VW Golf * See the Top 338 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Thanks to a secret admirer of BSCB, today and for the first time in the history of this site I can share with you an All-models ranking for Belgium, a country notoriously and strangely secretive…
Audi holds 7% of the Belgium market in October * See the Top 50 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! * The Belgian new car market is down 1% year-on-year in October to 41,846 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 428,579 units, down 11% on 2011. FEBIAC even predicts…
Nissan Sylphy * See the entire article by clicking on the title! * With most October data now in, it’s time for our much anticipated monthly rendezvous: the World roundup, now in its 8th instalment. Last month the Ford Focus' success in China made the headlines and in October it does again…
BMW 1 Series * NOW UPDATED with the Top 43 All-brands ranking! Click on title to see * I have listened to your feedback dear readers and will try and add more information about the best-selling brands when I can. This update is brought to you by Express Insurance. Click…
Ford C-Max * See the Top 47 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * After looking at overall October and 10 months 2012 US rankings, let's explore in detail the best-selling Hybrid and Electric cars. This segment has seen its sales nearly double year-on-year at 40,678 units, up 95%…
BMW 1 Series * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to José * It's still a very dark outlook for new car sales in Portugal, down 30% year-on-year in September to 6,358 registrations and down 40% year-to-date to 74,461 units. The Peugeot 208…
Mercedes will need the A-Class to reclaim the world #1 premium brand spot it lost in 2005 * See the full article by clicking on the title! * Launched in mid-September across Western Europe, the new generation Mercedes A-Class already has over 70,000 orders despite being €7,000 more expensive than the…
Ford Focus * Click on the title to see the full article! * With most September data now in, it’s time for our much anticipated monthly rendezvous: the World roundup, now in its 7th instalment. Last month the Subaru XV made the headlines by toppling the VW Golf in Switzerland. In…
BMW 1 Series * See the Top 20 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! * Still no models info available for Luxembourg (if you have any please get in touch!) but the brands ranking in September is eventful enough to warrant an update here. The new car market in…
Skoda Octavia * See the Top 75 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Swiss new car market is down a harsh 18% in September to 21,166 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 245,526 units, still up 5% on 2011. After the Subaru XV wrote history in August…
VW Golf * See the Top 156 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Thanks to a tip from Austin, I can already share with you September figures for Hong Kong (China). 3,773 new vehicles were sold in Hong Kong in September, bringing the year-to-date total to 31,444 units.…
Mercedes E-Class * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Richard * Although part of China, Hong Kong has a dedicated section on BSCB because its car market is radically different from the mainland - with absolutely no Chinese brands on sale in…
Mercedes B Class * See the Top 302 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * The European recession has now caught up with Germany as well, with new car sales down 11% year-on-year in September to 250,082 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 2,358,798 units, down 2% on…
BMW 3 Series * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Imports sales in Japan are published every Quarter by a separate organisation, the Japan Automobile Importers Association. 26,510 new imported passenger cars were sold in September, up 2% year-on-year and bringing the year-to-date total…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 70 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * I wish I could finally give you good news about the Greek new car market, but unfortunately it is still not the case in September, with sales down 42% year-on-year to 3,463 registrations, bringing the…