The Hyundai Palisade is the 4th best-selling vehicle in South Korea in January. This article along with all South Korea monthly articles since January 2018 have been updated with the Top 85 foreign models. The South Korean new car market is up 1.6% year-on-year in January to 135.662 units, with…
Mitsubishi Pajero sales in Kuwait are up 14.5% in 2018. Consult 15 years of Kuwait Historical Data here. After a ghastly -26% in 2016 and -11.5% in 2017, new car sales in Kuwait are almost stationary in 2018 at -2.1% to miss out on the symbolic 100.000 annual mark for just…
Kia Sorento sales in Iraq are up 367.8% to 11.6% share in 2018. Consult 8 years of Iraqi Historical Data here. The Iraqi new car market continues to recover, 2018 marking a second consecutive year of double-digit gains at a spectacular +58.6% to 53.646 deliveries. Kia (+68.9%) manages to outpace…
Resurrecting the Ford Ranger is turning out to be a blockbuster decision for Ford with over 300.000 expressions of interest recorded by the manufacturer so far. Sales of new light vehicles drop 3% year-on-year in the US for January to 1.122.864 units. Fleet shipments have come to the rescue to limit…
The VW Tiguan is the best-selling SUV in Europe in 2018. Consult close to 50 years of European Historical Data here. October 2019 update: Now with Top 10 LCV brands and Top 40 models. February 2019 update: Now with Top 60 brands and Top 430 All- models. Thanks to our…
China is the one market for which the Lamborghini Urus was conceived in the first place. Chinese imports nudge up 3.1% year-on-year in December to 112.534 units. Both BMW (+4%) and Mercedes (+8%) are back above Lexus (+1%) with Porsche (+80%) posting a fantastic five-digit sales score in 4th place.…
The new Wrangler helped Jeep sales up 17.5% to reach a new all-time record. Consult over 110 years of U.S. Historical Data here. The U.S. new light vehicle market shows surprising resolve in 2018 with a 0.6% uptick to 17.343.708 deliveries, marking the 4th largest annual volume in U.S. history…
The Lexus ES flies above the competition in the imports ranking. All-brands and All-models January 2017-November 2018 monthly data available, contact us here. Complete Chinese imports data is now available for November, BSCB being the only media outside of China to report on these figures monthly. Under pressure from increased…
The Ram Pickup soars 42%, posting a 3rd all-time volume record in 4 months. Evergreen pickup and SUV sales have failed to compensate a worsening car sales crisis in the U.S. this month as November edges down 0.3% to 1.395.144 deliveries, this despite Black Friday sale on throughout the month,…
The Toyota Prado has now been #1 in Kuwait for almost a full decade. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Consult 13 years worth of Kuwait Historical Data here Kuwaiti new car sales resist much better than most Middle-Eastern markets…
Without FCA, the U.S. market would be down 1.2% this month. Ram (+14%) and its pickup shine. * See the Top 15 groups, Top 40 brands and Top 280 models by clicking on the title * Whereas most analysts had predicted a drop, the U.S. new light vehicle market edges…
Weltmeister EX5 * See the Top 60 brands and Top 105 models by clicking on the title * Just as the rest of the Chinese market seems to be caught in a downward spiral - wholesales down 11.5%, imports down 7% and retail sales down 16%, the last refuge of…
Lexus and the NX spend a 2nd consecutive month atop the Chinese imports market. * See the Top 50 All imported brands and Top 230 models by clicking on the title * All-brands and All-models January 2017-September 2018 monthly data available, contact us here. Complete Chinese imports data is now…
The facelifted Hyundai Grand Starex is up to its highest ranking in at least 6 years. This post has been updated with the Top 85 foreign models. It's a month to forget in South Korea with September deliveries plunging down 17.2% year-on-year to just 127.352 units, the first double-digit decline…
Volvo Chinese imports are up 62% in July thanks to the XC90 (+148%). * See the Top 50 All imported brands and Top 235 models by clicking on the title * All-brands and All-models 2017 monthly data available, contact us here for more details. Complete Chinese imports data is now…