Opel is the best-selling brand in Spain so far in 2016, the Corsa is #1 in May. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 300 All-models by clicking on the title * The Spanish new car market is up a whopping 21% year-on-year in May to 114.441 registrations, the…
Jeep posts an all-time monthly volume record in May at 90.545 sales. * Now updated with the Top 15 groups, Top 40 All-brands and Top 275 models * Passenger cars are on track to become a thing of the past in the U.S.A. and are weighing down otherwise brilliant light truck…
The SUV segment is the only one resisting the current Russian sales crisis. * See the Top 275 All-models by clicking on the title * After the Top 25 models and Top 53 All-brands, as is the tradition on BSCB we now delve into the full detail of Russian models…
You won't see many Hongqi H7 in the streets outside of Beijing and Shanghai... This article launches our new annual series of Photo Reports for China. In 2014 we travelled to the extreme West of the country to the Xinjiang Uyghur province all the way to the border with Pakistan. In 2015…
The Haval H7 finally launches in China, one year after its unveiling in Shanghai. * See the April 2016 Top 380 All China-made models and Top 70 brands here * After a record 12 new locally-produced nameplates hit Chinese dealerships in March, the pace of new launches slows down in…
The Hyundai i30 is the best-selling model in Australia for the 2nd straight month. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 50 All-brands and Top 285 All-models - see title * The Australian new car market continues to evolve at record levels in April with sales up 7% year-on-year to 87.571 registrations,…
Honda outsells Toyota for the 2nd consecutive month - and ever - in Singapore. * See the Top 34 All-brands by clicking on the title * The Singaporean new car market continues on its liberated run now that Certificates of Entitlement (COE) are back to reasonable levels, with sales up…
Dacia sales are up 50% in the Czech Republic in April. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 252 All-models by clicking on the title * The all-time monthly record set last month only lasted one month: at 23.131 units (+12%), April 2016 is the new largest sales…
The Lada XRAY is getting closer to the Russian Top 10. * See the Top 53 All-brands and Top 25 models by clicking on the title * The Russian market still hasn’t hit rock bottom, looking at April sales down a further 8.5% to just 121.272 with the year-to-date total…
The Chevy Colorado clocks its first five-digit sales month in April but GM is down 3.5%. * See the Top 15 best-selling groups, Top 40 brands and Top 276 models by clicking on the title * After disappointing results in March, the U.S. new light vehicle market rallies back in April…
The XE lifts Jaguar European sales up 97% so far in 2016, and the F-Pace effect is still to come. * See the Top 54 brands and Top 335 models by clicking on the title * As is the tradition on BSCB, after the Top 10 brands and Top 20 models…
The Lexus RX misses out on a Top 10 ranking in Taiwan by just 150 sales this month. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 65 models by clicking on the title * The Taiwanese new car market is up 3% year-on-year in April to 34.953 registrations, lifting…
Kia Niro * Now updated with the Top 30 All-brands, Top 55 All-local models & Top 140 foreigners * The South Korean new car market is up 4% year-on-year to 157.762 registrations with local manufacturers pulling the entire market gain at +4% and 139.617 sales whereas foreign carmakers are stable at 18.145…
Ford Focus sales are up 166% year-on-year in Finland this month. * See the Top 30 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * The Finnish new car market is up a very solid 15.5% year-on-year in April to 10.964 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total up 13.5% to…
Another victorious month for the Isuzu D-Max * See the Top 32 All-brands and Top 70 models by clicking on the title * Yet another month of decline for new car sales in Thailand, albeit limited to -2% in March at 72.646 registrations, pulling the First Quarter total down a depressing…