* See the Top 319 All-local models ranking by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB we pay special attention to the all-new models making their first appearance in China each month. And August 2014 has been the busiest month since we started this new monthly…
Never before had the Renault Logan ranked that high in Russia. * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As economic sanctions against the country as a result of the Ukraine crisis remain in place, the Russian new car market accentuates its decline further in…
Citroen C4 Cactus * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stéphane * Encouraging results for new car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory located North-East of Australia: up year-on-year for the 2nd consecutive month at +11% to 841 registrations, which…
Wuling Sunshine * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to LMC Automotive, as is now the tradition on BSCB I can now share with you more detail about the Chinese car market, including the Top 10 best-selling Light Commercial Vehicles. After taking a real beating since the…
Nissan Qashqai * See the Top 30 brands and Top 163 All-models by clicking on the title! Thanks Kalo * New car sales in Bulgaria are down 2% year-on-year in July to 1,974 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still up on 2013 at an estimated 15,104 units, up 10%.…
The Peugeot 301 is climbing up the Chinese sales charts fast. #71 after 7 months. * See the Top 356 All-local models and Top 66 All-brands by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring in detail Chinese July sales we now look at the year-to-date ranking…
Kia Sorento * See the Top 50 models and Top 35 brands by clicking on eth title! Thanks Stéphane * Finally a month of frank year-on-year growth for the new car market in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory located North-East of Australia: up a magnificent 22% in July to 1,086 registrations,…
ZAZ Vida * See the Top 300 models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Igor * The current Crimea conflict means there has been a bit of delay obtaining car sales figures for Ukraine, still down a tough 65% year-on-year in June to just 6,221 registrations,…
Dacia Dokker * See the Top 179 All-models and Top 33 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Kaloyan * The Bulgarian new car market is up 8% year-on-year in May to an estimated 2,624 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 13,130 units, up 12.5% on 2013. Bulgarian sales data…
The new generation Nissan Navara is sure to be a hit in New Caledonia when it launches. * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 33 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stéphane * The new car market in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory located North-East of Australia, continues to…
The Suzuki Alto 800 is on sale in Uruguay, imported from India * See the Top 47 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks Leandro * New car sales in Uruguay are down 10% year-on-year to 4,635 registrations in May, bringing the year-to-date total into negative at 21,427 units,…
Great Wall Wingle This is Part 3 of my special Strategy series about Chinese manufacturers at home. You can check out Part 1 (introduction and Medium & Heavy Trucks) here, Part 2 (Small, Medium & Large Buses and Light Trucks) here and Part 4 (Commercial Vehicles summary and MPVs) here. We are exploring the…
Geely MK (Russian model shown) * See the Top 30 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! * With the Crimean crisis still not resolved, the Ukrainian new car market falls deeper into recession: down a very depressing 70% year-on-year in April to just 7,765 registrations. That's an annualised rate…
Chana (Star) Minibus in Chongqing, China - April 2014 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to LMC Automotive I can now share with you more detail about the Chinese car market, including the Top 10 best-selling Light Commercial Vehicles which is a…
Chana Star Pick-up in Turpan, Xinjiang Uyghur - May 2014 (Click on any photo to enlarge) This is the last iteration of my China 2014 Photo Report series, you can see all previous Reports here. I hope you enjoyed it! After Kuqa we now head 680 km East to Turpan (pronounced…