The Chevrolet Onix has taken a clear advantage on the Hyundai HB20 * NOW UPDATED with the Top 150 best-selling models and Top 20 brands! * The Brazilian new car market is still in the red: down another 12% in April to 279,759 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total after 4…
Toyota Corolla * NOW UPDATED with the Top 250 models and Top 35 brands! Click on title to see * The Canadian new light vehicle market is up 4% year-on-year in April to 179,044 registrations, adding up to 538,263 units after 4 months in 2014, up 2% on 2013. Below the…
Brand new Toyota Vios in Hotan, China - May 2014 (Click on any photo to enlarge) After exploring the Karakoram Highway - see the updated Photo Report with a full study of the car landscape here - and travelling on the South Silk Road like a Boss, we now arrive…
Audi A3 * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 48 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Austria are down 5% year-on-year in April to 29,240 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total into negative at -0.3% and 110,521 units. The Volkswagen Group manages to places…
The Peugeot 2008 is now among Europe's Top 20 best-sellers in 2014. * See the Top 346 best-selling models and Top 60 brands by clicking on the title! * As is now the (new) tradition on BSCB, after going through detailed monthly figures for March we explore the year-to-date rankings…
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…
Jeep is up 52% year-on-year in April. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 260 models, Top 15 groups and Top 40 brands! * New light vehicle sales in the USA are up a beautiful 8% year-on-year in April to 1,390,513 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 5,134,255 units, up 3% on…
VW Tiguan * See the Top 300 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! * It's not quite full-on recovery territory for Germany yet with sales down 4% year-on-year in April to 274,097 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 985,850 units, up 3% on 2013. Below the…
The Vauxhall Mokka ranks #2 in Scotland this month! * See the Top 10 best-selling models for each nation by clicking on the title! * Thanks to SMMT, I can now unveil the 10 best-sellers for each nation in the UK in April, all in one update. Keep in mind this…
BMW 5 Series * See the Top 179 All-models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Hong Kong are up a fantastic 37% year-on-year in April to 4,174 registrations, sending the year-to-date total up 8% to 16,700 units. The Toyota Hiace continues to dominate…
The Q3 and GLA are lifting Audi and Mercedes worldwide... Both Mercedes and Audi continue to post record sales in April and year-to-date, partly thanks to the strength of their compact range. On Tuesday, Mercedes announced its global sales were up 14% year-on-year in April to 133,077 vehicles, buoyed by…
The sedan variant boosts the Audi A3 to unheard-of heights in the UK. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 42 All-brands by clicking on the title! * The UK market shows no sign of decelerating, delivering an astounding 26th consecutive month of year-on-year growth at +8% in…
Wuling Hongguang in Ürümqi, China - April 2014 * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 5 models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to LMC Auto we have more detailed data for China, now including the all-important Light Commercial Vehicle sales. 555,111 LCVs found a new home…
Volvo XC60 * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 35 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Sweden continue at full steam ahead: up another 14% year-on-year in April to 27,543 registrations which brings the year-to-date total to 95,346 units, up 19% on 2013. Volvo…
The Nissan Qashqai is up 66% year-on-year in Finland this month. * See the Top 30 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * Finnish new car sales are down 5% year-on-year in April to 9,215 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still in positive at +6% and…