BMW X5 * See the Top 5 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to DC * Andorra, aka the Principalty of the Valleys of Andorra, is located in the Pyrenees mountains inbetween France and Spain and is one of the smallest countries in the world, home of…
The Hyundai i20 is up to a record #4 in August while the Suzuki Swift is down to #41 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Serious labour unrest at the Manesar Maruti plant means the Indian new car market is turned completely upside down…
Opel Astra * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition, new car sales figures for Turkey are available a little later than others. After 11 consecutive months of decline and for the first time since July 2011, the Turkish car market is…
Peugeot 208 * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Sales of new Light Commercial Vehicles are down 16% year-on-year in France in August to 19,234 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 257,252 units, down 7% on 2011. While the Renault Kangoo hangs on to…
Opel Astra * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Italy is one of the last countries in the world with Sweden and Slovakia where Station Wagons (SW) have remained highly popular which is why there is a monthly update about it on BSCB. However over the last few…
Toyota Hilux * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Australian new car market continues on its insolent good run, up 6% year-on-year in August to 93,552, bringing the year-to-date total to 728,047 units, up 9% on 2011 and still on target to break…
VW Golf * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Traditionally new car sales in Ireland slip down through the year, with January being the strongest month of the year and December the weakest. 2012 is no exception, with registrations down to 3,098 in August…
Nissan Qashqai * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Finnish new car sales don't seem to want to recover from the April 1 tax hike, down again by 25% year-on-year in August to 7,429 registrations and bringing the year-to-date total to 79,815 units, down…
Mitsubishi Mirage * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * Note this is not August 2012 sales figures yet, but a more detailed look at overall July sales of both passenger and Kei cars split by version, to see how the…
VW Passat * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Swedish new car sales are falling into recession a little bit more each month, now down 14% year-on-year in August to 21,065 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 181,774 units, down 10% on 2011. The…
Proton now refuse to share sales data in Malaysia, saying it is against the law... * See the original Motor Trader Malaysia article by clicking on the title! * If you are a regular BSCB reader you would have noticed that Malaysian car sales data usually comes pretty late in…
Nissan Pathfinder * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * For once, Iceland is the first cab off the rank this month with August sales figures hot from the press, which means someone at us.is took the trouble of coming to work during the weekend to…
The 2013 Toyota Auris hatchback will be sold under the Corolla nameplate in some markets. * See the original The Truth About Cars article by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Bertel * Over the 24 hours the automotive world has witnessed a little battle between Ford and Toyota…
Dacia Lodgy * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Down 8% year-on-year to just 70,000 registrations in 27 days, this is shaping up to be the worst month of August in France in no less than 35 years... Peugeot looks like it will lead…
Could the Mokka reverse Opel's fortunes in Europe? * See Opel's press release by clicking on the title! * While Opel is losing ground in most European countries - except in the UK and Scotland where the Astra is kicking goals, it's encouraging to note the success of the Opel…