BSCB interviewed Laurens van den Acker at the Beijing Auto Show last April. At the Beijing Auto Show 2016, I had the privilege of interviewing Laurens van den Acker, Senior Vice President of Renault Corporate Design since 2009. Laurens is responsible for all the latest Renault designs, including the Kwid, Twingo, Clio, Captur, Megane,…
The VW Golf is the best-seller in Ireland in May. * See the Top 33 All-brands and Top 203 All-models by clicking on the title * Irish new car sales pause in May at -6% to 6.506 registrations, yet a fantastic start of the year allows the year-to-date tally to…
Fiat is up 34% at home and the 500X up 87%. * Now updated with actuals for the Top 180 models and Top 45 brands - click on title to see * The April 2016 post has now been updated with the Top 180 models Euphoric month for Italian new car sales,…
The Renault Mégane ranks 2nd overall in Portugal in March. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 225 All-models by clicking on the title * The recovery is getting clearer and clearer with each month in Portugal: new car sales are up 32% year-on-year in March to 26.459 and…
The Mitsubishi L200 is the best-selling vehicle in Senegal in 2015. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * The Senegalese new car market is fighting for the title of most dynamic in the world with sales up a whopping 66% year-on-year to…
The Renault Talisman breaks into the French Top 50 for the first time. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 316 All-models by clicking on the title * The French new car market accelerates its artificial growth - because not driven by private sales - at +13% in February…
First appearance of the Renault Mégane IV in French sales charts. Picture largus.fr * Now updated with the Top 48 All-brands and Top 310 All-models * The French new car market ends the year on a high with total registrations up 12% or 20.000 units year-on-year to 183.724, lifting the Full Year 2015…
The Kadjar outsells the Scénic and Mégane across Europe for the first time in November. * See the Top 54 brands and Top 340 models by clicking on the title * After studying the Top 10 rankings, as is the tradition on BSCB we now go into the fully detailed…
The Peugeot 208 outsells the Renault Clio to #1 in France this month. * UPDATED with the Top 50 All-brands and Top 312 All-models * After hitting its weakest November in 40 years last year, the French new car market rebounds by 11% in 2015 thanks to 150.339 registrations. This dynamic result doesn't resists…
The Toyota Avensis is the best-selling vehicle in Estonia in October. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * New car sales down 6% year-on-year in October pull the year-to-date Estonian market into negative territory at -0.4% to 18.089 registrations. Toyota stays…
Mercedes holds almost 10% of the Portuguese market in September. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 208 All-models by clicking on the title * The recovery continues for new car sales in Portugal, with September up 30% year-on-year to 12.625 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total up 29% to 138.268…
Citroen 2CV and Renault Captur in Cannes, France. Today I can share with you a Photo Report on the car landscape of the South of France, covering the French Riviera from Cannes to Monaco via Nice but also the hinterland with towns such as Grasse, Gourdon, Cipières, Gréolières, Coursegoules, Escragnolles…
The All-new Renault Mégane at Frankfurt. After BMW CEO Harald Krueger collapsed during the very first Press Conference at the Frankfurt Auto Show (he's okay), the rest of the first Press day went smoothly and I give you my first impressions: what surprised me, what stood out and what disappointed…
The Seat Leon is #1 in Croatia for the very first time - or is it? * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 33 All-brands by clicking on the title * Even though Croatian new car sales are up 10% year-on-year, August remains the weakest month of the…
2015 Opel Astra * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 275 All-models by clicking on the title * The Spanish new car market celebrates two full years (24 consecutive months) of year-on-year gains in August at +24% to 56.508 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total up 23% to 718.629 units.…