208 Rolls Royce Ghost were sold in Europe so far in 2012. Picture by gstaranto, all rights reserved. * See the Top 325 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Lancia Lover from www.autoweek.nl I can share with you today and for the first time since last April…
Renault Twizy * See the Renault Twizy's detailed sales figures by clicking on the title! * Around a month ago I wrote about the Renault Twizy and its sales performance in Europe where it launched 6 months ago. Being categorised as a quadricycle it doesn't appear in traditional models rankings…
The Renault 4 was the most successful model in Rhodesia over the period * See the Top 25 most produced models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Frank * Today the Africa Project is getting its first historical contribution, thanks to Frank Stevens. Frank was born and grew up…
Nissan Juke. Picture by eneade, all rights reserved. * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Over the first 8 months of 2012, the Latvian new passenger car market is up 6% year-on-year to 7,251 registrations, including 894 in August (+4%). The battle for the…
* See the other BSCB articles about the Subaru XV in Switzerland by clicking on the title! * A few days ago I had the privilege of being interviewed by Alex Helmick from World Radio Switzerland about the surprising success of the Subaru XV there. I expand on the reasons…
Toyota Auris * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * As usual after exploring the passenger car Top 30 and the Kei car Top 20 in Japan, we have a more detailed look at overall August sales split by version and…
Toyota Hilux * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Yves * After a 4 month-hiatus, new car sales data for French territory New Caledonia are back on BSCB thanks to Yves. On the podium over the last couple of years but out…
The Hyundai Elantra was elected 2012 Car of the Year in South Africa * See more info by clicking on the title! * Just as Hyundai kick starts its brand new Brazilian manufacturing plant in Piracicaba, Sao Paulo with an annual production capacity of 150,000 vehicles and targeting 10% of…
Ford Ranger. Picture by YaZo, all rights reserved. * See the Top 8 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * Pick-up truck sales in Thailand are a good indication of the future success of these vehicles worldwide, straight from the country where they are all produced…
Peugeot 208. Picture by L'Argus, all rights reserved. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The French new car market is down by 'just' 7% over the period, thanks to good performances of Peugeot (+26%), Citroen (+11%), Toyota (+5%), #2 foreign brand behind Volkswagen…
Suzuki Mehran (Indian version). Picture by njyo, all rights reserved. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Normally I only update Pakistan new car sales data every quarter as the market is usually very stable, but these last couple of months have been so…
Vintage advertising for the 1958 Edsel Citation You will notice today a new page and tab called 'Advertise on BSCB'. As you may know with my 'Site traffic' updates, nearly two years after its creation, Best Selling Cars Blog now has an audience of over 80,000 unique visitors per month…
Citroen Nemo * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In July, sales of new 'derivados' (Light Commercial Vehicles derived from Passenger Cars) are down an alarming 24% year-on-year vs. -17% for the Passenger Car market. This brings the year-to-date total to 27,353 units, down…
VW Polo Jinqu * See the entire article by clicking on the title! * In 2012 Volkswagen has gone on a new model frenzy in China, replacing a few designs that were up to 30 years old in one single swoop. Problem is, the entire range is starting to look…
Kia Rio * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After going through a Top 150 models ranking worldwide for July 2012, let's have a closer look at the year-to-date ranking to track down longer-term trends. The Top 2 models are unchanged vs. 2011: the…