Remember when Auto Shows were fun and carmakers didn't take themselves too seriously? Today was the Press Day of Auto China 2014 in Beijing, the biggest annual Chinese Auto Show alternatively hosted in Shanghai and Beijing. My first striking impression is that even though China is now by far the…
Chevrolet Spark (French model shown) * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Mexico are back into positive territory in March at +3.5% year-on-year to 85,682 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 251,124 units, up 2%…
Ram 1500 * NOW UPDATED with the Top 260 best-selling models and Top 40 brands! * Car makers worldwide can exhale a sigh of relief: after a very slow start of 2014 (-1% in both January and February), US sales are back to a more dynamic 6% year-on-year increase in…
RAM Pick-up * See the Top 259 All-models by clicking on the title! * Now that month 2 of 2014 has revealed its secrets in the US, it's time to study the year-to-date ranking to get a bit of perspective on what's hot and what's not in the 2nd biggest…
Toyota Prado * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * The Emirati car market is up a very robust 16% year-on-year in 2013 to 361,328 registrations, and we witness lots of movement atop the models ranking for once! Surprise surprise: whereas it only…
Dodge Dart * NOW UPDATED with the Top 244 All-models and Top 35 brands! * Check out the car review for any model on sale in Canada! New car sales in Canada are up a shy 0.4% year-on-year in January to 95,796 registrations. Ford remains the most popular brand in…
The Nissan Rogue hits its highest ever ranking in the US this month. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 256 All-models and Top 37 brands! * This post is brought to you by Jomac Service Trucks. New light vehicle sales in the US start the year on the wrong foot:…
The RAM 1500 is on the podium for the first time since February 2006! * NOW UPDATED with the Top 258 All-models and Top 37 brands! Click on title to see * After a shocking 4% decline last month, the US new car market is back to its euphoric self, up 10%…
The Beijing Senova D is based on the Saab 9-5. * See the Top 304 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Today I inaugurate a new series on BSCB. With the Chinese new car market growing and evolving at breakneck speed and displaying more and more models, I…
Hyundai Elantra GT * NOW UPDATED with the Top 258 All-models and Top 40 brands! Click on title to see * New car sales in the US are up an excellent 8% year-on-year in April to 1,285,338 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 4,974,000 units, up a solid 7% on 2012.…
The Toyota Yaris was #1 in Iceland from 2005 to '08 and in '12. Pic by dadiolli, all rights reserved. Iceland is without a doubt one of the car markets that suffered the most from the 2008-2009 financial crisis, with sales going from 19,316 in 2007 to 2,750 in 2009…
1959 Pontiac Catalina * See the Full Article by clicking on the title! (and enjoy) * Over the last 2 years I have been writing this blog and the last 25 years I have been fascinated by car sales around the globe, there has been a few things I haven't got…
One in 4 Lexus ES sold in the US this month is a hybrid * Now including Ford C-Max sales figures * * See the Top 44 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After looking at overall September and 9 months 2012 US models ranking, let's get into sales…
US sales of Toyota Camry Hybrid have gone up 5-fold * See the Top 45 All-models Ranking by clicking on the title! * After looking at the overall market, for the first time on BSCB we have a very close look at sales of Hybrid and Electric cars in the…
Hyundai Accent * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * Saudi new car sales are up a healthy 14% year-on-year in February at 55,805 registrations, with the year-to-date total up 12% at 106,640 units. As it was the case over the…