Street scene in Djenne, Mali. Picture by Leonid Plotkin, all rights reserved. * Click on the title for the direct links to 47 African countries covered on BSCB! * This Africa Project update is brought to you by online car insurance from Auto Insurance. A few months ago, I launched…
Opel Astra * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! Thanks to Rutger * Thanks to Rutger it looks like the Republic of Macedonia will now become a monthly update on BSCB, with local car website Auto Plus now regularly publishing a Top 10…
Nissan Sylphy * See the entire article by clicking on the title! * With most October data now in, it’s time for our much anticipated monthly rendezvous: the World roundup, now in its 8th instalment. Last month the Ford Focus' success in China made the headlines and in October it does again…
Ford Ranger * Click on title to see the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 20 brands! Thanks Stéphane * Thanks to Stéphane, this month I can share with you once again more detail on new car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory located North-East of Australia. New car…
2013 Dacia Logan * NOW UPDATED with the Top 20 best-selling brands! Click on title to see * Again very limited data for Morocco so if you have access to more information please make sure to get in touch by commenting on this article or filling up the 'Contact us' form.…
The BYD F3 could reclaim the title of Chinese best-selling passenger car in the world next month. * See the Top 180 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * As is now the tradition on BSCB, after exploring the Top 150 most popular cars around the…
Peugeot 208 & Renault Clio * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! Thanks to STAC * Catastrophic month of November so far in France, with new car sales down 26% year-on-year to 66,066 registrations. French manufacturers are the hardest hit as they only…
Great Wall Voleex C10 * See the Top 200 All-models ranking and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Kalo I can share with you for only the second time ever on BSCB a complete models ranking for Bulgaria! In October an estimated 2,080 new vehicles…
Seat Ibiza * See the Top 5 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Mermou * After dropping out of the Top 5 last month as the 208 was unveiled locally, the Peugeot 207 is back in pole position in October thanks to a massive…
The Suzuki SX4 has been #1 in Latvia for the last 2 months. * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Latvia are back into positive territory in October at +3% year-on-year to 1,003 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 8,996…
Dacia Duster * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 332 new vehicles found a buyer over the first half of November in Iceland, bringing the year-to-date total to 7,710 units. The Skoda Octavia leads again with 30 sales and 9% share, and is now…
A few days ago the December issue of French magazine L'Automobile Magazine was released in newsstands all across France and its overseas territories including New Caledonia. Don't miss the first article I wrote for the magazine on page 25, it's a special report on New Caledonia and how different anti-pollution…
Peugeot 208 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Slovenian new car market suffers once again in October at -18% year-on-year to 3,738 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 42,445 units, down 17% on 2011. For the third consecutive month and the 8th…
VW Tiguan * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Austrian new car market is down 9% year-on-year in October to 26,322 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 293,212 units, down 3% on 2011. It was close in September but this month it has…
Dacia Dokker * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 7th consecutive month of year-on-year decline for new car sales in Romania, however at -13% and 6,782 registrations it is the smallest drop since last May. The year-to-date total now stands at 55,910 units, down…