Honda Grace After a very turbulent year the Japanese auto market ends 2014 on a positive note, ending 5 consecutive months of YOY declines up 2% in December. Kei sales are pulling the market up at a massive +18.5% in December. In the "traditional" models ranking, the big news this month…
The VW Vento jumps to #4 in Mexico this year. * UPDATED - See the Top 258 All-models and Top 39 All-brands by clicking on the title * * Check out 10 years worth of Mexican archived data here * Exactly as I predicted last month, the Mexican new car…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling nameplate in Australia for the 2nd year running. * UPDATE - See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 310 All-models by clicking on the title * * Check out 66 years worth of Australia archive data here * The Australian new car market is down 2%…
Nissan X-Trail * See the Top 292 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * As is the tradition on BSCB I can now share with you our quarterly All-models ranking for Australia. If the Top 4 is unchanged on last quarter and the Full Year 2014 ranking (Corolla-3-Hilux-i30), the…
The Datsun GO sold 13,079 units in 10 months in India. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * After surprisingly halting by -7% in 2013, the Indian new car market is back in positive territory in 2014, up 3% to 2,540,750…
Nissan Navara * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title * As the demise of the Thai new vehicle market is approaching its one year anniversary, logically the year-on-year declines become smaller: from -35% in July to -31% in August, -26% in…
For its 2nd month in market the Maruti Ciaz breaks into the Indian Top 10. * See the Top 60 best-selling models and Top 14 brands by clicking on the title! * The Dusshera and Diwali festivals is traditionally an auspicious season a lot of car buyers wait until to make…
Toyota Hilux * See the Top 195 best-selling models and Top 35 brands by clicking on the title! * Yet another depressing month for new vehicle sales in Argentina, down a horrible 42% year-on-year in October to 47,608 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 605,168 units, down 27% on…
Honda City * See the Top 40 best-selling models and Top 10 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Falkonz * After a few months-hiatus, Vietnam is back on BSCB. 9,842 new light vehicles found a new home in the country in September, with Toyota holding a gargantuan 38.1% share…
Nissan Navara * See the Top 50 best-selling models & Top 20 brands by clicking on the title * The Thai new light vehicle market slows down its free fall slightly in September at -26% year-on-year to 69,137 registrations vs. -31% in August and -35% in July. The year-to-date total now…
Ford Fiesta * See the Top 195 All-models and Top 33 All-brands by clicking on the title! * The Argentinean new car market continues to evolve at levels frankly below last year, down another horrendous 31% year-on-year in September to 58,516 registrations, bringing the year-to-date to 557,560 units, down 25%…
Renault Clio Mio * See the Top 200 All-models and Top 36 All-brands by clicking on the title! * August marks the second month of the ProCreAuto program, an aid to the purchase for new local cars with credits from the Banco Nación launched by the Argentinean government to boost…
Toyota Vios * See the Top 50 models and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Falkonz * Sadly the free fall continues for the Thai new car market: down 35% year-on-year in July to just 69,527 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 510,438 units, down a dramatic…
The Toyota Vios is the best-seller in the Philippines so far in 2014 (Taiwan model shown) * See the Top 170 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Myk/Outlander * For the first time in over a year, I can give you an all-models ranking for the Philippines, and…
The Honda City sold in Pakistan is still the previous generation. * See the Top 15 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! * Courtesy of the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association, I can share with you as every month the best-selling locally produced models, which is actually a pretty accurate representation of…