The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling non-Toyota in all 4 nations covered in this report. * See the Top 50-200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * Now that Gulf Cooperation Council data is available for August, I will share with you the highlights in each country…
Nissan Navara * See the Top 50 models and Top 34 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Austin * Traditionally with a little bit of delay I can share with you detailed information about the Thai new car market for August, and the news continue to be pretty bad with…
Finally 2013 German sales of the Citroen C4 Picasso are known. * See the Top 350 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * Although it has improved somewhat in 2014 with the VAG Group finally sharing some splits (Golf, Leon, A6…), one of the most…
Honda Jazz * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 60 brands by clicking on the title! * At 10,313 registrations this month, the New Zealand new car market is up 10% year-on-year and delivers the best July score in 29 years! Commercial vehicles are at an all-time high…
The new generation Nissan Navara is sure to be a hit in New Caledonia when it launches. * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 33 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stéphane * The new car market in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory located North-East of Australia, continues to…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * In June, new car sales in Australia are down just 0.4% year-on-year on what was an all-time record month for the industry in June 2013, making June 2014 the second biggest month ever…
Great Wall Wingle This is Part 3 of my special Strategy series about Chinese manufacturers at home. You can check out Part 1 (introduction and Medium & Heavy Trucks) here, Part 2 (Small, Medium & Large Buses and Light Trucks) here and Part 4 (Commercial Vehicles summary and MPVs) here. We are exploring the…
Guarding his Chana pick-up with pride. (Click on any photo to enlarge) After Beijing, Chongqing and Ürümqi, as promised we are now headed 1.080km South-West to the hinterland of the hinterland: Kashgar, China's westernmost city and predominantly populated by Muslim Uyghurs. To give you a rough idea of what Kashgar looks like, the…
Road Train vs. Skoda Octavia… Who wins? I have been mentioning the new generation Skoda Octavia on BestSellingCarsBlog a lot in the past 6 months as it progressively climbed the European rankings to reach an all-time high 5th place in October and November 2013, ranking inside the Top 10 for 5…
The BMW 2 Series is the most successful all-new model in Australia in 2014 so far. * See the Top 300 All-models and Top 35 brands by clicking on the title! * You can check the www.carsales.com.au Twitter account for the latest car news from Australia. As is the tradition on…
Isuzu D-Max * See the Top 30 models and Top 32 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stéphane * * See the overall France March 2014 update here * Finally! The New Caledonian new car market is in positive in March, something that had not happened in at least…
Toyota Prado * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * New vehicle sales in Kuwait are up 9% year-on-year in 2013 to 153,800 registrations, and the best-seller in the country remains in pole position for the 2nd consecutive year: the Toyota Prado is…
Toyota Land Cruiser Pick-up * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * New vehicle sales in Oman are up 6% year-on-year in 2013 to 219,636 registrations. If Toyota monopolised the Top 7 models in 2011 and the Top 5 in 2012, it slightly…
Citroen C3 * See the Top 40 best-selling models and Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stéphane * New car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory located North-East of Australia, are down 5% year-on-year in January to 853 registrations, and the models ranking is surprisingly stable…
The VW Golf reaches a best-ever 6th place in New Zealand this month. * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * For the 4th consecutive month, New Zealand new car sales reach all time-high levels: January is the best of its kind since records started…