The Renault Kangoo is the best-selling vehicle in Algeria this month. * See the Top 5 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * After a one month-hiatus, Algeria is back on BSCB with August figures and a surprise leader in the models ranking: now that the new…
The Fiat 500L cements its Serbian market leadership. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Based on data shared by Central European market data specialists CE Auto, the Serbian new car market is up a shiny 15% year-on-year in August to 1.669 registrations, lifting the year-to-date…
* See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Bosnia are down 13% year-on-year in August to 483 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still in positive territory at +3% year-on-year to 4.641 units. The Skoda Octavia reclaims the pole position it…
Suzuki Vitara * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * According to data published by Central European market data specialists CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova continue their freefall at -32% year-on-year in August to 202 registrations, pulling the year-to-date total down 26% to just…
The Toyota Wigo breaks into the Filipino Top 5 in July. * See the Top 160 best-selling models by clicking on the title * New car sales in the Philippines seem to be slowing their record-breaking growth pace in July at +5% year-on-year to 24.854 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total up…
Citroen 2CV and Renault Captur in Cannes, France. Today I can share with you a Photo Report on the car landscape of the South of France, covering the French Riviera from Cannes to Monaco via Nice but also the hinterland with towns such as Grasse, Gourdon, Cipières, Gréolières, Coursegoules, Escragnolles…
Audi revealed the new generation A4 in Frankfurt Yesterday I had the privilege to interview Xavier Benoit, Head of Communications at Audi France. As is the tradition on BSCB, the focus was on sales performance and strategies. Here are the best bits: BSCB: Audi France sales are up 4% so…
Toyota Corolla Altis in Singapore October 2007 Historical data spanning the past decade is now available on BestSellingCarsBlog. If you have access to any information prior to 2006 and models data after 2009, please make sure you get in touch! All the direct links to the annual articles are below. Singapore…
On 4th January 1961, the British automotive industry reached a very important landmark: the one millionth unit of the Morris Minor was produced, the first time production of a million vehicles of the same basic design was reached in Britain. On 28th June 2011, the one millionth Nissan Qashqai was…
The Ford F-Series remains the most popular vehicle in Canada in 2010. Now with All-brands and All-models rankings instead of the Top 50 models. New light vehicle sales in Canada recover somewhat in 2010 at +6.6% to 1.558.487 registrations, still the lowest volume since 2004. Ford (+18.6%) posts a stunning…
Over 600.000 Saipa Pride were produced in Iran in 2010. According to the Iran Vehicles Manufacturers Association (IVMA), 1.367.014 cars and 196.752 light commercial vehicles were produced in Iran in 2010 for a total of 1.563.766 units, making it one of the Top 10 car markets in the world. Saipa…
One model is head and shoulders above the competition in Peru: the Toyota Yaris, with the sedan being the preferred version. It delivers 2,564 sales in just 4 months, or 12.4% of the market. The Kia Rio comes in 2nd at 5.5%, ahead of the Toyota Corolla at 4.2%. Top…
Two models fight it out for the first place in Chile: the Chevrolet Aveo is first in January 2010 with 1,094 sales and 5.6% of the market, just ahead of the Hyundai Accent at 1,030 sales and 5.2%. The Chevrolet Spark takes the 3rd place with 3.7%. The first 4WD…
Chevrolet dominates the Colombian car sales and places the Aveo first with 13,870 registrations and 12.1% of the market (vs. 13.5% in 2009), and the Spark 2nd with 6,502 sales and 5.7%. In third, the Renault Sandero, helped by the Stepway version (pictured below), gets a solid 4.7% market share,…
The Lithuanian car market has been severely hit by the economic crisis: after dropping by 66% in 2009, it contracts by another 26% over the 1st Semester 2010 at 3,553 sales, and by 22% in June at 723 sales. Given the small size of the market, the models ranking is…