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.…
The Daihatsu Tanto is the best-selling vehicle in Japan in 2014. * See the Top 60 brands, Top 30 models, Top 40 Kei cars and Top 20 imports by clicking on the title * At the start of 2014, JAMA's forecast for the Japanese new car market was a 10%…
The Renault Sandero hits its highest ever monthly volume in Brazil in December. * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and Top 150 models by clicking on the title * For the first time since last February, new car sales in Brazil are encouragingly gaining ground year-on-year: up 5% to 353,558…
First incursion of the Honda CR-V on the Canadian podium. * See the Top 34 best-selling brands and Top 250 models by clicking on the title * It's (nearly) official: never before had Canadian consumers purchased as many light vehicles as in 2014: November sales are the highest in the history…
The JAC Refine S3 outsells all foreign SUVs in China this month. * See the Top 343 All-local models ranking by clicking on the title * New light vehicles sales are up 5% year-on-year in China to 1.775.300 units in November, and once again the entire market is single-handedly lifted by…
Daihatsu Wake * See the Top 30 best-selling cars, kei cars and Top 13 local brands by clicking on the title * November overall new car sales in Japan are down a depressing 9% year-on-year to to 416,139 units, the fifth consecutive month of decline. Most of the decrease comes from…
Toyota Yaris * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 10 brands by clicking on the title * The Taiwanese new car market is down 2% year-on-year in November to 33,947 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 382,030 units, still up a very healthy 13% on 2013. The Toyota…
Chrysler 200 Canadian sales are up 120% year-on-year in October. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 253 best-selling models, Top 34 brands and Top 15 groups * As is the case in the neighbouring US, Canadian new light vehicle sales are on a roll in 2014: up another 6.5% to 155,116 registrations…
The Baojun 730 is the 6th most popular light vehicle in China this month. * See the Top 325 All-local models and Top 10 manufacturers by clicking on the title! * Sales of new passenger cars in China confirm their cooling off, up 'just' 6.6% year-on-year in October to 1.708.900…
Honda CR-V * NOW UPDATED with the Top 367 models, Top 38 brands and Top 15 groups * U.S. light vehicle sales have settled into a very dynamic groove, up another 6% year-on-year both in October to 1.28 million units and year-to-date at 13.72 million units. Crossovers and pickup trucks fuelled…
The Toyota Harrier is up to #8 at home this month. * See the Top 30 best-selling models and All-local brands by clicking on the title! * Note this article also contains KEI cars data below the jump. Thanks Stephen. Another month in the red for new passenger car sales…
The new generation lifts the Chrysler 200 nameplate to its best-ever September figure. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 266 best-selling models! Click on the title to see * You can check out the September 2014 groups and brands rankings here. This is a new section on BSCB, detailing the models performance…
Mazda Demio * See the Top 30 models and Top 13 local brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * The Japanese new car market is down 3% year-on-year in September to 315.326 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 2.578.420 units, up 4.5% on 2013. Model-wise, the Toyota Aqua remains…
Nissan Navara * See the Top 50 models and Top 34 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Austin * Traditionally with a little bit of delay I can share with you detailed information about the Thai new car market for August, and the news continue to be pretty bad with…
The Baojun 730 sells 12,006 units for its first month in market. * See the Top 320 all-local models and Top 64 brands by clicking on the title! * It's always fascinating to me that when Chinese new light vehicles improve by 9% year-on-year like this month in August, most analysts…