The Fiat 126p was the first passenger car to be imported into China in 1979. The direct links to all Historical articles are below. Chinese historical information all the way up to the start of the eighties is now available on Best Selling Cars Blog. This 40 year-period in China is…
A record 21,222 Haval H6 found a buyer in China this month. * See the Top 314 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Euphoric days continue in China: the total market is up a whopping 20% year-on-year in October to 1.93 million units, the best monthly result since…
The Audi A3 ranks on the German podium for only the second time ever this month. * See the Top 300 All-models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Steam * Would Germany, still by far Western Europe's largest car market, have turned the corner also? October…
The VW Jetta is #1 in Turkey for the 2nd time ever in October... * See the Top 280 All-models and Top 43 All-brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Yarım Debriyaj * The Turkish new car market is down 3% year-on-year in October to 58,014 registrations, bringing the year-to-date…
Baojun had its own dedicated (albeit small) dealership... * See the Full Photo Report by clicking on the title! * This is Part 22 of my Trans-Siberian Photo Report. You can see all other Parts of this long-term Report here. After an introduction to the Beijing car landscape, I was lucky…
The Buick GL8 is everywhere in Beijing! * See the Full Photo Report by clicking on the title! * This is Part 21 of my Trans-Siberian Photo Report. You can see all other Parts of this long-term Report here. When I said it was a big shock to go from one…
Volvo V60 * See the Top 150 best-selling models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Even though the Dutch new car market is up a spectacular 37% year-on-year in October to 36,784 registrations, the year-to-date total still lags 26% or 116,000 units behind 2012 at 338,007…
The Wuling Hongguang is the #1 Passenger Car in China in September. Yep, you read that right. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 65 All-brands & Top 313 All-models! Click on title to see * Finally - I know a lot of you have been waiting for it - I can share…
Hyundai i30 and Australian Toyota Corolla hatchback * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Now that we have explored in detail the July worldwide sales charts, it's time to go through the year-to-date rankings to extract longer-term trends. The fight for the title of…
The progressive spread of the new gen sedan should help the Corolla keep the worldwide lead... * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * Now that Middle-Eastern figures are out in the open, thanks to the hard work of Austin I…
Lada Zhiguli * See the Full Photo Report and my estimated Top 10 models by clicking on the title! * Over the last couple of weeks I have been backpacking my way along the Trans-Siberian railway, hopping on and off the train and discovering very different car landscapes along the…
Second #1 finish in Turkey for the new generation Renault Symbol * NOW UPDATED with the Top 275 All-models and Top 43 All-braands! Click on title to see * Sales of new Passenger Cars are up a massive 25% year-on-year in August to 51,611 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 399,429…
The Kia K3 is now the best-performing all-new model so far in 2013. * See the Top 326 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * As is now the tradition on BSCB, after going through the monthly sales charts and focusing on the all-new models entering the ranking, we…
Great Wall Haval H6 * See the Top 309 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * * See the Top 53 All-brands ranking (in Chinese) here * The new Passenger Car market gains a very healthy 11% year-on-year in August to 1.35 million units, according to the China Association of…
The Ford Focus is the best-selling model in the world so far in 2013. * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * After going through the Top 300 best-sellers for the month of June, as is the tradition on BSCB we…