The Hyundai Grandeur posts it largest volume since December 2016. 20/04 update: Now with Top 10 foreign models. South Korea has managed to wrestle COVID-19 to the ground for now, going from #2 most affected country in the world as of March 6 when we initially published February 2020 data…
The Tesla Model 3 is the 4th best-selling vehicle in Finland in March. Although all schools as well as most government-run public facilities and the country's external borders were closed on March 16 and until April 13, Finland isn't currently under the type of strict lockdown measures that are affecting…
The Citroen C3 misses out on its first Finnish Top 10 for just one sale. 15/03: Now with the Top 70 models. The Finnish new car market steps up 2.1% year-on-year in February to 8.118 units, one of the rare European markets so far to inch a year-on-year gain this…
1 in every 7 new cars sold in Wales in February is a Vauxhall Corsa. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for all UK nations in February. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in…
The Vauxhall Grandland X is the best-selling SUV in the UK in February. UK new car sales slip down -2.9% year-on-year in February to 79.594 units, the lowest score for the month since 2015 and marking an 11th year-on-year drop in the past 13 months. The year-to-date tally is now…
The Ford Kuga scored its first monthly win in England in November. Explore 7 years of English Historical data here. Our partnership with SMMT enables us to share with you a zoom in on England as a UK nation, but keep in mind overall UK sales figures will be included and studied…
Jetour retail sales soar 76.2% year-on-year in China in November. After studying Chinese wholesales (factory shipments to dealerships) for November, it's time to get into retail sales (registrations to end customers), our second complete monthly coverage of the Chinese market to "keep'em honest". Indeed wholesales can be artificially inflated by…
The Ford Kuga scores its first ever win in England this month. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you today the Top 10 best-sellers for all UK nations in October. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures being included in our November…
Porsche Macan sales soar 133% year-on-year in China this month. Complete Chinese imports data is now available for October, BSCB being the only non-Chinese media to report on these figures monthly. After slowing down its fall to just -4.3% in September, the import market is back in freefall in October…
The Audi Q2 is up to #22 in Turkey in July. After a slight pause at "just" -16.4% in June, the Turkish new light vehicle market resumes its implosion at a ghastly -66% in July to only 17.927 units, pulling the year-to-date volume down -47.5% to 213.071. Out of the 40…
The Kia K7 is the best-selling passenger car in South Korea in July. The South Korean new car market drops -4.1% year-on-year in July to 148.055 units, with local carmakers down -3.9% to 128.602 and foreigners down -5.2% to 19.453. Year-to-date, the overall volume is down -4.3% to 1.011.718, handicapped…
Haval H6 Coupe near Kunming After Shanghai and Manzhouli in Inner Mongolia, we continue our exploration of China following the Shanghai Auto Show and now fly all the way down north near the border with Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam to the Yunnan province. We start with the province's capital,…
The 3 Series (+419.4%) helps BMW up 194.6% in Ireland in May. The Irish new car market is showing signs of recovery with May marking the 2nd consecutive year-on-year gain at +4.2% to 6.331, meaning the year-to-date volume is now down -7.6% at 79.361. Volkswagen (+18.4%) brilliantly reclaims the brands…
The Mercedes E-Class is the best-selling foreign nameplate in South Korea in 2018. The South Korea Full Year 2018 article has now been updated with the Top 100 foreign models ranking. It shows the Mercedes E-Class (+9.6%) cementing its lead and edging past 35.500 sales, now over 12.000 units above its…
The Suzuki Swift scores its first ever Welsh podium this month. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for all UK nations in February. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in the February 2019 UK…