Only the VW Golf manages to outsell the BMW i3 in Norway this month. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 202 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Norway uncharacteristically drop 10% year-on-year in October to 11.932 registrations, yet the year-to-date tally remains in…
The Opel Astra is up 247% in October in Romania. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 200 All-models by clicking on the title * After surging 62% in September, new car sales in Romania are up a more modest 5% year-on-year in October to 7.951 units, lifting the…
The Ford Explorer is back to pole position in Venezuela. * See the Top 3 All-brands and Top 10 All-models by clicking on the title * The Venezuelan new car market continues to contract with October sales down 61% to just 235 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down 83%…
Hero of the month: the Nissan Serena. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 50 All-brands, Top 30 regular cars and Top 35 kei cars * It's a second consecutive month just edging into negative territory for Japanese new car sales at -0.4% year-on-year in October to 378.741 registrations, bringing the year-to-date…
The Toyota Calya is once again the best-selling nameplate in Indonesia - but just. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * New car wholesales in Indonesia continue on their recovery with a 4% year-on-year improvement to 91.846 deliveries, lifting the year-to-date tally up 2.5% to…
BMW X1 Luxury cars are only for the rich and famous, right? Maybe once upon a time. But, like the rest of the automotive industry, the upper end of the market is changing rapidly. Even as they pump out bespoke supercars with seven-figure price tags for the global elite, the…
The Toyota Yaris holds 9.2% of the Greek market in October. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 170 All-models by clicking on the title * After losing ground both in August and September, the Greek new car market is back into positive territory in October, but just: at…
It's a good month for Honda in Canada: the Civic is up to #2 for the first time in over 2 years... * NOW UPDATED with the Top 15 groups, Top 35 brands and Top 265 models - see title * The Canadian new light vehicle market posts a fourth consecutive month of…
The VW Up is back in the lead in Denmark. * See the Top 43 All-brands and Top 207 All-models by clicking on the title * Another record-breaking month for the Danish new car market with October sales up 1% year-on-year to 17.064 units, the highest ever October score in…
The Hyundai Ioniq is almost inside the Austrian Top 100 this month. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 270 All-models by clicking on the title * The Austrian new car market is up 4% year-on-year in October to 26.273 registrations, a slightly lower growth rate than year-to-date at…
Part of the unique DS Experience: the personalised key ring... I've kept the best for last. To close on our coverage of this year's Paris Auto Show, we will go through the DS Experience. I have written some pretty harsh things on DS in the past few years, as their Citroen's…
Toyota Aygo in Rabat * See The cars of Malta in 50 pictures here * Being one of the smallest new car markets in Europe doesn't prevent Malta from being secretive. My contact at the ACIM - the Association of Cars Importers in Malta - is at first not very keen to…
Geely sales are up 96% with 5 of its 6 best-sellers breaking an all-time volume record. * See the Top 70 China-made brands and Top 400 models by clicking on the title * Nothing can stop a galloping Chinese car market boosted by the impending end of a 50% tax…
Land Rover Pickup in Nadur, Gozo Up until today, Malta was a rather secretive market on BSCB with no official sales figures and one lonely update based on Youtube videos dating back to 2010. This is no more. Sometimes car sales data has to be sourced from the very source…
The Grand i10 helps Hyundai break an all-time record in October. * See the Top 20 brands and Top 90 models by clicking on the title * Indian new car wholesale deliveries are up 6% year-on-year in October to 279.974 units, according to BSCB the biggest ever month for car…