The VW Golf and Opel Astra dominate the Bosnian sales charts. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * According to information revealed by Central European market data specialists CE Auto, new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina are up 26% year-on-year to 892 units, leading to…
Dacia Logan * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * According to data published by Central European market data specialists CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova are up a stunning 34% year-on-year in June to 362 units. Lagging behind for most of this year, perennial…
The Renault Logan is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine so far in 2016. Picture autocentre.ua * See the Top 60 All-brands and Top 307 All-models by clicking on the title * The Ukrainian new car market confirms it is on the mend over the First Half of 2016 with deliveries up…
Perodua is more dominant than ever at home in Malaysia. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Exclusive Top 80 models by clicking on the title * The Malaysian new car market levels with its score from a year ago in June at 57.358 units (-0.1%), meaning a First Half…
The Ford Everest ranks 6th overall so far this year in the Philippines. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 65 models by clicking on the title * According to the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (Campi) and the Association of Vehicle Imports and Distributors (Avid), the…
The new generation Renault Scénic (above) lands in Belgium in September. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 325 All-models by clicking on the title * Belgian new light vehicle sales are up 12% year-on-year in June to 62.532 units including light commercials, leading to a market up 7% to 347.754…
The Skoda Fabia is the best-selling nameplate in Slovakia in June. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 257 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Slovakia gain a solid 15% year-on-year in June to 9.081 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total up 19% to 47.955…
The VW Polo is back to #1 car in Belarus so far in 2016. * See the Top 25 All-brands and Top 25 models by clicking on the title * The Belorussian new light vehicle market is back into positive territory over the First Half of 2016, gaining 6% year-on-year…
The Opel Astra ranks 2nd overall in Finland in July. * See the Top 30 best-selling brands and Top 30 models by clicking on the title * The Finnish new car market is down 4.5% year-on-year in July to 8.222 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 12% to 72.919. Volkswagen…
Dacia Sandero * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 285 All-models by clicking on the title * The Spanish car market slows down its growth in July: after gaining 21% both in April and May and 11% in June, it is up 4% this month to 107.930 units, the…
Chana Mini Truck on the Kangding to Dégé road We now leave Kangding to undertake a strenuous 14h and 586km / 364 miles bus journey to the small town of Dégé, the closest to the Tibetan province I am allowed to reach as a foreigner without a special permit. This is…
Honda Civic * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 65 models by clicking on the title * The Thai new car market is once again and encouragingly up year-on-year in June - it's the 5th time in the past 8 months - with deliveries up 9% to 66.049 units,…
VW Jetta Taxi After Chengdu, we are now flying 325km / 200 miles south-west to Kangding, still in the Sichuan province. This is the 8th stop in our 2016 Chinese adventures after Beijing, Xining in the Qinghai province, the Chinese car dealerships of Xining, Tongren, Xiahe in the Gansu province, the mountain road back from Xiahe to Xining and Chengdu in…
Chengdu street scene This is the 7th instalment in our 2016 Chinese adventures after Beijing, Xining in the Qinghai province, the Chinese car dealerships of Xining, Tongren, Xiahe in the Gansu province and the mountain road back from Xiahe to Xining. We are now flying south-east to Chengdu, the capital of the Sichuan province and home to…
The VW Golf is still #1 in Europe but is down 2% in a market up 9%. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * The European new car market, composed of 29 countries excluding Russia and Turkey, hits its highest…