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…
Ford has just relaunched the Fiesta in Russia, aiming at the Hyundai Solaris and VW Polo. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 320 All-models ranking * Today we can share with you exclusively on BSCB rare detailed monthly data for Russia for July. The familiar Top 25 now includes the two…
More stormy weather ahead for the Volkswagen brand in China? This third section concludes our Strategy coverage of Volkswagen's current woes in China. In Part 1 we studied how the lack of affordable SUV lineup was penalising the German carmaker, and in Part 2 we analysed how its over-reliance on…
The Renault Logan is the best-selling model in Ukraine so far this year. * See the Top 55 All-brands and Top 316 All-models by clicking on the title * After a year-long absence, the monthly Ukrainian brands ranking comes back to BSCB. Even though new car sales in Ukraine are down…
The Hyundai Accent is the best-selling car in Kazakhstan for the 2nd month in a row. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 190 All-models by clicking on the title * Extremely fragile situation for the Kazakh new car market, seriously affected by the Russian crisis and the grey-import of…
As expected, the Baojun 560 is an instant blockbuster. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 360 All-local models and Top 65 brands * According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, after dropping for the first time in 6 years in June, sales of new light vehicles in China decline…
The Renault Logan could outpace the VW Polo for the #1 Belorussian spot in 2015. * See the Top 25 brands and Top 30 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Belarus are up 3% year-on-year to 11.391 registrations, however note this batch of data doesn't include manufacturers…
The Hyundai Solaris tops Russian sales charts for the third time this year already. * See the Top 53 All-brands and Top 25 models by clicking on the title * A Top 100 models ranking and analysis is now available here After dropping by 36% over the First Half, Russian…
Kia Sportage * See the Top 10 best-selling brands by clicking on the title * 19.171 new light vehicles found a buyer in Lebanon over the First Half of 2015, including 1.124 light commercials. Kia is still master in command with 3.471 sales and 18.1% share above Toyota at 3.274…
The Hyundai Santa Fe accounts for almost 1 in every 4 new vehicles imported into Iran. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * Today we can share with you exclusive data for Iranian imports. This is only the second time ever BSCB…
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 Hyundai Accent is the #1 car in Kazakhstan in June. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 194 All-models by clicking on the title * The Kazakh new car market continues to suffer from the afflux of grey-market new imports from Russia, freefalling 39% year-on-year in June to 8.891…
Volkswagen is now the #2 brand in Uruguay in 2015 below just Suzuki. * See the Top 42 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * New car sales in Uruguay are still stuck in double-digit negative territory in June at -14% to 4.016 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 25.217…
The Hyundai Solaris managed to top the Russian models ranking twice so far in 2015. * See the Top 60 All-brands and Top 25 models by clicking on the title * A Top 360 All-models ranking and analysis is now available here No sign of improvement at the horizon for…
Chevrolet TFR "Dababbah" * See the Top 137 All-models ranking and Top 15 brands by clicking on the title * After declining for the first time in 16 months in April, the Egyptian market's cooling down accelerates: down a worrying 14% year-on-year in May to 20.152 registrations which brings the year-to-date…