Almost brand-new Toyota Camry taxi at Dubai Airport. I had the opportunity to take an extra-quick drive in Dubai during a layover at the Airport, here are a few snapshots. As it as 3am when I "visited", there wasn't much traffic in town, and the few observations I made of…
The Renault Logan is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in July. Outstanding month for new vehicle sales in Colombia, up 18.3% year-on-year in July to 22.904 units, its largest uptick so far this year, which leads to a YTD volume up 4.7% to 139.114. In the brands ranking, Renault (+60.2%)…
The Smart Fortwo is up 8-fold year-on-year to #8 overall in France. French weekly data is back just in time for summer, and over the first week of August the market slides down -0.8%. Keep in mind these rankings need to be taken with a grain of salt as they…
The Isuzu D-Max breaks into the South African Top 5 for the first time. New vehicle sales in South Africa continue to slide at -3.8% year-on-year in July to 46.077, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.7% to 303.701. Toyota (-21%) is hit hard but conformably remains atop the manufacturers…
The new Xpander sends Mitsubishi sales up 5-fold year-on-year. The Vietnamese new vehicle market surges 24.2% year-on-year to 26.666 units, marking a third consecutive month of double-digit gains and leading to a YTD volume up 23.4% to 181.515. Brand leader Toyota (+72.7%) grows exactly 3 times faster than the market…
Chery (+866.7%) is back into the Uruguayan sales charts. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay confirm they are on the mend with a 2nd consecutive year-on-year gain, and a very impressive one at that: +30.7% to 3.565 units, yet due to a particularly drab start of the year the YTD…
The Toyota C-HR has finally landed in New Caledonia. No sign of improvement for the new car market in New Caledonia, a French Overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia: -21.3% year-on-year in July to just 675 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume now dow -13.6% to 4.210 units. Toyota (+12.6%) absolutely…
The VW T-Cross breaks into the Austrian Top 5 for the first time. Picture meinbezirk.at The Austrian new car market is almost immobile in July at -0.06% year-on-year to 31.454 registrations, an outstanding performance in itself even July 2018 volume were boosted up 13.5% by pre-WLTP sales. The YTD volume…
Renault Captur sales soar +132.1% in July in Romania. New car sales in Romania enjoy a fantastic 8th consecutive month of double-digit gains and the largest yet in July at a mammoth +52.6% year-on-year to 23.206 units, lifting the YTD volume up 26% to 94.826. Homegrown brand leader Dacia (+50.6%)…
Toyota Corolla sales surge 71.8% in New Zealand in July. New vehicle sales in New Zealand are down for the third straight month in July at -3.3% year-on-year to 11.897 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -5.2% to 87.510. Passenger cars are down -2.1% in July to 2.689 and…
The VW Tayron is the third best-selling SUV in China in July. Factory shipments to dealerships, or wholesales, continue to decline in China with July marking 13 consecutive negative months but at -4.3% to 1.808.000 units, this is the slimmest year-on-year drop since the Chinese market abruptly started to hit…
Djibouti is a new addition to BSCB. Picture by Francisco Anzola. All rights reserved. Exclusive total volumes over Q1 and H1 2019 are now available for no less than 45 African markets. Algeria seems to be on the mend with a 37.5% Q1 surge, but all other Top 5 markets are…
The Nissan Qashqai is #1 in Northern Ireland for only the 2nd time in the past 4 years. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you today the Top 10 best-sellers for all UK nations in July. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Poland for the 3rd month in a row. In July, new light vehicle sales in Poland gain a further 5.3% year-on-year on an already boosted July 2018 to 54.707 units including light commercials, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.9% to 367.931.…
The Focus (+146.4%) helps Ford up 26.8% in July. 12/08/2019 update: Now with the Top 50 private sales models. Great result for German new car sales in July, up 4.7% year-on-year to 332.788 units even though July 2018 volumes were artificially boosted by pre-WLTP stock clearances. When comparing with July…