DS Divine Concept Car The Paris Auto Show kicked off a little over a week ago. I had the privilege to attend it and interview marketing reps from most French manufacturers. This is the first in a series of articles dedicated to the Paris Auto Show. We start with DS,…
Chery Tiggo 5 * See the Top 324 All-local models ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks CarnewsChina * As is now the tradition on BestSellingCarsBlog, after going through December data by models and brands, we now zoom in on the all-new locally produced models making their first appearance in the Chinese ranking this month. This way you…
Lada Zhiguli * See the Full Photo Report and my estimated Top 10 models by clicking on the title! * Over the last couple of weeks I have been backpacking my way along the Trans-Siberian railway, hopping on and off the train and discovering very different car landscapes along the…
The 2nd generation Renault Clio survives in South America as the Clio Mio. * See the Top 40 best-selling French models by clicking on the title! Thanks Austin * The original World Full Year 2012 Top 1000 is here Now that we have covered all segments of the 2012 worldwide…
Citroen DS3 (#243) and C3 (#203) * See the Top 375 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Thanks to a secret admirer of BSCB I can share with you for the very first time in the 2.5 years history of this site an exclusive All-models ranking for Japan…
Mercedes A-Class * See the Top 105 best-selling models and Top 53 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Painful start of the year for new car sales in France, down 16% year-on-year in January to 124,952 registrations. The Peugeot 208 is in pole position for the 6th time in…
Renault Clio III * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * * There is now Top 400 All-models and Top 63 All-brands rankings available here! * 2012 was a very tough year for new car sales in France, down a worrying 14% on 2011 to…
Opel Astra * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Polish new car market is down 8% year-on-year in November to 26,867 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 287,025 units vs. 287,083 at the same time last year, so pretty stable! Massive event atop…
The 200,000th Citroen DS3 in Poissy, France November 2012 * See the full article by clicking on the title! * Citroen achieved a significant milestone on Wednesday, with 200,000th DS3 rolling off the firm's production line in Poissy, France. Launched in March 2010, the DS3 hit Russia later that year, Argentina…
Toyota Yaris * See the Top 150 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! * After diving by 13% last month, new car sales in Poland reassure and are down just 2.5% year-on-year in October to 25,459 units. This brings the year-to-date total to 260,158 registrations,…
Opel Astra * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Polish new car market is down 11% year-on-year in July to 23,736 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 192,589 units, still up 4% on 2011. No surprise in pole position: the Skoda Octavia resists…
Renault Megane * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Slovenia are not looking good this year, down 14% year-on-year both in June at 4,980 registrations and year-to-date at 28,327 units. For the first time since August 2011 and the second…
At +18%, the Nissan Juke is one of only five models in the Top 30 to see its sales increase. Picture Stefan Solakov, all rights reserved. * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After Brazil, it's the turn of France to have its half-year models…
ZAZ Forza * See the Top 225 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Igor * 21,142 new cars were purchased in Ukraine in May, bringing the year-to-date total to 89,379. For the fourth consecutive month the Skoda Octavia is the best-selling model in the country with…
Peugeot 208 * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Light Commercial Vehicle sales are down 22% year-on-year in France in May to 31,895 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 169,221 units, down 9% on 2011. The Top 4 best-sellers stay unchanged compared to April:…