The Maruti Alto hits its highest volume in 8 months in India. * See the Top 15 brands and Top 60 models by clicking on the title * Indian new car sales sign their 4th consecutive month of year-on-year gains at +9% in February to 227,614 deliveries for the 15…
The Kia Picanto is the best-selling nameplate in the Netherlands in February and year-to-date. * See the Top 250 All-models and Top 38 All-brands by clicking on the title * Now in its third year, the Dutch market is skewed by preferential pricing attributed to the most eco-friendly variants of some models.…
* 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…
Toyota Yaris (Chinese model shown) * NOW UPDATED with the Top 193 All-models and Top 40 All-brands * Catastrophic year for new car sales in Thailand: as soon as the government's "first car" incentive program was ditched in mid-2013, the market has fallen back to 2011 levels. If a very strong first…
The Datsun GO sold 13,079 units in 10 months in India. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * After surprisingly halting by -7% in 2013, the Indian new car market is back in positive territory in 2014, up 3% to 2,540,750…
The Smart Forfour lands directly inside the Italian Top 100 in November. * See the Top 175 best-selling models by clicking on the title * As is the tradition on BSCB I can now give you more detail about the Italian models ranking for November with data expanding from the…
The Mercedes C-Class is now leader year-to-date in its segment at home. * UPDATED See the Top 332 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title * New car sales in Germany are down a disappointing 2% year-on-year in November to 250,082 registrations: the road to recovery still…
BMW 2 Series Active Tourer * See the Top 35 best-selling brands and Top 150 models by clicking on the title * Another forgettable month for Dutch new car sales: down a very harsh 19% year-on-year in November to 32,507 deliveries, bringing the year-to-date total to 351,752 units, down 7%…
The VW Golf Sporstvan is now separated from the Golf and lands at #38. * See the Top 300 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title * Thanks to my correspondents in the place Patricia and Christian and L’Argus I can now share with you detailed actuals…
Renault Twingo and first generation VW Beetle * See the Top 311 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Germany are up an encouraging 5% year-on-year in September to 260.062 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 2.281.671 units, up 3% on…
Hyundai Elite i20 * See the Top 60 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in India remain in positive territory for the third straight month in September at +5% to 217,050 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 1,879,487 units, up 2% on 2013. I…
The Hyundai Elite i20 has revitalised the i20 nameplate in India. * See the Top 60 best-selling models and Top 14 brands by clicking on the title! * Second month of euphoric news for the Indian new car market: after gaining 10% in July, it improves by an even more…
Toyota Vios * See the Top 50 models and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Falkonz * Sadly the free fall continues for the Thai new car market: down 35% year-on-year in July to just 69,527 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 510,438 units, down a dramatic…
Only 800 Datsun Go found a buyer in July. * See the Top 60 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Great news coming from India: after two years of wobbliness, new car sales seem to finally be out of trouble: up a very satisfying 10% year-on-year in July…
Honda Jazz * See the Top 50 best-selling models & Top 9 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Austin * New car sales in Thailand continue to slam on the brakes: down 31% year-on-year in June to just 73,799 registrations, meaning the half year 2014 total stands at 440,911…