Good old me in front of Parliament House in Canberra, Australia November 2012. * See each year of Toyota Corolla sales in Australia since 1967 by clicking on the title! * JANUARY 2013 UPDATE: The answer is yes, 2013 was indeed the year of the Corolla - see the Full…
A few days ago the December issue of French magazine L'Automobile Magazine was released in newsstands all across France and its overseas territories including New Caledonia. Don't miss the first article I wrote for the magazine on page 25, it's a special report on New Caledonia and how different anti-pollution…
The Hyundai Verna is the best-performing model in the Chinese Top 10 with sales up 56%. * See the Top 290 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Like it's now the tradition on BSCB, each month we delve into the year-to-date models ranking a little deeper for the…
Peugeot 208 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Slovenian new car market suffers once again in October at -18% year-on-year to 3,738 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 42,445 units, down 17% on 2011. For the third consecutive month and the 8th…
Toyota Corolla in Islamabad, Pakistan. Picture by Mustafa Hashmi, all rights reserved. * See the Top 10 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! * For Pakistan we have access to sales of locally produced models, courtesy of the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association. This is a pretty accurate representation of the…
VW Clasico * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 10 best-selling models + Top 20 brands! See title * The Mexican new car market delivers its 32nd consecutive month of year-on-year growth (since February 2010!) at +11% to 83,171 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 785,072 units, up a solid 11%…
Mercedes CLS * See the Top 20 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Michael * Singaporean sales figures are only accessible by brand so far in 2012 and 2,270 new vehicles found a buyer in October in the country, bringing the year-to-date total to 23,469. In…
Toyota Yaris * See the Top 150 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! * After diving by 13% last month, new car sales in Poland reassure and are down just 2.5% year-on-year in October to 25,459 units. This brings the year-to-date total to 260,158 registrations,…
VW Tiguan * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Austrian new car market is down 9% year-on-year in October to 26,322 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 293,212 units, down 3% on 2011. It was close in September but this month it has…
Dacia Dokker * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 7th consecutive month of year-on-year decline for new car sales in Romania, however at -13% and 6,782 registrations it is the smallest drop since last May. The year-to-date total now stands at 55,910 units, down…
Ford Focus * Now updated with the Top 280 All-models and Top 35 best-selling brands! See title * If last month the effects of the China/Japan diplomatic tensions over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands could be felt, in October it becomes truly critical. Honda is down 54% year-on-year, Toyota down 44% and Nissan down 41%. In fact at…
Skoda Citigo * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Danish new car market is up a very impressive 22% year-on-year to 15,216 units. This month the VW Up! reaches a world-best 9.7% market share thanks to 1,481 sales, reinforcing its 2012 leadership at 8,006…
The Geely LC Cross was just launched in Ukraine in October. * See the Top 220 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Igor * 21,297 new vehicles found a buyer in Ukraine in October, bringing the year-to-date total to 172,040 units. Like last month, the Lada…
Renault Duster * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! * The Russian new car market is up 5% year-on-year in October to 253,732 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 2,441,663 units, up 13% on 2011. The Lada Granta confirms it now is…
Toyota Land Cruiser * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Venezuelan new vehicle market is up 5% year-on-year in October to 10,955 registrations, split between 8,411 locally produced models (-9%) and 2,544 imports (+117%!). Year-to-date, the total stands at 110,273 units, up 11%…