The Wuling Hongguang Mini EV reportedly sold 15.000 units in its first 20 days in market. The -4.2% drop over the first 20 days of the month by Chinese carmakers was a false alarm: according to preliminary data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new vehicle wholesales in…
The Renault Logan is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in August. The Colombian new vehicle market continues to its great run in 2019 with August deliveries up 8.7% to 23.305 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.3% to 162.419. Renault (+30.8%) reaffirms its newfound grip on the Colombian sales…
The Suzuki Vitara is back to #1 model in Hungary YTD. First market decline since last November in Hungary at -4.4% to 13.577 registrations, yet thanks to a very strong start of year the First Half volume is up 5.4% to 74.543 units. Brand leader and local producer Suzuki swims…
Brazilian Chery QQ * This is Part 2 of 5 in my series on Chinese carmakers abroad. See also Part 1 (Africa), Part 3 (Eastern Europe), Part 4 (Asia) and Part 5 (Mature markets) * If Chinese carmakers have started exporting to Africa in the early 00′s, they set foot in Latin America even earlier, with JAC starting…
The Toyota Corolla is now in pole position year-to-date in Saudi Arabia... * See the Top 180 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * As usual with a bit of delay we can explore the Gulf region, let’s start with Saudi Arabia, whose new car…
The Mitsubishi Attrage sells 2,806 units for its first month in Thailand. * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 25 brands by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Falkonz I can share with you much more detail about the Thai new car market today: a Top 50…
Mazda CX-5 * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to JKLN * As it has now become the norm on BSCB, I offer you today the German Private Sales (PS) charts as an appetiser to the overall models ranking, Always fascinating to look…
The new generation Corolla could help Toyota retain its worldwide crown in 2013... * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * Over the first half of 2013, Toyota just announced it sold 4.911 million vehicles worldwide, down 1.1% year on year but enough to keep the Japanese…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 44 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Australia continue on their record run, up a further 8% year-on-year in April to 85,117 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to a 356,765 units, up 5%…
Hyundai Elantra GT * NOW UPDATED with the Top 258 All-models and Top 40 brands! Click on title to see * New car sales in the US are up an excellent 8% year-on-year in April to 1,285,338 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 4,974,000 units, up a solid 7% on 2012.…
We could see Autobianchi return as early as 2014! * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * With the progression of Chinese carmakers worldwide, the rise and rise of low-cost brands following the tremendous success of Dacia over the last decade is one of the most fascinating…
I stand by the fact the Toyota Corolla is the best-selling model in the world in 2012. * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * On April 9, Ford announced that the Focus was the best-selling car in the world in 2012 with 1,020,410 sales vs. 872,774…
Hyundai Accent * See the Top 60 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Igor * The new car market in Ukraine stabilises in March at 20,254 registrations, down just o.4% on March 2012. However the year-to-date total is still down 7% on 2012 to…
Hyundai HB20 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * More limited data for now on Brazil as my traditional Fenavabre source has not been updated for a month. And the big event in March is once again the irremediable progression of the Hyundai HB20:…
Honda Stream and Toyota Alphard in Singapore, April 2013. On my way to the Manila Auto Show I had the luck to do a quick stopover in Singapore and as you can expect my eyes were locked on the streets... It's always a exhilarating feeling to see the sales rankings…