Ford Fiesta * NOW UPDATED with the 2013 Top 10 best-selling models! Click on title to see * Thanks to SMMT I can now share with you the year-to-date Top 10 models ranking. But first let's marvel at the excellent health of the car market in the nation, up 14% both in June to…
Uz-Daewoo Nexia * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title! * For only the second time ever on BestSellingCarsBlog I can share with you a monthly ranking for Kazakhstan, which thanks to Irina from www.akab.kz is now a monthly update on BSCB. We also have 6…
Carlos Ghosn unveils the Datsun Go in New Delhi * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * A few minutes ago in New Delhi, India, Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn unveiled the first model of the relaunched brand Datsun: the Datsun Go. He emphasised Datsun's role to 'open the…
Could the Peugeot 207 Compact dethrone the Chevrolet Classic by the end of the year? * See the Top 75 best-selling models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title! * After the USA, China and Spain, we continue on our exploration of the Top 20 biggest car markets'…
The Great Wall Steed is not making big waves yet in the UK market. * See the Top 20 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * Quick update on the UK Light Commercial Vehicle market, in as great a shape as the Passenger Cars one: up 11% year-on-year over…
Skoda Rapid * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Igor * As in neighbour Russia, new car sales in Ukraine hit the brakes in June: down 18% year-on-year to 16,534 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 104,276 units, down 5% on 2012.…
The Seat Ibiza may struggle to lodge a 5th consecutive year at #1 in Spain... * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 53 All-brands by clicking on the title! * As promised yesterday, I now kick start a series of articles that look at the year-to-date rankings of…
Chongqing. China is set to be the first market to ever break the 20 million annual new vehicle sales mark. * See the worldwide Top 20 biggest new car markets by clicking on the title! * Now that almost all June 2013 data has come through, I will start taking…
Renault Clio IV * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 50 models/Top 46 All-brands! See title * 18th consecutive month of year-on-year decline for the Italian new car market, down 5% in June to 122,555 registrations. Halfway through the year, new car sales in Italy are down 10% on 2012 to…
Hyundai Elantra * See the Top 250 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As is now the tradition on BSCB, after exploring worldwide May sales in detail we have a further look at the year-to-date ranking to try and extract longer-term trends. And this month for the first…
The launch of the new gen sedan in H2 2013 could help the Corolla get back to #1 YTD. * See the Top 250 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * The race to the title of best-selling car in the world continues in May.…
VW Lavida * See the Top 319 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * After exploring the June sales charts in detail and looking at the all-new entrants in the ranking, I give you the 6 months summary for China. If the US market (our first 6 months update)…
* See the Top 306 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Last month I inaugurated a new series on BSCB, focusing on the all-new models entering the Chinese ranking. And just when I start this new series there are only 2 all-new entries in June in China... Classic.…
The Ford Focus is the best-selling passenger car in China in June. Or is it really? * See the Top 306 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Passenger car sales are up 12% year-on-year in June to 1.29 million units, adding up to 8.18 million units halfway through…
The day-to-day expenses of running a car can really mount up over time with parking fees, rising insurance premiums and the constantly changing petrol prices. It’s no surprise that many car owners therefore often skip a regular car servicing that’s offered by local car dealerships and showrooms, even though often…