The Foton Tunland ranks #76 in New Zealand in August. * See the Top 263 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * For the first time on BSCB and moving forward thanks to one of our readers we can share with you a monthly All-models ranking for New Zealand.…
Wuling Mini Truck in Mohe, northeastern China. * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Sales of new Light Commercial Vehicles are down a harsh 24% year-on-year in China to 256.721 units, pulling the year-to-date total down 26% or nearly 900.000 sales to 2.439.070 registrations…
The All-new Renault Mégane at Frankfurt. After BMW CEO Harald Krueger collapsed during the very first Press Conference at the Frankfurt Auto Show (he's okay), the rest of the first Press day went smoothly and I give you my first impressions: what surprised me, what stood out and what disappointed…
The Hyundai Tucson has just landed on Australian shores. * EXCLUSIVE! Now updated with the Top 292 All-models and Top 50 All-brands * Despite its local currency freefalling, the Australian new car market is still on track for a record year in 2015, with both August and year-to-date sales up 3%…
The future car buyers of Nigeria. Picture © Devesh Uba, all rights reserved. Africa is progressively shedding its image of a continent embroiled in poverty, corruption and never-ending wars. Yet the dramatic Ebola outbreak in Western Africa is a harsh reminder that the road to development is a long and tortuous one. Three years…
The Wuling Mini Truck now rules the Chinese LCV market. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Thanks to LMC Automotive, we can study the Light Commercial Vehicle market in China, the segment hardest hit by the "readjustment" Chinese new vehicle sales are undergoing at…
As is the tradition on BSCB, we now go into the detail of the all-new models landing into the largest new vehicle market in the world: China. Even though Chinese light vehicle sales are down for the 2nd month running in July, the rhythm of new introductions in the market remains…
Renault sales are up 12% year-on-year in Colombia despite an ageing range. * See the Top 30 best-selling brands by clicking on the title * After two consecutive months in hell at -16% (April and May), Colombian new car sales seem to be stabilising: -3% in June, and now -4%…
The Haval H6 leaps to third place overall so far in 2015. * See the Top 391 All-local models by clicking on the title * * NOW UPDATED with the Top 10 best-selling Light Commercials * If over the period the Chinese new light vehicle market is still up by…
The Wuling Mini Truck is the best-selling LCV in China in June. * See the Top 10 best-selling LCV by clicking on the title * The June LCV rankings in China confirm once again a trend we described in detail in April: the move away from bargain basement microvans towards…
The new Triton helps lift Mitsubishi up to 5th place overall in the brands charts. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 303 All-models by clicking on the title * Australia is the first of a special series on BSCB covering the Top 20 worldwide market in detail for the 1st…
Mazda sales are up a fantastic 52% year-on-year in May in Colombia. * See the Top 30 best-selling brands by clicking on the title * The Colombian new car market is falling deeper and deeper into recession with sales down a depressing 16% again in May to 22.513 registrations, pulling…
Foton Forland is the best-selling commercial in China in May. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * According to data published by LMC Automotive, 319.089 new light commercials found a buyer in China in May, adding up to 1.632.250 year-to-date. The Foton Light Truck…
Kia Sportage * See the Top 5 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title * Colombia is a new monthly update on BSCB, and after January up 5%, February down 4% and March up 2%, April sales tumble down 16% year-on-year to just 21.862 units, pulling…
Renault Duster * See the Top 94 All-brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * Thanks to registrations up a solid 12% on 2013, the Colombian new vehicle market hits a new all-time record in 2014 at 328.529 units, edging past the previous record of 2011 (324.570). Chevrolet…