Hyundai holds 23% of the Angolan new passenger car market. * Thanks to Pal from CE Auto for the tip! * New car sales in Angola are up 33% year-on-year over the first half of 2014 according to data from the Association of Automotive Dealerships and Road Transport (Acetro): 20…
The Nissan Qashqai lands directly inside the Australian Top 50... * See the Top 300 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Every Quarter I can share with you a complete models ranking for Australia. H1 data wasn't available in time so for the first time in 6 months…
The Wuling Hongguang will sell upwards of 800,000 units in China this year - an all-time record. * See the Top 370 All-local PCs and Top 55 All-local models by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after detailing September sales, we explore the year-to-date ranking…
GMC Yukon sales are up 62% so far in 2014 thanks to the new model. * See the Top 275 best-selling models and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring the US sales charts for September (now with separate models…
First appearance of the new Jeep Cherokee in the South Korean rankings. * See the Top 190 All-models and Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Falkonz * 120,104 new cars were registered in South Korea in August. Brand-wise, below the 5 locals (Hyundai, Kia, GM-Chevrolet/Daewoo, SsangYong and Renault…
Hyundai ix25 * See the Top 325 All-local models ranking by clicking on the title! * As usual after exploring the monthly Chinese ranking we detail the all-new models making their first appearance in the world's biggest car market this month. After a crazy August that saw 8 new nameplate…
Baojun 730 * See the Top 326 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Is the Chinese new light vehicle market finally experiencing the much talked about slowdown that has supposedly been looming for years? In September, sales are up only 3% year-on-year - the slowest growth rate in…
Renault Symbol (Tunisian model pictured) * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * The brands ranking seems to be stabilising somewhat in Algeria this month, with the Top 3 most popular manufacturers identical to their year-to-date order: Renault is king with 4,706 sales…
Honda Jazz * See the Top 33 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Singapore are up a whopping 50% year-on-year in September to 2,946 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 20,124 units, up 18% on 2013. Toyota including Lexus continues to outperform the market at…
Nissan Micra * See the Top 230 best-selling models and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Israel are up a massive 60% year-on-year in September to 18,761 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 192,571 units, up 17% on 2013. Brand-wise, Hyundai reclaims the…
Buick Regal - Buick sales are up 111% year-on-year in September. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 254 models, Top 34 brands and Top 15 groups! * New light vehicle sales are up another very impressive 13% year-on-year in September to a record 168,090 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to…
Fiat Linea * See the Top 262 All-models and Top 43 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Yarım Debriyaj * After a one month-hiatus, Turkey is back on BSCB with an August-September combo article. Sales of new light vehicles (including LCVs) are slowing down their fall over the period: down 7% in…
Dacia Duster * See the Top 100 models and Top 35 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Far from a frank reprise, the Slovenian new car market has been oscillating between negative and positive territory over the past few months. September is in the black at +11% to 4.426…
Renault Twingo and first generation VW Beetle * See the Top 311 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Germany are up an encouraging 5% year-on-year in September to 260.062 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 2.281.671 units, up 3% on…
BMW X1 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As an appetiser for overall German sales data, I give you the Private Sales rankings. German Private Sales (PS) data is always a little controversial, as the definition of a private sale isn't 100% accurate. Are…