Fiat Panda. 66% of French Fiat sales in June are "tactical". * You can check out the France June 2013 Top 100 models ranking here * After going through the Top 100 best-selling models in France in detail, there has been an interesting development in the structure of the market…
Hyundai i30 * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 15 brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Karol * Polish car dealers can grin: their market is up a very healthy 9% year-on-year in June in an otherwise very depressed European climate, bringing the year-to-date total…
Opel Adam. Opel is the #3 brand in Belgium in June. * See the Top 44 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * After contacting FEBIAC, I was told that not even a monthly Top 10 models ranking for Belgium could be made available for BSCB, making this country…
Subaru Legacy * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 38 All-brands by clicking on the title! * In June, new car sales in Estonia are down 13% year-on-year to 1,703 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total into negative at -0.6% on 2012 to 10,265 units. The Honda CR-V continues to…
Mercedes E-Class * See the Top 300 All-models and Top 50 All-brands rankings by clicking on the title! * Should we take it as an encouraging sign for the short-term future of European new car sales? In June, the German market, by far the largest on the continent, is down…
Iraq street scene, June 2013. Picture courtesy of Khaled Farhad (click to enlarge). * See the Full Photo Album by clicking on the title! * A few month ago, Jerome shared some very interesting pictures of the streets of Erbil in Iraq, which showed that the Toyota Hilux, Kia Cerato…
Toyota Prius Alpha * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Stephen * The situation is getting frankly worse as the months go by for Japanese new Passenger Car sales, down 16% year-on-year in June to 266,913 registrations in spite of imports up…
Ford Ecosport * See the Top 205 All-models and Top 37 All-brands rankings by clicking on the title! * Argentinean new car sales continue on their record run: June is up 5% year-on-year to 74,349 registrations, which means the market is up 8% on 2012 halfway through the year to…
Dacia Sandero * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to JKLN * After a one month hiatus, German Private sales are back on BSCB, now as an appetiser to the overall Germany models ranking. No change on the podium compared to April: the…
Mini Countryman * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * While the rest of the Japanese car market is down significantly compared to 2012, paradoxically imports are going very well thanks, even though they are getting more expensive by the minute as the yen goes…
VW Polo Vivo * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Another month of year-on-year growth for South African new car sales, at +3% in June to 53,562 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 321,770 units, up a solid 7% on 2012. After dropping…
Surprise: the Renault Captur is the 4th most popular model in France this month! * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 18 best-selling brands! Click on title to see * The French new car market is down 9% year-on-year both in June at 190,199 registrations…
Nissan Dayz * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Stephen * New Kei cars sales resist somewhat this month: down just 2% year-on-year to 183,915 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 1,070,616 units, also down 2% on 2012 and positioning the Japanese Kei…
The Mercedes CLA breaks into the Turkish Top 50 for the first time in June at #47 * See the Top 284 All-models and Top 42 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Cem & Erzincem * 74,096 new vehicles (Passenger Cars and LCVs) found a buyer in Turkey in June,…
Renault Megane * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * One year ago, the Dutch new car market surged in anticipation of low-emission cars subsidies coming to an end on July 1. As a result, this year new car sales are down a horrendous 54% year-on-year…