Volvo V60 * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 35 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Swedish new car sales seem to have turned around: September is the third consecutive month of year-on-year gain at a very healthy +11% to 24,388 registrations, reducing the year-to-date fall to…
The Toyota Probox is the most popular used Japanese import in Omsk. This is Part 5 of my Trans-Siberian Photo Report. You can see all other Parts of this Long Term Photo Report here. We are now travelling almost 1000 km South East of Yekaterinburg to Omsk, the start of…
Hyundai i30 and Australian Toyota Corolla hatchback * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Now that we have explored in detail the July worldwide sales charts, it's time to go through the year-to-date rankings to extract longer-term trends. The fight for the title of…
The Opel Astra is extremely popular in Yekaterinburg. This is part 4 of my Trans-Siberian Photo Report. You can see all Parts of this long-term Photo Report here. We are now travelling a further 940 km East to Yekaterinburg, where the car landscape is once again very different from the…
Ford Transit * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rutger * Very rare data for you today, thanks to the hard work for Rutger: a Top 10 ranking by model for Light Commercial Vehicles in the UK. The last (and only!) time…
Namibian Toyota Hilux. Picture courtesy of zenseas, all rights reserved. * See the Full article by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rutger * The Namibian new car market has been hitting record levels over the past few months: the 1,463 sales registered in June (+12% year-on-year) were an all-time…
The new gen BMW X5 is sure to be a success in Andorra. * See the Top 4 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rutger * Like in neighbouring Spain and France, August sales are never tremendous in Andorra, but this year it is worse: at…
12 Maserati Quattroporte found a buyer in Italy in August. * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Paolo * Looks like we are starting a new monthly rendezvous on BSCB thanks to Paolo! After going through the 50 most popular models in Italy in…
Lada Zhiguli * See the Full Photo Report and my estimated Top 10 models by clicking on the title! * Over the last couple of weeks I have been backpacking my way along the Trans-Siberian railway, hopping on and off the train and discovering very different car landscapes along the…
Opel is the most popular brand in Greece so far in September. * See the Top 15 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Bill * Over the first half of September, new car sales in Greece are down just 0.3% on the same period in 2012 to 1,229…
BMW 3 Series * NOW UPDATED with the Top 30 brands and Top 50 models! Click on title to see * Thanks to Antonio from ANCAP Portugal has now become a monthly models ranking update on BCSB. In August, the Portuguese new car market continues to regain shape, up 13% year-on-year to…
Ferrari F12. Picture by Raphael Belly, all rights reserved. * See the Top 43 All-brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to John * You can also check out my Monaco August 2013: Millions on display Photo Report here. Twice a year I can share with you exclusive sales…
VW Golf VII * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * The French new car market is down a moderate 3% year-on-year over the first 2 weeks of September to a little bit more than 51,000 registrations. A good hold in a depressed…
Mercedes E-Class * NOW UPDATED with the Top 170 All-models and Top 39 All-brands! Click on title to see * In August new car sales in Hong Kong are down 4% year-on-year to 3,801 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 30,729 units, up 11% on 2012. Boosted by its facelift, the…
Second #1 finish in Turkey for the new generation Renault Symbol * NOW UPDATED with the Top 275 All-models and Top 43 All-braands! Click on title to see * Sales of new Passenger Cars are up a massive 25% year-on-year in August to 51,611 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 399,429…