Jordan Full Year 2014: Hyundai Elantra best-seller
Hyundai Elantra The Hyundai Elantra is the best-selling nameplate in Jordan in 2014. Source: Manufacturers. Previous post: Jordan June 2013: Hyundai Elantra leads, 16 Koreans in Top 20
Australia 1946-2025: Historical Data now available
1958-1968 Wheels magazine covers featuring Japanese models1960 Holden and Ford Falcon Australia has now become one of the most complete Historical Data countries on BSCB, covering 80 years in detail with official data going back as far as 1946. There is now official annual models rankings for the past 42 years…
Greece: 1932-2025 Historical Data now available
Thanks to its pick-up sales, Datsun topped the overall Greek brands ranking as early as 1971. The direct links to 38 Historical data posts are below. I can now share with you Historical information for the last 50 years in Greece - up to 1962, with detailed brands ranking for…
Madagascar Full Year 2014: Toyota edges past Nissan, Hawtai lands
Old vs. new: Renault now sells the Sandero in Madagascar, but the Renault 4 is still ubiquitous in the streets of Antananarivo. Picture © Davidaus * See the Top 10 best-selling brands in Antananarivo by clicking on the title * Only car sales statistics for Madagascar's capital city Antananarivo are…
Egypt April 2015: Hyundai ix35 up to #4, Speranza back in shape
For the first time since November 2013, Egyptian new vehicle sales decline year-on-year at -3% in April to 21.742 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still up by a dynamic 10% to 93.935 units. Chevrolet remains king of the castle by far despite sales down 9% on a year ago…
Colombia April 2015: Kia Sportage on podium, market down 16%
Kia Sportage * See the Top 5 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title * Colombia is a new monthly update on BSCB, and after January up 5%, February down 4% and March up 2%, April sales tumble down 16% year-on-year to just 21.862 units, pulling…
Panama Full Year 2014: Toyota Hilux leads, Yaris shoots up
The Toyota Yaris hatch on sale in Panama is the Thai/Chinese spec, not US. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * New car sales in Panama are up by a dynamic 7% year-on-year in 2014 to 60.304 registrations. If in 2013 Toyota just…
Peru Full Year 2014: Toyota Yaris stays on top in market down 8%
Toyota Yaris * See the Top 3 brands and Top 10 models by clicking on the title * According to the Automotive Association of Peru (AAP), sales of new vehicles are down 8% year-on-year in 2014 to 183,913 registrations, split between 86.139 passenger cars, 36.494 SUVs, 21.275 pickups and vans…
Guatemala Full Year 2014: Pickup trucks gain momentum
Surprise surprise: the Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Guatemala in 2014. * See the Top 20 All-brands for Pickup, SUV and hatchback by clicking on the title * For the first time on BSCB I can share with you official sales data for Guatemala, albeit for the first quarter of…
El Salvador Full Year 2013-2014: Toyota Hilux most popular
Toyota Hilux * See the Top 5 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * New car sales in El Salvador are stable in 2014 at an estimated 11.900 registrations vs. 11.846 in 2013 which was a 12% year-on-year increase. The high of 2007 (17.000 units) is still…
Colombia Full Year 2014: Chevrolet Sail tops record market
Renault Duster * See the Top 94 All-brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * Thanks to registrations up a solid 12% on 2013, the Colombian new vehicle market hits a new all-time record in 2014 at 328.529 units, edging past the previous record of 2011 (324.570). Chevrolet…
Israel April 2015: Kia Sportage leaps to pole position
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling car in Israel in April. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 240 All-models by clicking on the title * The Israeli new car market is down 4% year-on-year in April to 17.674 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 97.674 units, up 8% on…
Kazakhstan April 2015: Renault Duster back up to 6th place
Renault Duster * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 202 All-models by clicking on the title * No sign of recovery for the Kazakh market which has now been in decline for a full year: down a harsh 31% year-on-year in April to just 9.573 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total…
Greece April 2015: VW Polo and Opel Corsa in the lead
VW Polo * See the Top 33 All-brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * The Greek new car market is up a fantastic 43% year-on-year in April to 7.801 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 25.072 units, up 14% on 2014. Volkswagen holds the right end…
China 2015 Photo Reports: The cars of Mohe, Heilongjiang province
Dongfeng dealership in Mohe After Harbin, we head North to Mohe, still in the Heilongjiang province. This is the northernmost city in the whole of China, completely rebuilt in 1985 after a devastating fire in striking Russian imperial-era style with colourful facades, spired domes and pillared entrances. A further 60km north…