VW Passat * See the Top 40 All-brands Ranking by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Michael * Only brands rankings have been accessible so far in 2012 for Singapore but the market is so unique it deserves its monthly update on BSCB. 2,242 new vehicles found a buyer…
VW Golf * See the Top 156 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Thanks to a tip from Austin, I can already share with you September figures for Hong Kong (China). 3,773 new vehicles were sold in Hong Kong in September, bringing the year-to-date total to 31,444 units.…
The Mercedes B-Class lodged its highest ever month in the UK in September Yesterday Angus Filton from Mercedes-Benz cars UK kindly shared with me some (rare) additional figures for what turned out to be a historical month for Mercedes in the UK, so I thought it would be worth a…
Nissan Qashqai * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Polish car market is now feeling the heat of the European recession, down 13% year-on-year in September to 21,400 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still in positive at 234,699 units, up a shy…
Mercedes E-Class * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Richard * Although part of China, Hong Kong has a dedicated section on BSCB because its car market is radically different from the mainland - with absolutely no Chinese brands on sale in…
VW Tiguan * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Austria are down 12% year-on-year in September to 27,094 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 266,890 units, down 3% on 2011. We nearly witnessed a massive event this month in Austria:…
In November, Romania will be the first country in the world to get the 2013 Dacia Logan. * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * It's still not looking good in Romania this month, with new car sales down 31% year-on-year in September to 4,736…
Mercedes B Class * See the Top 302 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * The European recession has now caught up with Germany as well, with new car sales down 11% year-on-year in September to 250,082 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 2,358,798 units, down 2% on…
VW Jetta * See the 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Turkey is as usual making August figures available a little later and for the second month in a row the Turkish new car market bucks the general European trend and is up 6% year-on-year to 41,236…
Kia Optima * NOW UPDATED with the All-models Top 265 best-selling models! Click on title to see * New car sales in the USA are up a very healthy 13% year-on-year in September to 1,188,865 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 10,899,949 units, up 14.5% on 2011. Brand-wise, with 100,694 units sold…
BMW 3 Series * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Imports sales in Japan are published every Quarter by a separate organisation, the Japan Automobile Importers Association. 26,510 new imported passenger cars were sold in September, up 2% year-on-year and bringing the year-to-date total…
Fiat 500L * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 50 best-selling models! Click on title to see * Italian new car sales fall deeper into recession in September, down 25% year-on-year to 110,346 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,096,408 units, down 20% on 2011. The podium is 100% Fiat…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 70 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * I wish I could finally give you good news about the Greek new car market, but unfortunately it is still not the case in September, with sales down 42% year-on-year to 3,463 registrations, bringing the…
Skoda Superb * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The new car market in Czech Republic is down 4% year-on-year in September to 12,475 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still up by 3% at 131,059 units. For the 4th time in the last…