BMW 3 Series Touring * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, before we explore the overall Italian new car market we first have a look at the station wagons (SW) segment as it displays some very interesting trends.…
Nissan Grand Livina * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Taiwan are up an encouraging 7% year-on-year in June to 32,579 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 182,327 units, down 2% on 2012. No surprise in pole position: the Toyota…
Toyota Fortuner * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * It seems that Vietnamese new car sales data is now availabe every second month, and with a bit of delay today I give you May, when the market is up a huge 43% year-on-year to…
The Ford Ranger is the most popular vehicle in New Caledonia. * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Stephane * As opposed to metropolitan France where the market is down 9% year-on-year, new car sales in New Caledonia, an overseas French territory…
Toyota RAV4 * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 43 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Norwegian new car sales are down just 0.9% year-on-year in June to 10,948 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 70,644 units, up 2% on 2012. If the VW Golf holds onto…
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…
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…