BMW X5 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * According to Central European market data specialists www.ceauto.co.hu, 352 new light vehicles changed hands in Moldova in June, bringing the half-year total to 2,300 units, up a whopping 42% year-on-year. As it has been the case…
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…
First podium ranking for the Lada Largus in Kazakhstan and the world. * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Irina * Shock, horror: until recently the world's fastest growing car market, Kazakhstan new car sales are down year-on-year for the first time…
Renault Logan * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 60 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Russia accentuate their fall in May at -12% year-on-year to 201,487 registrations, now bringing the year-to-date total to 1,030,533 units, down 6% on 2013. The Lada Granta stays atop…
Lada 2101 Historical info covering the past 45 years including official data for the past 15 years is now available for Bulgaria on BestSellingCarsBlog. If you have any official data before 2005 for this country and for 2006 and 2009 please make sure to get in touch by commenting on…
1966 ZAZ 966 - ZAZ dominated Ukrainian sales for almost 50 years. Historical info spanning the past five decades is now available for Ukraine on BSCB! For the 1970-1991 period, the data is for USSR which Ukraine belonged to then, Lada models were selling strongly alongside the local ZAZ sedans we estimate were the…
Lada Granta in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia – September 2013 After reaching record levels in 2012, the Russian car market dropped by 5% in 2013. It seemed to have stopped its fall over the first Quarter of 2014 but April sales showed an 8% decline, potentially handicapped by the economic sanctions imposed…
UZ-Daewoo Gentra * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Irina * The Kazakh new car market is used to year-on-year gains a lot more aggressive than the 4% delivered in April at 13,961 registrations. Is this the end of explosive growth for this market?…
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%…
Kia Rio * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Irina * The Kazakh new car market is back to explosive growth in March at +34% year-on-year to 12,647 registrations, bringing the First Quarter total to a record 34,474 units, up 25% on 2013. The…
TagAz has been manufacturing the Chery Tiggo in Russia - rebranded Vortex Tingo. * This is Part 3 of 5 in my series on Chinese carmakers abroad. See also Part 1 (Africa), Part 2 (Latin America), Part 4 (Asia) and Part 5 (Mature markets) * As illustrated in Africa and Latin America, Chinese manufacturers have been working extra-hard…
The Mitsubishi Outlander is now among Russia's Top 10 most popular vehicles. * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 57 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Has the Russian new car market finally reached a plateau? In March, after losing ground for 11 of the last 12…
The GAZ Gazelle tops the Kazakh models ranking this month. * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Irina * Building on a record year in 2013, the Kazakh new car market is up a further 22% in February to 10,863 registrations, bringing the year-to-date…
The new generation Corolla helped Toyota keeps its worldwide crown in 2013. * See the Top 20 best-selling manufacturers by clicking on the title! * In 2013, 84.1 million new vehicles found a buyer worldwide which is a new all-time record, up 5% on 2012 and actually the 4th consecutive record-breaking…
The Nissan Almera is up to a best-ever 8th place in February. * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 55 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Russia slow down their fall once again in February to -2% at 206,476 registrations, bringing the year-to-date…