Ford Focus * See the Top 304 all-models ranking by clicking on the title! * The Chinese new Passenger Vehicle market slows down its growth in 2012 to a still very respectable 6% year-on-year to 14,682,215 units. The models pole position changes hands for the third consecutive year: after the…
Toyota Prius V * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The hybrid and electric new car market is up around 60% year-on-year in 2012 however exact figures are unavailable. Toyota is still ultra-dominant in the category and places 4 models in the Top 4...…
Hyundai Avante * See the Top 40 best-selling movies by clicking on the title! * Sales of new local models reach 1,402,065 units in South Korea in 2012, down 6% on 2011. The Hyundai Avante (aka Elantra) is the most popular model in the country for the 2nd year running…
Hyundai Santa Fe * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * The Qatari new car market is up a very robust 17% year-on-year in November to 6,681 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 75,625 sales, up 34% on 2011. The Full…
Toyota Prado * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * The Kuwaiti new car market reaches new heights in November, up 31% year-on-year to 13,183 registrations, the highest monthly volume in at least 2 years and potentially ever. Year-to-date sales are…
The Chery QQme sold its first 4 units for 2012 in China in November. * See the Top 294 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * As is now the tradition on BSCB, after looking at the best-sellers in November in China, we delve into the year-to-date models ranking…
Nissan Sunny * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * New car sales in the United Arab Emirates are up another flamboyant 35% year-on-year in Septembet to 28,650 units, bringing the year-to-date total to 228,702 units, up 29% on 2011. The…
The Hyundai Verna is the best-performing model in the Chinese Top 10 with sales up 56%. * See the Top 290 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Like it's now the tradition on BSCB, each month we delve into the year-to-date models ranking a little deeper for the…
Kia K3 * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The South Korean new car market (excluding imports) is up 3% to 124,106 registrations in October, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,137,032 units, down 8% on 2011. For the 4th time this year after January, May and September,…
The Hyundai Elantra Langdong sold 26,856 units in China in only 2 months. * See the Top 288 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Like every month now on BSCB, we go into the detail of the year-to-date models ranking for the 2 biggest markets in the world,…
Ford Focus * NOW UPDATED with the Top 283 All-models ranking! Click on title to see * The diplomatic tensions between China and Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands had a huge impact on the Chinese new car market this month. For the first time in 2012, passenger cars are down year-on-year at…
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…
The Dodge Durango is up 42 spots on last month to rank #59 in the Gulf region. * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Gulf Cooperation Council is composed of the sates bordering the Persian Gulf: Saudi Arabia,Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. In August new car…
Nissan Patrol * See the Top 140 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * The Kuwaiti new car market is up 24% year-on-year both in August to 11,189 registrations, and year-to-date at 90,654 units. For the 6th time in 2012, the Toyota Prado is the…
Toyota Land Cruiser. Picture by Jonathan Kang, all rights reserved. * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * Omani new car sales are up a bouncy 17% year-on-year in August to 19,522 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 135,982, up 22%…