The Sandero (+154%) helps Renault up 65.9% to #1 brand in Ukraine. The Ukrainian new car market soars +13.9% in July to 7.617 units, recording its 4th year-on-year gain in the past 5 months, its largest gain since February 2018 and highest monthly volume since December 2017. That's more than…
Brabus 800 Widestar (366.000€) in Monaco. It's been a while since our last South of France Photo Reports in 2012 and 2015, so time to freshen up. Away from the overcrowded beaches, some little-known villages in the Cannes hinterlands hide well-preserved local favourites like a Citroen 2CV here and a…
The Iran Khodro Dena is now produced locally and sold as the Khazar LD. The Azerbaijani new car market continues to recover in 2018 with sales up a splendid 33.3% year-on-year to 9.262. Hyundai (+84.9%) vastly outpaces the market to improve its share to 25.2%, now followed by Toyota (+127.3%)…
The new Arkana lifts Renault sales up 11.9% in Russia in July. The Russian new light vehicle market is stuck in a negative rut, July marking the 5th year-on-year decline in the past 6 months. Both this month's deliveries (139.968) and the year-to-date volume (968.718) are down -2.4%. Homegrown brand…
The Elantra (+126.1%) helps Hyundai sales up 79.1% this month in Kazakhstan. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan leap up 15% year-on-year in June to 6.400 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 18.2% to 32.099. Hyundai (+79.1%) snaps the brands pole position for the first time since BSCB started following Kazakhstan…
The Skoda Karoq signs its first ever podium finish at home. It's a 10th consecutive month of year-on-year drops in June in the Czech Republic at a harsh -15.5% to just 21.902 units, leading to a First Half tally down -10.6% to 128.498. Homegrown brand leader Skoda (-13.6%) evolves roughly…
The Kia Sportage is back in charge of the Ukrainian market. After three consecutive months of gain, new car sales in Ukraine are almost immobile in June, losing just 13 units or -0.2% year-on-year to 6.500 registrations which brings the H1 2019 tally down -2% to 38.693. Toyota (+47.1%) and…
Swan song for Ford in Russia as the Kuga scores its first (and last?) Top 25 finish. New light vehicle sales in Russia endure a 4th year-on-year drop in the past 5 months in June at -3.3% to 151.180 units, leading to a First Half tally down -2.4% to 828.750…
Lada 4x4 sales are up 38.9% year-on-year in Kazakhstan in May. The Kazakh new car market manages a 16th double-digit year-on-year gain in the past 17 months in May at +17.1% to 6.165 registrations, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 19% to 25.699. Toyota (+7.8%) remains in the brands…
The Lada 2101-2103 was the dominant force in the USSR in the seventies. The direct links to 32 USSR/Russia Historical posts are below. 24/06/2019 update: Monthly All-brands rankings are now available without interruption from January 2008 onwards. The start of a big scale overhaul of BSCB's Historical Data, sales figures…
Hyundai sales surge 126.1% year-on-year in Kazakhstan partly thanks to the Creta. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan gain 25.8% year-on-year in April to 5.744 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 19.5% to 19.508. The Top 5 brands all outrace the market, led by Lada (+28.6%) ahead of Toyota (+52.3%),…
The Dacia Duster scores its very first podium in Slovakia in April. The Slovak new car market gains 5.8% year-on-year in April to 8.894 registrations, tilting the year-to-date volume into positive at +0.1% to 32.791. The top 2 brands Skoda (-0.2%) and Volkswagen (-7%) go against the grain with disappointing losses,…
Geely sales are up 260.2% in Russia in April, partly thanks to the Atlas SUV. April Russian sales (-2.7% to 148.296) show that the February decline, the first one in two year, wasn't a freak event and may be a sign of things to come, as a recent 2% rise of…
The Hyundai i30 sees its sales soar 40.7% year-on-year in March. New car sales in Slovakia leaps up a cool 7.9% year-on-year in March, meaning the YTD loss thins to -1.8% to 23.897. Brand leader Skoda (+16.9%) manages to vastly outperform an already great performing market to reach 19.2% share,…
The Toyota Camry returns to pole position in Kazakhstan. The Kazakh new vehicle market confirms it is on a roll in this start of 2019 with March registrations up 15.3% year-on-year to 4.916, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 17% to 13.764. In the brands ranking, Lada (+21.4%), Toyota (+53.7%)…