One in 4 Lexus ES sold in the US this month is a hybrid * Now including Ford C-Max sales figures * * See the Top 44 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After looking at overall September and 9 months 2012 US models ranking, let's get into sales…
The Mazda CX-5 has become 2012's best-selling all-new model in the USA * See the Top 277 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * After exploring US September sales, as is now the tradition on BSCB let's go through the year-to-date rankings in a little more detail to try…
Mercedes B Class * See the Top 302 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * The European recession has now caught up with Germany as well, with new car sales down 11% year-on-year in September to 250,082 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 2,358,798 units, down 2% on…
VW Jetta * See the 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Turkey is as usual making August figures available a little later and for the second month in a row the Turkish new car market bucks the general European trend and is up 6% year-on-year to 41,236…
Kia Optima * NOW UPDATED with the All-models Top 265 best-selling models! Click on title to see * New car sales in the USA are up a very healthy 13% year-on-year in September to 1,188,865 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 10,899,949 units, up 14.5% on 2011. Brand-wise, with 100,694 units sold…
BMW 3 Series * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Imports sales in Japan are published every Quarter by a separate organisation, the Japan Automobile Importers Association. 26,510 new imported passenger cars were sold in September, up 2% year-on-year and bringing the year-to-date total…
Fiat 500L * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 50 best-selling models! Click on title to see * Italian new car sales fall deeper into recession in September, down 25% year-on-year to 110,346 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,096,408 units, down 20% on 2011. The podium is 100% Fiat…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 70 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * I wish I could finally give you good news about the Greek new car market, but unfortunately it is still not the case in September, with sales down 42% year-on-year to 3,463 registrations, bringing the…
The Dodge Durango is up 42 spots on last month to rank #59 in the Gulf region. * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Gulf Cooperation Council is composed of the sates bordering the Persian Gulf: Saudi Arabia,Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. In August new car…
Nissan Sunny * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * The Qatari new car market is up 22% year-to-date in August to 6,346 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 54,362 units, up a huge 38% on 2011. The Toyota Hilux leads…
Nissan Patrol * See the Top 140 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * The Kuwaiti new car market is up 24% year-on-year both in August to 11,189 registrations, and year-to-date at 90,654 units. For the 6th time in 2012, the Toyota Prado is the…
The new gen Nissan Tiida has been on sale since 2011 in China but not in Taiwan yet. * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Taiwanese new car sales are down 33% year-on-year to 21,984 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 274,545 units, down…
Toyota Hilux. Picture by Abdulmalik Al-Sabeg, all rights reserved. (click to enlarge) * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * New car sales in the United Arab Emirates are up another spectacular 36% year-on-year in August to 27,300 registrations, bringing the…
VW Polo Vivo * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in South Africa slow down their growth in September, up 'only' 1% year-on-year to 55,097 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 466,918 units, up a still very respectable 10% on 2011.…
Renault Clio 4. Picture by L'Argus, all rights reserved. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 200 best-selling models! Click on title to see * The French new car market is now behaving dangerously similarly to the Italian and Spanish ones, down 18% year-on-year in September to 136,859 registrations, the biggest fall…