Isuzu holds 44.8% of the Tunisian LCV market in 2018. New light vehicle sales in Tunisia hit a wall in 2018 at -19.4% to just 51.348 units, while the parallel market is hit ever harder at -28.9% to 14.493. This fall was expected as 2018 marked a steep devaluation of…
The Toyota Hilux remains the most popular nameplate in the GCC in 2018. Consult 15 years of Gulf Cooperation Council Historical Data here. The Gulf Cooperation Council is an economic union including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. New car sales in the region continue…
Lada Granta sales soar 54.1% year-on-year thanks to its facelift. After seeing its growth slim down to just +0.6% in January, the inevitable happens in Russia in February: with registrations down 3.6% to 128.406 units, this marks the first year-on-year decline in exactly two years, since February 2017, ending 24…
The all-new Aruz SUV helps Perodua up 13.7% this month. The Malaysian new car market is up a sturdy 8.5% year-on-year in January to 48.450 units, and brand leader Perodua (+13.7%) outpaces this growth to reach a very imposing 41.5% share, the third time in the past 4 months that…
The VW Polo Vivo misses out on the Namibian passenger car crown for just 10 units. Consult 7 years worth of Namibia Historical Data here. We can now share with you 2018 data for Namibia including brands volumes for the first time, thanks to our partnership with Lightstone and NAAMSA. Toyota…
The Toyota Land Cruiser Pickup ranks #4 in Botswana. Consult over 30 years of Botswana Historical Data here. We can share with you detailed 2018 sales info for Botswana including brands volumes for the first time thanks to our partnership with Lightstone and NAAMSA. Unsurprisingly, Toyota dominates, selling 2.7 times the…
Toyota Fortuner sales soar 50.8% year-on-year in Lesotho in 2018. Consult 5 years of Lesotho Historical Data here. Thanks to our partnership with Lightstone and NAAMSA, we can share with you today 2018 sales figures for Lesotho, and for the first time brands volume are available as well. It shows Toyota's…
The Toyota Hilux is back to the #1 spot in Swaziland for 2018. Consult 5 years of Swaziland Historical Data here Thanks to our partnership with South African outlets Lightstone and NAAMSA, sales data for Swaziland is now available for 2018, and for the first time we now have access to…
The Toyota Hilux tops 6 out of 8 Australian States in 2018, a record. For the 8th year on BSCB we can share with you the best-selling brands (Top 15) and models (Top 50) in each Australian State/Territory. This is exclusive data you won’t find anywhere else on the web. Uncontested…
The Toyota Camry is #1 in Saudi Arabia again. Consult 30 years of Saudi Arabia Historical Data here. The big event of the year in Saudi Arabia was women being allowed to drive from June 24 onwards. Unfortunately, as I predicted in an interview with the BBC.co.uk, this hasn't had…
The Nissan Sunny leaps up 5 spots on 2017 to land in 2nd place in Bahrain. Consult 15 years of Bahrain Historical Data here. After freefalling down 19% in 2016 and 25.6% in 2017, the Bahraini new light vehicle market encouragingly stabilises in 2018 at -4.8% and 34.865 sales. Once…
The Renault Clio swims upstream in Turkey this month with a 19.8% uptick in a market tumbling down 59%. Turkish new light vehicle sales start 2019 the way they ended 2018: in hell. After imploding down 75% in September and 77% in October, Turkey seemed to have been on the mend…
The Toyota Hilux signs a 12th win in the past 13 years in Thailand. Consult over 15 years of Thailand Historical Data here. This article has been updated with the Top 75 models. It's a second consecutive year of double-digit gains for new vehicle in Thailand with 2018 up a…
The Suzuki Spacia is up 38% year-on-year in January, partly thanks to the addition of the Gear variant (pictured). New vehicle sales in Japan edge up 2.1% year-on-year in January to 407.975 units, yet strikingly the Top 4 brands all outpace the market, starting with local behemoth Toyota (+4.9%) leading…
The Lada Granta gains 43.6% and the Renault Logan 31.1% in January in Russia. After being hit full frontal by Crimea-related sanctions, Russian new car sales had brilliantly rallied back, managing 16 consecutive months of double-digit gains between May 2017 and August 2018. Since then, the growth has petered out, with September…