Mercedes is the best-selling brand in Luxembourg for the 2nd month in a row. 2/12 update: Now with the Top 10 models. The Luxembourg new car market soars 13.8% year-on-year in October to 4.891 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 2.7% to 47.929. Mercedes (-1.8%) repeats as the #1…
Ford is the #1 brand in Hungary in October, the Focus ranks #7 overall. The Hungarian new light vehicle market gains 13.8% year-on-year in October to 12.374 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 10.4% to 127.013. Including light commercials, sales are up 11.6% YTD to 148.795 units. Ford (+12.7%)…
Jetta is selling all the VS5 it is producing so far. Chinese registrations (or retail sales) of locally-produced vehicles are back into the double-digit drops for the third time in the past 4 months in October at -10.5% to 1.620.585 units according to our exclusive figures. Note BSCB is the only…
The Honda Elysion Hybrid breaks into the New Energy Top 10. Retail sales of New Energy vehicles in China, including EVs, PHEVs, FCEVs and non-rechargeable hybrid, are back into frank negative in October at -8.7% to 82.774 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 50.3% to 1.042.607. Toyota (+30.9%) and Honda…
Porsche Macan sales soar 133% year-on-year in China this month. Complete Chinese imports data is now available for October, BSCB being the only non-Chinese media to report on these figures monthly. After slowing down its fall to just -4.3% in September, the import market is back in freefall in October…
The VW Arteon lands on the Serbian podium in October. Thanks to our Central European partner CE Auto, we can share with you today Serbian sales data for October. Registrations in the country are up a solid 9% year-on-year this month to 2.857 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 6% to…
The next generation Skoda Octavia (pictured) is coming soon to Bosnia. According to our partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market gains 5.4% year-on-year in October to 961 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down just -0.2% to 9.319. The Skoda Octavia (+120%) is going from strength to…
Discounts ahead of the launch of the new model (pictured) push the Skoda Octavia to #1 in Moldova in October. Based on data by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market continues to gallop ahead at +21.4% year-on-year to 664 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 6.5%…
The new generation lifts the Nissan Versa up 27.8% back to #1. It's a 28th year-on-year decline in the past 29 months for the Mexican new light vehicle market at -8.9% to 107.110 units in October, leading to a year-to-date volume down -7.6% to 1.062.647. For the first time since January…
The new Carry Pikap (+101.5%) tilts Suzuki into positive in October. 9/06/2020 update: Now with Top 125 All-models. The September 2019 article has now been updated with All-brands. New vehicle sales in Indonesia are back to ghastly drops in October at -9.5% year-on-year to 96.030 wholesales, leading to a year-to-date volume…
The Cerato (+36.5%) helps Kia up to an all-time best 4th place in October. 26/11 update: Now with the Top 285 All-models. There's no light at the end of the tunnel for the Australian new vehicle market coping a searing 19th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in October at -9.1%…
Renault Colombia is portraying the Kwid as the successor to the Renault 4. The Colombian new vehicle market continues to gallop ahead with a splendid 10.9% year-on-year in October to 23.890 units, marking a 6th consecutive gain. The year-to-date volume is now up 5.9% to 208.982. The main event of…
The new HS SUV helps MG hit a new record market share in Thailand. After 29 consecutive months of gains from January 2017 to May 2019, the Thai new vehicle market endures a 5th straight drop in September at -7.6% to 77.121 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in positive…
The Ram 1500 is up to #12 in New Caledonia in October. New Caledonia is a French Overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, that just recently reaffirmed its will to belong to France with a new referendum. New car sales here gain 13.9% to 771 units in October, lifting the year-to-date tally…
The VW T-Cross is now in the SA Top 10. Picture autoadvisor.co.za New vehicle sales in South Africa end a streak of 5 consecutive year-on-year drops in October with a very shy 0.2% uptick to 51.978 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.1% to 450.268. Toyota (+2.6%) is the best-selling…