Honda Vezel * See the Top 30 models and Top 13 All-local brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stephen * Analysts had predicted a steep year-on-year decline in May as a result of an increase in Japan’s national sales tax that took effect on April 1. Not so. The…
First appearance in the Polish Top 25 (and Top 50!) for the new gen Citroen C4 Picasso. * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Poland are up a robust 10% year-on-year in May to 27,724 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total…
The Jeep Grand Cherokee is more popular in Australia than at home in the US. * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 10 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Australia are disappointingly down 3% year-on-year in May to 94,562 registrations, bringing the year-to-date…
The e-Up accounts for 78% of total Up sales in Norway in May. * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Jan * The Norwegian new car market is up 3% year-on-year in May to 12,337 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 60,944 units, up…
Hyundai i10 * See the Top 238 All-models and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks www.cartube.co.il * The Israeli new car market continues on its excellent trajectory this year: up another 12% in May to 21,701 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 112,425 units, up a magnificent 20% on…
Seat Leon * See the Top 220 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! * The Spanish new car market continues to revive: up 17% year-on-year in May to 82,584 registrations, the best month of May since 2010 and the 2nd best since 2008. This is…
Did you know the Seat Toledo was on sale in Mexico? * See the Top 252 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks B * For the first time in the history of BSCB I can finally give you a lot more detail on the annual models ranking in…
Honda City * See the Top 50 best-selling models & Top 20 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Austin * Handicapped by the unstable political situation and the end of incentives to first car buyers, the Thai new light vehicle market is down 33% year-on-year in April to 73,260…
Toyota Yaris * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * The Saudi new car market is up 11% year-on-year in March to 69,015 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 194,479 units, up 5% on 2013. After the Hyundai 'hijack' from January (Hyundai Elantra #1…
Nissan Qashqai * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Europe, defined as the European Union ex-Malta + Iceland, Norway and Switzerland, deliver an 8th consecutive month of year-on-year growth in April, up 4% to 1,129,829 registrations…
Perodua Myvi. Picture by Shandys Lee, all rights reserved. * See the Top 45 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Malaysia are up a very solid 12% year-on-year in April to 58,732 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 218,642 units, up 4% on 2013 which was…
VW Santana in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur - May 2014 * See the Top 339 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring detailed sales for April and focusing on the all-new models for the month, we now go into the year-to-date charts…
Mazda bucks the trend at +64%... * NOW UPDATED with the Top 188 best-selling models! Thanks Roberto * In April, only 6,545 new light vehicles were sold in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), down 14.5% on April 2013. It is the sharpest year-on-year decline since BSCB started…
Lexus plays a big role in getting Toyota to #1 in Singapore this month. * See the Top 34 All-brands by clicking on the title! * After two months in positive, new car sales in Singapore are back in negative territory, down 7% year-on-year in April to 1,792 registrations, however…
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%…