discounts on the outgoing generation and demo sales of the new one (pictured) means the Triton outsells the Hilux in January. Signalling that the streak of 5 consecutive record years New Zealand has enjoyed may be coming to an end, January sales recede 6% to 13.938 units, with passenger cars…
The Lexus UX is up to #25 in Taiwan in January. New car sales in Taiwan take a 7.9% hit in January to 44.143 registrations, just as brand leader Toyota (-12.8%) falls faster but scores a higher share than over FY2018 at 26% vs. 23.7%. Nissan (-12.9%), Honda (-11.1%) and…
The Honda CR-V is the most popular nameplate in Vietnam in January. The Vietnamese new vehicle market surges 28.6% year-on-year in January to 33.484 registrations, with new brands leader Toyota (+48.1%) cementing its pole position at 22.7% share and Mazda (+2.2%) stepping up to #2 overall above Thaco-Kia (-25.1%). Lexus (+263.8%),…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling vehicle in New Caledonia in January. New car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, start the year in the most depressing fashion: down an abysmal 25.6% to just 494 units. Toyota (+10.3%) and Peugeot (+48.6%) however buck the…
The Changan CS85 confirms the Chinese carmakers' trend towards coupe SUVs. After detailing January wholesales it is now time to study this month’s new locally-made launches so you can on the bleeding edge of the fastest-evolving new car market in the world. In a freefalling market at -15.8% but -17.7% for…
