The VW Golf Sportsvan is up to a world-best #6 in Slovenia this month. * See the Top 80 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! * A weak month for the new car market in Slovenia, down 2% year-on-year in August to 3,304 registrations, bringing…
Seat Leon in Cologne, Germany - August 2014 After France and Spain (Barcelona), we continue on our quick snapshot tour of Europe and our last stop is Cologne in Germany. I was only in town for a few days so once again this is not meant to be exact science,…
Dacia Duster * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Ireland are up a fantastic 32% year-on-year in August to 4,873 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 89,279 units, up an equally impressive 38% on 2013. Granted,…
The Seat Leon is up two spots in the European year-to-date ranking at #24. * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As the year progresses, the European best-selling models sales charts cements itself and less changes are visible at the top of the ranking. This month we…
The BMW 5 Series is the best-selling foreign model in South Korea in June. * See the Top 29 All-brands and Top 180 All-models by clicking on the title! Thanks Falkonz * For the very first time on BSCB I can share with you a complete models and brands ranking for…
Toyota Prado * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * After a couple of months hiatus, Middle-Eastern data is back on BSCB and we start with Bahrain, up 8% year-on-year in June to 5,038 registrations and 22% year-to-date to 31,608 units. Like in…
6 in every 10 VW Tiguan purchased in Germany is a Private Sale. * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As an appetiser before the overall May data is published, we explore the sales to private buyers in the country, which traditionally paints a…
The Mercedes S-Class continues to sell like hot cakes in Hong Kong. * See the Top 177 All-models and Top 49 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New vehicle sales in Hong Kong are up a very healthy 15% year-on-year in May to 4,150 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total…
VW Polo * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 33 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Slovenia halt their recovery in May: down 2% year-on-year to 4,737 registrations, however the year-to-date total is 23,412 units, up 5% on 2013. After the Golf last…
VW Golf and Skoda Octavia * See the Top 30 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * The Finnish new car market is down 0.7% year-on-year in May to 10,002 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 49,533 units, still up 5% on 2013. This month Toyota becomes…
BMW 5 Series * See the Top 179 All-models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Hong Kong are up a fantastic 37% year-on-year in April to 4,174 registrations, sending the year-to-date total up 8% to 16,700 units. The Toyota Hiace continues to dominate…
Renault Symbol * See the Top 260 All-models & Top 44 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks to Yarım Debriyaj * The Turkish new light vehicle market is down a harsh 31% year-on-year in March to just 47,581 registrations, bringing the First Quarter total to 115,272 units, down 24% on 2013. Brand-wise,…
It's only a matter of months before the Ford Ecosport breaks into the UAE Top 100. * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * Exceptional health of the Emirati new car market in this start of 2014: January sales are up 15% year-on-year…
The Toyota Hilux is still king of the desert in the Middle-East… Picture by 3zoz_1 * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * The Gulf Cooperation Council area includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and is one of the most dynamic car markets in the…
Skoda Fabia * See the Top 135 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * * See the overall Germany February 2014 post here * As is the tradition on BSCB I share with you today detailed Private Sales (PS) data for Germany. These rankings are always a little controversial…