The Fiat 500L nabs its first Serbian win in 18 months. Thanks to our Central European partner CE Auto, we can share with you today Serbian sales data for November: down -11.6% year-on-year to 2.236 which leads to a year-to-date tally up 4.6% to 31.743. Once the uncontested best-seller in Serbia (2013 and…
The Opel Astra is up to #2 in Bosnia in November. According to data share with us by our partner CE Auto, new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina sink -15.1% year-on-year to just 762 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -1.5% to 10.081. The Skoda Octavia (-24.2%) easily…
The Kia Sportage is #1 in North Macedonia in November. According to our Eastern European partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia are almost perfectly stable in November at -0.2% or 1 unit year-on-year to 484 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 21.9% to 6.568. The Kia Sportage…
Jetour retail sales soar 76.2% year-on-year in China in November. After studying Chinese wholesales (factory shipments to dealerships) for November, it's time to get into retail sales (registrations to end customers), our second complete monthly coverage of the Chinese market to "keep'em honest". Indeed wholesales can be artificially inflated by…
The GAC Aion S breaks into the New Energy Top 5 for the first time. New Energy vehicles is a Chinese expression to describe EVs, PHEVs, FCEVs and non-rechargeable hybrids. Retail sales of such vehicles tumble down -21.7% year-on-year in November to 108.955 units, ,leading to a year-to-date tally up…
The Tesla Model 3 breaks its Chinese monthly volume record in November. Complete Chinese imports data is now available for November, BSCB being the only media outside of China to report on these figures monthly. The market stabilises once again in November at -0.8% to 99.667 units, in line with…
Xanadu the Hyundai i30 in Warrumbungle National Park. A few months ago we took the best-selling car in the world, the Toyota Corolla, on an Australian Outback test drive to see whether it deserved its prestigious title. It did. We were impressed by the new generation's safety features and even…
MG sales are up 31.1% in a market down -16.2%. New vehicle sales in Thailand endure a 6th consecutive year-on-year drop and 2nd double-digit one in the past 3 months in November at a ghastly -16.2% to 79.299 registrations. This is the largest year-on-year fall since May 2015 (-19%), tilting the year-to-date…
Proton sales double year-on-year in November. New vehicle sales in Malaysia soar 8.9% year-on-year in November to 52.584 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now down just -0.2% to 549.445. Perodua (-3.3%) goes against the grain, falling to 38.8% share vs. 40.4% so far in 2019 whereas Proton (+100.1%) exactly doubles…
The Accent (+124.5%) helps push Hyundai to a new share record. The Kazakh new vehicle market enjoys an 8th double-digit year-on-year gain in the past 9 months in November with registrations soaring +33.2% to 7.579 units and lifting the year-to-date tally up 13.1% to 66.440. Hyundai (+62.8%) breaks its share…
The Nissan Versa breaks its Mexican share record for the 2nd straight month. New light vehicle sales in Mexico endure a 29th year-on-year drop in the past 30 months in November at -7% to 124.819 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -7.6% year-to-date at 1.187.474. After ending a streak of…
Mercedes sales surge 55.7% in a market down -25%. The Singaporean new car market continues to skid down in November at -25% to 5.075 units and is now down -9.1% for the year at 67.543. Toyota (-21.4%) manages a second consecutive monthly win but stays 2.600 sales below Honda (-0.1%)…
The T99 is the third Bestune nameplate to be launched in one year. After exploring Chinese November wholesales, we can now follow the tradition of detailing the all-new locally-produced launches for the month. This way you can keep up-to-the-minute on the fastest-evolving automotive market in the world. The recent Chengdu and…
The VW Tayron hits a 6th consecutive all-time record volume in November. New China wholesales endure an excruciating 17th straight month of year-on-year decline but for the 2nd month in a row the dip is the smallest since the market started falling in July 2018 at just -3.6% to 2.457.000 units. This means…
The VW T-Roc is stuck at a record 5th place in Greece. The Greek new car market gains 8.3% year-on-year in November to 7.464 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.6% to 107.512, the best result since 2010. At #1, Toyota (-10.3%) is with Opel (-9%) the only Top 10…