Jordan Full Year 2014: Hyundai Elantra best-seller
Hyundai Elantra The Hyundai Elantra is the best-selling nameplate in Jordan in 2014. Source: Manufacturers. Previous post: Jordan June 2013: Hyundai Elantra leads, 16 Koreans in Top 20
Australia 1946-2024: Historical Data now available
1958-1968 Wheels magazine covers featuring Japanese models1960 Holden and Ford Falcon Australia has now become one of the most complete Historical Data countries on BSCB, covering over 75 years in detail with official data going back as far as 1946. There is now official annual models rankings for the past 42…
Greece: 1932-2024 Historical Data now available
Thanks to its pick-up sales, Datsun topped the overall Greek brands ranking as early as 1971. The direct links to 38 Historical data posts are below. I can now share with you Historical information for the last 50 years in Greece - up to 1962, with detailed brands ranking for…
STRATEGY: The growing power of Hispanic buyers in U.S. sales
Lindsay Chappell this week published a fascinating article on Automotive News USA about the growing power of Hispanic buyers in the U.S. market. I summarise it below, you can read the full article here: "Sales to Hispanics outpacing the market" What's the weight of Hispanic buyers in the U.S. market? 54 million Hispanics…
Liechtenstein Full Year 2014: Seat Alhambra leaps up to 2nd place
Seat Alhambra * See the Top 33 best-selling brands and Top 30 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Liechtenstein are down 6% year-on-year in 2014 to 1.800 registrations. Volkswagen (17.6%) and Audi (10.7%) maintain their grip on the market, followed by BMW, Mercedes and Toyota…
STRATEGY: Will self-driving cars trigger the doom of automobile?
The self-driving car as imagined by Mercedes-Benz Recently Barclays' auto analyst Brian Johnson forecast in "Disruptive Mobility" that self-driving cars will eliminate most multicar households, reduce the number of cars on American roads from 250 million to below 100 million and cut U.S. annual auto sales by 40% to just 9.5 million units…
Réunion (France) Full Year 2014: Peugeot and its 208 dominate
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling nameplate on the Réunion island. * See the Top 20 models by clicking on the title * For the second consecutive year I can give you official data for the Réunion Island, an overseas French territory located East of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean and home of…
Madagascar Full Year 2014: Toyota edges past Nissan, Hawtai lands
Old vs. new: Renault now sells the Sandero in Madagascar, but the Renault 4 is still ubiquitous in the streets of Antananarivo. Picture © Davidaus * See the Top 10 best-selling brands in Antananarivo by clicking on the title * Only car sales statistics for Madagascar's capital city Antananarivo are…
Egypt April 2015: Hyundai ix35 up to #4, Speranza back in shape
For the first time since November 2013, Egyptian new vehicle sales decline year-on-year at -3% in April to 21.742 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still up by a dynamic 10% to 93.935 units. Chevrolet remains king of the castle by far despite sales down 9% on a year ago…
Colombia April 2015: Kia Sportage on podium, market down 16%
Kia Sportage * See the Top 5 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title * Colombia is a new monthly update on BSCB, and after January up 5%, February down 4% and March up 2%, April sales tumble down 16% year-on-year to just 21.862 units, pulling…
Panama Full Year 2014: Toyota Hilux leads, Yaris shoots up
The Toyota Yaris hatch on sale in Panama is the Thai/Chinese spec, not US. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * New car sales in Panama are up by a dynamic 7% year-on-year in 2014 to 60.304 registrations. If in 2013 Toyota just…
Bolivia Full Year 2014: Suzuki Grand Vitara likely leader
Suzuki Grand Vitara New car sales in Bolivia are estimated to be up 3% year-on-year in 2014 to 37.412 registrations, according to the Cámara Automotor Boliviana (CAB). Unexpectedly, Bolivia is among the countries in the world where the largest number of brands are sold: a whopping 185! Among them, the…
Peru Full Year 2014: Toyota Yaris stays on top in market down 8%
Toyota Yaris * See the Top 3 brands and Top 10 models by clicking on the title * According to the Automotive Association of Peru (AAP), sales of new vehicles are down 8% year-on-year in 2014 to 183,913 registrations, split between 86.139 passenger cars, 36.494 SUVs, 21.275 pickups and vans…
Guatemala Full Year 2014: Pickup trucks gain momentum
Surprise surprise: the Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Guatemala in 2014. * See the Top 20 All-brands for Pickup, SUV and hatchback by clicking on the title * For the first time on BSCB I can share with you official sales data for Guatemala, albeit for the first quarter of…
Costa Rica Full Year 2014: Toyota market leader
The Toyota Hilux should top sales in Costa Rica. After dropping 22% in 2012 and 3% in 2013, the Costa Rican car market is on the mend in 2014 with sales of new and used vehicles up 6% over the first 9 months of the year. Local association AIVEMA reports…