Honda drops just 4% in 2nd place in Malaysia. * See the Top 42 All-brands by clicking on the title * The Malaysian new car market is stuck in a negative trend this year with October sales down another 14% to 47.879, with the year-to-date tally also down a harsh…
The Toyota Corolla is #1 in New Zealand for the first time since January. * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 67 All-brands by clicking on the title * The approaching start of summer - and with it the start of the rental season - lifts the New…
The Nissan Qashqai is #1 in Bulgaria in August, September and October. * See the Top 30 best-selling brands and Top 190 All-models by clicking on the title * After a couple of months hiatus, Bulgaria is back with a vengeance on BSCB. In August, an estimated 2.507 new cars…
UAZ Bukhanka * See the Top 42 All-brands and Top 170 All-models by clicking on the title * Thanks to our partnership with autoconsulting.kz, we can share with you today October data for Kazakhstan, down another steep 47% year-on-year to 3.996 registrations while September 2015 was already down 60% over 2014.…
The VW Polo is the best-selling nameplate in Slovenia in October. * See the Top 33 All-brands and Top 195 All-models by clicking on the title * The Slovenian new car market is down 4% year-on-year in October to 5.239 registrations, however the year-to-date tally remains frankly in positive territory…
Old and new Vauxhall Astra * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * The European new car market marks a pause in October with sales down 0.5% to 1.140.978 registrations across 29 markets (Russia and Turkey excluded), indicating the strong growth…
Andreas Mikkelsen, winner of Rally Australia 2016. Last weekend I had the privilege to reconnect with an age-old passion of mine: World Rally Cars, to witness Volkswagen's very last outing after the shock announcement earlier in the month that the company would retire from WRC, effective immediately. I watched three…
The Nissan Versa is back atop the Mexican sales charts. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 230 All-models by clicking on the title * Donald Trump's keenness to repeal the NAFTA agreement and his suggestion to tax Mexican car imports into the United States constitute a real threat…
Leaning towards the American market: Australia. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 50 All-brands and Top 285 All-models - click on title to see * October sales in Australia are disappointing: down 1% year-on-year to 93.357 units, however the year-to-date tally is still at all-time record heights, up 2.4% on 2015 to…
The Kia Rio now ranks #2 year-to-date above the Lada Granta. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 55 All-brands and Top 260 All-models - see title * It would appear scrappage schemes are finally triggering a bottoming out of the Russian new car market, at least this month with a thin…
It's a Samsung invasion in South Korea. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 30 All-brands, Top 55 All-local models and Top 130 foreigners * 147.271 cars found a buyer in South Korea in October - a paltry 10% year-on-year drop - with the slump in local fares (-13%) partly compensated by foreigners…
The Peugeot 3008 II outsells the Renault Kadjar at home in October. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 45 brands, Top 275 models and Top 10 private sales * The French new car market disappoints in October with a 4% year-on-year decline to 155.201 registrations, seasonally adjusted to a meagre 0.5% gain as…
The Skoda Octavia could be the first model to beat the VW Golf annually in 23 years. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 333 All-models by clicking on the title * The Swiss new car market slides down 7% year-on-year in October to 23.396 registrations, pulling the year-to-date…
The Ford Ranger is the best-selling vehicle in South Africa in October. * See the Top 35 All-manufacturers and Top 265 All-models by clicking on the title * The South African new vehicle market continues on its downward trend with October sales down a harsh 10% year-on-year to 48.745 units,…
Only the VW Golf manages to outsell the BMW i3 in Norway this month. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 202 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Norway uncharacteristically drop 10% year-on-year in October to 11.932 registrations, yet the year-to-date tally remains in…