It’s hard to truly appreciate high-end cards without developing at least a mild affinity for Formula 1 racing. We’ve written about some of the major manufacturers that play the biggest roles in the sport (most notably Mercedes), and mentioned Formula 1-style pilots as well. But diving into the thrill of…
Australian solitude at its best. This is Part 2 of our exploration of the Australian Red Centre with a Toyota Prado which we baptised Omar. You can see Part 1 taking us from Sydney to Birdsville here. After a half-day of rest in Birdsville we set our sights on Boulia…
Omar our Toyota Prado posing in front of the legendary Birdsville Hotel. We interrupt our annual Chinese exploration to travel to some of the most isolated - and beautiful - regions of Australia with the ultimate travel machine, the Toyota Prado. The Prado is one of only 9 nameplates in…
The Lada 1200 is the best-selling vehicle in Finland in 1974, only 3 years after Lada's arrival. * See the 44 Finland Historical posts at the end of the article * Thanks to Vesa Leinonen we have doubled our coverage of the Finland market with 20 additional articles now spanning over…
The Baojun 510 has now topped the Retail SUV charts for 8 of the past 9 months. * See the Top 95 All China-made brands and Top 590 models by clicking on the title * April 2017 – January 2018 monthly All-models data also available, Contact us here Monthly Retail sales…
BYD is returning to its prominent position among New Energy carmakers. Qin 2019 pictured. * See the Top 50 brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * This is a new Chinese monthly update exclusive to BSCB, part of our ever-expanding China coverage. And this month we have…
The Chevrolet Beat is estimated to be the best-selling vehicle in Mexico in April. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 215 models by clicking on the title * The Mexican new light vehicle market has now been in decline for 13 consecutive months - after enjoying 35 consecutive…
The Toyota Hilux has topped South African sales for 8 of the past 10 months, * See the Top 35 manufacturers and Top 225 models by clicking on the title * The South African new vehicle market is up 3.6% year-on-year in April to 36.346 units, leading to a YTD…
Perodua Bezza * See the Top 45 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales in Malaysia are up a solid 10.2% year-on-year in April to 47.089 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in negative at -0.7% to 182.229 registrations. It's another record month for Perodua, up…
The Skoda Octavia reclaims the top spot it holds YTD in Serbia. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * According to our Central European data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Serbia gain 13% year-on-year in April to 3.645 registrations, lifting the year-to-date volume…
The Skoda Fabia now shares the YTD lead with the VW Golf. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Thanks to our partnership with Central European market data partner CE Auto, we can now share with you April data for Bosnia & Herzegovina, with sales…
The Toyota RAV4 snaps its first pole position in Moldova. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * According to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market is up 12.8% year-on-year in April to 486 registrations, lifting the year-to-date tally up 26.8%…
The Lexus NX soars 56% year-on-year to #3. Picture sina.com.cn * See the Top 50 All imported brands and Top 240 models by clicking on the title * All-brands and All-models 2017 monthly data available, contact us here for more details. It's time for complete Chinese imports data, BSCB being…
There are myths about brake pads and rotors that need to be busted. The reason they persist is that some of them are believable. Regardless, many are still myths that have no scientific basis behind them. With the assistance of our technical consultant at Williams Brothers Chrysler of Dundee, MI,…
The Ford Fiesta is the best-selling vehicle in the Republic of Macedonia in April. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Based on data shared with us by our Eastern European data specialist partner CE Auto, 476 new light vehicles found a new home in…