The Peugeot 2008 II 3peats at #2, an all-time record ranking at home for the nameplate. At -3% year-on-year in September to 168.291 registrations, the French new car market puts a dreadful August (-19.8%) in the rearview mirror, but can't quite match the positive scores of June (+1.2%), and July (+3.9%).…
The Suzuki Baleno repeats at #1 in Chile. New vehicle sales in Chile drastically reduce their fall from -42.4% in August to -15.9% in September, with the 31.897 units sold this month representing the largest volume since pre-pandemic January (32.104). According to local manufacturers association ANAC, commercial vehicles continue to…
The VW ID.3 holds 12.8% of the Norwegian market in September. In September the Norwegian new car market looks to put a dreadful 2020 so far in its rear view market, with volumes surging 39.4% year-on-year to 15.552, leading to a year-to-date tally down -13.8% to 95.350. Thanks to a…
Subaru sales in Hong Kong more than double year-on-year in Jul. . The Hong Kong new light vehicle market ends a streak of six consecutive months of double-digit declines in August but still drops -9.3% year-on-year to 3.086. This means the year-to-date tally is now down -33.8% to 14.985. Toyota…
First pole position at home for the new generation Seat Leon. As the country is engulfed in a second coronavirus wave triggering the return partial lockdowns, notably in the capital Madrid, the Spanish new car market continues to worsen with September volumes down -13.5% year-on-year to 70.729 registrations following a…
The VW Tiguan is up to a record 4th place in Ukraine in August. The Ukrainian new car market brutally ends a run of two consecutive months of gains in August at -15.6% year-on-year to 6.970 registrations leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.8% to 52.506. Renault (-6.2%) and Toyota (-2.3%)…
The Toyota RAV4 is #1 in Iceland in August. After an excruciating 6 year hiatus, monthly updates for Iceland are back on BSCB thanks to a tip from one of our local readers Ingólfur, and this time it's not just an All-brands ranking bit also a complete All-models. Given this…
The Isuzu D-Max remains firmly in control of the Thai market. 12/10 update: Now with sub-compact hatch models data. 05/10 update: Now with compact SUV models data. 03/10 update: Now with sub-compact SUV models data. Despite having long brilliantly controlled the spread of Covid-19, the Thai new car market remains…
JAC breaks its ranking record in Kazakhstan in August to #7. New car sales in Kazakhstan celebrate a fourth straight month of year-on-year upticks in August at a spectacular +50.3% year-on-year to 9.608 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 17% to 53.266. Hyundai (+33.7%) reclaims the brands pole position for…
The Fiat 500L signs its first win of 2020 in Serbia. Based on data shared by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market is down -17.2% year-on-year in August to 2.320 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume down -27.9% to 17.555 units. The locally-produced Fiat 500L…
The Skoda Scala scores its first Bosnian podium. Picture radiosarajevo.ba According to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market drops -13.4% year-on-year in August to 590 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -28.1% to 5.319. The Skoda Octavia (-26.7%) remains the most popular vehicle in…
The Mitsubishi Space Star soars to 2nd place in North Macedonia in August. Based on data by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia flip back into negative in August at -32.1% to 412 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -34.4% to 3.224. The Citroen…
Peugeot sales are up 32.5% in July and 0.2% in August in Slovakia. In July, new car sales in Slovakia slow their far to -12.5% year-on-year to 8.262 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -31.3% to 42.277. Brand leader Skoda (+2.7%) bucks the negative and posts the only year-on-year…
The Nissan Juke is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in August. As we detailed in our Europe August 2020 update, Cyprus is the only European market in positive in August at +14.1% and 729 registrations according to our data partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT. This brings the year-to-date tally to 6.677 units,…
Haval has introduced its largest SUV to-date, called Big Dog (no joke). According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA), retail sales of locally-made Passenger Vehicles in China shoot up 8.8% year-on-year in August to 1.728.000 units, posting the largest increase since May 2018 for the second month in a row…