Toyota Vios * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title * Vietnamese new vehicle sales display a stunning 43% growth rate in 2014 to 157,810 registrations. Of these, 57,371 (+42%) are trucks and 100,439 (+43%) are passenger cars. Toyota dominates the brands…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Very dynamic marketplace in Taiwan with new car sales up 12% on 2013 to 423,829 registrations, the first time Taiwanese consumers purchase more than 400,000 new vehicles in a single since 2005…
Skoda Octavia * See the Top 46 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Latvia are up a robust 12% year-on-year in 2014 to 21.135 registrations, and Toyota retains the title of best-selling manufacturer here thanks to sales up 18% to 2,912 and…
The Daihatsu Tanto is the best-selling vehicle in Japan in 2014. * See the Top 60 brands, Top 30 models, Top 40 Kei cars and Top 20 imports by clicking on the title * At the start of 2014, JAMA's forecast for the Japanese new car market was a 10%…
Honda Grace After a very turbulent year the Japanese auto market ends 2014 on a positive note, ending 5 consecutive months of YOY declines up 2% in December. Kei sales are pulling the market up at a massive +18.5% in December. In the "traditional" models ranking, the big news this month…
The VW Vento jumps to #4 in Mexico this year. * UPDATED - See the Top 258 All-models and Top 39 All-brands by clicking on the title * * Check out 10 years worth of Mexican archived data here * Exactly as I predicted last month, the Mexican new car…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling nameplate in Australia for the 2nd year running. * UPDATE - See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 310 All-models by clicking on the title * * Check out 66 years worth of Australia archive data here * The Australian new car market is down 2%…
Nissan X-Trail * See the Top 292 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * As is the tradition on BSCB I can now share with you our quarterly All-models ranking for Australia. If the Top 4 is unchanged on last quarter and the Full Year 2014 ranking (Corolla-3-Hilux-i30), the…
The Renault Sandero hits its highest ever monthly volume in Brazil in December. * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and Top 150 models by clicking on the title * For the first time since last February, new car sales in Brazil are encouragingly gaining ground year-on-year: up 5% to 353,558…
The Ford F-150, Chevy Silverado and Ram Pickup dominate US sales in 2014. * See the Top 15 groups, Top 40 brands and Top 281 All-models by clicking on the title * Thanks to blockbuster sales in December, the US new light vehicle market ends 2014 on a high: up a…
The Datsun GO sold 13,079 units in 10 months in India. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * After surprisingly halting by -7% in 2013, the Indian new car market is back in positive territory in 2014, up 3% to 2,540,750…
Hyundai Sonata * See the Top 200 All-models and Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title * Sales of new local cars are up a robust 6% year-on-year in South Korea to 1,453,786 registrations, whereas imports surge by an astounding 25% to 196,359 units, lifting the total market up…
Mercedes C-Class sales are up 60% in 2014 in Finland thanks to the new model. * See the Top 284 All-models and Top 44 All-brands by clicking on the title * The Finnish new car market is up 3% year-on-year in 2014 to 105,304 registrations, with the Top 3 best-selling…
Chevrolet sales are up 20% in December, with the Colorado back inside the Top 100. * See the Top 275 All-models, Top 40 brands & 15 groups by clicking on the title * An improving economy, fuel prices at 6 year-lows and very advantageous year-end deals: all conditions were reunited…
The new generation Triton (pictured) will arrive in Australia in Q2 2015. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title * * The Full Year 2014 report is here * New car sales in Australia finish the year on a very stable note:…