Can the new model revive Ford Mondeo sales in Italy? * See the Top 160 best-selling models and Top 45 All-brands here * As is the tradition on BSCB with a one month-delay I can share with you much more detail on the Italian models ranking. Beyond the familiar Top…
Toyota Yaris (Chinese model shown) * NOW UPDATED with the Top 193 All-models and Top 40 All-brands * Catastrophic year for new car sales in Thailand: as soon as the government's "first car" incentive program was ditched in mid-2013, the market has fallen back to 2011 levels. If a very strong first…
The third generation Mini hits a best-ever #26 in France this month. * UPDATED - see the Top 350 All-models and Top 50 All-brands by clicking on the title * December is here to remind the French market it is well and truly stuck in hell: down a horrendous 7% to…
VW Gol Trend * UPDATED See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 165 models by clicking on the title * In 2014, the devaluation of the local currency, rampant inflation and increased taxation supposedly aimed at protecting local production have all combined to incur a 50% surge of the average price…
The Peugeot 308 is up to a best-ever 8th place in December * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * The European new car market delivers a 16th consecutive month of year-on-year gains in December at +5% to 997,210 registrations, bringing the final…
Third consecutive all-time record year for the Ford F-Series in Canada. * UPDATED - Discover the Top 15 groups, Top 35 brands and Top 280 All-models * Never before had Canada purchased that many new light vehicles in a single year: up a further 6% on a record 2013 to reach 1,853,001…
Saipa Tiba * See the Top 7 most produced models by clicking on the title * Only local Iranian production figures is available as sales data of both local and imported models does not get published for Iran. However for now this is a pretty accurate picture of what cars…
Ford is reviving the Escort nameplate, for Chinese car buyers only. * See the Top 362 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring the monthly Chinese ranking, we explore in detail the all-new models that make their entrance in the biggest car…
The Chinese Chevrolet Cruze now looks very different to the rest of the world. * See the Top 362 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * Surprise surge of new car sales in China in December: up 12% to 2.41 million units, a new monthly volume record in China.…
Mercedes C-Class * See the Top 50 brands and Top 330 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Germany are up a very robust 7% year-on-year in December to 229,700 registrations, bringing the final 2014 tally above 3 million units. Below Volkswagen up 1% to 21.6% share,…
Toyota Yaris * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 260 All-models by clicking on the title * After an excruciating 6 consecutive years of decline taking it from 279,554 registrations in 2007 to just 58,694 in 2013, the Greek new car market finally is on the rebound in 2014: up…
The only two nameplates above 2% share in Switzerland: VW Golf & Skoda Octavia. * See the Top 35 best-selling brands and Top 435 All-models by clicking on the title * Back in 2012 when the whole of Europe was in recession, Switzerland was one of only a handful of market to…
Toyota Hilux * See the Top 35 manufacturers and Top 275 All-models by clicking on the title * The South African new vehicle market is down just 0.7% year-on-year in 2014 to 644,523 registrations, a solid performance in an uncertain economic climate and despite industrial action over the course of the…
The on-DO is the first Datsun to crack the Top 10 anywhere in the world. * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 54 All-brands by clicking on the title * A flicker of hope: just as analysts predict the Russian new car market will be down 25% in 2015…
The new model could lift the Hyundai i20 to #2 overall in Austria in 2015. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 57 All-brands and Top 300 All-models * The Austrian new car market is down 5% year-on-year in 2014 to 303,318 registrations, and still dominated by Volkswagen evolving like the market…