Dacia Duster * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 40 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory located north-east of Australia, are down a harsh 12% year-on-year in August to 738 units, pulling the year-to-date total to 6.069 registrations,…
Nasir Al-Mulk mosque in Shiraz, Iran With Iran agreeing to curb its nuclear program in return for the end of economic sanctions, carmakers are scrambling to the starting blocks in order to best benefit from the opening of a high-potential market to competition. If you are a regular BSCB reader, you…
The Honda HR-V is an instant blockbuster in Thailand, becoming the brand's best-seller in June. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 180 best-selling models and Top 40 All-brands * The Full Year 2014 post has also been updated with the Top 190 models Nightmares and headaches: this is the daily routine…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling nameplate in New Caledonia in July. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in New Caledonia, an overseas French territory located north east of Australia, are stable in July at 1.079 registrations,…
Toyota Vios * See the Top 155 best-selling models and Top 10 brands by clicking on the title * The Filipino new car market is up 1% in May to 23.248 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 131.846 units, a figure already above the 126.659 sales posted over the First…
The Ford F-Series is still the worldwide best-selling pickup truck. See the Top 1000 best-selling models in the world in 2014 here. * See the Top 15 best-selling pickups in the world by clicking on the title * After detailing the best-selling SUVs in the world, we now look at…
Dacia is the most popular manufacturer in New Caledonia in June. * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Whereas metropolitan France is up by a very encouraging 15% in June, new car sales in New Caledonia, an overseas French territory located north-east…
Bora Bora, Tahiti * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 10 brands by clicking on the title * Tahiti is the largest island in French Polynesia, a French overseas collectivity located in the South Pacific Ocean 4.400 km (2.734 mi) south of Hawaii and 5,700 km (3,542 mi) east of Australia. French Polynesia as a whole…
Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Australia in May. * Now updated with the Top 50 All-brands and Top 15 models * The Australian new car market ends three consecutive months of growth in May at -1% to 93.327 registrations, however the year-to-date total remains in positive territory at +2.5% and…
Ford Ranger * See the Top 70 All-brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * The Kiwi new car market pauses its growth in May, just: down 30 units year-on-year to 10.034 registrations but still up 6% year-to-date at 52.623 units. Below Toyota sovereign at 16% share, Holden (11%)…
The Holden Colorado cracks the NZ podium for the first time this month. * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 63 All-brands by clicking on the title * The New Zealand new vehicle market continues to jump from record to record: up a further 5% year-on-year in March to…
947 new Mitsubishi Triton found a buyer in Thailand in February. * See the Top 37 All-brands and Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title * The Thai new car market has not bottomed out yet: down another 10% year-on-year in February to 63,949 registrations, bringing the year-to-date…
Toyota Hilux * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 67 All-brands by clicking on the title * Another record month for new vehicle sales in New Zealand: February is up 8% year-on-year to an all-time high 9,877 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 21,544 units, up 10% on…
Runaway success: the Honda HR-V in Thailand. * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 9 brands by clicking on the title * Sadly, the Thai new car market continues to sink deeper into recession with another harsh 13% year-on-year drop in January to just 59,721 registrations. Toyota remains…
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…