Citroen C3 At the Paris Auto Show 2016 I had the privilege of interviewing Richard Meyer, Director of Future Products at Citroen France. BSCB: Is your market positioning changing with the new generation C3? Richard Meyer: Our objective with the new C3 is to offer a vehicle positioned at the…
Renault Trezor Two weeks ago I had the honour of interviewing Stéphane Janin, designer of the much-acclaimed Renault Trezor concept unveiled at the Paris Auto Show 2016. BSCB: What does the Trezor show that will inform Renault's future models? Stéphane Janin: The Trezor is a true concept car, meaning we won't…
The Renault Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia so far in 2016. * See the Top 30 best-selling brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * The Colombian new car market continues to struggle this year with a harsh 14% year-on-year drop in September to 21.391…
The Ford Ecosport is up to an all-time high 8th place in Vietnam in September. * See the Top 20 All-manufacturers and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Vietnamese new vehicle market is up by another 24% year-on-year in September to 26,551 registrations, lifting the year-to-date…
The Renault Koleos is sold as the Samsung QM6 in South Korea. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 30 All-brands, Top 57 All-local models & Top 133 foreigners * New car sales in South Korea are down a harsh 14% year-on-year in September to 127.811 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is…
Skoda Rapid * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 220 All-models by clicking on the title * Another stunning month for the Romanian new car market: after gaining 69% in August, sales are up 62% year-on-year in September to 9.361 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 20% to 67.992.…
The Tesla Model X is the most popular model in Norway below the VW Golf this month. * See the Top 34 All-brands and Top 200 All-models by clicking on the title * The Norwegian new car market is up by a solid 11.5% year-on-year to 13.854 units, lifting the…
The Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux and Holden Colorado are all inside the NZ Top 4 in September. * See the Top 63 All-brands and Top 30 models by clicking on the title * The August 2016 post has been updated with the Top 64 All-brands Another outstanding month for new…
Hyundai Creta * See the Top 32 All-brands and Top 35 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in New Caledonia, an overseas French territory located north east of Australia, are back in negative territory in September at -8% to 680 registrations, pulling the year-to-date tally down 15%…
The Opel Corsa is the best-selling car in the Netherlands in September above the Astra and Karl. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 260 All-models by clicking on the title * The Dutch new car market remains in negative territory in September at -4% to 33.535 registrations, pulling…
The VW Tiguan climbs onto the Irish podium in September. * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 193 All-models by clicking on the title * One month for weakness for Irish new car sales, down 1.7% year-on-year in September to 4.689 registrations, however at 143.195 unit the year-to-date tally…
The Touran - up 22-fold year-on-year - helps Volkswagen up 19% in Denmark. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 207 All-models by clicking on the title * The Danish new car market continues its record-setting pace in September at +4% year-on-year to a record 18.477 units, lifting the…
The Skoda Octavia is master in command in the Czech Republic... * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 240 All-models by clicking on the title * Up 10% year-on-year to 19.946, September 2016 is the highest-ever sales result for the month in the Czech Republic, the 8th time…
The Ford F-Series breaks the 15.000 monthly unit barrier for the first time this month. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 15 groups, Top 35 brands and Top 265 models * New light vehicle sales in Canada mark a third consecutive month of decline in September at -0.5% to 173.460 units after…