Kia is the most popular manufacturer in Chile in September. * See the Top 55 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * After falling 19% in July and 21% in August, the Chilean new car market is down just 4% in September to 28.669 units, the strongest monthly score of 2015…
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…
The Hyundai Solaris is victorious in Russia for the 4th time in the past 5 months. * See the Top 54 All-brands and Top 25 models by clicking on the title * As predicted last month in the wake of another drop in the value of the Ruble, the Russian new car…
The Chevrolet Classic is the best-selling model in Argentina this month. * See the Top 32 All-brands and Top 180 All-models by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales are down 12% year-on-year in August to 50.230 units, bringing the year-to-date total to 420.738, down 16% on 2014. Volkswagen…
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…
The Chevrolet Onix is the best-selling model in Brazil for the first time in history. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 130 models by clicking on the title * No sign of recovery for the Brazilian new car market: down another depressing 23% year-on-year in August to…
For the second time in two months, BestSellingCarsBlog features in Britain's biggest-selling weekly car magazine, Auto Express, in this week's issue on sale since Wednesday 26/08. After a selection of best-selling global cars you’ve never heard of in June, this time I go through ten Chinese carmakers you need to know about and their…
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…
The future car buyers of Nigeria. Picture © Devesh Uba, all rights reserved. Africa is progressively shedding its image of a continent embroiled in poverty, corruption and never-ending wars. Yet the dramatic Ebola outbreak in Western Africa is a harsh reminder that the road to development is a long and tortuous one. Three years…
The Renault Logan is the best-selling model in Ukraine so far this year. * See the Top 55 All-brands and Top 316 All-models by clicking on the title * After a year-long absence, the monthly Ukrainian brands ranking comes back to BSCB. Even though new car sales in Ukraine are down…
The Hyundai Grand i10 is among the 10 most popular models in South Africa. * See the Top 320 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * In South Africa, Hyundai, Kia, Great Wall and (on and off) Mercedes only share total brand sales but not models splits. For the…
As expected, the Suzuki Super Carry leads the Myanmar sales charts in 2015. * See the Top 18 best-selling brands and Top 85 models by clicking on the title * It's a rare moment when a country opens up to car sales data, and just as it is opening up…
Suzuki is the new king of the Uruguayan market. * See the Top 40 All-brands Ranking Table below * No improvement in sight for the new car sales in Uruguay, down 14% year-on-year in July to 3.816 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 29.033 units, down 5% on 2014. Suzuki…
Renault sales are up 12% year-on-year in Colombia despite an ageing range. * See the Top 30 best-selling brands by clicking on the title * After two consecutive months in hell at -16% (April and May), Colombian new car sales seem to be stabilising: -3% in June, and now -4%…
The Renault Logan could outpace the VW Polo for the #1 Belorussian spot in 2015. * See the Top 25 brands and Top 30 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Belarus are up 3% year-on-year to 11.391 registrations, however note this batch of data doesn't include manufacturers…