Dacia Sandero * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 285 All-models by clicking on the title * The Spanish car market slows down its growth in July: after gaining 21% both in April and May and 11% in June, it is up 4% this month to 107.930 units, the…
Great Wall Wingle 6 in Xiahe This is the 5th stop in our 2016 Chinese adventures after Beijing, Xining, the Chinese car dealerships of Xining and Tongren. There is only 107 km / 66 miles east to Xiahe across the border in the Gansu province, but it takes over 3 hours because we drive through…
Sulky boy and VW Jetta in Tongren, Qinghai province This is the 4th stop in our 2016 Chinese adventures after Beijing, Xining and the Chinese car dealerships of Xining. We travel 165km south to the small town of Tongren (pronounced "Toungjen"), still in the Qinghai province. The road from Xining…
Ford Mustang - Ford remains the #1 brand in the UK but drops 3%. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 120 models and Top 40 brands * The First Half 2016 sales results for the UK are brilliant: up 3% to 1.420.636, the highest-ever 6 month-result in the history of automobile in…
Can the Hyundai Solaris maintain its lead till the end of the year? I doubt it. * Now updated with the Top 60 All-brands and Top 385 All-models * New car sales in Russia are trapped in a seemingly never-ending downward spiral, losing another 14% year-on-year over the First Half of…
The Lada Vesta posts its first month at 5.000+ sales. * Now updated with the Top 52 All-brands and Top 275 All-models * The freefall continues for the Russian new light vehicle market, down another 12.5% in June to 122.633 registrations, pulling the H1 2016 tally down 14% to 672.140 units.…
Kia has landed in Mexico, and boy it made a splash. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 260 All-models by clicking on the title * The Mexican new light vehicle market is going from strength to strength in 2016, celebrating 18 consecutive record months in June and a…
Baojun sold 320.000 units of the 560 in the past 12 months. * See the Top 75 All China-made brands, Top 465 models and Top 70 LCVs by clicking on the title * Now updated with LCV data courtesy of Chinese consultancy outlet Cedars. Faced with a declining car market, last October Chinese government…
Nissan Murano sales are up 71% so far in 2016 in Canada. * See the Top 15 groups, Top 40 brands and Top 280 models by clicking on the title * There is no stopping the Canadian light vehicle market in 2016: sales are up a further 6% on a…
Ford F-150 Raptor * See the Top 15 groups, Top 35 brands and Top 257 models by clicking on the title * After plunging into negative territory in May, Canadian new light vehicle sales rebound in June to gain 7% year-on-year to 191.316 units, the highest June tally ever recorded…
The Renault Talisman is sold as the Samsung SM6 in South Korea. * See the Top 30 All-brands, Top 60 local models and Top 170 foreigners by clicking on the title * Now updated with foreign brands and models data. In South Korea, new car sales are up a robust 9% over the first…
Kia Niro * See the Top 30 All-brands, Top 55 local models and Top 143 foreigners by clicking on the title * Now updated with foreign brands and models rankings. The South Korean new car market is up 16% year-on-year in June to 184.437 units, lifting the half-year tally up…
Locally-assembled Brilliance H330 with Pars Khodro logo * Click on the title to see the Top 10 most produced cars, pickups, imports & brands * It is now time to share with you exclusive detail on the Iranian new car market thanks to a partnership with CE Auto newsletter. Please note the period covered…
This is the very first Ford Ranger assembled in Nigeria - on 17 November 2015. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * Now updated with locally-produced models. The Nigerian new light vehicle market has halved in 2015 to sink to 23.293 units…
Toyota Hilux Dakar 16. Picture courtesy carmag.co.za * See the Top 35 manufacturers and Top 275 All-models by clicking on the title * The South African new vehicle market continues to disappoint with sales down 11% in June to 44.939, leading to a year-to-date tally down 10% to 272.461 units…