The Fiat Panda put an end to 18 consecutive years of Fiat Punto domination in Italy * NOW UPDATED with the Top 50 best-selling models actuals and Top 46 All-brands! Click on title to see * After losing a sizeable 15% in 2011 to fall to 1,749,739 registrations, the Italian new car…
Toyota Crown. Toyota holds 19% of the Singaporean market in November. * See the Top 35 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Michael * In November, 2,273 new vehicles found a buyer in Singapore, bringing the year-to-date total to 25,742. The Singaporean new car market is…
Nissan Sentra * See the Top 13 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! * In November, new car sales in Mexico enjoy their 33rd consecutive month of year-on-year growth (since February 2010!) at +10% to 91,826 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 876,898 units, up 11% on…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 70 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * I wish I could finally give you good news about the Greek new car market, but unfortunately it is still not the case in September, with sales down 42% year-on-year to 3,463 registrations, bringing the…
The Renault 4 was the most successful model in Rhodesia over the period * See the Top 25 most produced models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Frank * Today the Africa Project is getting its first historical contribution, thanks to Frank Stevens. Frank was born and grew up…
Mercedes SLS AMG. Picture by Fiorano, all rights reserved. * See the Top 50 All-brands Ranking by clicking on the title! * * Correction: Fisker sold 4 Karma in Monaco over the period, making it the #43 brand * Thanks to a secret admirer of BSCB once again I can…
Fiat Panda & 500 in Vintimiglia, Italy August 2012 * See the entire photo report by clicking on the title! * The photo report saga continues: after Scotland and the French countryside, I thought I'd drive across the border to Italy in Vintimiglia to give you a quick snapshot of…
The Range Rover Evoque hits its highest ranking ever in Italy this month: #35 * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 50 best-selling models! Click on title to see * Another sombre month for new car sales in Italy, down 22% year-on-year in July to 109,380 registrations and bringing the year-to-date total…
VW Beetle * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Imports sales in Japan are published every Quarter by the Japan Automobile Importers Association, and over the first 6 months of 2012, 150,668 imported new cars found a buyer in the country, up 15% on…
Nissan Qashqai * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The situation is getting worse and worse in Spain, with July new car sales down 17% year-on-year to 65,481 registrations, the worst July on record in the country. Year-to-date sales are down 10% to 472,082…
Lancia Delta * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 50 best-selling models! Click on title to see * New car sales in Italy are falling into a downward spiral, down 24% year-on-year in June to 128,967 registrations. This means the market is down a full 20% or 201,172 units to…
Mercedes E-Class * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * A few days ago I called for help on a few countries/territories that haven't received much love as far as official sales data was concerned and thanks to Austin I can…
Fiat Panda * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 50 best-selling models: click on title to see! * Another disappointing month for the Italian car market, down 14% year-on-year in May to 147,426 registrations. This means the 2012 year-to-date total stands at 688,232 units, down 19% on 2011. The Fiat…
Chevrolet Aveo * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 50 best-selling models: click on title to see! * Italian car sales spend another month in hell, down 18% year-on-year in April to 130,215 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 540,146 units, down 20% on 2011. UNRAE now predicts a full…
VW Polo * See the Top 311 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The German car market continues to resist pretty well, down just 3% year-on-year in March to 339,123 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 773,636 units, down 1% on 2011. The VW Golf delivers its…