The Mercedes A-Class signs its first ever victory in the UK. Picture carmagazine.co.uk According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), new car sales in the UK edge down -1.6% year-on-year in October to 140.945 units, the lowest October result since 2011 (134.944) and the 9th year-on-year decline out of…
Chevrolet now assembles cars in Kazakhstan. Picture kaz.tengrinews.kz The Kazakh new vehicle market remains oblivious to the Coronavirus crisis, with September sales marking a 5th consecutive month of year-on-year gains at a stellar +62.6% to 10.142 units. This lifts the year-to-date tally up 22.3% to 63.408. Lada (+123.3%) more than doubles…
Both Tesla and the Model 3 are #1 in Hong Kong for the first time in history. New light vehicle sales in Hong Kong enjoy their first post-pandemic year-on-year gain in August at +9% to 3.550 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -18.1% to 18.535. Helped by a particularly…
Mitsubishi holds 13.6% of the Filipino market in August. While the country totals 344.000 Covid cases (#18 in the world), new car sales in the Philippines remain decimated by the crisis at -39.5% year-on-year in August to just 19.770 according to the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI).…
BMW is the only Top 10 brand in positive in August. Picture quattroruote.it 06/10 update: Now with Top 56 All-brands and Top 352 All-models. 30/09 update: Now with final Top 25 brands and Top 100 models. 25/09 update: Now with Top 10 models, HEV, PHEV and BEV. Just as we…
Fiat sales in Lithuania are up 68.6% year-on-year, but the large majority is re-exported. The Lithuanian new car market has managed to contain its loss to -7.3% year-on-year in August at 3.397 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -22.9% to 23.578. Fiat (+68.6%) and Toyota (+38.7%) ignore the negative…
The Toyota RAV4 remains the best-selling vehicle in Latvia in 2020. New car sales in Latvia drop a harsh -31.6% year-on-year in August to just 1.113 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -28.4% to 9.181. The Toyota RAV4 (-11.2%) remains on top year-to-date with a minimal loss due to…
The Toyota RAV4 is #1 in Iceland in August. After an excruciating 6 year hiatus, monthly updates for Iceland are back on BSCB thanks to a tip from one of our local readers Ingólfur, and this time it's not just an All-brands ranking bit also a complete All-models. Given this…
The Isuzu D-Max remains firmly in control of the Thai market. 12/10 update: Now with sub-compact hatch models data. 05/10 update: Now with compact SUV models data. 03/10 update: Now with sub-compact SUV models data. Despite having long brilliantly controlled the spread of Covid-19, the Thai new car market remains…
JAC breaks its ranking record in Kazakhstan in August to #7. New car sales in Kazakhstan celebrate a fourth straight month of year-on-year upticks in August at a spectacular +50.3% year-on-year to 9.608 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 17% to 53.266. Hyundai (+33.7%) reclaims the brands pole position for…
The Skoda Scala scores its first Bosnian podium. Picture radiosarajevo.ba According to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market drops -13.4% year-on-year in August to 590 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -28.1% to 5.319. The Skoda Octavia (-26.7%) remains the most popular vehicle in…
The Mitsubishi Space Star soars to 2nd place in North Macedonia in August. Based on data by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia flip back into negative in August at -32.1% to 412 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -34.4% to 3.224. The Citroen…
The Porsche Cayenne is among the 10 most popular cars in Moldova in August. According to data shared with us by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova freefall -33.4% year-on-year in August to 387 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -29.8% to 2.965.…
China continues to drive global car sales recovery, notably through strong pickup sales. Global Light Vehicle sales data for August 2020 has now been released by LMC Automotive. It shows a return to double-digit year-on-year drop after reducing to -6.8% in July: down -10.3% to 6.406.266 units vs. 7.140.674 in August…
Fiat sales are up 45.8% in a market down -5.1%. New car sales in Uruguay slim down their decline to -5.1% year-on-year in August at 3.224 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -24.7% to 19.433. The top 2 brands fare much worse than the market however, with Volkswagen down -14.2%…