The Toyota Hilux is now the best-selling nameplate in Kenya. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * The Kenyan new vehicle market is very dynamic in 2015, up 12% year-on-year to 19.451 units. once again and thanks to a particularly strong performance…
Ford Ranger sales are up 18% in South Africa in 2015. * See the Top 35 carmakers and Top 345 models by clicking on the title * It's a tough year in South Africa with new vehicle sales down for the second consecutive time at -4% to 617.927 registrations, handicapped by…
The future car buyers of Nigeria. Picture © Devesh Uba, all rights reserved. Africa is progressively shedding its image of a continent embroiled in poverty, corruption and never-ending wars. Yet the dramatic Ebola outbreak in Western Africa is a harsh reminder that the road to development is a long and tortuous one. Three years…
The Toyota Land Cruiser 70 remains the best-selling model in Kenya. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * The Kenyan new vehicle market is very dynamic in this First Half of 2015, totalling 10.099 units, up an estimated 17% on 2014. Thanks…
The Isuzu KB is the best-selling vehicle in Swaziland. * See the Top 10 brands, passenger cars & light vehicles by clicking on the title * Now updated with sales figures for the Top 5 passenger cars and light vehicles. For the first time on BSCB and thanks to NAAMSA I can…
The Isuzu KB should be the most popular vehicle in Zimbabwe in 2014. * Many thanks to Frank Stevens for the tip * For the first time ever on BSCB I can give you official sales data for Zimbabwe, where new vehicle sales are down a harsh 12% year-on-year in 2014.…
Ford Ecosport * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Josh * Contact me at matt@bestsellingcarsblog.com for a more in-depth analysis of this market. As the automotive industry enters a third week of industry-wide strikes, the impact to domestic sales has been kept to a…
The new gen Isuzu Double Cab will launch in Kenya in 2013 * See more pictures, Top 5 best-selling models and Top 10 brands by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Myk, today we have our second contribution to the Africa Project and for the first time ever on BSCB I can…
Toyota Hilux. Picture by knoffelhuisie, all rights reserved. * See more pics and videos by clicking on the title! Many thanks to myk * Thanks to myk we now have more recent data for Namibia for the first time on BSCB, albeit global market data and no models ranking. According…
Street scene in Harare, Zimbabwe. Picture by bayhaus, all rights reserved. * Click on title for more street scenes! * With the economic crisis striking the country, new cars are extremely rare in Zimbabwe. In fact it can even be said that similarly to a country at war, the new…
Toyota Hilux * NOW UPDATED with the Top 110 best-selling models! Click on title to see - Thanks Vic * The South African car market is up 11% in December at 43,790 registrations, bringing the final 2011 total to 570,012 units, up a robust 16% on 2010. The Toyota Hilux is the…
Toyota Corolla * Click on title for street scenes and videos! * * Many thanks to Hapa who made this post update possible! * Toyota literally owns the Kenyan car market with at least half of all cars in circulation former generations of Corolla, Camry, Yaris, RAV4 or Land Cruiser.…
* Click on the title for street scenes and videos! * The Namibian car market appears to be very similar to the South African one. The Toyota Hilux should lead the sales by far, ahead of the VW Polo Vivo (the sedan is clearly preferred here), Opel Corsa KB and…
* Click on title for street scenes and videos! * New cars are relatively rare in the streets of the capital Kinshasa, and among them the clear leaders are the Toyota Hilux and Prado. The latter's old gen is the most ubiquitous car there and the new generation is promised…
Toyota Hilux in Kasane, Botswana June 2007 * Click on title for more street scenes and Total market data for 1985-1999 * Toyota 'owns' the Batswana market with 1,958 sales and 40% market share in 2007, ahead of Nissan at 8% and VW at 5%. Observation in the country in 2007…