Ford Ranger * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Argentina are down for the 5th time this year at -7% to 72,872 registrations. The year-to-date total is however still at a record 594,576 units, up 2% on 2011. The Chevrolet…
Skoda Citigo * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Czech Republic are down 6% year-on-year in August to 13,193 registrations, but still up 4% year-to-date at 118,584 units. If the Skoda Octavia stays at stratospheric heights this month with 1,600…
The Hyundai i20 is up to a record #4 in August while the Suzuki Swift is down to #41 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Serious labour unrest at the Manesar Maruti plant means the Indian new car market is turned completely upside down…
Peugeot 208 * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Sales of new Light Commercial Vehicles are down 16% year-on-year in France in August to 19,234 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 257,252 units, down 7% on 2011. While the Renault Kangoo hangs on to…
Opel Astra * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Italy is one of the last countries in the world with Sweden and Slovakia where Station Wagons (SW) have remained highly popular which is why there is a monthly update about it on BSCB. However over the last few…
Toyota Hilux * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Australian new car market continues on its insolent good run, up 6% year-on-year in August to 93,552, bringing the year-to-date total to 728,047 units, up 9% on 2011 and still on target to break…
VW Golf * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Traditionally new car sales in Ireland slip down through the year, with January being the strongest month of the year and December the weakest. 2012 is no exception, with registrations down to 3,098 in August…
Nissan Qashqai * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Finnish new car sales don't seem to want to recover from the April 1 tax hike, down again by 25% year-on-year in August to 7,429 registrations and bringing the year-to-date total to 79,815 units, down…
The 2013 Toyota Auris hatchback will be sold under the Corolla nameplate in some markets. * See the original The Truth About Cars article by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Bertel * Over the 24 hours the automotive world has witnessed a little battle between Ford and Toyota…
Will 2012 be the first year the Ford Focus sells over one million units worldwide? * See the Top 120 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * After sharing with you the Top 150 best-selling cars in the world in June, I have now created…
Porsche Panamera. Picture by ninoscy, all rights reserved. * See the Top 193 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * After sharing with you yesterday the Top 50 All-brands ranking in Monaco over the first 6 months of 2012, I can now unveil an exclusive Top 193 All-models ranking…
Mercedes SLS AMG. Picture by Fiorano, all rights reserved. * See the Top 50 All-brands Ranking by clicking on the title! * * Correction: Fisker sold 4 Karma in Monaco over the period, making it the #43 brand * Thanks to a secret admirer of BSCB once again I can…
Peugeot 504 Station Wagon in the background. Picture by Liki Fumei, all rights reserved. * Click on title for more street scenes and videos! * In 2011, 7,350 new cars were imported into Senegal, making it the biggest market in Western Africa. 585 of these were then re-exported in the…
* Click on title for Ghanaian street videos! * Ghana is one of the most dynamic car market in Africa, with 12,000 new car sales in 2011, double that of neighbour Cote d'Ivoire. It is also relatively mature, with a full variety of models available and a very fragmented structure.…
Fiat Panda & 500 in Vintimiglia, Italy August 2012 * See the entire photo report by clicking on the title! * The photo report saga continues: after Scotland and the French countryside, I thought I'd drive across the border to Italy in Vintimiglia to give you a quick snapshot of…