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…
Isuzu D-Max * See the Top 30 models and Top 32 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stéphane * * See the overall France March 2014 update here * Finally! The New Caledonian new car market is in positive in March, something that had not happened in at least…
VW Golf breaks the Quarterly sales record for an imported model in Japan. * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! * Like every quarter, I can share with you the most popular imported models in Japan, a relatively rare species although…
Skoda Octavia * See the Top 226 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * New car sales in the Czech Republic are up a flamboyant 20% year-on-year in March to 16,576 registrations, bringing the First Quarter total to 42,993 units, up a splendid 18% on 2013. Very stable models…
The Daihatsu Tanto breaks its monthly volume record this month. * See the Top 33 All-models and Top 8 brands by clicking on the title! * Tremendous strength of the Kei cars market this month in Japan: up 22% year-on-year top 302,350 registrations which brings the 1st Quarter total to 735,001…
The Renault Clio is #2 in Northern Ireland, #4 in Scotland and #7 in Wales this month. * See the Top 10 best-selling models for each nation by clicking on the title! * Thanks to SMMT, I can share with you the best-sellers for each nation in the UK in March,…
The Fiat 500L is up to an all-time high #2. * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 44 All-brands! * After 44 consecutive months of year-on-year decline, the Italian car market seems to now have got its mojo back: March marks the third time…
Argentina is now the country in the world where the Toyota Etios has ranked the highest. * See the Top 196 All-models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! * In January, Argentinean car dealers announced that the combined effect of a tax hike on imported models and…