Hyundai Elantra * NOW UPDATED with the Top 260 All-models ranking! Click on title to see * If in the USA pick-up trucks are back in fashion this month, in neighbouring Canada they are taking a beating. For only the second time this year, the Ford F-Series is down year-on-year…
Suzuki Wagon R * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Sales of new Kei cars are up 7% year-on-year in September to 158,208, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,571,616 units, up 41% on 2011. For the first time since September 2011, the Suzuki Wagon R,…
VW Golf * See the Top 156 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Thanks to a tip from Austin, I can already share with you September figures for Hong Kong (China). 3,773 new vehicles were sold in Hong Kong in September, bringing the year-to-date total to 31,444 units.…
The Hyundai Elantra Langdong sold 26,856 units in China in only 2 months. * See the Top 288 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Like every month now on BSCB, we go into the detail of the year-to-date models ranking for the 2 biggest markets in the world,…
Ford Focus * NOW UPDATED with the Top 283 All-models ranking! Click on title to see * The diplomatic tensions between China and Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands had a huge impact on the Chinese new car market this month. For the first time in 2012, passenger cars are down year-on-year at…
Suzuki Mehran (Indian version). Picture by njyo, all rights reserved. * See the Top 10 most produced models by clicking on the title! * Courtesy of the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association, Pakistani sales of models produced locally are now available, and this is a pretty accurate representation of the most popular new cars…
Mercedes E-Class * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Richard * Although part of China, Hong Kong has a dedicated section on BSCB because its car market is radically different from the mainland - with absolutely no Chinese brands on sale in…
Honda Brio * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Eddy * Indonesian consumers are on a car buying frenzy in 2012... The new car market passed the historical 100,000 monthly sales milestone for the first time ever last June at 101,743. Since then,…
Lada Samara (VAZ 2115) * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Igor * 19,725 new vehicles were sold in Ukraine in September, bringing the year-to-date total to 150,743. Once again the models ranking gets a complete overhaul and this time it's the…
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…
Kia Optima * NOW UPDATED with the All-models Top 265 best-selling models! Click on title to see * New car sales in the USA are up a very healthy 13% year-on-year in September to 1,188,865 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 10,899,949 units, up 14.5% on 2011. Brand-wise, with 100,694 units sold…
The Dodge Durango is up 42 spots on last month to rank #59 in the Gulf region. * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Gulf Cooperation Council is composed of the sates bordering the Persian Gulf: Saudi Arabia,Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. In August new car…
Nissan Sunny * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * The Qatari new car market is up 22% year-to-date in August to 6,346 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 54,362 units, up a huge 38% on 2011. The Toyota Hilux leads…
The new gen Nissan Tiida has been on sale since 2011 in China but not in Taiwan yet. * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Taiwanese new car sales are down 33% year-on-year to 21,984 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 274,545 units, down…
Ford Ka * See the Top 75 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * This is it: dropping by an alarming 24% year-on-year to 64,189 units in September, new car sales in Argentina are now down 2% year-to-date at 659,165 registrations. Looks like 2011 will remain the country's record…