Today’s diesel powered cars are a far cry from the noisy, smoke-belching vehicles of years ago. Today’s diesels are cleaner and quieter; so why are there so few in the US? In Europe, some 50% of the passenger cars on the road are diesel, in the US, about 4%. Polls…
Toyota Mirai In late 2015, Toyota began selling its hydrogen-powered Mirais cars in California. This marks the first time that hydrogen-powered vehicles were sold in the US. And others are on the way. Chrysler recently announced its hydrogen-powered ecoVoyager four door sedan. The ecoVoyager uses a 45 kw fuel cell stack…
In 2008 Chrysler announced its hydrogen-powered ecoVoyager four door sedan. The ecoVoyager uses a 45 kw fuel cell stack and 268 hp electric motor to deliver the vehicle 300 miles before refueling. According to Chrysler, the ecoVoyager is able to travel the first 40 miles on purely electric power via…
The VW Tiguan ranks 6th - a clearing up before the new gen (above) arrives. * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title * According to data provided by SEMO Cyprus and analysed by INNOSOFT, 1.183 new light vehicles found a buyer in Cyprus in April, a stunning 80%…
The Ford Ranger is the best-selling light vehicle in Vietnam in April. * See the Top 20 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Vietnam is back on BSCB with ever-impressive figures. After gaining 43% over the Full Year 2014 and 55% in FY2015 to reach all-time record levels,…
The Ford Ecosport is the best-selling nameplate in Venezuela in April. * See the Top 5 All-brands and Top 16 All-models by clicking on the title * The hecatomb continues for Venezuela with March registrations down 94% to 217 units and April volumes down 84% to 279, leading to a…
Lifan 330 - Lifan sales are up 42% year-on-year in Uruguay in April. * See the Top 43 All-brands by clicking on the title * Hellish figures continue to pop up month after month in Uruguay with April volumes down another 22% year-on-year to just 3.339 units, pulling the year-to-date…
Honda outsells Toyota for the 2nd consecutive month - and ever - in Singapore. * See the Top 34 All-brands by clicking on the title * The Singaporean new car market continues on its liberated run now that Certificates of Entitlement (COE) are back to reasonable levels, with sales up…
Suzuki Cultus * See the Top 15 Pakistan-made models by clicking on the title * Sales of Pakistan-made light vehicles are down 10% year-on-year in April to 17.201 units, bringing the year-to-date total down 4% to 72.379 units. The Toyota Corolla dominates once again with 28.2% share and follows the…
The GTE plug-in hybrid variant boosts the VW Passat up 93% in Norway. * See the Top 33 All-brands and Top 210 All-models by clicking on the title * The Norwegian new car market gains a solid 10% to 14.116 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total up 6% to 51.204. Volkswagen dominates…
The Hyundai Tucson leads the year-to-date sales charts in Ireland. * See the Top 32 All-brands and Top 210 All-models by clicking on the title * Irish new car sales continue to grow unabated with April volumes up 10% to 10.387, leading to a year-to-date total up 26% to 93.216.…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling nameplate in Denmark by far. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 227 All-models by clicking on the title * Ever resourceful, the Danish new car market gallops further away with April sales up 17% year-on-year to an all-time high 19.886 deliveries, adding up…
Dacia sales are up 50% in the Czech Republic in April. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 252 All-models by clicking on the title * The all-time monthly record set last month only lasted one month: at 23.131 units (+12%), April 2016 is the new largest sales…
The Citroen C4 Cactus is inside the Croatian Top 20 this month. * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 33 All-brands by clicking on the title * Euphoric market in Croatia in April: sales are up a whopping 31% year-on-year to 4.924 units, lifting the year-to-date total up 19%…
Chevrolet holds 26.3% of the Colombian market in April. * See the Top 30 best-selling brands by clicking on the title * The Colombian market slows down its fall in April with sales down "just" 7% to 20.309 units, meaning the year-to-date total is now down 15% to 77.128. After…