The Mercedes A-Class lodges a third European Top 10 finish in 4 months, helping Mercedes become the only gainer in the Top 12 brands. The Europe Full Year 2018 post has now been updated with the Top 60 brands and Top 415 models. The Europe November 2018 post has now…
Chinese luxury marque Hongqi is up 422% year-on-year in December partly thanks to the new H5. After covering December and Full Year 2018 wholesales data for China, it's now time for us to explore Chinese retail sales, a new monthly update on BSCB since February 2018 taking the marketing edge…
China is the one market for which the Lamborghini Urus was conceived in the first place. Chinese imports nudge up 3.1% year-on-year in December to 112.534 units. Both BMW (+4%) and Mercedes (+8%) are back above Lexus (+1%) with Porsche (+80%) posting a fantastic five-digit sales score in 4th place.…
The Buick Velite 6 has landed in China. Now that we have explored wholesales in China for December, as is the tradition on BSCB it is time to study this month's new locally-made launches so you can stay up-to-the-minute on the fastest-evolving new car market in the world. Although annual…
MG sales soar 139% year-on-year thanks to the ZS smashing its monthly volume record by 58%. The Chinese new vehicle market continues on its downward spiral with December marking the 6th consecutive year-on-year decline and the second double-digit drop in a row at -13% to 2.661.500 wholesales deliveries (ex-factory shipments)…
First ever annual win at home for the Lada Vesta. Consult 50 years of Russian Historical Data here. This article has been updated with the Top 330 All-models ranking. The Russian new car market confirms it is on the mend with a second consecutive year of double-digit gains at +12.8% in…
Tesla is up to #15 brand in the US in December, scoring a new monthly volume record. U.S. light vehicle sales end the year on a rosy note with a 2.2% year-on-year uptick in December to 1.639 million units, the 2nd largest monthly volume this year, enabling a positive Full…
The Jeep Renegade ranked on the monthly Italian podium twice in 2018. Consult over 60 years of Italian Historical Data here. This article has been updated with the Top 50 brands, Top 150 models, Top 35 LCV brands and Top 10 LCV models. 2018 puts an end to four consecutive…
The Hyundai Ioniq is the best-selling vehicle in Israel in 2018. Consult 30 years of Israeli Historical Data here. Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il we can share with you Full Year 2018 Israeli data, a market down 5% to 267.490 units. The Top 4 brands remain unchanged on 2017, with Hyundai…
The VW Polo posts its third ever annual win in the Netherlands. Consult over 35 years of Dutch Historical Data here. New car sales in the Netherlands post a second consecutive year of growth in 2018 at a sturdy +7.1% to 443.812 units. Local association BOVAG predicts a similar 440.000 sales…