This post is sponsored by Mercedes-Benz, but concerns our own opinion. If like me you are a movie buff, you will have heard for sure of Hollywood stars Diane Kruger (Inglorious Basterds, Unknown, Troy, National Treasure) and Joshua Jackson (Dawson's Creek, Cruel Intentions, Fringe). Mercedes had the idea to get…
At +75% the Citroen C4 Picasso delivers the biggest year-on-year gain in the Top 50 this month. * See the Top 343 All-models & Top 58 brands by clicking on the title! * After exploring the Top 10 models and Top 30 brands for February, a couple of weeks of wait…
Nissan holds 17% of the Greek market in March vs. 10% year-to-date and 5.9% in 2013. * See the Top 80 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! * Heart-warming figures coming out of Greece this month: the new car market is up year-on-year for the…
Chevrolet Spark (French model shown) * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Mexico are back into positive territory in March at +3.5% year-on-year to 85,682 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 251,124 units, up 2%…
The Ford Ranger is above the Toyota Hilux so far in 2014. * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 60 brands by clicking on the title! * New Zealand continues to perform at levels not seen in decades: March 2014 is the best since 1994 at 11,238 registrations,…
Audi, like Mercedes, is at record worldwide levels in March. * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * Only a couple of days after Mercedes announced it broke its monthly worldwide sales record, Audi announced it did exactly the same! March worldwide volume for the German premium…
Geely Emgrand 8 * See the Top 30 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! * The Crimea situation has had a clear impact on new car sales in Ukraine: down a horrendous 51% year-on-year in March to just 10,938 registrations which brings the First Quarter total to 38,016 units,…
Let’s play a game of jeopardy. They honk their horns or flash their high beams when sitting in traffic. They will speed past, changing lanes with no signal, weaving dangerously across multiple lanes. Some will speed up and block you from merging lanes while others may roar up behind you…
The Datsun Go starts at US$5,340. Only in India is such low pricing possible at the moment. Staying in India for a couple of days has enabled me to get a much better understanding of the Indian new car market and its dynamics which have very unique characteristics. In fact,…
The arrival of the new model boosts the Mercedes C-Class up to 4th place. * See the Top 293 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Germany satisfy this month at +5% to 296,408 registrations, bringing the First Quarter total to…
Ford Ranger * See the Top 8 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks Austin * As is the tradition on BSCB we have a look at the Thai pick-up ranking each month. Why? Because Thailand is the 1 ton pick-up factory of the world and it’s always interesting…
The Kia K900 lands at #249 in the US. * See the Top 261 best-selling models and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring US March sales we now go into the First Quarter results in detail to try and…
Nissan Juke * See the Top 80 best-selling models and Top 33 brands by clicking on the title! * The Slovenian new car market celebrates one full year (12 consecutive month) of year-on-year gains in March with sales up 12% to 5,106 units, which brings the 1st Quarter total to…
Maruti Alto 800 in Agra, India March 2014 (click on picture to view full size) * See the Full Photo Report by clicking on the title! * Check out also: Delhi - India March 2014 Photo Report: Maruti Wagon R everywhere If you read the previous Indian Photo Report you…
Ram 1500 * NOW UPDATED with the Top 260 best-selling models and Top 40 brands! * Car makers worldwide can exhale a sigh of relief: after a very slow start of 2014 (-1% in both January and February), US sales are back to a more dynamic 6% year-on-year increase in…