Chevrolet Spark GT * See the Top 22 best-selling models and Top 63 brands by clicking on the title * After delivering an all-time record year in 2013, new car sales in Chile are down a harsh 19% year-on-year in October to 25,459 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 279,144…
The Baojun 730 is the 6th most popular light vehicle in China this month. * See the Top 325 All-local models and Top 10 manufacturers by clicking on the title! * Sales of new passenger cars in China confirm their cooling off, up 'just' 6.6% year-on-year in October to 1.708.900…
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…
Lada Granta Liftback * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 55 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Still suffering from the consequences of the economic embargo agains the country as a result of the Ukraine situation, Russian new car sales somewhat slow down their fall in September…
* See the Top 319 All-local models ranking by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB we pay special attention to the all-new models making their first appearance in China each month. And August 2014 has been the busiest month since we started this new monthly…
The new Renault Sandero has finally landed in Brazil. * See the Top 150 best-selling models and Top 15 brands by clicking on the title! * The Brazilian new car market is falling deeper and deeper into recession with a very tough 17% year-on-year drop in August to 259,152 registrations.…
ZAZ Vida * See the Top 300 models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Igor * The current Crimea conflict means there has been a bit of delay obtaining car sales figures for Ukraine, still down a tough 65% year-on-year in June to just 6,221 registrations,…
The Chevrolet Onix breaks its monthly volume record this month in Brazil. * See the Top 160 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title! * No sign of recovery for the Brazilian new car market: down another very disappointing 14% year-on-year in July to 279,815 registrations,…
Chana Minibus (Taurustar) in Chongxing, China - April 2014 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to LMC Automotive I can now share with you more detail about the Chinese car market, including the Top 10 best-selling Light Commercial Vehicles which is a new monthly…
The Skoda Rapid makes its first appearance inside the Russian Top 20 this month. * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 60 brands by clicking on the title! * The new car market situation is fast deteriorating in Russia with June sales down a horrid 17% year-on-year to…
SsangYong Korando * See the Top 390 All-models and Top 56 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Igor * * You can now check out a full Top 479 All-models ranking for the Full Year 2014 here! * After a few months hiatus, the Ukrainian models ranking returns to…
Chana (Star) Minibus in Chongqing, China - April 2014 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to LMC Automotive I can now share with you more detail about the Chinese car market, including the Top 10 best-selling Light Commercial Vehicles which is a…
The Chevrolet Onix has taken a clear advantage on the Hyundai HB20 * NOW UPDATED with the Top 150 best-selling models and Top 20 brands! * The Brazilian new car market is still in the red: down another 12% in April to 279,759 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total after 4…
Nissan Almera * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 58 All-brands by clicking on the title! * After seeming to plateau in March at just -0.4%, Russian new car sales are back in hell in April, potentially handicapped by the economic sanctions imposed on the country: down 8%…
Karakoram Highway at Bulong Lake (click on any image to enlarge) After Ürümqi and Kashgar, we continue on our adventure through the Xinjiang Uyghur, China's Westernmost autonomous region. Today we take the legendary Karakoram Highway on the Chinese side for 450km between Kashgar (altitude 1.260m) and the Khunjerab Pass on the…