The VW Polo Vivo is a face lifted previous generation Polo * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The South African new car market is up a healthy 9% year-on-year in August to 56,253 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 411,804 units, up 11%…
Toyota Hilux. Picture by knoffelhuisie, all rights reserved. * See more pics and videos by clicking on the title! Many thanks to myk * Thanks to myk we now have more recent data for Namibia for the first time on BSCB, albeit global market data and no models ranking. According…
The Geely CK is the first Chinese model to rank #1 in an export market. * Click on the title to see the full article! * With most July data now out, it's time for our much awaited monthly rendezvous with the World roundup, now in its 5th instalment. While…
Toyota Etios * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Another very strong month for new car sales in South Africa, up 18% year-on-year in July to 54,067 registrations. This means the year-to-date total is up 12% on 2011 to 355,541 sales. The VW Polo…
Hyundai Santa Fe * Click on the title to see the full article! * Now that most June figures have been published, may I introduce you to the fourth instalment of BSCB's monthly World Roundup. While last month we focused on General Motors and the Toyota Etios, this month the…
The Hyundai Eon is the best-selling all-new model over the period. * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After Brazil and France, India is the third of the Top 10 biggest worldwide car markets we explore in further detail halfway through the year. Sometimes…
Toyota Etios * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The South African car market continues all guns blazing, up 16% year-on-year in June to 51,891 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 301,499 units, up 10% on 2011. The Toyota Hilux is back in the…
Chevrolet Sail * Click on the title to see the full article! * Now that most May sales figures have come through, I welcome you to BSCB's third World Roundup after March and April 2012. This month the focus is on General Motors, reporting its highest US monthly sales in…
Toyota Etios Liva * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in South Africa are up a brilliant 21% year-on-year in May to 50,228 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 249,582 units, up 10% on 2011. After 3 consecutive months in pole…
Maruti Alto K10 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 2,309,874 new cars were registered in India in calendar year 2011, a new record, however the Indian industry records sales in fiscal years, and the 2011-2012 fiscal is due to end in March with…
Maruti Swift * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Over the last couple of months the Indian car market was particularly weak. Not anymore! The Maruti Alto is back up to 24,422 sales in November, its strongest volume in 4 months. At #2 the…
Hyundai Eon * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Indian consumers are fond of novelty: all 4 new models that made their first appearance last month are progressing in the ranking in October. But first let's focus on the top…
Toyota Etios Liva * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * Lots of movement in the Indian models ranking this month. The Maruti Alto still leads the way, up slightly on June at 24,974 units, its 2nd lowest figure…
Toyota Etios High fuel prices, rising interest rates and a strike in Maruti's Manesar factory all contributed to a slow month in India. Maruti saw its sales drop 4% year-on-year, the first decline in two years, and the Maruti Alto is at its lowest in 12 months at 23,240 sales.…
Tata Nano * See the Top 40 best selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * Another very solid month for car sales in India with 6 models posting all-time high volumes. The Maruti Alto takes a breather with 25,462 sales, its lower figure…