The VW Passat is the best-selling vehicle in Bosnia this month. * 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 Bosnia & Herzegovina are down a harsh 30% year-on-year in…
Nasir Al-Mulk mosque in Shiraz, Iran With Iran agreeing to curb its nuclear program in return for the end of economic sanctions, carmakers are scrambling to the starting blocks in order to best benefit from the opening of a high-potential market to competition. If you are a regular BSCB reader, you…
The future car buyers of Nigeria. Picture © Devesh Uba, all rights reserved. Africa is progressively shedding its image of a continent embroiled in poverty, corruption and never-ending wars. Yet the dramatic Ebola outbreak in Western Africa is a harsh reminder that the road to development is a long and tortuous one. Three years…
Za Rulem is the most popular car magazine and website in Russia. BSCB's coverage of the Russian market, and in particular the toppling of the Lada Granta by the Kia Rio last November and the Hyundai Solaris last January and May has prompted Russia's largest automotive magazine, Za Rulem and website…
Ford has just relaunched the Fiesta in Russia, aiming at the Hyundai Solaris and VW Polo. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 320 All-models ranking * Today we can share with you exclusively on BSCB rare detailed monthly data for Russia for July. The familiar Top 25 now includes the two…
335 UAZ Cargo found a new home in Russia over H1 2015. * See the Top 360 All-models by clicking on the title * Exclusive to BSCB, we now have access to an All-models ranking for the First Half of 2015 in Russia. Light Commercial Vehicles are now included, which…
More stormy weather ahead for the Volkswagen brand in China? This third section concludes our Strategy coverage of Volkswagen's current woes in China. In Part 1 we studied how the lack of affordable SUV lineup was penalising the German carmaker, and in Part 2 we analysed how its over-reliance on…
The Renault Logan is the best-selling model in Ukraine so far this year. * See the Top 55 All-brands and Top 316 All-models by clicking on the title * After a year-long absence, the monthly Ukrainian brands ranking comes back to BSCB. Even though new car sales in Ukraine are down…
The Toyota Hilux remains the best-selling vehicle in Panama so far in 2015. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Panama are up a healthy 9% over the First Half of 2015 to 36.263 registrations, and on track…
Volkswagen suffers from an over-reliance on its sedan lineup. See also: Why Volkswagen is losing foot in China (Part 1/3) Why Volkswagen is losing foot in China (Part 3/3) In July the Volkswagen brand dropped 31% year-on-year in China to 152,300 sales (imports excluded). In Part 1 of this Strategy series we studied…
The Jaguar XE is already up to #35 at home in the UK this month. * See the Top 125 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Today we can share with you as a BestSellingCarsBlog exclusive the Top 120 best-selling models in the UK, instead of the traditional…
Kia has now officially launched in Mexico. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 30 manufacturers by clicking on the title * New car sales in Mexico continue to freewheel its way through 2015. July sales are the best in history for this month, as it has been…
VW Passat sales are up 50% year-on-year in Europe in July. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * After a 15% surge in June, the European new car market is up an equally impressive 9% year-on-year in July to 1.180.078 registrations - that's a…
The Hyundai Grand i10 is among the 10 most popular models in South Africa. * See the Top 320 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * In South Africa, Hyundai, Kia, Great Wall and (on and off) Mercedes only share total brand sales but not models splits. For the…
41 Toyota Mirai found a new home in Japan in July. * See the Top 150 All-local models by clicking on the title * Today we can share with you very rare All-local models data for Japan. The first amendment to the July Top 30 regular cars we published earlier…