VW Up! * See the Top 150 best-selling models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in the Netherlands are down a painful 32% year-on-year in January to 48,036 registrations. Given January is traditionally the year's strongest month for the Dutch market, this doesn't bode…
BMW 5 Series * NOW UPDATED with the Top 35 All-brands ranking! Notice Dacia landing directly at #23 ahead of Fiat * * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * January is the most important month of the year for new car sales in Ireland…
Dacia Sandero * See the Top 200 best-selling models and Top 44 All-brands by clicking on the title! * The crisis continues in Spain, with new car sales down 10% year-on-year in January to 49,748 registrations, the first time January sales are below 50,000 units in 20 years. Huge surprise atop…
Opel Mokka * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Finnish new car market is down a horrid 28% year-on-year in January to 10,167 registrations. The Nissan Qashqai confirms it is the country's favourite vehicle and amazingly delivers its 7th consecutive month in pole…
Audi RS4 Avant * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Italians car buyers are some of the last in the world with the Swedish and Slovak to continue their love affair with Station Wagons (SW): most models in the Large segment are sold almost exclusively through that format.…
The UK is by far the Nissan Juke's strongest market in Europe. * See the Top 350 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * * See the Top 43 All-brands ranking here * If you're looking to upgrade your car there are plenty of high-quality new cars on the market. Like every…
BMW 3 Series * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Every quarter we now have our rendezvous with Californian new car sales, being the biggest market in the USA. Over the last quarter of 2012, the Californian new car market is up a whopping…
The DongFeng S30 is #1 in Venezuela this month... * See the full article by clicking on the title! * Now that most December data is in, it's time for our much anticipated World Roundup. Last month, all spotlights were on Brazil where Hyundai broke into the monthly models Top…
Hyundai Elantra * See the Top 185 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In spite of leading the monthly ranking for the third consecutive month in November, the Ford Focus still lags behind the Toyota Corolla year-to-date after 11 months in 2012 with 929,751 sales vs. 1,022,996. The…
Ford Focus * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * Now that November figures are all in, I can share with you the Top 150 most popular cars around the planet. Please note these are November figures, not December yet which will be published…
Ferrari 458 Italia. Picture by Bailey Smith Photography, all rights reserved. * See the Top 235 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * I am now able to share with you an exclusive models ranking for Monaco: you won't find this anywhere else on the web! The Mini is…
Porsche Carrera GT. Picture by Raphael Belly, all rights reserved. * See the Top 50 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * Thanks to a secret admirer of BSCB, I can share with you an exclusive all-brands ranking for the Principality of Monaco, one of the richest countries in…
Renault Clio * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * The Polish new car market is down 25% year-on-year in December to 24,707 registrations, bringing the Full Year 2012 total to 311,732 sales, down 3% on…
Ford Focus * See the Top 304 all-models ranking by clicking on the title! * The Chinese new Passenger Vehicle market slows down its growth in 2012 to a still very respectable 6% year-on-year to 14,682,215 units. The models pole position changes hands for the third consecutive year: after the…
The Subaru XV ranked #1 in Switzerland in August. * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Listen to my impressions on the 2012 Swiss car market and my predictions for 2013 during my interview on World Radio here. In 2012 new…