Ford Focus * Now updated with the Top 280 All-models and Top 35 best-selling brands! See title * If last month the effects of the China/Japan diplomatic tensions over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands could be felt, in October it becomes truly critical. Honda is down 54% year-on-year, Toyota down 44% and Nissan down 41%. In fact at…
Buick Verano * See the Top 277 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After exploring US October sales, as per the monthly routine on BSCB we are now going through the year-to-date rankings in a little more detail to try and extract longer term trends. Over the first…
Picture by Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty * See the full article by clicking on the title! * VW's sales in China are up 21% over the third quarter of 2012 to 704,991 vehicles, vs. 664,765 for General Motors. It is the first time in 8 years that Volkswagen manages to pass GM,…
The Hyundai Elantra Langdong sold 26,856 units in China in only 2 months. * See the Top 288 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Like every month now on BSCB, we go into the detail of the year-to-date models ranking for the 2 biggest markets in the world,…
Ford Focus * NOW UPDATED with the Top 283 All-models ranking! Click on title to see * The diplomatic tensions between China and Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands had a huge impact on the Chinese new car market this month. For the first time in 2012, passenger cars are down year-on-year at…
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…
Subaru XV * Click on the title to see the full article! * With most August data now out in the open, it’s time for our much awaited monthly rendezvous: the World roundup, now in its 6th instalment. Last month all eyes were on Ukraine where the Geely CK notched…
The Hyundai Verna is the biggest gainer in the Chinese Top 10 * See the Top 283 All-models Ranking by clicking on the title! * After the USA, we are now focusing on the year-to-date models ranking in the biggest car market in the world, China. With August sales up…
US sales of Toyota Camry Hybrid have gone up 5-fold * See the Top 45 All-models Ranking by clicking on the title! * After looking at the overall market, for the first time on BSCB we have a very close look at sales of Hybrid and Electric cars in the…
Toyota Prius MPV * See the Top 273 All-models Ranking by clicking on the title! * After exploring US August sales, let's now go in more detail through the year-to-date ranking. Over the first 8 months of 2012, the US new car market is up an extremely robust 15% to…
Ford Focus * NOW UPDATED with the Top 277 All-models Ranking! Click on title to see * For only the second time ever after last June, the Ford Focus takes the lead of the Passenger Cars ranking in China with 25,627 sales and is now up two spots to #5…
Chevrolet Volt * NOW UPDATED with the Top 263 best-selling models! Click on title to see * Who would have thought the US new car market would still be capable of 20% year-on-year growths? It is true this month with 1,285,202 new vehicle finding a home in the States, bringing the…
Could the Mokka reverse Opel's fortunes in Europe? * See Opel's press release by clicking on the title! * While Opel is losing ground in most European countries - except in the UK and Scotland where the Astra is kicking goals, it's encouraging to note the success of the Opel…
Chevrolet Sail * See the Top 280 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As it is now the tradition on BSCB, after exploring this month’s models ranking in China, we now put the spotlight on year-to-date sales to extract longer-term trends. Over the first 7 months of 2012,…