Discounted before the facelifted 2016 model arrives, the Chevy Silverado is up 34%... * See the Top 15 groups, Top 40 brands and Top 276 All-models by clicking on the title * The U.S. light vehicle market starts the second semester in a very strong manner with sales up a solid…
Suzuki Carry * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * For the very first time on BSCB we can share with you official detailed sales data for Tanzania. 2.472 new light vehicles found a buyer in the country over the first 6 months…
The Chevrolet Colorado is reviving the mid-size pickup truck segment. * Click on title to see the Top 15 groups, Top 40 brands and Top 280 models * The U.S. new light vehicle market hasn't stopped exceeding expectations over the First Half of 2015 with sales up 4% year-on-year to…
The Chevrolet Silverado is nipping at the Ford F-Series' heels. * See the Top 15 groups, Top 40 brands and Top 278 models by clicking on the title * The U.S. new light vehicle market is up a satisfying 4% year-on-year in June to 1.476.472 registrations, lifting the H1 2015 result…
Dongfeng ranks just outside the Top 10 this year. This is Part 2 of my ranking of the most impressive Chinese carmakers at Auto Shanghai 2015, you can see Part 1 (#35 to #21) here. Today we are going from #20 to #11, and the manufacturers are now getting pretty…
The reintroduction of the mid-sized Colorado is helping keep the US market in gear. * See the Top 274 All-models, Top 40 brands and Top 15 groups by clicking on the title * It’s time for our Quarterly update of the US new light vehicle market. A lot of actors in the industry were…
VW Jetta taxi in front of the Changchun Railway Station From Shanghai we are now headed North, passing Beijing to land in Changchun, the capital city of the Jilin province. The city itself has 3.6 million inhabitants, but including the greater Changchun, this figure climbs to 8 million, or almost…
Toyota Prius: California is where it all started... Historical data covering the past 8 years is now available for California. All links are featured below: California (USA) 2012: Toyota Prius new leader (including 2011 data) California (USA) 2013: Toyota Prius remains on top California (USA) 2014: Honda Accord new best-seller California…
The Honda Accord takes the lead of the Californian models ranking in 2014. * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title * The Californian new car market improves faster than the national US average in 2014: up 8% to an impressive 1,848,254…
General Motors sales are up 18%, Chevrolet up 20% and GMC up 29%. * UPDATED with the Top 272 All-models, Top 40 All-brands and Top 15 Groups * Severe snow storms during the last days of the month didn't prevent the U.S. new light vehicle market to grow by a fantastic 14% year-on-year…
The Chinese Chevrolet Cruze now looks very different to the rest of the world. * See the Top 362 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * Surprise surge of new car sales in China in December: up 12% to 2.41 million units, a new monthly volume record in China.…
Honda Grace After a very turbulent year the Japanese auto market ends 2014 on a positive note, ending 5 consecutive months of YOY declines up 2% in December. Kei sales are pulling the market up at a massive +18.5% in December. In the "traditional" models ranking, the big news this month…
Chevrolet sales are up 20% in December, with the Colorado back inside the Top 100. * See the Top 275 All-models, Top 40 brands & 15 groups by clicking on the title * An improving economy, fuel prices at 6 year-lows and very advantageous year-end deals: all conditions were reunited…
Honda CR-V * NOW UPDATED with the Top 367 models, Top 38 brands and Top 15 groups * U.S. light vehicle sales have settled into a very dynamic groove, up another 6% year-on-year both in October to 1.28 million units and year-to-date at 13.72 million units. Crossovers and pickup trucks fuelled…
The new generation lifts the Chrysler 200 nameplate to its best-ever September figure. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 266 best-selling models! Click on the title to see * You can check out the September 2014 groups and brands rankings here. This is a new section on BSCB, detailing the models performance…