The Nissan Leaf made worldwide headlines in October thanks to its performance in Norway. Now that most October sales data has come through, it's now time to go through our traditional Worldwide roundup. But first as usual a bit of overview of how the biggest car markets in the world…
Peugeot 308 * NOW UPDATED with the Top 203 All-models ranking! Click on title to see, thanks Antonio * 5th consecutive month of year-on-year growth for the Portuguese new car market, up 23% in October to 9,092 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 88,477 units, up 8% on 2012. The Renault…
Pimped out Tokyoite Hummer H3 * NOW UPDATED with more photos! * * See the Full Photo Report by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Stephen * No I have not gone off to Tokyo in Japan, no travelling for me for a while! One of BSCB's readers, Stephen,…
The Jade helped Honda pass Toyota in China this month. * See the Top 65 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * Quick update to share with you an All-brands ranking for China in October. Keep in mind this is for locally-produced models only and excludes LCVs. Volkswagen continues…
The Toyota Agya is up to #4 in Indonesia for its 2nd month in market. * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Indonesia are definitely not slowing down their incredible growth: up 5% on October 2012 which at the time…
Kia Sportage This is Part 24 of my Trans-Siberian Photo Report. You can see all other Parts of this long-term Report here. After taking you on a visit of the Chaoyang car market in Beijing, I thought I would share with you a selection of the car brochures I got my…
Ford F-Series * NOW UPDATED with the Top 255 All-models and Top 36 brands! Click on title to see * New car sales in Canada are up a strong 7% year-on-year in October to 145,657 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,497,935 units, up 4% on 2012. Thanks to 9,930 sales…
The VW Lavida is #1 in 2013 thanks to the Gran Lavida... * See the Top 339 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after looking at the October best-sellers in China, we delve into the year-to-date models ranking a little deeper to…
A record 21,222 Haval H6 found a buyer in China this month. * See the Top 314 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Euphoric days continue in China: the total market is up a whopping 20% year-on-year in October to 1.93 million units, the best monthly result since…
Mercedes holds over 20% of the Singaporean market this month. * See the Top 28 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Singapore are down a horrid 28% year-on-year in October to just 1,641 units, bringing the year-to-date total to 18,743 units, down 20% on…
The Nissan Pulsar is the most popular all-new model in 2013 at #21. * See the Top 297 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Like every Quarter I can share with you an all-models ranking for Australia which enables us to get the full picture in this very…
Honda Fit * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 13 local brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * Fantastic month for new car sales in Japan: up 17% year-on-year to 264,567 registrations which reduces the year-to-date fall to 7% at 2,731,659 units. Big event atop the…
Suzuki Spacia * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 8 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * Sales of new Kei cars in Japan are up a very impressive 17% year-on-year in October to 157,083 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,763,276 units, up 3% on 2012. The…
Subaru Forester * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Estonia are up a very healthy 10% year-on-year in October to 1,798 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 17,032 units, up 1% on 2012. The Skoda Octavia…
The RAM 1500 is on the podium for the first time since February 2006! * NOW UPDATED with the Top 258 All-models and Top 37 brands! Click on title to see * After a shocking 4% decline last month, the US new car market is back to its euphoric self, up 10%…