The Jeep Cherokee, Compass & Renegade all post all-time record volumes in December. * See the Top 15 groups, Top 40 brands and Top 280 models by clicking on the title * Five weekends and two extra business days mean December 2015 was the highest on record at 1.641.913 registrations, however the…
The VW Lavida outsells the Wuling Hongguang to #1 for the first time in two years. * See the Top 368 All-local models by clicking on the title * Light vehicles sales are up just 1.2% year-on-year in May in China, with passenger cars up 3.8% to 1.57 million units…
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…
Kawei is bringing a bit of Beijing spontaneity to Shanghai. The moment you have all been waiting for has finally arrived. Now an annual tradition at BSCB, I give you the ranking of the Chinese carmakers that impressed me the most at Auto Shanghai 2015. If last year in Beijing…
The Ford Escort is now among China's Top 10 most popular nameplates. * See the Top 356 All-local models by clicking on the title * The Chinese new light vehicle market is up 9% year-on-year in March to 1.87 million units, once again boosted by surges in the SUV (+54%) and…
Citroen C4 Aircross: success or disappointment? * See the Top 400 All-models ranking and Top 63 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Thanks to STAC I can now share with you sales of absolutely every single model sold in France in 2012! The highlights in the Top 50 best-sellers are…
Nissan Altima * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * The Bahraini new car market is up 28% year-on-year in September to 3,997 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 34,609 units, up a massive 51% on 2011 and in fact already…
Buick Verano * See the Top 277 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After exploring US October sales, as per the monthly routine on BSCB we are now going through the year-to-date rankings in a little more detail to try and extract longer term trends. Over the first…
The UK is the Lexus GS450h #1 market in Europe * See all Lexus UK sales figures by clicking on the title! * Today Sophie Gannon from Lexus UK had the kindness of sharing very detailed sales figures for Toyota's luxury division so I thought it would be worth a…
The Mazda CX-5 has become 2012's best-selling all-new model in the USA * See the Top 277 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * After exploring US September sales, as is now the tradition on BSCB let's go through the year-to-date rankings in a little more detail to try…
The Infiniti FX is predicted to be the brand's best-seller in Australia * Click on the title for the entire article! * After Opel (see my article on the launch of Opel in Australia here), it's now Infiniti's turn to launch in Australia with an advertising campaign openly targeting luxury…
208 Rolls Royce Ghost were sold in Europe so far in 2012. Picture by gstaranto, all rights reserved. * See the Top 325 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Lancia Lover from www.autoweek.nl I can share with you today and for the first time since last April…
Toyota Prius MPV * See the Top 273 All-models Ranking by clicking on the title! * After exploring US August sales, let's now go in more detail through the year-to-date ranking. Over the first 8 months of 2012, the US new car market is up an extremely robust 15% to…
Sales of Jeep Grand Cherokee are up 36% over the period in the US. * NOW UPDATED with complete 7 months 2011 figures for comparison * * See the Top 273 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Let's now get in the habit of detailing the evolution of…
Toyota Camry * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * Emirati consumers are definitely in the mood for buying new cars in 2012: the market is up a huge 54% year-on-year in June at 25,255 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to…