Datsun Go+ Panca * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Red flags all around: one of the most dynamic new car markets is the world over the past 3-4 years, Indonesia is getting a cold. For the second time in the past 3 months,…
Daihatsu Tanto * See the Top 33 All-models and Top 8 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * After losing ground for two months, sales of new Kei cars in Japan are back in positive in September: up 2.5% to 203.448 registrations and bringing the year-to-date total to…
The Honda Mobilio is now firmly installed at #2 in Indonesia. * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Car manufacturers around the world (but mainly in Japan) can breathe a sigh of relief: the shocking 20% drop of the Indonesian new car market -…
* See the Top 319 All-local models ranking by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB we pay special attention to the all-new models making their first appearance in China each month. And August 2014 has been the busiest month since we started this new monthly…
Suzuki Hustler * See the Top 33 models and Top 8 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen* Sales of new Kei cars in Japan are down a harsh 15% year-on-year in August to 126,865 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still up by a healthy 9% on 2013 to…
The Datsun Go+ invasion has begun... * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * It had to happen one day: new car sales in Indonesia screech to an abrupt halt in July: down a very surprising 20% year-on-year to just 89,932 registrations. The year-to-date total…
Suzuki Hustler * See the Top 35 models and Top 8 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * For the first time in 13 months, sales of new Kei cars in Japan are down year-on-year in July at -7% to 174,374 units, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,409,578 units, up…
Honda Mobilio * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Indonesia are up 4% year-on-year in June to 108,707 registrations, bring the halfyear total to 629,393 units, up 5% on 2013 and on track for another record sales figure over the…
Daihatsu Copen * NOW UPDATED with the Top 33 best-selling models and Top 8 brands! Thanks Stephen * Sales of new Kei cars are up 2% year-on-year in June to 187,384 units and 15% year-to-date to an all-time high 1,235,204 registrations, with the Daihatsu Tanto keeping the lead for the 7th consecutive…
Honda Mobilio * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Shock, horror: for the first time in at least 4 years, the Indonesian new car market is down year-on-year in May at -2% to 97,147 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still up a beautiful…
Chevrolet Aveo Historical Data covering the past two decades is now available for Venezuela, and over most of the period a Chevrolet has been the best-seller: the Corsa in 1997 and from 2002 to 2004, the Aveo from 2005 to 2013 and the Silverado in 2015. The Toyota Corolla did a stint at…
Has the Honda Mobilio plateaued already? * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 5 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Indonesia are up another 5% year-on-year in April to 106,811 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to a record 435,280 units after just 4…
Daihatsu Tanto * See the Top 33 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * In spite of the national tax sales hike valid from April 1 onwards, the Kei cars market in Japan is up 3% year-on-year this month to 156,362 registrations, almost as much as the regular car market (188,864)!…
Who would have thought Venucia could glam up the Nissan Leaf? We are now getting serious and entering the Top 10 most impressive Chinese carmakers at the Beijing Auto Show. This is Part 7 of my Beijing Auto Show coverage, check out also Part 1- First impressions, Part 2 – Most impressive Chinese carmakers…
The Honda Mobilio is a smashing success in Indonesia. * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 4 brands by clicking on the title! * A 5th consecutive all-time record year is now well within the realm of possibles in Indonesia, with March sales up another 18% year-on-year to…