Seat Ibiza * See the Top 215 best-selling models and Top 47 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Stuck in hell for a few very long years, the Spanish new car market is definitely smelling the roses now: up 28% year-on-year to 80,210 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to…
2014 Nissan Livina * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 10 brands by clicking on the title! * New light vehicle sales in Taiwan are up a very satisfying 19% year-on-year in April to 34,236 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 133,640 units, up 12% on 2013. Below…
The Geely Emgrand 7 is the 2nd most popular import in Iran. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 90 imported models, Top 25 imported brands and an exclusive estimated Top 30 models including the local production. Thanks Behta and Sandeep * Thanks to a tip from two BSCB readers, I can…
2015 Hyundai Sonata * See the Top 50 all-local models ranking by clicking on the title! * 130,145 new local cars found a buyer in South Korea in April, up 10% year-on-year and bringing the year-to-date total to 464,903 units, up 6% on 2013. The new Hyundai Sonata went on sale…
Kashgari man and Jonway UFO A380 After exploring the extraordinary pick-up landscape in Kashgar, some 3.400km away from Beijing in South-Western China, we now go into its overall car landscape. In Chinese classification, we have gone from first-tier city (Beijing), 2nd-tier (Chongqing), 3rd-tier (Ürümqi) and now with Kashgar we are at…
Chevrolet "Dabbabah" TFR * See the Top 147 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * The Egyptian market confirms it is on the road to recovery with sales up 34% year-on-year in March to 22,943 registrations, bringing the First Quarter result to 62,817 units, up 27% on…
Toyota holds 39.7% of the Filipino car market this month. * See the Top 20 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks Myk * New car sales in the Philippines continue on their impressive and continuous growth in March: up 22% year-on-year to 22,181 registrations which brings the First…
Only commercialised in a handful of countries, the Ford F-Series is #3 worldwide in 2013. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As an appetiser for the full Top 1000 models that will be published shortly, I now give you temporary figures for the…
Hyundai Verna in Ürümqi (click on any picture to enlarge) This is Part 2 of my Ürümqi Photo Report, you can check out Part 1 about the surprising strength of budget Chinese brands here. Yesterday I reported on how the Shanghai Englon SC7, SC3 and SC6, Dongfeng Fengshen S30 and H30 Cross…
Kia Rio * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Irina * The Kazakh new car market is back to explosive growth in March at +34% year-on-year to 12,647 registrations, bringing the First Quarter total to a record 34,474 units, up 25% on 2013. The…
Chana Taurustar, Chana Star & Wuling Hongguang in Chongqing – April 2014 * See the Top 30 best-selling vehicles (PC and LCV) by clicking on the title! * Now that the Top 10 most popular Light Commercial Vehicles in China are known, I can give you the Top 30 best-selling…
Dacia Duster * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Based on data communicated by Central European market data specialists www.ceauto.co.hu, 404 new cars were sold in the FYR of Macedonia in March, bringing the First Quarter total to 966 units. The Dacia Duster is the…
Yes the valiant Daewoo Matiz is still on sale in some countries... * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * According to Central European market data specialists www.ceauto.co.hu, 482 new cars found a buyer in Moldova in March, adding up to 1,135 units over the First Quarter 2014.…
Chana Star in Dongsi hutong The legendary Beijing hutongs are tiny, charming alleyways formed by lines of traditional courtyard residences. An endangered species, the real Beijing lives and breathes in hutongs where a warm sense of community and hospitality survives. I was lucky enough to spend some time visiting hutongs during…
Renault Symbol * See the Top 260 All-models & Top 44 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks to Yarım Debriyaj * The Turkish new light vehicle market is down a harsh 31% year-on-year in March to just 47,581 registrations, bringing the First Quarter total to 115,272 units, down 24% on 2013. Brand-wise,…