The Haval H1 is the most successful new entrant in China this month. * See the Top 343 best-selling local models by clicking on the title * As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring the monthly Chinese ranking, we feature in detail the all-new models making their first appearance in…
The Ram Pickup is now just 1,421 sales (0.35%) off the Toyota Camry and a YTD podium ranking... * See the Top 279 models, Top 40 brands and Top 15 groups by clicking on the title * As is the tradition on BSCB, after detailed November results, we now zoom in…
Ford Ranger XL Plus * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 50 All-brands by clicking on the title! * In spite of record low interest rates and car affordability at a 38-year high, Australia is holding off buying new cars in October, down another 1.5% year-on-year to 91,236 deliveries,…
Mercedes C-Class The Mercedes brand sold 162,746 vehicles worldwide in September, the best-ever month in its 88-year history and a 14 percent year-on-year increase. This enables Mercedes to pass Audi and rank #2 premium brand in the world below BMW for the month of September. Even though Audi sales are…
First Top 30 ranking at home for the second generation Citroen C1. * See the Top 300 best-selling models and Top 47 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Thanks to my correspondents in the place (thanks Patricia and Christian) and L'Argus I can now share with you actuals for…
Lexus NX * See the Top 175 best-selling models and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Hong Kong are up a very robust 26% year-on-year in September to 5,335 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 39,678 units, up 14% on 2013. The models…
Toyota RAV4 * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * According to data provided by SEMO Cyprus and analysed by INNOSOFT, new car sales in Cyprus are up 17% year-to-date over the first 9 months of 2014 to 6,350 units, including 683 registrations in September alone, up…
Mercedes GLA * NOW UPDATED with the Top 125 best-selling models and Top 33 brands! See title * In spite of the difficult economic situation currently affecting the country, new car sales in South Africa are actually up year-on-year in September and for the first time so far in 2014…
Audi A3 * See the Top 320 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * 32,086 new light vehicles found a buyer in Belgium in August, bringing the year-to-date total to 390,258. The VW Golf continues to reign supreme over the models ranking thanks to 1,017 sales and 3.2% this…
The Chevrolet Silverado is back into positive territory year-to-date. * See the Top 273 best-selling models and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title! * After exploring the monthly US ranking, as is the tradition on BSCB we now study the year-to-date ranking to try and extract longer-term trends.…
Mercedes CLA * See the Top 178 All-models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in the Hong Kong part of China are in excellent shape once again in August: up 21% year-on-year to 4,588 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 34,343 units, up…
Seat Leon in Cologne, Germany - August 2014 After France and Spain (Barcelona), we continue on our quick snapshot tour of Europe and our last stop is Cologne in Germany. I was only in town for a few days so once again this is not meant to be exact science,…
BMW is under attack from Audi and Mercedes, with all 3 manufacturers breaking records. Worldwide results are in for the first 7 months of the year for German premium brands and according to Automotive News it looks like BMW's crown is starting to be in danger from Audi and Mercedes. But let's…
The Toyota Corolla is now #6 and #3 Passenger Car year-to-date in the US. * See the Top 270 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after going through detailed US sales for July, we explore the year-to-date ranking in order to extract some…
The Toyota RAV4 delivers its highest ever monthly volume in the US in July. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 260 models, Top 40 brands & Top 15 groups! * The US light vehicle market delivers another very solid month in July: up 9% year-on-year to 1.435 million vehicles, which…