Toyota Yaris. Picture by L'Argus, all rights reserved. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * During the first week of October 32,273 new cars found a buyer in France, down 20% on a year ago. Weekly rankings always have their…
VW Golf * See the Top 156 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Thanks to a tip from Austin, I can already share with you September figures for Hong Kong (China). 3,773 new vehicles were sold in Hong Kong in September, bringing the year-to-date total to 31,444 units.…
The Hyundai Elantra Langdong sold 26,856 units in China in only 2 months. * See the Top 288 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Like every month now on BSCB, we go into the detail of the year-to-date models ranking for the 2 biggest markets in the world,…
Kia Rio * NOW CORRECTED with actuals for the Top 20 best-selling models! Click on title to see * After dropping 39% to its lowest level in 11 years last month at just 1,727 registrations, the Croatian new car market has now hit full frontal recession with a 45% fall in…
Ford Focus * NOW UPDATED with the Top 283 All-models ranking! Click on title to see * The diplomatic tensions between China and Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands had a huge impact on the Chinese new car market this month. For the first time in 2012, passenger cars are down year-on-year at…
The Mercedes B-Class lodged its highest ever month in the UK in September Yesterday Angus Filton from Mercedes-Benz cars UK kindly shared with me some (rare) additional figures for what turned out to be a historical month for Mercedes in the UK, so I thought it would be worth a…
Fiat Punto Classic * See the Top 20 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Nenad for the tip * One year after BSCB's last update on Serbia it is time for a little refresh. New car sales in Serbia are not having the best time in…
3 generations of Hyundai Accent are now sold simultaneously in Algeria. * See the Top 5 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Mermou * In September and for the first time in 2012, the Hyundai Accent is back in pole position of the Algerian models ranking…
The Great Wall V-Series is the first Chinese model to break into the Australian Top 50 * See the entire article by clicking on the title! * Today I had the privilege of interviewing Daniel Cotterill, spokesperson for Ateco Automotive who distribute Chinese brands Great Wall and Chery in Australia…
VW Up! * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Danish new car market continues to buck the European gloomy context, with September sales up 0.5% year-on-year to 13,923 registrations which brings the year-to-date total to 128,493 units, up 1% on 2011. The VW…
Suzuki Mehran (Indian version). Picture by njyo, all rights reserved. * See the Top 10 most produced models by clicking on the title! * Courtesy of the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association, Pakistani sales of models produced locally are now available, and this is a pretty accurate representation of the most popular new cars…
Nissan Qashqai * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Polish car market is now feeling the heat of the European recession, down 13% year-on-year in September to 21,400 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still in positive at 234,699 units, up a shy…
Renault Scenic. Picture by L'Argus, all rights reserved. * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Slovenia are looking worse by the minute, with September down 29% year-on-year to just 3,203 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 38,707 units, down 17%…
Mercedes E-Class * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Richard * Although part of China, Hong Kong has a dedicated section on BSCB because its car market is radically different from the mainland - with absolutely no Chinese brands on sale in…