Dacia Logan Taxi. Picture left-lane.com * See the Top 7 best-selling brands by clicking on the title * Whereas neighbour Algeria is coming to a standstill, the Moroccan new car market is hitting new records, with passenger car sales up a whopping 33.2% year-on-year over the first 8 months of 2016…
Hanging out with the local aliens near Area 51. I've got two car keys instead of one for Bob after our Zion episode, so we are all set to cross Nevada to the west. First stop: the elusive Area 51, then the Loneliest Road in America: Route 50. Fasten your seat belts! If…
Zion National Park UT Now that I know Bob is a closeted rallyman in a tradesman suit, I decided to reward my Ram 2500 crew cab with a short trip to Zion National Park back north in Utah. Turns out this would be the theatre of the most challenging episode of this…
The Dacia Sandero outsells the Renault Clio 2 to 1 with private buyers in August. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 50 All-brands, Top 270 models and Top 10 private sales * After dropping 10% in July, the French new car market is back in positive territory in August at +7% to 98.217…
Sunset on the Grand Canyon North Rim, AZ After crossing Utah from north to south, admiring a multitude of National Parks along the way, we now travel to the National Park that tops them all: Grand Canyon. Check out all previous iterations of this U.S. North to South photo series here as we…
The all-new VW Tiguan breaks into the NZ Top 20 in August. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 64 All-brands and Top 30 models * Another record month for new vehicle sales in New Zealand, up 13% year-on-year in August to 12.677, the best score for the month since 1984. Year-to-date,…
The Suzuki Vitara ranks #2 in Croatia both in July and August. * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * The Croatian new car market is up by a splendid 37% year-on-year in August to 2.365 registrations, lifting the year-to-date tally up…
Hyundai is now the #1 brand in Chile so far in 2016. * See the Top 50 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales in Chile gain a minimalistic 0.7% year-on-year in August to 24.544 units, meaning the year-to-date tally remains in positive territory at…
Fiat is the most popular manufacturer in Uruguay in August. * See the Top 40 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * In August, the Uruguayan new car market posts a year-on-year gain for the first time this year at +6% to 3.691 registrations. The year-to-date tally now stands…
The Ford Explorer is the best-selling vehicle in Venezuela so far in 2016. * See the Top 6 All-brands and Top 16 All-models by clicking on the title * Venezuelan new car sales are still on stand-by at -83% to just 194 sales in August, pulling the year-to-date market down…
1960 Chevrolet Viking 6.0 in Ferron UT After Grand Teton National Park, we continue our North to South exploration of the United States in a Ram 2500 tradesman diesel baptised Bob. Today, we cross the state of Utah entirely to arrive at Kanab at the border with Arizona. On the way,…
Spectacular Grand Teton National Park, WY After Yellowstone National Park, we now drive a short 80 miles/130 km south to the adjoining Grand Teton National Park, a lot quieter and in my view more spectacular. You can check out the entire U.S. North to South series here (we started in Barrow,…
The Kia Frontier is more dominant than ever in Iraq at 17.5% market share... * See the Top 16 All-brands and Top 90 All-models by clicking on the title * The Iraqi new vehicle market is logically impacted by the continuing conflict at the north of the country with sales…
The Toyota Land Cruiser Station Wagon holds 11.5% of the Jordanian market so far in 2016......while the Land Cruiser Pickup holds a round 10%. * See the Top 36 All-brands and Top 222 All-models by clicking on the title * The Jordanian new light vehicle market loses over 10,000 units…
Bob chatting with a brother Ram 2500 in Yellowstone National Park, WY. After Glacier National Park and Bozeman in Montana, we continue south and cross into Wyoming to discover the United States' oldest National Park: Yellowstone. You can check out the entire U.S. North to South series here (we started in…