The Kia K5 breaks into the Russian Top 25 for the first time in October. The Russian new light vehicle market is up a robust 7% year-on-year in October to 154.164 units: that's the largest year-on-year gain of any month in 2020, eclipsing July (+6.8%). Note BMW and Mercedes now…
The Datsun on-GO is off to a great start in Russia. * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After dropping 26% in August and 20% in September, the Russian new car market is down 'only' 10% in October to 211,365 deliveries, thanks to the combined effect of…
Lada Granta in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia – September 2013 After reaching record levels in 2012, the Russian car market dropped by 5% in 2013. It seemed to have stopped its fall over the first Quarter of 2014 but April sales showed an 8% decline, potentially handicapped by the economic sanctions imposed…
The new generation Corolla helped Toyota keeps its worldwide crown in 2013. * See the Top 20 best-selling manufacturers by clicking on the title! * In 2013, 84.1 million new vehicles found a buyer worldwide which is a new all-time record, up 5% on 2012 and actually the 4th consecutive record-breaking…
Dongfeng Fengshan H30 Cross. PSA could use Dongfeng's Fengshan brand as its low-cost option. * Check out Part 2 of this Special Report on French manufacturers here * Lately there has been a lot of talk, speculation, and actual structural changes within both French car manufacturers, Renault and PSA Peugeot-Citroen,…
Lada Granta * See the Top 25 best-selling models and All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * The Russian new car market significantly slows down its year-on-year growth in November at just +0.4% to 240,322 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 2,681,985 units, still up a very healthy 12% on…
1959 Pontiac Catalina * See the Full Article by clicking on the title! (and enjoy) * Over the last 2 years I have been writing this blog and the last 25 years I have been fascinated by car sales around the globe, there has been a few things I haven't got…