VW Jetta taxi in front of the Changchun Railway Station From Shanghai we are now headed North, passing Beijing to land in Changchun, the capital city of the Jilin province. The city itself has 3.6 million inhabitants, but including the greater Changchun, this figure climbs to 8 million, or almost…
Strong UK sales push the Opel/Vauxhall Corsa onto the European podium in March. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * It's official: the recession is over in Europe. Overall new car sales are up 11% year-on-year in March to an imposing 1.644.985…
The Renault Mégane is back up to #6 overall this month. * Now updated with the Top 250 best-selling models and Top 40 brands * French new car sales are finally getting a significant boost this month: up 9.5% year-on-year in March to 196,572 registrations, partly thanks to one more opening…
The Fiat 500L is among the 10 best-sellers in Romania for the first time. * See the Top 32 All-brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Romania are up a very satisfying 17% year-on-year in March to 5,339 registrations, bringing the first quarter…
Toyota hits its highest market share in Singapore in at least 3 years. * See the Top 32 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * Now that the price of Certificates of Entitlement (the right to register a car) are back down to more affordable levels, car sales in Singapore…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 50 brands and Top 316 models by clicking on the title * Excellent showing for the German new car market in March: up 9% to 323,039 deliveries, which brings the 1st quarter total to 757,630 units, up 6%. If Mercedes is back to its traditional…
The Active Tourer variant lifts the BMW 2 Series to its first European Top 50 ranking. * See the Top 330 All-models and Top 55 All-brands by clicking on the title * Refined European data is now available with the traditional one month-delay, confirming the 8% year-on-year increase announced earlier at…
The Peugeot 2008 posts the biggest year-on-year gain in the 2014 UK Top 50. * See the Top 365 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * The time has arrived: I can now share with you the much anticipated all-models ranking for the UK over the Full Year 2014. This data…
Only 997 sales separate the Ram Pickup from the Canadian pole position this month. * See the Top 257 All-models, Top 35 All-brands & Top 15 groups by clicking on the title * The Canadian new light vehicle market continues on its positive trend: up another 2% year-on-year in March to…
The Mazda2 now leads its segment in Australia. * See the Top 295 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * As is the tradition every quarter on BSCB, I can now share with you an All-models ranking for Australia. A very dynamic market up 4% year-on-year to 277,594 registrations over the…
The Ford Focus is #1 in Argentina for the first time. * See the Top 34 All-brands and Top 184 All-models by clicking on the title * The Argentinean new car market gets a breath of fresh air in March with sales down just 7% year-on-year to 48,236 registrations - on…
The Skoda Octavia is now the best-selling nameplate in Switzerland for 2015. * See the Top 37 All-brands and Top 350 All-models by clicking on the title * Thanks to sales up by a bright 20% year-on-year in March to 31,487 units, the Swiss new car market finishes the first quarter…
The Holden Colorado cracks the NZ podium for the first time this month. * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 63 All-brands by clicking on the title * The New Zealand new vehicle market continues to jump from record to record: up a further 5% year-on-year in March to…
The CMC Veryca is up to 5th place overall in March. * See the Top 12 best-selling brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Taiwan are down slightly year-on-year in March at -1% to 33,892 registrations, however first quarter results are frankly…
Kia is the most popular manufacturer in Israel in March. * See the Top 39 All-brands and Top 234 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Israel are up 2% year-on-year in March to 24,520 units, bringing the first quarter total to a round 80,000 deliveries, up…