The VW Tiguan soars 64% to #3 in Croatia in January. After surging 18.3% over the Full Year 2018, Croatian new car sales start 2019 in negative at -4.2%. However for market leader Volkswagen (+38%) it's an outstanding month with a mammoth 20.4% share vs. just 9.3% in December and…
The Toyota Prado is the most popular nameplate in Georgia in 2018. The central Asian market of Georgia is a new addition to BSCB since last year and we are the only media reporting on its new light vehicle sales. In 2018, sales in the country are up a very…
The Skoda Fabia is back to #1 in Slovakia. Consult 25 years of Slovakia Historical Data here. New car sales in Slovakia enjoy a 5th consecutive annual gain in 2018 at +2.1% to 98.080 registrations. Brand leader Skoda (+2.4%) matches the market growth to maintain its share at an ultra-dominant…
The Mercedes A-Class is up 60.6% to #3 in Luxembourg this year. Consult 25 years of Luxembourg Historical Data here. New car sales in Luxembourg edge up 0.07% or just 36 units in 2018 to 52.811 registrations. Volkswagen (+3%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country, improving…
The Dacia Sandero signs its 10th monthly win in Spain. The Spanish new car market starts the year on the wrong foot with a -5.1% year-on-year decline in January to 96.890 registrations, yet this is still the 2nd largest January volume in the past decade below last year's 102.149 units.…
The Nissan Versa is the best-selling vehicle in Mexico for the third year in a row. Consult close to 30 years of Mexican Historical Data here. If 2017 was the year Mexican sales suddenly switched from record-breaking growth to steep fall, 2018 was in negative all through, with December marking the…
The Renault Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in 2018. Consult 30 years of Colombian Historical Data here. The Colombian new car market stops 3 straight years of decline on their tracks in 2018 with a splendid 7.7% uptick to 256.662 registrations, the largest annual volume since 2015. The…
The Renault Clio has now topped the Portuguese sales charts 10 times since 1999. Consult 30 years of Portugal Historical Data here. New car sales in Portugal advance for the 6th consecutive year in 2018 at +2.8% to 228.327 registrations, posting the highest annual volume in at least 15 years.…
Honda is the #1 brand in Singapore in 2018. Consult 13 years of Singapore Historical Data here. After three years of growth, the Singaporean new car market hits the brakes in 2018 with a 11.9% drop to 81.001 registrations. For the second time in the past 3 years, Honda (-6%)…
Chinese luxury marque Hongqi is up 422% year-on-year in December partly thanks to the new H5. After covering December and Full Year 2018 wholesales data for China, it's now time for us to explore Chinese retail sales, a new monthly update on BSCB since February 2018 taking the marketing edge…
The Lexus ES is the most popular imported model in China in 2018. For the past year, BSCB has been able to offer you complete monthly China imports updates, this is exclusive to us as no media outside of China is reporting on these figures, and BSCB being the only…
China is the one market for which the Lamborghini Urus was conceived in the first place. Chinese imports nudge up 3.1% year-on-year in December to 112.534 units. Both BMW (+4%) and Mercedes (+8%) are back above Lexus (+1%) with Porsche (+80%) posting a fantastic five-digit sales score in 4th place.…
The Renault Duster is the most popular vehicle in Ukraine for the first time. Consult almost 50 years of Ukrainian Historical Data here. The Ukrainian new car market recovery ended prematurely in 2018 as a 23.3% drop in December sends the market into negative at -0.4% to 81.877 registrations after…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark for the third straight year. Consult over 35 years of Denmark Historical Data here. It's a second consecutive year of decline for Danish new car sales albeit very measured at -1.5% to 218.558 registrations, making 2018 the third largest annual volume in…
The VW T-Roc ends its first full year of sales at a world-best #5 in Austria. Consult over 40 years of Austria Historical Data here. New car sales in Austria hit the brakes in 2018 at -3.5% to 341.068 registrations. Volkswagen (-3%) however remains ultra-dominant, even improving its share slightly to…