Mercedes sales gain 15.9% in Singapore in February. After surging 48% in January, new light vehicle sales in Singapore fall back to earth in February at -4% year-on-year to 5.010 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 23% to 13.267. Toyota (including Lexus) reclaims the brands top spot thanks to sales…
The Dacia Duster hits a new ranking record in Poland this month. New light vehicle sales in Poland gain 4.4% in February to 48.940 units including light commercials, leading to a YTD tally up 2.4% to 100.248. Brand leader Skoda (-0.8%) edges down but remains on top at 11.6% share,…
The Skoda Fabia is the best-seller at home in February. It's a 6th consecutive year-on-year drop in the Czech Republic with February registrations down 6.7% to 18.847 leading to a year-to-date tally down 12.2% to 38.125. Homegrown leader Skoda (+2.3%) defies the negative for the month but remains down 10.2%…
Dacia remains the most popular carmaker in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian new car market stabilises in February at +0.3% to 3.136 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 3.5% to 6.582. Dacia (+35.2%) posts a fantastic score to improve its footprint on the market to 13.1% share, eclipsing Renault (-7.5%) once again…
The National Museum of History in Tirana, Albania, is a vibrant reminder of the country's Communist past. This is Part 5 of our swift adventure with the Dacia Logan, you can see Part 1: Romania, Part 2: Serbia here, Part 3: Bosnia & Herzegovina here and Part 4: Montenegro here. Today we will…
The Tesla Model 3 has finally landed in the home of EVs: Norway. Breaking with the rest of Scandinavia, in February Norwegian new car sales manage their first year-on-year gain since last September at a very sturdy +9% to 11.106 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 3.7% to 20.110. Volkswagen…
The Ford Focus is up 110.1% year-on-year in a market down 11.4% Much like neighbouring Sweden, Finnish new car sales remain embroiled in a post-WLTP depression, with February (-11.4% at 7.952) marking the 5th double-digit year-on-year drop in the past 6 months, and 6 negative months in as many months.…
The VW Golf is the best-selling nameplate in Sweden in February. New car sales in Sweden endure an 8th consecutive double-digit year-on-year drop in February at -14.9% to just 23.146 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down 13.1% to 43.624. Homegrown market leader Volvo (-32.7%) is hit particularly hard but remains…
Consult 5 years of Papua New Guinea Historical Data here Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of the world’s least explored nations culturally and geographically. It occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea north of Australia, with the western half forming the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua. PNG is home to 8.1 million inhabitants,…
The Toyota Hilux easily wins the Fijian models pole position in 2018. Consult 5 years of Fiji Historical Data here. Fiji is a South Pacific archipelago composed of 332 islands and more than 500 islets located about 2.000 km (1.300 mi) north of New Zealand. Almost 90% of the 900.000 inhabitants…
The Toyota Hiace is the most popular vehicle in Samoa in 2018. Consult 5 years of Samoa Historical Data here. Samoa corresponds to the western part of the Samoan Islands, the Eastern part being American Samoa. It is home to 192.342 inhabitants, with the two main islands being Upolu - hosting…
The Toyota Tacoma tops the American Samoan sales charts in 2018. This article was updated with the Top 20 All-models. Consult 5 years of American Samoa Historical Data here. Not to be confused with Samoa covered in separate updates, American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the…
The Isuzu D-Max is estimated to be the best-selling vehicle in the Solomon Islands in 2018. Consult 5 years of Solomon Islands Historical Data here. The Solomon Islands are located east of Papua New Guinea and composed of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands stretching 1.500 km (930 mi). Solomon is…
The Toyota Hiace is the best-selling vehicle in Tonga in 2018. Consult 5 years of Tonga Historical Data here. Our exclusive South Pacific islands coverage returns on BSCB. Tonga is a Polynesian archipelago composed of 177 islands spread over 700.000 km2 (270.000 sq mi) and stretching over 800 km (500 mi)…
Hyundai-Kia is the only Top 10 group to manage a double-digit gain in February. Canadian new light vehicle sales celebrate a sad milestone in February: a full year, or 12 consecutive months, of year-on-year declines at -2.1% to 123.341 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down 3.8% to 234.465. According to local…