The Peugeot 308 II reaches a best-ever 6th place at home this month. * See the Top 80 best-selling models and Top 15 brands by clicking on the title! * The French new car market is lazily letting himself back into positive territory (how's that for a French image?) with…
Fiat Ducato * See the Top 75 best-selling models and Top 12 brands by clicking on the title! * New Light Commercial Vehicle sales in France are up 2% year-on-year in April to 33,454 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 124,472 units, down 0.6% on 2013. Spring suits the Fiat…
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV * See the Top 170 best-selling models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Dutch new car sales are down 6% year-on-year in March to 28,479 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 135,542 units, down 7% on 2013. Before reading this analysis you have…
Seat Ibiza * See the Top 215 best-selling models and Top 47 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Stuck in hell for a few very long years, the Spanish new car market is definitely smelling the roses now: up 28% year-on-year to 80,210 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to…
2014 Nissan Livina * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 10 brands by clicking on the title! * New light vehicle sales in Taiwan are up a very satisfying 19% year-on-year in April to 34,236 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 133,640 units, up 12% on 2013. Below…
The Nissan Qashqai is up 66% year-on-year in Finland this month. * See the Top 30 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * Finnish new car sales are down 5% year-on-year in April to 9,215 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still in positive at +6% and…
The VW Golf is back to the year-to-date pole position in Norway * NOW UPDATED with the Top 100 models & Top 30 brands! Thanks Jan * Whereas the European market is slowly waking up from 6 years of lethargy, new car sales in Norway are down a surprisingly harsh…
Ford is the #1 brand in Iceland this month. * See the Top 30 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * The Icelandic new car market continues on its recovery, up 21% year-on-year in April to 768 registrations which brings the year-to-date total to 1,828 units, up 41% on…
The Geely Emgrand 7 is the 2nd most popular import in Iran. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 90 imported models, Top 25 imported brands and an exclusive estimated Top 30 models including the local production. Thanks Behta and Sandeep * Thanks to a tip from two BSCB readers, I can…
Dacia sales are up 40% in Belgium in March. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 45 All-brands and Top 320 All-models! Click on title to see * New car sales in Belgium are down 0.5% year-on-year in March to 52,808 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 148,532 units, down 0.4% on…
Skoda Yeti * See the Top 160 best-selling models by clicking on title! Thanks Paolo * Thanks to Paolo and Quattroruote, I can now share with you much more detail about the Italian models sales charts for March. Beyond the Top 50 we already covered, let’s salute the performances of…
Who would have thought Venucia could glam up the Nissan Leaf? We are now getting serious and entering the Top 10 most impressive Chinese carmakers at the Beijing Auto Show. This is Part 7 of my Beijing Auto Show coverage, check out also Part 1- First impressions, Part 2 – Most impressive Chinese carmakers…
Chana Star in Dongsi hutong The legendary Beijing hutongs are tiny, charming alleyways formed by lines of traditional courtyard residences. An endangered species, the real Beijing lives and breathes in hutongs where a warm sense of community and hospitality survives. I was lucky enough to spend some time visiting hutongs during…
The Renault Mégane is #1 in Portugal this month. * See the Top 207 All-models and Top 35 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Portugal are up a spectacular 47% year-on-year in March to 14,150 registrations, bringing the First Quarter total to 33,955 units, up…
Renault Symbol * See the Top 260 All-models & Top 44 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks to Yarım Debriyaj * The Turkish new light vehicle market is down a harsh 31% year-on-year in March to just 47,581 registrations, bringing the First Quarter total to 115,272 units, down 24% on 2013. Brand-wise,…