* See the Top 34 manufacturers and Top 225 All-models by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales start in negative territory in South Africa at -1% in January to 52,306 units. Passenger cars are down 4% but Light Commercial Vehicles up 6%. It would appear that the decline in…
The Chevrolet "El Dabbabah" TFR is the best-selling vehicle in Egypt in 2014. * See the Top 230 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * After a tumultuous year in 2013, the Egyptian new vehicle market is back on track in 2014 with sales back up a massive 50% to 292.893…
The BMW 5 Series is up to a fantastic 5th place in Finland. * See the Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title * Very difficult start of the year for the Finnish new car market, down a harsh 19% year-on-year in January to 10,209 registrations. In this depressed…
The VW Up is the best-selling nameplate in the Netherlands in January. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 268 All-models by clicking on the title * After 7 consecutive months of year-on-year decline, the Dutch new car market is up an encouraging 8% in January to 47,946 registrations. It's…
The Nissan Pulsar is inside the Irish Top 20 in January. * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 34 All-brands by clicking on the title * Ireland is the most time-sensitive new car market in the world, with January - when new licence plates are issued - traditionally…
The Seat Leon is the best-selling nameplate in Spain this month, just above the VW Golf. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 279 All-models by clicking on the title * The Spanish new car market starts the year all guns blazing: up a flamboyant 28% year-on-year in January to…
The new model lifts the VW Passat back onto the Swedish podium. * See the Top 221 All-models and Top 32 All-brands by clicking on the title * Excellent start of the year for new car sales in Sweden, up 9% in January to 20,408 registrations and marking 13 consecutive months…
The i20 enables Hyundai to double its sales year-on-year in France. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * The French new car market halts a streak of three consecutive months of year-on-year declines in January by improving 6% on a…
2014 is the year of the Small SUV in Europe: Renault Captur (+91% to #15), Peugeot 2008 (+125% to #23) and Opel Mokka (+79% to #29) all impress, only the Ford Ecosport disappoints. * See the Top 360 All-models and Top 60 All-brands by clicking on the title * Complete European…
Audi Q3 sales are up 113% in Finland in 2014. * See the Top 284 All-models and Top 44 All-brands rankings here * For the first time on BSCB I can share with you All-models and All-brands rankings for Finland over the Full Year 2014, giving us a unique insight…
The Skoda Octavia accounts for 7% of all new passenger cars sold in Hungary this month. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * The Hungarian new passenger car market is up 11% year-on-year in January to 4,898 registrations, up 18% to 6,254…
The JAC J5 is the 8th most produced vehicle in Iran this month. * See the Top 13 most produced models by clicking on the title * Iranian production figures are now in for January, roughly equivalent to Dey, the 10th month of the year 1393 in the Persian calendar…
The Opel Mokka reaches a best-ever #14 European ranking in December... * See the Top 345 All-models and Top 58 All-brands by clicking on the title * After exploring the Top 10 brands and models for December, it is now time to look at complete rankings. Brand-wise, Nissan (+30%), Seat…
Mercedes GLA * See the Top 150 best-selling models and Top 50 All-brands here * After exploring the Top 50 models and All-brands for Italy over the Full Year 2014, we can now extend the scope to the Top 150 models, where we can list down the most popular all-new…
Can the new model revive Ford Mondeo sales in Italy? * See the Top 160 best-selling models and Top 45 All-brands here * As is the tradition on BSCB with a one month-delay I can share with you much more detail on the Italian models ranking. Beyond the familiar Top…