The Toyota Yaris tops the Peruvian models ranking again in 2015. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 20 modelss by clicking on the title * According to the Asociación Automotriz del Perú (AAP) and the Superintendencia Nacional de los Registros Públicos (Sunarp)the Peruvian new light vehicle market posts a…
The Kia Rio is the most popular nameplate in Panama in 2015. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title * The Panama new car market is up 7% year-on-year in 2015 to a record 64.737 registrations, and if Toyota holds onto…
The Toyota Vios is the best-selling car in Brunei in 2015... New car sales in Brunei are down a harsh 21% year-on-year in 2015 to 14.324 registrations vs. 18.124 in 2014 according to the Brunei Automobile Traders Association (BATA). As December sales are down a further 23%, January 2016 down 6%…
After The best-selling cars you’ve never heard of, China on the march and a piece on the re-export phenomenon in the European Union, I have now written a fourth feature in Britain’s biggest-selling weekly car magazine, Auto Express. In this week’s issue on sale today Wednesday 30th March, I go through 50 years worth of…
Chevrolet Silverado, Ram Pickup & Ford F-250 in Prudhoe Bay, northern Alaska. * See the Top 5 best-selling light trucks and passenger cars by clicking on the title * You can see the sales figures for each U.S. State here Its size, isolation from the "lower 49" and peculiar transport…
North Korea's capital, Pyongyang. Picture Marcelo Druck A lot has happened in North Korea since our last report, so it's time for a new one. This may be one of the most secretive countries and car markets in the world, but it has no secrets for BSCB. The North Korean new…
Last year, Carlos Tavares turned French manufacturer Peugeot around from a firm that was losing money, into a once again profitable enterprise. Now Peugeot is firmly back in the picture. This was probably one of the biggest crisis situations to affect the brand since the company was founded in eastern France by…
If you own your own dealership, then finding the correct cars to sell is essential. If you pick the correct cars to buy and sell, you’ll get a high turnover, increasing your profits and hopefully resulting in happy customers. However, if you don’t buy well, you may end up with…
The Isuzu D-Max could well be swerving towards a surprise 2016 pole position. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 65 models by clicking on the title * After showing a glimmer of hope at the end of last year with November (+5%) and December (+12%) the first…
Renault Captur sales in Portugal are up 80% in February. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 210 All-models by clicking on the title * Like Italy and Spain, Portugal is on a recovery slope that seems as never-ending as its descent to hell did a few years back…
The Ranger single-handedly takes Ford above archenemy Holden in New Zealand. * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * Building on an all-time record year in 2015, the New Zealand new car market continues its forward march with a 2% gain in…
The new generation boosts Finnish Opel Astra sales up 231% so far in 2016. * See the Top 30 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * The Full Year 2015 article has now been updated with the Top 230 models It’s a flamboyant start of the year…
What emissions scandal? The Volkswagen Group obliterates the Austrian market in February. * See the Top 42 All-brands and Top 275 All-models by clicking on the title The Austrian new car market is up 9% year-on-year in February to 22.495 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total to 46.514 sales, up 6%…
Mazda CX-3 (Australian model pictured) * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 200 models by clicking on the title * The Norwegian market is up 4% in January to 10.991 registrations, then a decidedly more vigorous 14% in February to 12.222 sales, lifting the year-to-date total to 23.213 units…
The new generation BMW X1 has convinced the Greek. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 75 models by clicking on the title * Very unstable start of 2016 for new car sales in Greece: down 2.5% in January to 5.700 registrations then crumbling down 32% in February to…