Everything but the Kitchen Sink. Irish research into what people keep in their car. Over a quarter of people surveyed don’t have a spare tyre in their car, yet over two thirds of us have a shopping bag. Meaning Irish drivers are more prepared to bag their shopping than deal…
Mahindra KUV100. Picture zigwheels.com * See the Top 20 brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * After gaining a robust 9% in 2015, the Indian new car market starts 2016 virtually immobile (+0.2%) at 231.252 registrations. Maruti gains 1% to a mammoth 46% market share, followed…
The Jeep Renegade brilliantly breaks into the Brazilian Top 5 for the first time this month. * See the Top 15 brands and Top 140 models by clicking on the title * Brazilian new light vehicle sales continue to skid off track and down into oblivion, losing 39% or nearly…
The Toyota Prius is the best-selling vehicle in Japan in January. Picture courtesy autocar.jp * See the Top 50 All-brands, Top 30 regular cars and Top 35 kei cars by clicking on the title * This update was created in collaboration with Stephen Bloom. The Japanese automotive market is off…
The Lada Vesta surges to 9th place overall in Russia this month. * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 55 All-brands by clicking on the title * The new car market crisis is deepening in Russia, with January down a further 29% year-on-year to just 81.849 registrations, the…
The Honda Civic is up 43% to 5th overall in January. Picture caranddriver.com * See the Top 15 groups, Top 40 brands and Top 274 All-models by clicking on the title * Even though January had one less weekend than in 2015, began with a stock market rout and ended with…
The Peugeot 308 ranks #2 at home in January. Picture largus.fr * Now updated with the Top 50 All-brands and Top 317 All-models: click on title to see * At +3.5% year-on-year in January to 137.788 registrations, we should be celebrating the apparent long term return to good health of the…
Volkswagen sales drop 9% at home in January. * See the Top 48 All-brands and Top 300 All-models by clicking on the title * The German new car market starts 2016 in a very healthy way: up 3% 218.365 registrations in January. After resisting fairly well over the past few…
The Renegade makes Jeep the highest achiever in Europe in 2015 at +116%. * See the Top 63 brands and Top 357 models by clicking on the title * The original Europe Full Year 2015 post has been updated here. Full European data is now available with the usual delay,…
The Volvo XC90 is up to #81 this month across Europe. * See the Top 53 All-brands and Top 334 All-models here * As is the tradition on BSCB we now go into fully detailed data for Europe (30 countries). In the brands ranking, Mazda (+57%), Hyundai (+37%), Volvo (+33%),…
Kia Rio near Jericho, Palestine - September 2015. Click on any picture to enlarge. * See official data for FCA brands and models by clicking on the title * Today we welcome a new market on BSCB, a rare event lifting the total count to 193 markets covered by this site. No…
The Kia Frontier is the best-selling vehicle in Iraq in 2015. * See the Top 20 All-brands and Top 155 All-models by clicking on the title * Today we can share with you for the first time on BSCB complete data for Iraq. This is exclusive to BSCB, you won't find…
Exceptional result for the BMW 4 Series in Luxembourg. * See the Top 10 models and Top 55 All-brands by clicking on the title * Luxembourg is one of only two European markets to lose ground in 2015 with Estonia, and the one performing the worst at -6% to 46.647…
The Fiat 500 is the best-selling nameplate in Lithuania for the 4th year running. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * It's a very dynamic year for the Lithuanian new car market in 2015, up 18% year-on-year to 17.071 registrations, however keep…
Hyundai places the Elantra at #1 in Syria in 2015. * See the Top 5 All-brands and Top 35 All-models by clicking on the title * Today we can share with you for the first time on BSCB complete annual data for Syria. This is exclusive to BSCB, you won't find…