BMW 3 Series * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * With licence plates stamped with the year of registration, traditionally in Ireland new car sales are at their strongest in January and slip down through the year, and in September only 2,487 new vehicles…
Nissan Qashqai * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The new car market in Finland is now stuck in recession: down 21% year-on-year in September to just 7,897 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 87,726 units, down 11% on 2011. And this month…
Volvo V40 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As usual Sweden is the first cab off the ranks as far as new monthly sales figures are concerned... The new car market in Sweden is down an alarming 18% year-on-year in September to 21,937…
The VW Golf Plus was #1 in Austria in December 2005, beating the Golf. The direct links to all Historical posts are below. You have now access to Historical new car sales info for Austria for the past four decades. From 1977 to 1992 the only info I have is that the VW…
Nissan Juke. Picture by eneade, all rights reserved. * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Over the first 8 months of 2012, the Latvian new passenger car market is up 6% year-on-year to 7,251 registrations, including 894 in August (+4%). The battle for the…
* See the other BSCB articles about the Subaru XV in Switzerland by clicking on the title! * A few days ago I had the privilege of being interviewed by Alex Helmick from World Radio Switzerland about the surprising success of the Subaru XV there. I expand on the reasons…
Peugeot 208. Picture by L'Argus, all rights reserved. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The French new car market is down by 'just' 7% over the period, thanks to good performances of Peugeot (+26%), Citroen (+11%), Toyota (+5%), #2 foreign brand behind Volkswagen…
VW Polo Jinqu * See the entire article by clicking on the title! * In 2012 Volkswagen has gone on a new model frenzy in China, replacing a few designs that were up to 30 years old in one single swoop. Problem is, the entire range is starting to look…
Kia Rio * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After going through a Top 150 models ranking worldwide for July 2012, let's have a closer look at the year-to-date ranking to track down longer-term trends. The Top 2 models are unchanged vs. 2011: the…
The Hyundai Avante/Elantra is #4 worldwide in July * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * This update is now a regular one on BSCB, the only website in the world to give you a Top 150 models ranking worldwide! This…
Subaru XV * Click on the title to see the full article! * With most August data now out in the open, it’s time for our much awaited monthly rendezvous: the World roundup, now in its 6th instalment. Last month all eyes were on Ukraine where the Geely CK notched…
Wuling Hongguang * See the Top 5 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Light Commercial Vehicle market in China is up 3% year-on-year in August to 350,293 registrations, to be compared with 226,455 in the whole of Germany or 405,511 in Brazil. For the second month in…
Toyota Yaris * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Poland are down 9% year-on-year in August to 20,710 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 213,299 units, up 3% on 2011. Note that from 2012 onwards commercial vehicles are included which…
The MCV version accounts for over half of the Dacia Logan's sales in Bulgaria * See the Top 224 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Kalo * Thanks to Kalo, for the first time on BSCB I can share with you an All-models ranking for Bulgaria, and…
Incredible: the Subaru XV is the best-selling car in Switzerland this month * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 22,052 new vehicles found a buyer in Switzerland in August, bringing the year-to-date total to 224,360 registrations, up 11% on 2011. It's a historical month…