Toyota Avensis sales are up 129% in Finland thanks to the new model. * See the Top 30 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * An excellent month for the Finnish new car market: up 12% year-on-year in August to 8.338 registrations, however the year-to-date total is…
2015 Opel Astra * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 275 All-models by clicking on the title * The Spanish new car market celebrates two full years (24 consecutive months) of year-on-year gains in August at +24% to 56.508 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total up 23% to 718.629 units.…
Lancia Ypsilon in Ventimiglia, Italy - August 2015. * See the full Photo Report by clicking on the title - Click on any picture to enlarge * I was lucky enough to do a quick drive across the French border into Ventimiglia in Italy, to check out what the car landscape…
For the second time in two months, BestSellingCarsBlog features in Britain's biggest-selling weekly car magazine, Auto Express, in this week's issue on sale since Wednesday 26/08. After a selection of best-selling global cars you’ve never heard of in June, this time I go through ten Chinese carmakers you need to know about and their…
The Toyota Yaris is produced in France. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * Right in the middle of summer holidays, August is traditionally the slowest month of the year in France by far. The past three years went further though: August…
VW Up * See the Top 230 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Always a little bit of delay for Slovakia data, with August now available. 5,668 new cars found a buyer this month, with Skoda once again monopolising the podium with the Fabia (5.3%), Octavia (4.9%) and…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling non-Toyota in all 4 nations covered in this report. * See the Top 50-200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * Now that Gulf Cooperation Council data is available for August, I will share with you the highlights in each country…
Toyota Prado * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * New car saes in the United Arab Emirates are up 7% year-on-year in August to 33,227 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 266,257 units, up 12% on 2013. Down to 5th position in…
The Chevrolet Tahoe ranks #9 year-to-date in Saudi Arabia, a world best. * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * After a one month-hiatus, we return to the Middle East on BSCB with sales data for all the Gulf region, starting with Saudi…
European sales of low-cost manufacturer Dacia are up 31% so far in 2014. * See the Top 60 brands and Top 340 models rankings by clicking on the title! * After detailed data for August, we now explore the year-to-date European sales charts to try and extract longer-term trends. If…
The VW Golf Sportsvan breaks into the European Top 30 this month. * See the Top 333 best-selling models and Top 55 brands by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after studying the Top 10 models and brands in Europe we now go into the…
First appearance of the new Jeep Cherokee in the South Korean rankings. * See the Top 190 All-models and Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Falkonz * 120,104 new cars were registered in South Korea in August. Brand-wise, below the 5 locals (Hyundai, Kia, GM-Chevrolet/Daewoo, SsangYong and Renault…
BMW X1 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As an appetiser for overall German sales data, I give you the Private Sales rankings. German Private Sales (PS) data is always a little controversial, as the definition of a private sale isn't 100% accurate. Are…
Dacia Dokker * See the Top 30 best-selling brands and Top 170 models by clicking on the title! Thanks Kaloyan * The Bulgarian new car market is up 3% year-on-year in September to an estimated 2,050 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 19,258 units, up 8% on 2013. One thing…
Dacia Logan * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * Thanks to a splendid August score (2,754 sales), the Dacia Logan overtakes the Hyundai Accent (also #2 this month) to claim the year-to-date pole position at 15,751 units vs. 15,679, aiming at a…