The Hyundai Tucson remains the favourite of Irish customers. After a solid start of the year, Irish new car sales stumble in February at -14.8% to 14,002 units. This is enough to pull the year-to-date tally into negative territory at -0.8% to 47,473. Strikingly, 10 of the Top 12 brands…
First Top 20 finish for the Fiat 600 at home. It's another disappointing result for the Italian new car market with February sales off -6.3% year-on-year to 137,922. This brings the year-to-date tally to 271,638, down -6.1% over the same period a year ago and -21% over pre-pandemic 2019. Private…
The MG ZS is the most popular vehicle in Spain in February. It's another sturdy month for new car sales in Spain, with February up 11% year-on-year to 90,327 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 8.4% to 162,643. The nation-wide volume is helped by replacement vehicles purchased in…
The Renault Kardian breaks its Colombian ranking record this month. 01/04 update: Now with Top 20 brands The Colombian new car market rallies back up 24.3% to 14,396 units. However let's keep in mind January 2024 was a particularly low reference base, marking the weakest January in 26 years. In…
The BYD Song Plus is the 2nd best-selling car in Moldova in January. CE Auto data shows a Moldovan new car market up 16.2% year-on-year in January to 589 sales. The Skoda Kodiaq (+100%) snaps the top spot for the first time since June 2023, but the big event is…
The VW Passat is the best-selling retail vehicle in China in January. Chinese retail sales of the selection of vehicles included in this update add up to 1,782,801, off -15.6% year-on-year due to an earlier date for the Lunar New Year. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both…
Lexus is up to an all-time high 7th place in January. The Polish new car market edges up 2.9% year-on-year in January to 43,340 registrations. Toyota (-9.9%) easily tops the brands ranking again but sees its share thaw to 20.2% vs. a very high year-ago basis of 23.1%. Skoda (+1.5%)…
The Kia Soluto is the best-selling vehicle in Ecuador in January. The Ecuadorian new car market drops -11.8% year-on-year in January to 8,240 registrations. This is the weakest January result since 2017. After celebrating 30 years in a row at #1, Chevrolet is hit hard this month with sales down…
Renewed for 2024, the Toyota Wigo is up to #5 this year. Discover 30 years of Philippines Historical Data here. It's a record market for new vehicle sales in the Philippines at 475,094 units (+7.5%), eclipsing the previous best of 473,943 reached in 2017. Toyota (+8.9%) tightens its grip on…
It’s now time to study the latest launches on the Chinese market, based on wholesales. This month we have 5 new models hitting Chinese roads, all Chinese. To fully understand the scope of the Chinese market, make sure you consult our Exclusive Guide to all 189 active Chinese Brands. 1.…
The Toyota Land Cruiser 70 takes the lead of the Ethiopian charts. For only the 2nd time in the history of BSCB we can share with you official data for Ethiopia. A total of 2,800 new cars were sold in the country in 2024. The Toyota Land Cruiser 70 obliterates…
The Toyota Hilux returns to the annual pole position in Thailand. Discover 35 years of Thai Historical Data here The Thai new light vehicle market continues to collapse in 2024 at -21.6% year-on-year to just 592,234 units. The Top 2 manufacturers improve their share however: Toyota (-10.3%) is up from…
The Denza D9 has landed in Indonesia. Slow start of the year for Indonesian new vehicle sales. Wholesales are down -11.7% year-on-year in January to 61,843 while retail sales are off -18.4% to 63,858. Toyota (+5.2%) goes against the negative market with a small year-on-year uptick leading it to a…
The BYD Seal U is up to 5th place overall in Turkiye. 68,654 new light vehicles found a buyer in Turkiye in January, a harsh -13.9% year-on-year drop on a record January 2024 (79,701). This month's volume is however the 2nd highest January in history. Renault (-15.8%) remains the most…
Fiat holds 21.2% of the Uruguayan market in January. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay edge up 2.8% year-on-year in January to 4,151 units. This is is the largest January volume in at least a decade. Fiat (+14.1%) improves on an already impressive year-ago performance to 21.2% share, its best…