BMW is under attack from Audi and Mercedes, with all 3 manufacturers breaking records. Worldwide results are in for the first 7 months of the year for German premium brands and according to Automotive News it looks like BMW's crown is starting to be in danger from Audi and Mercedes. But let's…
Mini Cooper * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Switzerland are up 5% year-on-year in July to 27,570 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 177,475 units, down 3% on 2013. This month the Volkswagen Group manages in Switzerland what it…
The e-Up electric variant pushes the VW Up onto the Norwegian podium this month. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 100 models and Top 35 brands! Thanks Jan * The Norwegian new car market is up 3% both in July to 11,690 registrations and year-to-date at 84,075 units. Tremendous month…
Mercedes E-Class * See the Top 300 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! * When Germany sneezes, the European market catches a cold, and reversely when the German new car market is up 7% year-on-year to 270,249 registrations like it is the case in July,…
The Toyota Corolla is now #6 and #3 Passenger Car year-to-date in the US. * See the Top 270 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after going through detailed US sales for July, we explore the year-to-date ranking in order to extract some…
Ford Fiesta * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * German Private Sales (PS) data is always a little controversial because by definition: are counted as private the cars sold to private buyers. Demo cars, rental cars and long-term leases are not counted as private along with cars sold…
First Top 20 ranking in the world for the Citroen C4 Cactus at #20 at home in France. * See the Top 80 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title! * Now updated with final Citroen C4 Cactus sales The French new car market is definitely…
Nissan Qashqai * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 42 brands by clicking on the title! * 29th consecutive month of year-on-year growth for the UK market, a record uninterrupted positive streak that keeps impressing all analysts, me included. July is up 7% to 172,907 units, bringing the…
The Audi A3 reaches its highest ever year-to-date ranking in Europe at #9. * See the Top 356 best-selling models and Top 60 brands by clicking on the title! * Check also: China First Half 2014: Santana makes it 4 Volkswagens in Top 6 USA First Half 2014: Top two…
The Mazda3 is back inside the Mexican Top 20 thanks to the new model. * See the Top 254 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks B * After the Full Year 2013, it is now time to share with you an All-models ranking for the first half of…
The Citroen C4 Cactus is already #36 in Portugal. * See the Top 200 All-models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Antonio * New car sales in Portugal are up another splendid 24% year-on-year in June, definitely on the mend and adding up to 75,780 units (+38%)…
The Audi Q3 is up 63% year-on-year in June in China. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 318 models and Top 64 brands! Click on title to see * According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, light vehicle sales in China are up a sturdy 11% year-on-year both in June…
Audi A3 Sedan * NOW UPDATED with the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 56 brands! Thanks Stephen * New car imports are the most affected by the April 1 tax increase in Japan with sales down 16% year-on-year in June to 24,364 registrations but still up 8% year-on-year over…
Mercedes GLA * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 37 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Switzerland are not getting the lift witnessed in most of Western Europe: at 27,819 registrations, June 2014 is down 6% on June 2013 which was itself down…
The 2014 VW Passat has just been unveiled. * See the Top 300 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Germany are down 2% year-on-year in June to 277,614 registrations, and as the biggest market in the continent, this means the…