The Corsa (+13%) keeps Opel as the #1 brand in Spain so far in 2016. * See the Top 42 All-brands and Top 270 All-models by clicking on the title * If last month we described the Spanish new car market as artificially up, this time and after a whopping 30…
The BMW X5 is the best-selling imported vehicle in China in 2015, displacing the Toyota Prado. * See the Top 310 All-imported models Ranking Table by clicking on the title * This is it. If a couple of days ago we reported on the U.S. last frontier, Alaska, Chinese imports…
The Hyundai Solaris ends the year 4.314 sales below the Lada Granta. * Now updated with the Top 60 All-brands and Top 430 All-models * * Check out 45 years worth of Russian Archived data here * A lot of elements combined to make 2015 one of the worst years for…
The symbolic and venerable Toyota Crown LPG Taxi is up 57% to #2 in 2015. * See the Top 43 All-brands and Top 250 All-models by clicking on the title * The new vehicle market in Hong Kong is up 5% year-on-year in 2015 to 55.781 registrations and is still…
Toyota RAV4. Picture u-car.com.tw * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 65 models by clicking on the title * The Taiwanese new car market is down 0.7% year-on-year in 2015 to 420.780 registrations, and still dominated by Toyota at 28.3% share despite sales down 5% to 119.098. Toyota…
Toyota Corolla taxi and Taipei 101 tower in background. Today we interrupt the U.S. North to South series for a quick Photo Snapshot of Taipei in Taiwan, on my way to the Guangzhou Auto Show. At 423.829 registrations over the Full Year 2014, Taiwan is one of the smallest markets…
The Hyundai Solaris is victorious in Russia for the 4th time in the past 5 months. * See the Top 54 All-brands and Top 25 models by clicking on the title * As predicted last month in the wake of another drop in the value of the Ruble, the Russian new car…
The Toyota Alphard is the best-selling nameplate in Hong Kong in August. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 180 All-models by clicking on the title * Although part of China since 1997, Hong Kong car sales still follow an old pattern: they are reported by HKMTA separately from the mainland Chinese…
The 2016 model boosts the Chevrolet Spark up to #4 this month. * See the Top 45 local models, Top 145 foreigners & Top 30 brands by clicking on the title * New car sales in South Korea are up an impressive 13% year-on-year in August to 138.600 registrations, and for…
The Lexus ES is the best-selling luxury import in China in 2014. * See the Top 40 best-selling luxury imports by clicking on the title * For the first time on BSCB I can share with you the most popular luxury imports in China, led by the Lexus ES and…
The Toyota Prado is the best-selling import in China in 2014 and 2015 so far. * See the Top 10 best-selling imports in China by clicking on the title * For the first time on BSCB, we can share with you a closely guarded secret: the best-selling imported models in…
Freshly facelifted, the Peugeot 208 is the best-selling model in France this month. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 40 best-selling brands and Top 320 All-models * After gaining 15% in June, the French new car market returns to a much more modest growth in July at just +2% on what was…
The Mazda3 leaps to 6th place overall in Taiwan in July. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 60 models by clicking on the title * The Taiwanese new car market is up 3% year-on-year in July to 46.803 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 263.130 units, also…
The VW Passat ranks 9th in Europe in May. * See the Top 55 best-selling brands and Top 340 models by clicking on the title * Still no 'teaser' Top 10 from JATO Dynamics so it’s straight to the complete European rankings once again with the traditional one month delay. Still…
In one year, the Renault Captur halved the distance separating it from the #2 French spot. * See the Top 40 brands and Top 275 models by clicking on the title * * NOW UPDATED with the Top 12 LCV brands and Top 100 LCV models * Boosted by June sales…