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…
Hyundai i30 * See the Top 150 best-selling models and Top 46 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Harsh landing for Czech new car sales, down 20% year-on-year in June to 14,482 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 80,818 units, down 14% on 2012. This month the leading…
VW Up! * See the Top 130 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After a pause last month (-0.5%), Danish new car sales are back to record levels, up a fantastic 19% year-on-year in June to 17,550 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 91,959 units halfway through…
Renault Clio * See the Top 70 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Slovenian new car market confirms it is now back in shape, delivering its third consecutive month of year-on-year growth at a very healthy +17% in June to 5,845 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total…
Mitsubishi Lancer * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Big slap for Venezuelan new car sales in June, down a horrid 39% year-on-year to just 7,732 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 57,280 units, down 15% on 2012. After ranking 4th in February,…