The Hyundai i30 is the best-selling vehicle in Australia for the third consecutive month. * Now updated with the Top 294 All-models and Top 50 All-brands by clicking on the title * Australian new vehicle sales continue on their record-breaking pace, up 4% both in May (96.672) and year-to-date (469.571),…
The Ford Mustang roars into the New Zealand 25 best-sellers in May. * See the Top 25 models and Top 70 All-brands by clicking on the title * Nothing can stop the New Zealand new car market, up a further 11% in May to reach its best May score since…
You won't see many Hongqi H7 in the streets outside of Beijing and Shanghai... This article launches our new annual series of Photo Reports for China. In 2014 we travelled to the extreme West of the country to the Xinjiang Uyghur province all the way to the border with Pakistan. In 2015…
The VW Polo is up 22% year-on-year in Germany in April. * See the Top 48 brands and Top 305 models by clicking on the title * April sales in Germany are up by a very robust 8% year-on-year to 315.921 units, lifting the year-to-date total up 6% to 1.107.345.…
2 x Ford Mustang in O'ahu's east Coast - March 2016 After studying the unique sales charts of the state of Hawaii and the very peculiar domination of the Toyota Tacoma, it is now time for on-the-ground observation to try and unveil additional specificities in this market. I had the…
The all-new Audi A4 is only 17 sales off leading its segment in March. * See the Top 50 brands and Top 308 models by clicking on the title * The German new car market is flat in March: down 0.04% year-on-year to 322.913 registrations but a strong start of…
Ford Mustang. Picture courtesy caradvice.com.au * See the Top 285 All-models Ranking Table by clicking on the title * After the traditional Top 10 models and All-brands rankings, we now have access to the full detail of the models ranking in February for Australia. Beyond the familiar Top 10, some…
The BMW X5 is the best-selling imported vehicle in China in 2015, displacing the Toyota Prado. * See the Top 310 All-imported models Ranking Table by clicking on the title * This is it. If a couple of days ago we reported on the U.S. last frontier, Alaska, Chinese imports…
Volkswagen sales drop 9% at home in January. * See the Top 48 All-brands and Top 300 All-models by clicking on the title * The German new car market starts 2016 in a very healthy way: up 3% 218.365 registrations in January. After resisting fairly well over the past few…
The BMW X5 is the 2nd best-selling imported vehicle in China in September. Photo auto.sohu.com * See the Top 259 All-imports Ranking Table by clicking on the title * At BSCB we are nicely settling into a monthly and exclusive China imported models reporting, occurring roughly 70 days after the…
The Toyota RAV4 is up 31% to #7 (2016 hybrid variant pictured) * See the Top 15 best-selling groups, Top 40 brands and Top 280 models by clicking on the title * Similarly to electric wonder Tesla, the U.S. new light vehicle market got into "Insane Mode" in October. Sales…
Renault Kadjar * See the Top 180 best-selling models by clicking on the title * As is the tradition on BSCB, we now have access to a lot more detail for the Italian new car market, just before October figures come through. We learn that the Renault Kadjar is getting…
The Outback (best-ever 15.126 sales) lifts Subaru to a third consecutive all-time record U.S. month. * See the Top 15 groups, Top 40 brands and Top 280 models by clicking on the title * All planets aligned for the U.S. new car market in September. A calendar twist that put Labor…
Unchartered territory: the BMW 2 Series is the third best-selling nameplate at home. * See the Top 333 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title * The German new car market is up 6% year-on-year in August to 226.314 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 2.135.459 units,…
The Renault Clio is back to pole position at home in France. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 309 All-models and Top 40 brands * Thanks to one additional selling day vs. August 2014, the French new car market is up 10% year-on-year this month to 92.052 registrations, lifting the year-to-date…