The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling nameplate in Greece in 2015. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 288 All-models by clicking on the title * On paper the Greek new car market shows an honest 6% year-on-year improvement to 75.805 registrations, the second consecutive year of growth after…
After studying December sales figures in detail, as is the tradition on BSCB we now detail the all-new nameplates making their first appearance in the Chinese sales charts this month. Note this update is only for the locally-produced models. Imports are covered in separate updates. In December we welcome no less than nine models,…
The Hyundai Accent is the best-selling nameplate in Chile in 2015. * See the Top 60 All-brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * Bad news again for the Chilean new car market: down for the 2nd consecutive year at -16% to 282.232 registrations. Despite sales down an abysmal…
Wuling is the 2nd best-selling brand in China. Picture auto.sina.com.cn * See the Top 96 All-brands and Top 669 All-models Tables by clicking on the title * Now that we have processed imported vehicle data for China, we are able to share with you for the very first time all-market data…
The Haval H6 is above 40.000 monthly units for the very first time. * See the Top 380 All-local models and Top 70 brands by clicking on the title * Wobbly summer sales are a long lost memory in China, with new light vehicles gaining a whopping 24% year-on-year to…
The VW Jetta is #1 in six Chinese provinces in 2014, including Jilin (above). Today and for the first time on BSCB we are able to share with you the five best-selling nameplates for each and every one of China's 31 provinces. As detailed during my various travels across the…
Happy Audi fan at the Guangzhou Auto Show - November 2015. ** Click on any image to enlarge it ** An ever more precise coverage of the Chinese auto market goes hand-in-hand with BSCB's attendance at the local Auto Shows, a little off the beaten tracks. For the first time…
Nissan Lannia. Picture cnwnews.com As is the tradition on BSCB tradition, after exploring October data in detail, we now go through the all-new locally produced models that enter the sales charts this month and study their sales perspectives. This section is reserved to models that have kick-started local production, import launches will be covered within the…
The GS4 accounts for 86% of all GAC Trumpchi brand sales. Picture rednet.cn * See the Top 375 All-local models and Top 70 brands by clicking on the title * After three consecutive months of decline - the firsts in six years - and a timid 3% gain in September, the…
The Baojun 560 is now the #2 SUV and the brand's best-seller in the country. * See the Top 360 All-local models and Top 70 All-brands by clicking on the title * This month is very significant in BSCB's extensive coverage of the Chinese market. On top of an All-models ranking of…
Soueast DX7 As per the BSCB tradition, after August data we now explore in more detail the all-new locally produced models that enter the sales charts this month. Keep in mind we only cater for the models that have kick-started local production as imports data is still closely guarded when it comes to…
Hitting the Chinese market's soft spot: the Baojun 560. * See the Top 365 All-local models and Top 65 All-local brands by clicking on the title * The Chinese light vehicle market endures its third consecutive month of year-on-year decline in August at -3.4% to 1.44 million registrations, pulling the…
The Hyundai Santa Fe accounts for almost 1 in every 4 new vehicles imported into Iran. * See the Top 10 best-selling imported brands and models by clicking on the title * This update was made possible by the new CE Auto newsletter. For only the third time ever on…
Renault has just launched the Captur in Chile. * See the Top 60 All-brands by clicking on the title * The Chilean new car market accelerates its fall in August at -21% year-on-year to 24.374 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 177.114 units, also down 21% on 2014. Chevrolet keeps…
Nasir Al-Mulk mosque in Shiraz, Iran With Iran agreeing to curb its nuclear program in return for the end of economic sanctions, carmakers are scrambling to the starting blocks in order to best benefit from the opening of a high-potential market to competition. If you are a regular BSCB reader, you…