Renault dislodges Toyota to become Ukraine's #1 carmaker in October. Picture autocentre.ua * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 272 All-models by clicking on the title * In our last Ukrainian update dating from July, we stressed the fact that the local new car market was 'recovering' with sales down…
Toyota Corolla taxi and Taipei 101 tower in background. Today we interrupt the U.S. North to South series for a quick Photo Snapshot of Taipei in Taiwan, on my way to the Guangzhou Auto Show. At 423.829 registrations over the Full Year 2014, Taiwan is one of the smallest markets…
The Passat is up 81% year-on-year in October and makes it 3 Volkswagens in the Top 5. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * With Germany and France both up just 1% and the UK down 1% - the first year-on-year drop…
The Toyota Corolla holds 10.5% of the New Zealand market in October. * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 62 brands by clicking on the title * New car sales in New Zealand are up 7% year-on-year to deliver the highest October since records began in 1975 at…
Its Dutch pole position helps the Peugeot 308 to a European Top 10 in October. * See the Top 40 best-selling brands and Top 260 models by clicking on the title * The Dutch new car market is solid in October with volumes up 11% to 39.006 units, lifting the year-to-date…
The Hyundai Tucson is the best-selling non Volkswagen Group model in Switzerland. * See the Top 40 best-selling brands and Top 336 All-models by clicking on the title * After four consecutive months of double-digit year-on-year gains, the Swiss new car market falls back into recession in October at -4% to…
The Fiat Egea - a blockbuster is born? * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 230 All-models by clicking on the title * With the general "re-elections" on November 1 bringing a bit of respite to the Turkish Lira devaluation, October new light vehicle sales in Turkey slow down their…
Surprise: the Mercedes C-Class is the best-selling vehicle in Turkmenistan so far in 2015... ...above the Hyundai Elantra. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * Historic day for BSCB: today we add Turkmenistan to the list of worldwide markets with official new…
What crisis? The Mercedes GLE is already among the 40 most popular nameplates in Russia. * See the Top 310 All-models by clicking on the title * As is now the tradition on BSCB we can share with you a complete models ranking for Russia including light commercials. The GAZ…
Kia Sportage * See the Top 54 All-local models, Top 140 foreigners & Top 30 brands by clicking on the title * Strong performance of the Korean new car market in October at +19% to 163.529 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total to 1.457.701 units. For once, the year-on-year gains are triggered…
First month of sales for the all-new Ford Everest in South Africa. * See the Top 35 manufacturers and Top 290 All-models by clicking on the title * The South African new car market continues to struggle in a depressed economic context, with sales down 9% year-on-year in October to 54.244…
The Mercedes GLE (pictured) and GLC are instant hits with the Romania well-to-dos. * See the Top 33 All-brands and Top 200 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Romania are up 3% year-on-year in October to 7.562 registrations, keeping the year-to-date total frankly in positive…
Nissan is the best-selling SUV brand in Singapore in 2015. * See the Top 33 All-brands by clicking on the title * With Certificates of Entitlement now back to a reasonable level, the Singaporean new car market continues its readjustment, up another 120% year-on-year in October to 6.105 registrations, lifting…
Hyundai Tucson * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 43 All-brands by clicking on the title * The Polish new car market is up 3% year-on-year in October to 33.938 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total to 329.120 units, up 6% on 2014. Flying in the face of its…
The Vauxhall Mokka was just one unit off the original UK Top 10 published on Nov 6. * See the Top 170 best-selling models by clicking on the title * As is now the tradition, we can share with you monthly more detail about the UK models ranking - extending…