Record 2nd place finish for the VW Tiguan at home. Consult 70 years worth of German Historical data here. German new car sales put an end to 4 consecutive years of growth in 2018, edging down a tiny 0.2% to 3.435.778 units, still the second-largest annual volume this decade below last…
The Nissan Note is the best-selling regular car in Japan in 2018. Consult over 50 years of Japanese Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Japan edge up 0.7% to post a second consecutive year of gain at 5.272.067 units, the best result since 2014. Foreign models have helped: after…
The Hyundai Santa Fe topped the monthly charts 8 times in 2018, but ends the year at #2. Consult over 20 years of South Korean Historical Data here. This article has now been updated with the Top 100 foreign models. New car sales in South Korea only owe their +1.3%…
The Skoda Karoq lands at #6 for its first full year of sales. Consult 50 years of Czech Historical Data here. A tumultuous WLTP transition means the end of the record streak for the Czech market: after four consecutive years of annual volume records, new car sales in the Czech…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland for the second year running. Consult over 45 years worth of Switzerland Historical Data here. The Swiss new car market endures a third consecutive year of decline in 2018 at -4.6% and slips below the 300.000 annual sales mark for the…
The Nissan Qashqai ranks within the English podium for the first time. Consult 6 years of England Historical data here Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you a specific update for England. Keep in mind this is only a zoom in by UK nation, all sales figures are…
The Mercedes GLC is among the 10 favourite cars in London in 2018. Sales data at city-level is extremely rare but our partnership with SMMT enables us to share with you 2018 registrations figures for Greater London, a market down 6.3% year-on-year to 87.491 units, faring slightly better than the UK as a…
The Polo helped Volkswagen become the #1 brand in the UK four times in 2018. Consult 55 years of UK Historical Data here. This article has been updated with the Top 250 models. It's a second consecutive year of decline for UK new car sales in 2018 at -6.8% to…
1 in every 4 new cars sold in Slovakia in November is a Skoda. New car sales in Slovakia have recovered from post-WLTP gloom with November volumes up 0.6% to 8.323, bringing the year-to-date total up 4.6% to 92.115 units. Brand leader Skoda (+24%) posts a spectacular gain to reach…
The Mercedes A-Class is the best-selling vehicle in Luxembourg for the 2nd month running. Based on data share by our partner JATO Dynamics, the Luxembourg new car market freefalls 19.6% year-on-year in November to 3.529 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume now edging up just 0.5% to 50.196 units. Volkswagen…
The Seat Leon is the best-selling vehicle in Spain for the 5th straight year. Consult over 45 years worth of Spanish Historical Data here. The Spanish new car market enjoys a 6th straight year of growth in 2018 at +7.5% to 1.334.085 registrations. This is the largest annual result in…
Honda CR-V sales soar 65% in 2018 in Taiwan. Check out 14 years worth of Taiwanese Historical Data here New car sales in Taiwan drop 2.1% year-on-year in 2018 to 435.135 registrations, their lowest level since 2015 (420.780). Brand leader Toyota (-10%), albeit still comfortably in the lead with more…
The Lexus ES flies above the competition in the imports ranking. All-brands and All-models January 2017-November 2018 monthly data available, contact us here. Complete Chinese imports data is now available for November, BSCB being the only media outside of China to report on these figures monthly. Under pressure from increased…
The Geely Binyue is above 10.000 sales for its first appearance in Chinese charts. After exploring November China wholesales, we now shed some light on all the new locally produced launches hitting dealerships for the month so you are up-to-date on the fastest-evolving market in the world. Note these updates remain…
The Renault Clio is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Finland in November. For the third month in a row following WLTP changeover, Finnish new car sales drop, this time by 10.7% in November to 8.593 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +3.3% to 112.812 sales. The Top…