FAW V2. FAW is now among the Top 10 most popular brands in Uruguay. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! * While writing my summary article about how Chinese carmakers are setting themselves up for success in Latin America, I realised I hadn't updated…
Toyota RAV4 * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * Today I give you the much awaited World roundup for April 2013. After two months of stardom for the Nissan Qashqai, we welcome new faces under the spotlight this month. What makes the headlines in April is…
Great Wall Haval H6 * See the Top 308 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * After going through April sales in detail for China, as is the tradition on BSCB we are now exploring the year-to-date ranking to try and extract longer-term trends. The two best-sellers continue to…
DongFeng S30 * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Venezuelan new car sales are back in shape in April, up a very robust 29% year-on-year to 12,764 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 38,403 units, still down 11% on 2012 however. For once,…
Nissan Qashqai. Picture by justinvg, all rights reserved. * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * Better late than never I hear you say and you would be correct. Here come the much awaited February Roundup, albeit in a slightly more succinct version, with the March Roundup…
VW Lavida * NOW UPDATED with the Top 295 All-models and Top 65 All-brands! Click on title to see * In March the VW Lavida manages to top the Chinese models ranking for the third consecutive month thanks to 38,334 sales, up a massive 89% year-on-year, with the Ford Focus…
The Ford Fiesta on sale in Venezuela is still the previous generation. * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Venezuela are still not feeling too good, down another 21% year-on-year in March to 12,039 registrations which brings the year-to-date total…
Can't be clearer... * Click on the title to see the full article! * This is Part 2 of 3 special reports on the Manila International Auto Show 2013. You can check Part 1 – an overview of the Filipino car market and its perspectives for the near future here.…
Chrysler Town & Country * See the Top 50 best-selling MPVs by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * The original World Full Year 2012 Top 1000 models ranking is here This world update is brought to you by Damaged Car Buyers - Scrap Car Specialists. Now that we…
VW Lavida * See the Top 296 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Now that we have explored the best-sellers in China in February in detail, it's time to bring back the monthly year-to-date summaries. Over the first two months of 2013 the Chinese new car market is…
VW Lavida * See the Top 292 All-locally produced models and Top 64 All-brands by clicking on the title! Disrupted by the Lunar New Year celebrations which encroached on February much more than in 2012, new car sales in China are down 14% year-on-year in February to 1,354,600 registrations, however thanks…
DongFeng S30 * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Venezuelan new car market put the breaks on in February: down a painful 31% year-on-year to 8,058 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 13,600 units, down 24% on 2012. Leader in 2012, the…
VW Lavida * See the Top 289 All-models and Top 64 All-brands rankings by clicking on the title! * Finally Chinese models data for January is in, and it's a whopper month indeed: up 46% on January 2012 now that Japanese carmakers are back in shape. The biggest event this month…
Kia Picanto * See the Top 12 models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Austin * After taking off by 45% in 2011, new vehicle sales in Paraguay are down 2% year-on-year in 2012 to 28,887 registrations. The Toyota Hilux remains the most popular vehicle in the…
Fiat Siena * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Venezuela are down 13% year-on-year to 5,542 registrations in January. The Venezuelan models ranking is traditionally very volatile and this month is no different. The Fiat Siena takes the lead with…