As you probably can imagine, early automobile drivers signaled to pedestrians and other drivers their intention to make a turn with their hands. They probably pointed to the direction that they were about to turn to. After a period of time, a more uniform method of communicating was likely developed,…
The Opel Mokka is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Latvia so far in 2016. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 285 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Latvia gain a very robust 20% year-on-year over the first half of 2016 to 9.718 registrations.…
Huanghai N2 After exploring the cars of Xining, we now go on a tour of the small Chinese car dealerships of the capital of the Qinghai province, the ones specifically located along the few blocks near the intersection of Bowen and Baiyi Lu. The photos give you an idea of which models are…
Xining Railway Station After traversing the Australian Outback to Birdsville, it's now time to resume our annual Chinese exploration. This article launches our new annual series of Photo Reports for China. In 2014 we travelled to the extreme West of the country to the Xinjiang Uyghur province all the way to the border…
We're baaaaack! (click on any picture to enlarge) This is the last instalment of our Report on driving Damo, a Haval H8, from Sydney to Birdsville and back, to see whether the #1 SUV brand in China can tackle all that the Australian Outback has to offer. You can view the…
150km past Birdsville, the dirt track transforms into an emergency airstrip. This is Part 7 of our Report on driving Damo, a Haval H8, into the Australian Outback to see whether the #1 SUV brand in China can deal with the worst road conditions this country has to offer. You can view…
* See the June 2016 Top 393 All China-made models and Top 70 brands here * Although Chinese June sales fuelled up 18%, this month of the year is traditionally slower in terms of novelties coming onto the market. After 9 all-new China-made nameplates made their first appearance in the May ranking, this…
Launched in April, the Changan CX70 sells 10.058 units in June. * See the Top 70 All China-made brands and Top 393 All models by clicking on the title * A year ago, the Chinese light vehicle market was going through its first monthly year-on-year decline in over 6 years. June 2016…
Renault Clio * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 215 All-models by clicking on the title * The Portuguese new car market gains a robust 11% year-on-year in June to 23.369 registrations, lifting its half-year tally up 18% to 118.626 units. Renault remains master in command thanks to volumes far…
The Skoda Octavia outsells the VW Golf halfway through 2016. * See the Top 40 brands and Top 340 All-models by clicking on the title * It's a fourth consecutive month of year-on-year decline for new car sales in Switzerland, down 6% in June to 31.259 registrations and pulling the…
The Prestige premium variant isn't helping: the Dacia Logan is down to 9.1% share at home. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 210 All-models by clicking on the title * Whereas the Romanian market improved by 16% over the first 5 months of the year, it comes to…
The VW Tiguan ranks #2 overall in Austria in June. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 280 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Austria are up 11% year-on-year in June to 33.751 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total up 6% to 171.770 units halfway…
Renault sales are up 48% in June in Uruguay. * See the Top 40 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * The Uruguayan new car market is down 11% year-on-year in June to 3.603 registrations, pulling the year-to-date tally halfway through 2016 down 20% to 20.277 units. Thanks to…
Mitsubishi sales drop 14% so far in 2016 at home, helping pull the market down. * See the Top 60 All-brands, Top 30 cars, Top 35 kei and Top 20 foreigners by clicking on the title * Halfway through 2016, the Japanese new light vehicle market is down for the 2nd consecutive…
Halted sales of Nissan Dayz and Mitsubishi eK have handicapped the Japanese market in June. * See the Top 55 All-brands, Top 30 cars, Top 30 kei and Top 20 foreigners by clicking on the title * This update was created in collaboration with Stephen Bloom. Japan’s automotive market continues…