Skoda Rapid * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Czech Republic are up another cool 17% year-on-year to 17,498 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 60,491 units, also up 17% on 2013. Some welcome stability in the models ranking this…
Kia Picanto * See the Top 235 All-models and Top 42 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks www.cartube.co.il * The Israeli new car market is up 6% year-on-year in April to 18,332 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 90,724 units, up a fantastic 22% on 2013. In the brands ranking, Toyota manages…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Ireland are up a very impressive 28% year-on-year in April to 7,863 registrations, meaning the year-to-date total is now up 27% to 57,777 units. In the models…
Ford Fiesta * See the Top 130 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Unstoppable Danish new car sales continue on their positive run: up another 4% year-on-year in April to 16,511 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to a record 64,355 units after 4 months, up 11% on 2013.…
Wuling Hongguang in Ürümqi, China - April 2014 * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 5 models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to LMC Auto we have more detailed data for China, now including the all-important Light Commercial Vehicle sales. 555,111 LCVs found a new home…
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…