Both the Renault Mégane and Peugeot 308 are inside the French Top 8 so far. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * Is this good news? The French new car market is up by an extremely shy 0.2% year-on-year in March after…
Iran is the best performing market in the Top 50 this year. Photo © Ricardo Fernandez * See the Top 50 biggest car markets in the world by clicking on the title! * Thanks to the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA), I can share with you the overall Full Year 2014 sales figures…
Opel Mokka * NOW UPDATED with the Top 200 best-selling models - Click on title to see * The Hungarian new light vehicle market is up a robust 23% year-on-year in 2014 to 83,413 registrations including LCVs. Ford dominates with 13% share above Opel at 12.2% and Volkswagen at 8.5%…
The VW Passat hits its highest European ranking since August 2012. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * For the second month in a row, the recovery in European new car sales is stronger than expected with a 8% year-on-year surge in…
The Nissan Qashqai is up to #9 in France so far in March. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * March is traditionally the second biggest month for new car sales in France below June, so it is a critical time to…
The MG GS Rui Teng is one of the best Chinese designs so far. * See the Top 350 All-local models by clicking on the title. Pricing info from Carnewschina * As is the tradition on BSCB, we first explore the monthly Chinese ranking, then detail the all-new models that make their entrance in the…
The VW Lamando found 10,153 buyers in China this month. * See the Top 350 All-local models by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales in China remain robust in February despite the Lunar New Year holiday (Feb. 18-24), up 6% year-on-year to 1.4 million, once again lifted…
Iran Khodro Dena * See the Top 9 most produced models by clicking on the title * As it has been the case since BSCB started following the Iranian market a decade ago, only production figures are available, however giving a very good idea of the market situation in the…
The Toyota Corolla is #1 in Singapore for the first time since 2006. * See the Top 50 All-brands by clicking on the title * The main development in the 2014 Singaporean new car market is the lowering of prices of Certificates of Entitlements (the right to register a new car)…
The Clio lifts Renault up to 12.5% share this month in Portugal. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 204 All-models by clicking on the title * The Portuguese new car market is catching up on lost time and continues to lodge extravagant growth rates: +36% year-on-year in February…
The Jaguar F-Type cracks the Top 150 at home over the period. * See the Top 360 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * We are catching up on lost time with UK sales data: today I can give you a Top 360 All-models ranking for the first 9 months…
The Honda HR-V cracks the Indonesian Top 5 for its 2nd month in market... * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title * The Indonesian new car market clearly marks a pause in 2015 with February sales down a worrying 21% year-on-year to just 88,738 registrations,…
Suzuki affirms itself as the new market leader in Uruguay. * See the Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title * New car sales in Uruguay are down 13% year-on-year in February to 3,972 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 7,930 units, down 10% on 2014. We are now…
The new generation Chevrolet Tahoe has just launched in Chile. * See the Top 60 All-brands by clicking on the title * Depressing times for new light vehicle sales in Chile: down another 29% year-on-year in February to 18,223 registrations after plunging by 30% in January. The year-to-date total stands…
The GMC Sierra is now #4 year-to-date in Canada. * UPDATED - See the Top 253 models, Top 34 brands and Top 15 groups * Nothing is stopping the Canadian new light vehicle market's progression: up another 3% both in February at 109,248 registrations and year-to-date at 208,299 deliveries. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles…