The Range Rover Sport ranks #4 in Yemen so far this year. * See the Top 12 All-brands and Top 43 All-models by clicking on the title * In a country still torn apart by civil war, Yemeni new car sales implode by 82% year-on-year over the first 7 months…
The Hyundai Elantra is the most popular vehicle in Syria so far in 2016. * See the Top 5 All-brands and Top 20 All-models by clicking on the title * War-torn Syria sees its new car market crumble down 56% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2016 to 4.154…
Big Sur CA This is it! After 5.437 miles/8.750 km of driving, we've finally come to the end of our U.S. North to South adventure we started in Barrow Alaska (planes and boats were also involved). Today we cross into California at Lake Tahoe, slide into San Francisco, discover Big Sur and…
The Fiat Tipo is the #3 best-selling vehicle in Italy in August. Picture auto.cz * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 45 brands and Top 180 models * The July 2016 post has now been updated with the Top 180 models After marking a slight pause in July (+3%), the Italian new…
The new Super Duty variants should lift Ford F-Series sales even further up in the coming months. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 15 groups, Top 35 brands and Top 265 models * After dropping 3% in July, the Canadian new vehicle market confirms it may have peaked out with August…
The Honda HR-V leads the Singaporean sales charts in 2016. * See the Top 35 All-brands by clicking on the title * The Singaporean new car market continues to ride on lower prices of COE (Certificates of Entitlement), with August sales up a whopping 52% year-on-year to 7.100 units. This means…
Ford F-150 and the 1880 Eureka Opera House. In Nevada we've explored the Extraterrestrial Highway up to Area 51 - or the gate leading to it - as well as Highway 50, nicknamed the Loneliest Road in America. Today we zoom in on one of the tiny outposts along the…
Dacia Logan Taxi. Picture left-lane.com * See the Top 7 best-selling brands by clicking on the title * Whereas neighbour Algeria is coming to a standstill, the Moroccan new car market is hitting new records, with passenger car sales up a whopping 33.2% year-on-year over the first 8 months of 2016…
Hanging out with the local aliens near Area 51. I've got two car keys instead of one for Bob after our Zion episode, so we are all set to cross Nevada to the west. First stop: the elusive Area 51, then the Loneliest Road in America: Route 50. Fasten your seat belts! If…
Zion National Park UT Now that I know Bob is a closeted rallyman in a tradesman suit, I decided to reward my Ram 2500 crew cab with a short trip to Zion National Park back north in Utah. Turns out this would be the theatre of the most challenging episode of this…
The Dacia Sandero outsells the Renault Clio 2 to 1 with private buyers in August. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 50 All-brands, Top 270 models and Top 10 private sales * After dropping 10% in July, the French new car market is back in positive territory in August at +7% to 98.217…
Sunset on the Grand Canyon North Rim, AZ After crossing Utah from north to south, admiring a multitude of National Parks along the way, we now travel to the National Park that tops them all: Grand Canyon. Check out all previous iterations of this U.S. North to South photo series here as we…
The all-new VW Tiguan breaks into the NZ Top 20 in August. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 64 All-brands and Top 30 models * Another record month for new vehicle sales in New Zealand, up 13% year-on-year in August to 12.677, the best score for the month since 1984. Year-to-date,…
The Suzuki Vitara ranks #2 in Croatia both in July and August. * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * The Croatian new car market is up by a splendid 37% year-on-year in August to 2.365 registrations, lifting the year-to-date tally up…
Hyundai is now the #1 brand in Chile so far in 2016. * See the Top 50 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales in Chile gain a minimalistic 0.7% year-on-year in August to 24.544 units, meaning the year-to-date tally remains in positive territory at…