BSCB is off to Sweden! At BSCB we love linking extremes. After going from New York to Los Angeles via the legendary Route 66 in a Ram 1500 in 2014 and linking Northern Alaska to the Mexican border in a Ram 2500 in 2015 (helped by a boat and a few…
The Renault Clio, Mégane (picture) and Captur rank on the October Portuguese podium. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 220 All-models by clicking on the title * The Portuguese new car market continues on the up at +9% year-on-year in October to 14.933 registrations, lifting the year-to-date tally…
Honda drops just 4% in 2nd place in Malaysia. * See the Top 42 All-brands by clicking on the title * The Malaysian new car market is stuck in a negative trend this year with October sales down another 14% to 47.879, with the year-to-date tally also down a harsh…
The Toyota Corolla is #1 in New Zealand for the first time since January. * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 67 All-brands by clicking on the title * The approaching start of summer - and with it the start of the rental season - lifts the New…
The VW Polo is the best-selling nameplate in Slovenia in October. * See the Top 33 All-brands and Top 195 All-models by clicking on the title * The Slovenian new car market is down 4% year-on-year in October to 5.239 registrations, however the year-to-date tally remains frankly in positive territory…
Old and new Vauxhall Astra * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * The European new car market marks a pause in October with sales down 0.5% to 1.140.978 registrations across 29 markets (Russia and Turkey excluded), indicating the strong growth…
Leaning towards the American market: Australia. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 50 All-brands and Top 285 All-models - click on title to see * October sales in Australia are disappointing: down 1% year-on-year to 93.357 units, however the year-to-date tally is still at all-time record heights, up 2.4% on 2015 to…
It's a Samsung invasion in South Korea. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 30 All-brands, Top 55 All-local models and Top 130 foreigners * 147.271 cars found a buyer in South Korea in October - a paltry 10% year-on-year drop - with the slump in local fares (-13%) partly compensated by foreigners…
The Peugeot 3008 II outsells the Renault Kadjar at home in October. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 45 brands, Top 275 models and Top 10 private sales * The French new car market disappoints in October with a 4% year-on-year decline to 155.201 registrations, seasonally adjusted to a meagre 0.5% gain as…
The Skoda Octavia could be the first model to beat the VW Golf annually in 23 years. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 333 All-models by clicking on the title * The Swiss new car market slides down 7% year-on-year in October to 23.396 registrations, pulling the year-to-date…
The Ford Ranger is the best-selling vehicle in South Africa in October. * See the Top 35 All-manufacturers and Top 265 All-models by clicking on the title * The South African new vehicle market continues on its downward trend with October sales down a harsh 10% year-on-year to 48.745 units,…
Only the VW Golf manages to outsell the BMW i3 in Norway this month. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 202 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Norway uncharacteristically drop 10% year-on-year in October to 11.932 registrations, yet the year-to-date tally remains in…
The Opel Astra is up 247% in October in Romania. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 200 All-models by clicking on the title * After surging 62% in September, new car sales in Romania are up a more modest 5% year-on-year in October to 7.951 units, lifting the…
Hero of the month: the Nissan Serena. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 50 All-brands, Top 30 regular cars and Top 35 kei cars * It's a second consecutive month just edging into negative territory for Japanese new car sales at -0.4% year-on-year in October to 378.741 registrations, bringing the year-to-date…
The Toyota Yaris holds 9.2% of the Greek market in October. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 170 All-models by clicking on the title * After losing ground both in August and September, the Greek new car market is back into positive territory in October, but just: at…