Toyota Camry * See the Top 250 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * The Gulf Cooperation Council area includes Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. New car sales in the region, currently one of the most dynamic in the world, are up 10% year-on-year in…
Lada Samara in Kazan, Tatarstan Russia - September 2013 This is part 3 of a Trans-Siberian Photo Report. You can see all other Parts of this long-term Photo Report here. We are now off to Kazan, 800 km East of Moscow in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Now that Russia’s…
12 Maserati Quattroporte found a buyer in Italy in August. * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Paolo * Looks like we are starting a new monthly rendezvous on BSCB thanks to Paolo! After going through the 50 most popular models in Italy in…
Hyundai Santa Fe * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * Shock, horror: new car sales in Oman are actually down 4% year-on-year in July to 19,919 registrations, a very rare feat in the region. The year-to-date total however is up…
Mitsubishi Pajero * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * The Kuwaiti new car market is up 8% year-on-year in July to 12,234 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 86,852 units, up 9% on 2012. If the Toyota Prado unsurprisingly holds…
The Toyota Corolla is now in pole position year-to-date in Saudi Arabia... * See the Top 180 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * As usual with a bit of delay we can explore the Gulf region, let’s start with Saudi Arabia, whose new car…
The new generation Range Rover is already everywhere in Moscow! This is part 2 of my Trans-Siberian Photo Report. You can see all other Parts of this long-term Photo Report here. We are now travelling 700 km South-East to Moscow, the capital of Russia and home to 11.5 million inhabitants.…
Lada Zhiguli * See the Full Photo Report and my estimated Top 10 models by clicking on the title! * Over the last couple of weeks I have been backpacking my way along the Trans-Siberian railway, hopping on and off the train and discovering very different car landscapes along the…
Lada Largus * See the Top 30 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Irina * Thanks to Irina from www.akab.kz, I can share with you August sales data for Kazakhstan, a market that defies gravity this year: after gaining 71% year-on-year in June and 87% in…
The first Peugeot 308 II were delivered to French dealerships this month. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 300 models and Top 50 All-brands! Click on title to see * Definitive figures are now available for France, with the monthly total corrected to a slightly better 85,953 registrations, down 10% year-on-year. The…
The Kia K3 is now the best-performing all-new model so far in 2013. * See the Top 326 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * As is now the tradition on BSCB, after going through the monthly sales charts and focusing on the all-new models entering the ranking, we…
Hyundai Avante Coupe * See the Top 52 All-local models by clicking on the title! * 110,338 new local models found a buyer in South Korea in August, bringing the year-to-date total to 909,374 units, up 1% on 2012. The race to the title of 2013 best-selling model continues, and…
Skoda Octavia * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 32 All-brands by clicking on the title! * The Estonian new car market gains 5% year-on-year in August to 1,589 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total back into positive at 13.665 units, 22 more than at the same stage last…
VW Clasico * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Another very healthy month for Mexican new car sales, up 6% year-on-year in August to 88,332 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 676,964 units, up 9% on 2012. After ending…
Lada 4x4 * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 55 All-brands by clicking on the title! * 6th consecutive month of year-on-year decline for the Russian new car market, down 10% in August to 213,915 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,799,805 units, down 7% on 2012. The…