Honda N-One by Mugen * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * While sales of regular vehicles were down 9% year-on-year in October, Kei cars are actually up 0.5% to 133,790 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,705,405 units, up 36% on 2011. This comes at a…
Toyota Fortuner * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Vietnamese new car market continues to struggle this year with sales down 21% year-on-year in October to 7,430, bringing the year-to-date total to 63,358 units, down 30% on 2011. The Toyota Fortuner is the…
The November 2012 issue of Auto India features the Maruti Alto 800. * Many thanks to Gautam Sen for initiating this collaboration! * If you live in India and buy India's best-selling and oldest car magazine 'Auto India' you will have noticed a new section called "India's bestsellers" on page…
The 200,000th Citroen DS3 in Poissy, France November 2012 * See the full article by clicking on the title! * Citroen achieved a significant milestone on Wednesday, with 200,000th DS3 rolling off the firm's production line in Poissy, France. Launched in March 2010, the DS3 hit Russia later that year, Argentina…
Good old me in front of Parliament House in Canberra, Australia November 2012. * See each year of Toyota Corolla sales in Australia since 1967 by clicking on the title! * JANUARY 2013 UPDATE: The answer is yes, 2013 was indeed the year of the Corolla - see the Full…
A few days ago the December issue of French magazine L'Automobile Magazine was released in newsstands all across France and its overseas territories including New Caledonia. Don't miss the first article I wrote for the magazine on page 25, it's a special report on New Caledonia and how different anti-pollution…
The Hyundai Verna is the best-performing model in the Chinese Top 10 with sales up 56%. * See the Top 290 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Like it's now the tradition on BSCB, each month we delve into the year-to-date models ranking a little deeper for the…
Peugeot 208 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Slovenian new car market suffers once again in October at -18% year-on-year to 3,738 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 42,445 units, down 17% on 2011. For the third consecutive month and the 8th…
Toyota Corolla in Islamabad, Pakistan. Picture by Mustafa Hashmi, all rights reserved. * See the Top 10 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! * For Pakistan we have access to sales of locally produced models, courtesy of the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association. This is a pretty accurate representation of the…
VW Clasico * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 10 best-selling models + Top 20 brands! See title * The Mexican new car market delivers its 32nd consecutive month of year-on-year growth (since February 2010!) at +11% to 83,171 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 785,072 units, up a solid 11%…
Mercedes CLS * See the Top 20 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Michael * Singaporean sales figures are only accessible by brand so far in 2012 and 2,270 new vehicles found a buyer in October in the country, bringing the year-to-date total to 23,469. In…
Toyota Yaris * See the Top 150 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! * After diving by 13% last month, new car sales in Poland reassure and are down just 2.5% year-on-year in October to 25,459 units. This brings the year-to-date total to 260,158 registrations,…
VW Tiguan * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Austrian new car market is down 9% year-on-year in October to 26,322 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 293,212 units, down 3% on 2011. It was close in September but this month it has…
Dacia Dokker * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 7th consecutive month of year-on-year decline for new car sales in Romania, however at -13% and 6,782 registrations it is the smallest drop since last May. The year-to-date total now stands at 55,910 units, down…
Ford Focus * Now updated with the Top 280 All-models and Top 35 best-selling brands! See title * If last month the effects of the China/Japan diplomatic tensions over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands could be felt, in October it becomes truly critical. Honda is down 54% year-on-year, Toyota down 44% and Nissan down 41%. In fact at…