The Ford Ranger tops the New Caledonian sales charts for the 6th year running. * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title * Stable. That's what new car sales in New Caledonia, a small French Overseas Territory located north-east of Australia, are:…
The third generation Mini hits a best-ever #26 in France this month. * UPDATED - see the Top 350 All-models and Top 50 All-brands by clicking on the title * December is here to remind the French market it is well and truly stuck in hell: down a horrendous 7% to…
The Peugeot 308 is the best-selling nameplate in France so far this year. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * After a couple of months hiatus, the weekly updates on the French market are back on BSCB with an encouraging 14% overall…
Emperor of China: the Wuling Hongguang clocked up a record 750,000 sales in 2014. * See the Top 402 locally produced models, Top 10 LCVs and Top 66 brands * One of the main news items in the 2014 automotive world is the cooling down of the Chinese new vehicle market's…
First annual Top 10 ranking in Europe for the Skoda Octavia... * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * The Top 360 All-models and Top 60 All-brands are available here Finally! After 7 consecutive years of decline, new car sales in Europe are back into…
The Peugeot 308 is up to a best-ever 8th place in December * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * The European new car market delivers a 16th consecutive month of year-on-year gains in December at +5% to 997,210 registrations, bringing the final…
The Renault Clio is the best-seller in Portugal for the 2nd straight year. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 260 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Portugal enjoy a second consecutive year of growth in 2014, up a reassuring 35% year-on-year to 142,826…
Ford is reviving the Escort nameplate, for Chinese car buyers only. * See the Top 362 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring the monthly Chinese ranking, we explore in detail the all-new models that make their entrance in the biggest car…
The Hurácan lifts Lamborghini sales up 29% this year in Europe. * See the Top 62 All-brands and Top 357 models by clicking on the title * Time for the last year-to-date update for the 2014 European market, on track to lodge its first year-on-year gains in 7 years at 11.945.609…
The Opel Mokka outsells its stablemate the Astra Europe-wide for the first time. * See the Top 55 best-selling brands and Top 342 models by clicking on the title * After detailing the Top 10 models and brands across Europe and just before revealing December and Full Year 2014 figures, as is the tradition…
Mercedes C-Class * See the Top 50 brands and Top 330 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Germany are up a very robust 7% year-on-year in December to 229,700 registrations, bringing the final 2014 tally above 3 million units. Below Volkswagen up 1% to 21.6% share,…
Toyota Yaris * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 260 All-models by clicking on the title * After an excruciating 6 consecutive years of decline taking it from 279,554 registrations in 2007 to just 58,694 in 2013, the Greek new car market finally is on the rebound in 2014: up…
The only two nameplates above 2% share in Switzerland: VW Golf & Skoda Octavia. * See the Top 35 best-selling brands and Top 435 All-models by clicking on the title * Back in 2012 when the whole of Europe was in recession, Switzerland was one of only a handful of market to…
Civetchi Pickup aka ZNA Dongfeng Rich * See the Top 20 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Unstable political climate and the ensuing economic recession have combined to make 2014 an annus horribilus for new car sales in Venezuela: down an abysmal 76% to just 23,707 registrations.…
The Renault Captur hits its best annual ranking outside of France in Slovenia. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 265 models by clicking on the title * At 53,296 registrations in 2014, the Slovenian new car market is up an encouraging 6% on 2013. Momentous event in the brands…