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…
Let's play guess the logo. After going through 35 different Chinese carmakers (backwards) in my 'most impressive' ranking, our heads are all spinning and there's nothing better than a good old table to make them stop and summarise everything. You're welcome. (Click on the brand to see the full article) Auto…
Dongfeng dealership in Mohe After Harbin, we head North to Mohe, still in the Heilongjiang province. This is the northernmost city in the whole of China, completely rebuilt in 1985 after a devastating fire in striking Russian imperial-era style with colourful facades, spired domes and pillared entrances. A further 60km north…
Chery is the 6th most popular carmaker in Uruguay in March. * See the Top 44 All-brands by clicking on the title * The Uruguayan market is back into positive territory in March: up a very solid 17% year-on-year to 4,865 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 12,795 units, now down…
Consistently loud: Foton This is Part 3 of my ranking of the most impressive Chinese carmakers at Auto Shanghai 2015. You can check out Part 1 (from #35 to #21) here and Part 2 (from #20 to #11) here. We are now entering the Top 10 most impressive brands, and by now most…
Hyundai Elantra taxis in Yanji After Changchun, we hop on a short 45 mins flight to Yanji, capital of the little-known Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, next to the North Korean border. Yanbian was created in 1955 as a reward for Koreans who fought on the side of the communists in the…
Shanghai Pudong street scenes After going through the highlights of Auto Shanghai 2015 and before I give you my ranking of the most impressive Chinese carmakers at the Show, it’s time to go wandering in the streets of Shanghai so I can share with you what the most popular cars…
* See the Top 10 best-selling LCVs by clicking on the title * 213,053 new Light Commercial Vehicles found a buyer in March in China, adding up to 514,922 over the 1st quarter of 2015. This segment is in freefall since small businesses have started to trade up to MPVs…
The Holden Colorado cracks the NZ podium for the first time this month. * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 63 All-brands by clicking on the title * The New Zealand new vehicle market continues to jump from record to record: up a further 5% year-on-year in March to…
The Mazda CX-5 reaches its all-time highest ranking in Australia this month. * UPDATED with detailed SUV sales data * * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 47 All-brands by clicking on the title * Flat January sales make room for a strong result in February in Australia:…
Wuling Hongguang V * See the Top 10 best-selling LCVs by clicking on the title * This month LCV data for China comes with a bit of delay due to the Lunar New Year holidays. It shows the Wuling Sunshine reclaiming the top spot off the Wuling Rongguang in a…
Emperor of China: the Wuling Hongguang clocked up a record 750,000 sales in 2014. * See the Top 402 locally produced models, Top 10 LCVs and Top 66 brands * One of the main news items in the 2014 automotive world is the cooling down of the Chinese new vehicle market's…