The Toyota Vios has now been the best-selling model in Brunei for at least 4 years. * Now updated with the Top 40 All-brands and Top 20 models * Thanks to Proliance I can now share with you a lot more detail about the Brunei new light vehicle market for 2014. Sales are…
Uruguay is the first country in the world to crown the Suzuki Celerio * Now updated with the Top 10 best-selling models * * See the Top 55 All-brands and Top 10 models by clicking on the title * The Uruguayan new car market struggles in 2014, down 8% year-on-year…
Surprise surprise: the Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Guatemala in 2014. * See the Top 20 All-brands for Pickup, SUV and hatchback by clicking on the title * For the first time on BSCB I can share with you official sales data for Guatemala, albeit for the first quarter of…
The ChangAn CS75 is the third best-selling SUV in China in April. * See the Top 358 All-local models by clicking on the title * Long-term trends we have been witnessing for the past 12 months accentuate in April in China. The overall light vehicle market gains just 3.7% year-on-year…
Chevrolet D-Max sales are up 73% in 2014 thanks to the new model. * See the Top 65 All-brands and Top 12 models by clicking on the title * 2014 marks a return into positive territory for new vehicle sales in Ecuador, up 5.5% year-on-year to 120.060 registrations. Chevrolet literally…
Mazda holds 5.1% of the Chilean new car market in April. * See the Top 60 All-brands by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales in Chile slow down their fall in April at -13.5% to 23.084 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 86.677 deliveries, still down a…
VW Jetta taxi in Harbin After Mudanjiang, we are staying in the Heilongjiang province to travel to its capital, Harbin, the 8th most populous Chinese city and the most populous in Northeast China, home to a total of 10.6 million inhabitants as a sub-provincial city. The uniqueness of Harbin comes from…
Citroen C4 Cactus * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 34 All-brands by clicking on the title * After a one month-hiatus we return to New Caledonia, an overseas French territory located north-east of Australia, where new car sales are up 9% year-on-year in April to 828 units…
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…
The Datsun on-DO is an instant blockbuster in troubled Russia. * See the Top 55 All-brands and Top 25 models by clicking on the title * Catastrophic results for the Russian new car market, crumbling down over the effects of galloping inflation triggered by economic sanctions over the Ukrainian crisis.…
Suzuki Lingyang taxi in Mudanjiang After Yanji in the Korean Autonomous Prefecture, we are now leaving the Jilin province, headed north to cross over to Mudanjiang in the Heilongjiang province, home to just under 1 million inhabitants. Mudanjiang does have an airport but it doesn’t have direct flights to either…
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…
Nissan X-Trail * NOW UPDATED with the Q1 2015 Top 20 models and March Top 60 All-brands * No sign of recovery for the Chilean new car market, down another 23% year-on-year in March to 21,469 registrations, bringing the first quarter total to 63,593, down a harsh 27% on 2014. Chevrolet cements its leadership…
The Toyota Land Cruiser 70 is the best-selling vehicle in Kenya in 2014. * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 192 All-models by clicking on the title * For the first time on BSCB, I can share with you complete official models and brands ranking for Kenya. The total market adds…
Hyundai i10 * See the Top 28 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * Today I can share with you very rare official data for Angola. New car sales are up a very dynamic 25% year-on-year here to 40,686 registrations. This year Suzuki overtakes Hyundai to become the most…