97% of Toyota Hilux sold in Thailand in June are the new generation Revo. * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title * The Thai new light vehicle market continues to slip away: down another 13% year-on-year in June to just 60.322…
The VW Lavida outsells the Wuling Hongguang to #1 for the first time in two years. * See the Top 368 All-local models by clicking on the title * Light vehicles sales are up just 1.2% year-on-year in May in China, with passenger cars up 3.8% to 1.57 million units…
The Chery QQ is the best-selling vehicle in Laos. Picture: Flickr * See the Top 25 brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * Thanks to Proliance, for the first time on BSCB we can share with you official new car sales data for Laos. In 2014 15.636 new…
Let's play guess the logo. After going through 35 different Chinese carmakers (backwards) in my 'most impressive' ranking, our heads are all spinning and there's nothing better than a good old table to make them stop and summarise everything. You're welcome. (Click on the brand to see the full article) Auto…
The ChangAn CS75 is the third best-selling SUV in China in April. * See the Top 358 All-local models by clicking on the title * Long-term trends we have been witnessing for the past 12 months accentuate in April in China. The overall light vehicle market gains just 3.7% year-on-year…
VW Passat - Volkswagen is the #2 brand in the UK this month. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title * Nothing is stopping the UK market's advance: April marks the 38th consecutive month of year-on-year gains at +5% to 185.778 registrations,…
Kawei is bringing a bit of Beijing spontaneity to Shanghai. The moment you have all been waiting for has finally arrived. Now an annual tradition at BSCB, I give you the ranking of the Chinese carmakers that impressed me the most at Auto Shanghai 2015. If last year in Beijing…
Shanghai Pudong street scenes After going through the highlights of Auto Shanghai 2015 and before I give you my ranking of the most impressive Chinese carmakers at the Show, it’s time to go wandering in the streets of Shanghai so I can share with you what the most popular cars…
The Ford Escort is now among China's Top 10 most popular nameplates. * See the Top 356 All-local models by clicking on the title * The Chinese new light vehicle market is up 9% year-on-year in March to 1.87 million units, once again boosted by surges in the SUV (+54%) and…
The Geely Emgrand 7 misses out on the models #1 spot for 207 sales. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 389 All-models ranking - Click on title to see * Impacted full-frontal by the Crimea crisis, Ukrainian new car sales plunge 54% year-on-year in 2014 to just 97,020 registrations. In…
The MG GS Rui Teng is one of the best Chinese designs so far. * See the Top 350 All-local models by clicking on the title. Pricing info from Carnewschina * As is the tradition on BSCB, we first explore the monthly Chinese ranking, then detail the all-new models that make their entrance in the…
The Jaguar F-Type cracks the Top 150 at home over the period. * See the Top 360 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * We are catching up on lost time with UK sales data: today I can give you a Top 360 All-models ranking for the first 9 months…
The Stepway variant accounts for 80% of Renault Sandero sales in Belarus. * See the Top 150 best-selling models and Top 36 All-brands by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales in Belarus are up 3% year-on-year in 2014 to reach an all-time record 29,552 registrations - including…
The new model propels the Nissan Note to #27 in the UK over H1 2014. * See the Top 350 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * Always a bit of delay for detailed UK sales data, but it's worth the wait: today I can give you a Top…
Toyota Yaris (Chinese model shown) * NOW UPDATED with the Top 193 All-models and Top 40 All-brands * Catastrophic year for new car sales in Thailand: as soon as the government's "first car" incentive program was ditched in mid-2013, the market has fallen back to 2011 levels. If a very strong first…