Ford Ranger * See the Top 28 best-selling models and Top 57 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in New Zealand are up another very impressive 15% year-on-year in May to 10,064 registrations, with Commercial Vehicles (3,262) achieving the best May on record. Year-to-date sales are…
Renault Clio * See the Top 40 best-selling models and Top 34 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stéphane * No improvement in sight for new car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory located North-East of Australia: down a harsh 25% year-on-year in May to just 639 registrations which…
Renault Sandero (Armenian model shown) * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Vic * The South African new car market is showing no sign of recovery, down another 9% year-on-year in May to just 49 465 units which brings the year-to-date total to 255,736…
The Jeep Grand Cherokee is more popular in Australia than at home in the US. * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 10 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Australia are disappointingly down 3% year-on-year in May to 94,562 registrations, bringing the year-to-date…
The Fiat Palio is #1 in Argentina for the first time this month… * See the Top 190 All-models and Top 33 All-brands by clicking on the title! * The combined effect of a tax hike on imported models put in place on January 1 and the devaluation of the…
Did you know the Seat Toledo was on sale in Mexico? * See the Top 252 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks B * For the first time in the history of BSCB I can finally give you a lot more detail on the annual models ranking in…
Honda City * See the Top 50 best-selling models & Top 20 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Austin * Handicapped by the unstable political situation and the end of incentives to first car buyers, the Thai new light vehicle market is down 33% year-on-year in April to 73,260…
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…
The Nissan Patrol VVIP Special Edition is only available in the Gulf region. * See the Top 300 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * The Gulf Cooperation Council area includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. New car sales in the region are up a…
The Maserati Ghibli almost breaks into the UAE Top 100 this month. * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * Outstanding strength for the Emirati new car market in March: up 19% year-on-year to 35,706 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 100,441 units,…
Toyota Yaris * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * The Saudi new car market is up 11% year-on-year in March to 69,015 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 194,479 units, up 5% on 2013. After the Hyundai 'hijack' from January (Hyundai Elantra #1…
Hyundai Santa Fe * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * The Qatari new car market is up 10% year-on-year in March to 8,365 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 23,723 units, up 7% on 2013. The Toyota Land Cruiser reigns supreme on…
Toyota Land Cruiser Pick-up * See the Top 140 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * New car sales in Oman are up 2% year-on-year in March to 19,059 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 54,180 units, up just 0.5% on 2013. Like in January, February and…
Nissan Patrol * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * The Kuwaiti new light vehicle market is up 3% year-on-year in March to 16,376 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 41,786 units, up a shy 1% on 2013. The Toyota Prado continues to…
Toyota Prado * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * New car sales in Bahrain are up a magnificent 22% year-on-year in March to 5,885 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 16,195 units, up 21% on 2013. Leader over the Full Year 2013 but…