Lars posing in front of the Heddal Stave Church in southern Norway. Following up on last year's test drive of a Volvo XC90 to North Cape, Volvo Sweden was so kind as to loan me a second car this year to explore the south-western coast of Norway and all its spectacular…
Mercedes is the only carmaker posting double-digit gains in the Top 10 this month. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 35 brands, Top 10 private sales and Top 270 models * The French new car market maintains itself in positive territory for the fifth consecutive month with September sales up 1.1%…
The Honda CR-V ranks third in Taiwan this month. Picture u-car.com.tw * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 75 models by clicking on the title * After a seven-month hiatus, Taiwan is back on BSCB with complete Top 10 brands and Top 75 models for each month since…
Honda gains 5% in a market down 15%. * See the Top 40 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * The Malaysian new car market is down a harsh 15% year-on-year in September to 40.981 registrations, however the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +1.7% to 425.711 units. Brand…
The Opel Corsa is up to 2nd place in Serbia in September. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 10 models by clicking on the title * According to data shared with us by our partner CE Auto, new car sales in Serbia are down 1.2% year-on-year in September to 1.921…
The Skoda Octavia is #1 in Bosnia & Herzegovina in September. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Thanks to our partnership with CE Auto, Bosnian sales data is now available on BSCB. The market is down 13.3% year-on-year in September to 684 units, yet…
The Renault Master is the best-selling vehicle in Moldova in September. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Thanks to our partnership with CE Auto, we can share with you today September data for Moldova, a market up a whopping 41.3% year-on-year to 588 registrations,…
The Nissan Qashqai leaps up to 2nd place overall in Europe: a record. * See the Top 50 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Europe are down 2.2% to 1.461.683 units in September, pulled into negative by a poor performance in the…
The Wuling Hongguang V is up 91% this month, single-handedly lifting the minivan segment. * See the Top 45 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Thanks to our partnership with Chinese consultancy outlet Cedars, we can share with you today September LCV data for China. LCV sales (<3.5T) are unusually…
Kia is oblivious to the overall gloom with sales up 27% to a record 6.4% share in Mexico. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 215 All-models by clicking on the title * This is it: with a fifth year-on-year decline in the past six months in September at…
The Honda CR-V leaps up to #2 overall in Vietnam this month. * See the Top 20 All-manufacturers and Top 55 models by clicking on the title * The Vietnamese new vehicle market is down a harsh 20% year-on-year in September to 21.216 registrations, pulling the year-to-date total down 7.3%…
First Swiss Top 10 ranking for the Skoda Kodiaq. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 323 All-models by clicking on the title * The Swiss new car market is down 6.2% year-on-year in September to 24.520 registrations, pulling the year-to-date total back in negative at -0.3% to 231.483…
The Mazda CX-5 is the best-selling SUV in Colombia this month. Picture elcarrocolombiano.com * See the Top 30 best-selling brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * No sign of improvement for new car sales in Colombia, down another 9.7% year-on-year in September to 19.320 registrations which…
Maxus is up 12-fold year-on-year in Chile thanks to the arrival of the T60 pickup. * See the Top 50 All-brands by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales in Chile are up 9.5% year-on-year in September to 35.458 units, which is the largest monthly volume for any month…
The Toyota Avanza holds 11.2% of the Indonesian market so far this year. * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Indonesia are down 6% year-on-year in September to 87.645 units, yet the year-to-date total remains in positive at +2.5% to 803.140…