The GMC Sierra delivers the biggest year-on-year gain in the Top 15 at +57%... * UPDATED See the Top 270 models, Top 40 brands & Top 15 groups by clicking on the title * The good news keep rolling on for the US new light vehicle market, up another 5% year-on-year in…
Chrysler 200 Canadian sales are up 120% year-on-year in October. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 253 best-selling models, Top 34 brands and Top 15 groups * As is the case in the neighbouring US, Canadian new light vehicle sales are on a roll in 2014: up another 6.5% to 155,116 registrations…
The Lincoln MKC is one of only two new nameplates in the Top 200. * See the Top 275 best-selling models, Top 38 brands and Top 15 groups by clicking on the title! Now with complete analysis * As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring the US sales charts…
Honda CR-V * NOW UPDATED with the Top 367 models, Top 38 brands and Top 15 groups * U.S. light vehicle sales have settled into a very dynamic groove, up another 6% year-on-year both in October to 1.28 million units and year-to-date at 13.72 million units. Crossovers and pickup trucks fuelled…
The Mercedes GLA jumps straight into the Korean Top 50 for its 2nd month of sales. * See the Top 185 All-models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Falkonz * A new monthly update on BSCB, I can now share with you All-brands and All-models rankings for…
The Volkswagen Group is getting closer to Toyota thanks to its strength in China. Bloomberg News announced today that the Volkswagen Group, boosted by strong sales in China and despite a marked slowdown in the US, is catching up with market Toyota Motor Corp. for the much coveted annual global crown.…
Buick Regal - Buick sales are up 111% year-on-year in September. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 254 models, Top 34 brands and Top 15 groups! * New light vehicle sales are up another very impressive 13% year-on-year in September to a record 168,090 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to…
The Peugeot 308 tops the Dutch charts for the third time in 4 months. * See the Top 170 best-selling models and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title! * The Dutch new car market is stuck in negative territory this year: down another 4% year-on-year in September to 30,214…
GMC Sierra. General Motors sales are up 19% year-on-year in September. * See the Top 40 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! * The US new light vehicle market shoots up a very satisfying 9% year-on-year in September to 1.246.006 registrations, meaning the year-to-date total is now up 5.5%…
The Baojun 730 sells 12,006 units for its first month in market. * See the Top 320 all-local models and Top 64 brands by clicking on the title! * It's always fascinating to me that when Chinese new light vehicles improve by 9% year-on-year like this month in August, most analysts…
The Chevrolet Silverado is back into positive territory year-to-date. * See the Top 273 best-selling models and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title! * After exploring the monthly US ranking, as is the tradition on BSCB we now study the year-to-date ranking to try and extract longer-term trends.…
The Honda Accord hits its highest-ever monthly volume in the US this month. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 261 All-models and Top 38 brands! See title * U.S. light vehicle sales, led by double-digit increases at Chrysler Group and Nissan Motor Corp, remained robust in August, helped by Labor Day…
The Mitsubishi Montero Sport holds 9% of the Venezuelan market in August. * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 8 brands by clicking on the title! * Another depressing month for new car sales in Venezuela, down 80% year-on-year to 1,681 registrations which brings the year-to-date total to 11,502…
General Motors crashed Chevrolet down in Europe. A good thing? On paper yes, in practice no. In December 2013, General Motors announced it would kill the Chevrolet brand in Europe to concentrate on ailing Opel and its UK sister brand Vauxhall. A reshuffling of priorities that made sense given Opel racked up…
The Toyota RAV4 delivers its highest ever monthly volume in the US in July. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 260 models, Top 40 brands & Top 15 groups! * The US light vehicle market delivers another very solid month in July: up 9% year-on-year to 1.435 million vehicles, which…