Just what the Brazilian consumer ordered: the Jeep Renegade outsells the VW Gol in September. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 130 models by clicking on the title * The word crisis is adequate: Brazilian new car sales are falling deeper and deeper into oblivion with September…
Ford F-150 in Barrow, Alaska. Last year, I crossed the United States from Coast to Coast — New York to LA — in a Ram 1500 Tradesman, happily nicknamed Albert. You can follow last year’s coverage here. This year we embark on another crossing, this time from North to South, albeit…
The Seat Leon is back to the pole position at home. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 280 All-models by clicking on the title * The Spanish new car market continues on its recovery trend in September with sales up 23% year-on-year to 70.386 units, the best September result…
In full runout mode before the 2016 model (pictured) arrives, the Ford Ranger is up 151%... * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 225 models by clicking on the title * As is now the tradition on BSCB, we can now share with you a lot more detail about…
The Toyota Fortuner is the third best-selling nameplate in Thailand this month. * See the Top 37 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Even though it is still frankly in negative, the Thai new car market may be in the process of finally seeing the light…
The Foton Tunland ranks #76 in New Zealand in August. * See the Top 263 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * For the first time on BSCB and moving forward thanks to one of our readers we can share with you a monthly All-models ranking for New Zealand.…
The Toyota Alphard is the best-selling nameplate in Hong Kong in August. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 180 All-models by clicking on the title * Although part of China since 1997, Hong Kong car sales still follow an old pattern: they are reported by HKMTA separately from the mainland Chinese…
Toyota Grand New Veloz * See the Top 10 best-selling passenger cars by clicking on the title * In a depressed market, the launch of the new generation of Indonesia's best-seller in mid-August is shaking the sales charts up a little. Dubbed by Toyota the Grand New Avanza and Grand…
The Chevrolet Classic is the best-selling model in Argentina this month. * See the Top 32 All-brands and Top 180 All-models by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales are down 12% year-on-year in August to 50.230 units, bringing the year-to-date total to 420.738, down 16% on 2014. Volkswagen…
VW Polo Vivo * See the Top 32 manufacturers and Top 224 models by clicking on the title * The South African market is hit 8% year-on-year in August to 51.055 registrations, pulling the year-to-date total down 3% to 407.753 units. Toyota (-9%), VW Group (-2%) and Ford (-2%) continue…
Honda sales are up 9-fold year-on-year in Singapore in August. * See the Top 37 All-brands by clicking on the title * Exceptional growth rates in Singapore go hand-in-hand with the price reduction of COE (Certificates of Entitlement), where in fact the market is essentially getting back to its level…
The All-new Renault Mégane at Frankfurt. After BMW CEO Harald Krueger collapsed during the very first Press Conference at the Frankfurt Auto Show (he's okay), the rest of the first Press day went smoothly and I give you my first impressions: what surprised me, what stood out and what disappointed…
Hitting the Chinese market's soft spot: the Baojun 560. * See the Top 365 All-local models and Top 65 All-local brands by clicking on the title * The Chinese light vehicle market endures its third consecutive month of year-on-year decline in August at -3.4% to 1.44 million registrations, pulling the…
The Hyundai Tucson has just landed on Australian shores. * EXCLUSIVE! Now updated with the Top 292 All-models and Top 50 All-brands * Despite its local currency freefalling, the Australian new car market is still on track for a record year in 2015, with both August and year-to-date sales up 3%…
Seat Alhambra * See the Top 35 best-selling brands and Top 333 All-models by clicking on the title * It seems like the Swiss new car market has suddenly started shaking off years of stagnation in the past couple of months: August marks the third consecutive double-digit year-on-year increase at…