VW Jetta * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! * Shock, horror: in April the Mexican new car market is going backward and not by a little margin: down 8% to 76,865 registrations, the harshest year-on-year decline since December 2009 and only…
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…
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…
Chana Star in Dongsi hutong The legendary Beijing hutongs are tiny, charming alleyways formed by lines of traditional courtyard residences. An endangered species, the real Beijing lives and breathes in hutongs where a warm sense of community and hospitality survives. I was lucky enough to spend some time visiting hutongs during…
Renault Symbol * See the Top 260 All-models & Top 44 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks to Yarım Debriyaj * The Turkish new light vehicle market is down a harsh 31% year-on-year in March to just 47,581 registrations, bringing the First Quarter total to 115,272 units, down 24% on 2013. Brand-wise,…
Fiat Ottimo * See the Top 304 best-selling models and Top 63 brands by clicking on the title! * New Passenger Car sales in China are up 8% year-on-year in March to 1.6 million units. In the models ranking, the Wuling Hongguang is testing new territories, up 28% on March…
Toyota RAV4 * See the Top 70 models and Top 34 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Peteris * New car sales in Latvia continue on their exceptional run, up another 19% year-on-year in February to 1,064 registrations (including LCVs), which brings the year-to-date total to 2,221 sales, up 23%…
Buick Excelle GT * See the Top 323 All-models and Top 67 All-brands by clicking on the title! * After exploring in detail Chinese February sales figures it is now time to look at the year-to-date ranking to extract longer term trends. First observation is the podium is unchanged year-on-year, with…
VW Polo sales are up 26% year-on-year in January. * See the Top 270 best-selling models and Top 51 brands by clicking on the title! * The German new car market starts the year with a bang: +7% on January 2013 to 205,996 registrations. First let's thank KBA for a…
Renault Fluence * See the Top 250 All-models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Cem * Thanks to yarimdebriyaj.com, I can share with you today detailed Turkish models and brands ranking for January 2014. Sales of new passenger cars in Turkey are down 6% year-on-year in…
Renault Symbol * See the Top 346 All-models and Top 47 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Cem * * Check out 1993-2013 Historical Data for Turkey here! * (Note these figures include LCV) The Turkish new car market is up a very robust 10% year-on-year in 2013 to 853,378…
Mitsubishi Outlander * See the Top 140 best-selling models and Top 40 All-models by clicking on the title! * * The Full Year 2013 All-models and All-brands report is here! * The Dutch new car market is up a huge 115% year-on-year to deliver the best December in history at 39,163…
Toyota Prius * See the Top 15 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Better late than never! Finally I can share with you data for new light vehicle sales in California over the third Quarter of 2013. The market is up 12% year-on-year over the period to 447,054…
The Ford Fiesta is the most popular car in Turkey this month. * See the Top 276 All-models and Top 43 All-brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Cem * The Turkish new car market is up a shiny 11% year-on-year in November to 79,301 registrations, bringing the year-to-date…
The VW Golf grabs just under 10% of the German market this month. * See the Top 300 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title * * There is now also a Top 130 Private Sales ranking available here * The German new car market is back…