VW Caddy * See the Top 15 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Light Commercial Vehicle is stable in June in Norway, up... one unit year-on-year to 2,468 registrations. This brings the year-to-date total to 15,796 units, down just 0.6% on 2012. Leader in 2012 but #2…
Renault Master * See the Top 60 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * French new Light Commercial Vehicle sales in June align themselves with their level year-to-date, down 9% in both cases at 34,763 and 188,231 registrations respectively. It's a tough year for the Renault Kangoo, traditional leader…
2013 Volvo V70 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Sweden are down 11% year-on-year in June to 22,869 registrations, adding up to 128,900 units so far in 2013, down 10% on 2012. It's a relatively stable models ranking this…
VW Polo * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title! * June sales data is starting to come through and Ireland is the first cab off the rank. This year the Irish license plate system switched to bi-annual (instead of annual), meaning…
The Chevrolet Spin is the first GM vehicle to really fit Indonesians' tastes. * See the Full article by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Eddy * Can GM challenge a quasi-monopoly by Japanese manufacturers in fast-growing Indonesia? If you are a regular BSCB reader, you will know that Indonesia…
From #7 one week ago, the Peugeot 2008 is now down to #9. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * The new car market in France is turning out to not be that depressed in June, down just 3% year-on-year to 131,175…
Wuling Sunshine * See the Top 5 best-selling LCVs and Top 10 models overall by clicking on the title! * Sales of new Light Commercial Vehicles in China are up a timid 1% year-on-year in May to 422,830 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 2,309,198 units. To put this into…
Chevrolet is estimated to have allocated half of its initial national supply of 2014 trucks to Texas! * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * After California, New York and Colorado, today we continue our exploration of specific US markets as we travel to Texas, which I just discovered is…
2013 Holden Commodore. Based on its CEO's most recent declarations, Holden could stop manufacturing in Australia (and anywhere in the world for that matter) as early as 2016. * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * The answer is yes, and it could well be in 2016…
Mercedes Citan * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Sales of Light Commercial Vehicles are down 14% year-on-year in May to 3,977 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 24,273 units, down 15% on 2012. For the 5th consecutive month and the 9th time in…
Skoda Octavia. Skoda managed to place all its 7 models inside the Czech Top 10 this month... * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * Finally the much anticipated Worldwide May 2013 Roundup is here! First a bit of (great) news: thanks to Irina at AKAB we…
The new generation could help the Toyota Vios regain the #3 spot in Thailand... * NOW UPDATED with the Top 35 best-selling models & Top 32 All- brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin, Eddy and Falconz * Overall Thailand models data is relatively rare to come…
Toyota Tundra. Strong pick-up sales have pushed the US market back up to pre-recession levels. * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * US new car sales in June are expected to increase 8% year-on-year to 1.4 million, according to LMC Automotive and Autonews. This would be…
ZAZ Sens * See the Top 150 models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Igor * After having brilliantly gained 33% last month, Ukrainian new car sales are back down a painful 23% year-on-year in May to 16,345 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total into negative along…
Peugeot 2008 * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * French new car sales hit familiar territory halfway through June: down 7% year-on-year to 83,000 registrations, but with June having one less working day this year, we're looking at -10% by the end…