Skoda Rapid * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Based on data communicated by Central European market data specialists www.ceauto.co.hu, 392 new cars found a buyer in the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia in June, adding up to 2,112 units year-to-date. Pretty interesting milestone this…
The Citroen C4 Cactus is already #36 in Portugal. * See the Top 200 All-models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Antonio * New car sales in Portugal are up another splendid 24% year-on-year in June, definitely on the mend and adding up to 75,780 units (+38%)…
Fiat Strada * See the Top 46 All-brands by clicking on the title! * 4,623 new light vehicles found a buyer in Uruguay in June, adding up to 26,050 year-to-date. Shock in pole position: in a market dominated by Chevrolet for years, Fiat becomes the most popular manufacturer in the…
Audi A3 Sedan * NOW UPDATED with the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 56 brands! Thanks Stephen * New car imports are the most affected by the April 1 tax increase in Japan with sales down 16% year-on-year in June to 24,364 registrations but still up 8% year-on-year over…
The Opel Astra is back up two spots to #11 year-to-date in Europe. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 350 best-selling models and Top 60 brands! * As is the tradition on BSCB we now spend some time studying the year-to-date rankings for Europe in order to extract longer-term trends.…
Mercedes GLA * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 37 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Switzerland are not getting the lift witnessed in most of Western Europe: at 27,819 registrations, June 2014 is down 6% on June 2013 which was itself down…
BMW 1 Series * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * German Private Sales (PS) data is always a little controversial because of its definition in this country: are counted as private the cars sold to private buyers. Demo cars, rental cars and long-term leases are not counted as…
The 2014 VW Passat has just been unveiled. * See the Top 300 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Germany are down 2% year-on-year in June to 277,614 registrations, and as the biggest market in the continent, this means the…
Ford Courier * See the Top 259 All-models and Top 42 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Yarım Debriyaj * The new light vehicle market in Turkey is in distress: down 19% year-on-year in June to just 60,163 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 286,861 units, down 25% on 2013. After…
The Toyota Aygo shoots up to 5th place in Wales in June. * See the Top 10 best-selling models for each nation by clicking on the title! * Thanks to SMMT, I can now unveil the 10 best-sellers for each nation in the UK in June, all in one update. Keep in mind…
Fiat Palio * See the Top 150 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title! * The Soccer World Cup definitely has had a noxious effect on new car sales in Brazil so far: June sales are down a painful 17% year-on-year to 250,655 registrations, bringing the…
Vauxhall Insignia * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title! * The UK new car market continues on its irresistible run: up another 6% year-on-year in June to 228,291 registrations. This marks 28 consecutive months of year-on-year gain, the longest growth period…
The Renault Captur ranks at an all-time high #2 at home this month. * See the Top 80 best-selling models and Top 15 brands by clicking on the title! * An updated models and brands ranking is now available here! The French new car market is up an ok 3% year-on-year…
Renault Kangoo * See the Top 80 best-selling models and Top 10 brands by clicking on the title! * Sales on new Light Commercial Vehicles in France are up 7% year-on-year in June to 37,030 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 190,828 units, up 1% on 2013. As a reminder…
Fiat Nuova 500 with the original model. * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 44 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Italy are up an encouraging 4% year-on-year in June to a still very weak 128,270 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 761,842…