The new X3 (+96.8%) helps BMW up 7.4% so far in 2019. New car sales in Germany edge up 0.5% year-on-year over the First Half of 2019 to a round 1.849.000 units, the largest H1 tally in Germany since 2000. Business fleets gain 3.3% to 1.179.662 units and 63.8% share…
A quirk of German new car sales has the Fiat Ducato classified as a passenger car. It shouldn't be. The German new car market endures a 7th month of decline in the past 8 in April at -1.1% to 310.715 units, tilting the year-to-date volume back into negative at -0.2% to…
The BMW X7 has now landed in Germany. Germany starts 2019 with a -1.3% drop in January to 265.702 registrations. Volkswagen (-6.5%) is up to 19.1% share, signing its best share and first single-digit drop since the WLTP implementation last September. Mercedes (-4.3%) steps back up to #2 with 9.5%…
Mercedes passes Audi to snap the YTD luxury crown in Germany. * See the Top 50 brands, Top 322 models and Top 10 private sales by clicking on the title * New car sales in Germany are up by a robust 8% year-on-year in August to 245.076 units, lifting the year-to-date…
VW Passat sales are up 34% year-on-year so far in 2015 at home. * See the Top 50 brands and Top 320 models by clicking on the title * The German new car market is up a solid 5% year-on-year halfway through 2015 to 1.618.949 units. Demonstrating a further segmentation of Europe's largest…
The new model lifts VW Passat sales up 41% on 2014. * See the Top 50 best-selling brands and Top 324 models by clicking on the title * Still the engine of the European market despite the UK stepping up, the health of German sales has a large impact on…
The BMW 2 Series is up to #16 in February at home in Germany. * See the Top 50 best-selling brands and Top 308 models by clicking on the title * Germany, Europe's largest new car market, is up a very satisfying 7% year-on-year in February to 223,254 registrations, bringing…
1. Lamborghini Huracan * See the Full Photo Report by clicking on the title and all other Paris 2014 Reports here * The Paris Auto Show 2014 just closed its doors on Sunday and was another tremendous success at over 1.2 million visitors. There is one more interview I will…
General Motors crashed Chevrolet down in Europe. A good thing? On paper yes, in practice no. In December 2013, General Motors announced it would kill the Chevrolet brand in Europe to concentrate on ailing Opel and its UK sister brand Vauxhall. A reshuffling of priorities that made sense given Opel racked up…
The Opel Astra is back up two spots to #11 year-to-date in Europe. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 350 best-selling models and Top 60 brands! * As is the tradition on BSCB we now spend some time studying the year-to-date rankings for Europe in order to extract longer-term trends.…
Renault Clio * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 33 brands by clicking on the title! * After 13 consecutive months of year-on-year gains but a 2% drop in May, the Slovenian new car market is back to hell in June: down a harsh 17% year-on-year to 4,826…
The Mercedes C-Class is up to #17 this month Europa-wide. * See the Top 336 best-selling models and Top 55 brands by clicking on the title! * After exploring the Top 10 models and Top 30 brands for March and witnessing the first ever Top 10 ranking of the Fiat Nuova…
Kia Picanto * See the Top 235 All-models and Top 42 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks www.cartube.co.il * The Israeli new car market is up 6% year-on-year in April to 18,332 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 90,724 units, up a fantastic 22% on 2013. In the brands ranking, Toyota manages…
Skoda Yeti * See the Top 160 best-selling models by clicking on title! Thanks Paolo * Thanks to Paolo and Quattroruote, I can now share with you much more detail about the Italian models sales charts for March. Beyond the Top 50 we already covered, let’s salute the performances of…
The Citroen C4 Cactus is one of 3 all-new entrants in the March French ranking. * See the Top 300 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Mum & Dad * After exploring the Top 15 brands and Top 80 models in France in March,…