Ford Ranger * Click on title to see the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 20 brands! Thanks Stéphane * Thanks to Stéphane, this month I can share with you once again more detail on new car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory located North-East of Australia. New car…
Peugeot 208 & Renault Clio * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! Thanks to STAC * Catastrophic month of November so far in France, with new car sales down 26% year-on-year to 66,066 registrations. French manufacturers are the hardest hit as they only…
The 200,000th Citroen DS3 in Poissy, France November 2012 * See the full article by clicking on the title! * Citroen achieved a significant milestone on Wednesday, with 200,000th DS3 rolling off the firm's production line in Poissy, France. Launched in March 2010, the DS3 hit Russia later that year, Argentina…
A few days ago the December issue of French magazine L'Automobile Magazine was released in newsstands all across France and its overseas territories including New Caledonia. Don't miss the first article I wrote for the magazine on page 25, it's a special report on New Caledonia and how different anti-pollution…
Renault Clio IV. Picture by L'Argus, all rights reserved. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 160 best-selling models! Click on title to see * New car sales in France are down 8% year-on-year in October to 162,411 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,593,920 units, down 13% on 2011. Note…
Dacia Dokker * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Light Commercial Vehicle market is down 9% year-on-year in France in October to 35,096 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 322,306 units, down 8% on 2011 but still Europe's biggest LCV market. The Renault…
Citroen C4. Picture courtesy of L'Argus * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * October is shaping up to be quite an unusual month for new car sales in France. Over the first 3 weeks, the market is down a drastic…
Renault Clio 4. Picture by L'Argus, all rights reserved. * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * FINAL UPDATE with Clio actuals for all generations: Thanks to Marie-Dominique at CCFA I can now share with you actuals for the Renault Clio 4 pre-sales to dealerships in…
Ford Focus * Click on the title to see the full article! * With most September data now in, it’s time for our much anticipated monthly rendezvous: the World roundup, now in its 7th instalment. Last month the Subaru XV made the headlines by toppling the VW Golf in Switzerland. In…
The Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake sold its first 40 units in France in September * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to STAC I can share with you an exclusive ranking today and for the first time on BSCB: the best-selling Station Wagons…
Toyota Yaris. Picture by L'Argus, all rights reserved. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * During the first week of October 32,273 new cars found a buyer in France, down 20% on a year ago. Weekly rankings always have their…
Renault Clio 4. Picture by L'Argus, all rights reserved. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 200 best-selling models! Click on title to see * The French new car market is now behaving dangerously similarly to the Italian and Spanish ones, down 18% year-on-year in September to 136,859 registrations, the biggest fall…
Renault Kangoo Popemobile * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Sales of new Light Commercial Vehicles in France are down 12% year-on-year in September to 30,032 units (compared to a Passenger Car market down 18%), bringing the year-to-date total to 287,202 units, down 8%…
Renault Twingo * See the direct links to 48 French Historical Data articles by clicking on the title! * Over the next few days I will uploading more detailed nineties Historical Data for main European countries. Starting with France, you now have access to a monthly Top 30 for all of 1993,…
Renault Twizy * See the Renault Twizy's detailed sales figures by clicking on the title! * Around a month ago I wrote about the Renault Twizy and its sales performance in Europe where it launched 6 months ago. Being categorised as a quadricycle it doesn't appear in traditional models rankings…