The Hyundai Elantra Langdong sold 26,856 units in China in only 2 months. * See the Top 288 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Like every month now on BSCB, we go into the detail of the year-to-date models ranking for the 2 biggest markets in the world,…
Kia Rio * NOW CORRECTED with actuals for the Top 20 best-selling models! Click on title to see * After dropping 39% to its lowest level in 11 years last month at just 1,727 registrations, the Croatian new car market has now hit full frontal recession with a 45% fall in…
Ford Focus * NOW UPDATED with the Top 283 All-models ranking! Click on title to see * The diplomatic tensions between China and Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands had a huge impact on the Chinese new car market this month. For the first time in 2012, passenger cars are down year-on-year at…
Fiat Punto Classic * See the Top 20 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Nenad for the tip * One year after BSCB's last update on Serbia it is time for a little refresh. New car sales in Serbia are not having the best time in…
3 generations of Hyundai Accent are now sold simultaneously in Algeria. * See the Top 5 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Mermou * In September and for the first time in 2012, the Hyundai Accent is back in pole position of the Algerian models ranking…
VW Up! * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Danish new car market continues to buck the European gloomy context, with September sales up 0.5% year-on-year to 13,923 registrations which brings the year-to-date total to 128,493 units, up 1% on 2011. The VW…
Nissan Qashqai * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Polish car market is now feeling the heat of the European recession, down 13% year-on-year in September to 21,400 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still in positive at 234,699 units, up a shy…
Renault Scenic. Picture by L'Argus, all rights reserved. * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Slovenia are looking worse by the minute, with September down 29% year-on-year to just 3,203 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 38,707 units, down 17%…
Mercedes E-Class * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Richard * Although part of China, Hong Kong has a dedicated section on BSCB because its car market is radically different from the mainland - with absolutely no Chinese brands on sale in…
VW Tiguan * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Austria are down 12% year-on-year in September to 27,094 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 266,890 units, down 3% on 2011. We nearly witnessed a massive event this month in Austria:…
Lada Samara (VAZ 2115) * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Igor * 19,725 new vehicles were sold in Ukraine in September, bringing the year-to-date total to 150,743. Once again the models ranking gets a complete overhaul and this time it's the…
In November, Romania will be the first country in the world to get the 2013 Dacia Logan. * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * It's still not looking good in Romania this month, with new car sales down 31% year-on-year in September to 4,736…
Lada Granta * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New Russian car sales slow down their growth at +10% year-on-year in September to 259,582 registrations. The year-to-date total stands at 2,187,797 units after 9 months, up 14% on 2011. Big event this month: over…
The Mazda CX-5 has become 2012's best-selling all-new model in the USA * See the Top 277 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * After exploring US September sales, as is now the tradition on BSCB let's go through the year-to-date rankings in a little more detail to try…
VW Jetta * See the 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Turkey is as usual making August figures available a little later and for the second month in a row the Turkish new car market bucks the general European trend and is up 6% year-on-year to 41,236…