14 of the 17 best-selling nameplates in China in 2019 so far are sedans vs. just 9 a year ago. The Roewe i5 ranks #2 Chinese sedan. The year started pretty atrociously for wholesales in China but the market could now be on the mend: from January down -15.8% and…
As per the BSCB tradition, after covering March sales in detail, it's now time to focus on the all-new locally produced launches so you can stay on the bleeding edge of the the fastest-evolving automobile market in the world. Note this update is based on wholesales figures, and sometimes new…
Usually in freefall, Beijing Auto (+39.1%) signs the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 30 in March. Although China wholesales endure a 9th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in March - a stint unseen since 1990, the signs of recovery shown by our exclusive coverage of China retail sales up…
Our Volvo XC40 photo bombing the perfect picture of the Lofoten Islands. This is Part 2 of our adventure in Sweden and Norway with a Volvo XC40, you can check out Part 1: Kustvägen here. During this section we explore the main attraction of this entire trip: the breathtaking Lofoten…
Our Volvo XC40 matching the fishing cabins in Lörudden on the Kustvägen. For the third year in a row, Volvo has been kind enough as to lend me one of its models, and after taking the XC90 to North Cape and the V90 to the Norwegian fjords, I now can wrangle…
The Hyundai Ioniq remains the best-selling vehicle in Israel. Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il, we can share with you today Israeli March brands data as well as complete models data for Q1 and every month so far in 2019. In March, the market is almost immobile at +0.3% to 29.127 units,…
The Mitsubishi Xpander is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in March. The Vietnamese new vehicle market is decidedly on fire in this start of 2019 with March deliveries up a mammoth 52.9% year-on-year to 32.308, lifting the year-to-date tally up 31% to 78.035. Toyota (+101.5%) more than doubles its…
Mercedes is the #2 brand in Hong Kong. Consult one decade of Hong Kong historical data here. New car sales in Hong Kong are counted separately from Mainland China, and in 2018 they drop 7.3% to 34.585. Toyota (+10.2%) easily cements its brands leadership, going against the grain to post…
The Tesla Model 3 is the outright best-seller in 3 European markets: Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland. Picture popularmechanics.com. New car sales in Switzerland return to positive territory for the first time since July 2018 and only the third time in 12 months (add April 2018) with March deliveries up 3% to 28.958…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in March. The Irish new car market has managed to contain its year-on-year decline into the single-digits for the first time this year with March deliveries down 6% to 16.696, leading to a Q1 tally down -10.8% to 64.042. Volkswagen (-9.2%)…
The Nissan Qashqai is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark so far in 2019. It's a record start of the year for Danish new car sales at a whopping +33.2% year-on-year in March to 26.310 units, lifting the Q1 volume up 16.4% to an all-time high of 66.270 sales, smashing the…
Renault Clio sales soar up 5-fold year-on-year in March, propped by discounts on the outgoing generation. New car sales in Romania continue to gallop ahead in March at +20.8% to 9.813 units, leading to a Q1 volume up 25.1% to 35.836. Homegrown brand leader shows the way with a 47.5%…
The Tesla Model 3 is up to 4th best-selling vehicle in Austria in March. The Austrian new car market continues to struggle in 2019 with March deliveries down -9.7% to 31.958 leading to a Q1 volume down -10.6% to 80.855. From just one in February, there are now three Top…
The Suzuki SX4 S-Cross is the best-seller in Hungary for the 2nd straight month. Picture autonavigator.hu The Hungarian new car market gains 4.9% year-on-year in March to 13.391 registrations, lifting the year-to-date volume up 8.6% to 34.335. Brand leaders Suzuki (-2.6%) and Ford (-1.2%) go against the trend with declines,…
