Fiat Punto * See the Top 34 All-brands and Top 205 All-models by clicking on the title * The Portuguese new car market confirms it is on the mend with April sales up a very vigorous 22% year-on-year to 15.014 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 61.242 units, up 32% on…
The Dacia Sandero is back up to #4 in Bulgaria in April. * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 168 All-models by clicking on the title * The Bulgarian new car market is up 3% year-on-year in April to an estimated 2.460 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 8.949 units,…
Haval Concept R This is Part 5 of my ranking of the most impressive Chinese carmakers at the Show. You can check out Part 1 (from #35 to #21) here, Part 2 (from #20 to #11) here, Part 3 (from #10 to #6) here and Part 4 (from #5 to #2) here. Like in…
Geely GC9 As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring the April Chinese ranking, we then go into the detail of the all-new models landing into the largest new vehicle market in the world. As always this only concerns the models that have kick-started local production as imports data is still very patchy for…
The ChangAn CS75 is the third best-selling SUV in China in April. * See the Top 358 All-local models by clicking on the title * Long-term trends we have been witnessing for the past 12 months accentuate in April in China. The overall light vehicle market gains just 3.7% year-on-year…
Fiat Linea * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title * Turkish new light vehicle sales confirm their spectacular rebound in 2015: up another mammoth 72% year-on-year in April to 91.602 registrations and lifting the year-to-date total to 264.850 units after 4 months, a…
Toyota Alphard * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 175 All-models by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales in Hong Kong are down a painful 13% year-on-year in April to 3.638 registrations which brings the year-to-date total to 18.382 units, still up by a robust 10% on 2014.…
Leopaard CS10 This is Part 4 of my ranking of the most impressive Chinese carmakers at Auto Shanghai 2015. You can check out Part 1 (from #35 to #21) here, Part 2 (from #20 to #11) here and Part 3 (from #10 to #6) here. I let the suspense build up but we…
First Top 25 ranking in Russia for the Nissan Terrano, a Renault Duster rebadge. * See the Top 55 All-brands and Top 25 models by clicking on the title * The Russian market is stuck in hell: -41.5% year-on-year in April to 132.456 registrations, the lowest April score in over…
The Nissan Qashqai hits a best-ever 6th spot in Europe over the 1st Quarter 2015. * See the Top 340 All-models and Top 60 All-brands by clicking on the title * All manufacturers present in Europe are breathing a sign of relief as the European new car market soars 9%…
The Mercedes AMG GT makes its 1st appearance in the European ranking at #248... * See the Top 333 best-selling models and Top 54 All-brands by clicking on the title * After looking at the March Top 10 models and brands for Europe, we now have access to refined and…
Chevrolet D-Max sales are up 73% in 2014 thanks to the new model. * See the Top 65 All-brands and Top 12 models by clicking on the title * 2014 marks a return into positive territory for new vehicle sales in Ecuador, up 5.5% year-on-year to 120.060 registrations. Chevrolet literally…
Ford Edge sales are up 65% year-on-year in Canada in April. * See the Top 254 models, Top 35 brands and Top 15 groups by clicking on the title * Nothing can stop Canadians from buying new cars in record numbers this year: April sales are up a further 6% year-on-year…
The 500X pushes the Fiat 500 nameplate up to #5 in Austria this month. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * Another timid month for new car sales in Austria: up just 0.9% year-on-year in April to 29.500 registrations, keeping the…
Suzuki Swift * See the Top 43 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * New car sales in Uruguay are down 3% year-on-year in April to 4.142 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 16.937 registrations, a 1% drop on a record total at the same time last year. Suzuki…