Strap in and sharpen your senses as we dive deep into the spectacular realm of crossover vehicles. Envision the thrill of being behind the wheel of the latest, most stylish and pulse-racing machines on the planet. Prepare for a journey through the wide spectrum of compact SUVs, from the most…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Finland in July. New car sales in Finland advance 9.4% year-on-year in August to 7,666 units, bringing the year-to-date volume up 9.3% to 60,076. Toyota (+10.9%) remains on top of the brands ranking albeit with a shy 14.8% share vs. 17.2% so…
Surprise: The MG ZS is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in August. The Spanish new car market is up 7.8% year-on-year in August to 55,957 units as holidays impact volumes as usual. This enthusiasm must be damped by the fact the market remains down -27% on pre-pandemic August 2019. The…
The MG HS is up to #5 in Taiwan in July. The Taiwanese new light vehicle market edges up 2.9% year-on-year in August to 35,421 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 13.4% to 312,637. Toyota (+8.5%) remains by far the most successful brand in the country with 27.9% share.…
Ferrari is inside the Monaco Top 10 brands in 2022. 3,232 new cars found a buyer in Monaco in 2022. Mercedes is the most popular carmaker by far with a 18.2% share. Porsche is up to 2nd place at 10.6% of the market, dislodging Audi at 8.8%. Land Rover advances…
Suzuki is ultra dominant in Mauritius. It's another update on Mauritius as we now have access to H1 2023 data. 6,957 new vehicles found a buyer in the country over the period, a splendid 15.4% year-on-year progression on a record 2022 score. Suzuki widens the gap with the rest of…
The Chevrolet S10 just misses out on the overall pole position. The Paraguayan new vehicle market is down a steep -13.8% year-on-year over the First Half of 2023 to 14,564 units. Toyota stays on top of the brands ranking at 16% share vs. 15.7% over the Full Year 2022. It…
The Kia Soluto is the best-selling car in Ecuador so far this year. Ecuador is a new monthly addition on BSCB. New vehicle sales in this country are down -6.5% year-on-year over in July to 10,826 units. Yet thanks to a strong start of the year, the 7-months total is…
Suzuki is the best-selling carmaker in Mauritius in 2022. New vehicle sales in Mauritius surge 28.4% year-on-year in 2022 to 12,271 units, a new all-time record volume eclipsing the previous best of 11,317 established in 2018. Suzuki (+92.4%) almost doubles its year-ago volume to snap the top spot with 19%…
The Skoda Scala hits a record 2nd place in Serbia. According to data released by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market falls -2.2% year-on-year to 2,965 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 1.8% to 18,026 sales. The Skoda Octavia (-0.6%) stays atop the…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to #2 in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Data by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a Bosnian new car market soaring 26.6% year-on-year in July to 1,086 sales. This brings the year-to-date volume up up 27.8% to 6,941. The Skoda Octavia (+64.3%) remains by far the…
The Kia Sportage is #1 in Moldova both in July and YTD. Based on data shared with us by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market edges down -1% year-on-year in July to 742 sales. This is a strong result as July 2022 was up 24% on…
The Skoda Scala is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in July. According to data by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia are stable in July at +0.8% year-on-year to 488 units. This is however a poor result given July 2022 was down -23.8% on the year…
The Chinese continue to add new brands to an already long list, with 8 additional marques bringing the total up to 199. Notice most of the brands launched this time belong to well known, large manufacturers. This time, additions are Aion - not a subbrand of GAC anymore, Cao Cao…
The Mazda CX-30 is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia again. The Colombian new car market continues to implode in July at -43.5% year-on-year to just 13,146 units, as low as 26 years ago in 1997 (13,427). This brings the year-to-date total to 104,015, off 29.3% over the same period last…