Volvo V40 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Another worrying month for new car sales in the Netherlands, down 28% year-on-year to 26,896 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 454,122 units, down 9% on 2011. For the 5th time in the last 6…
Ford Focus * Click on the title to see the full article! * With most September data now in, it’s time for our much anticipated monthly rendezvous: the World roundup, now in its 7th instalment. Last month the Subaru XV made the headlines by toppling the VW Golf in Switzerland. In…
VW Up! * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The European gloom and doom has now officially reached the Netherlands, with new car sales down 28% year-on-year in September to 32,090 registrations. The year-to-date total now stands at 427,377 units, down 6% on 2011.…
Subaru XV * Click on the title to see the full article! * With most August data now out in the open, it’s time for our much awaited monthly rendezvous: the World roundup, now in its 6th instalment. Last month all eyes were on Ukraine where the Geely CK notched…
Toyota Prius+ * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Even though some of the subsidies on low emission cars stopped in July, making the market fall by 15% year-on-year in August to 33,211 registrations and 3% year-to-date at 395,573 units, some models with low…
VW Transporter * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In July Dutch companies bought 4,290 Light Commercial Vehicles, bringing the year-to-date total to 38,225 registrations. Big change this month: for the first time since we started tracking LCV sales in the Netherlands (in September…
Renault Twingo * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rutger * After exploring Private Sales in Germany and France, I am now able to share with you a Top 10 models ranking based on sales to private buyers for the Netherlands, and this…
VW Up! * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As part of the subsidies on low emission cars came to an end on July 1, this month new car sales in the Netherlands are predictably down 26% year-on-year to 31,078 registrations, bringing the year-to-date…
Hyundai Santa Fe * Click on the title to see the full article! * Now that most June figures have been published, may I introduce you to the fourth instalment of BSCB's monthly World Roundup. While last month we focused on General Motors and the Toyota Etios, this month the…
Opel Vivaro * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Dutch companies bought 5,324 new Light Commercial Vehicles in June, bringing the year-to-date total to 33,956. This month the entire Top 5 best-selling models stay unchanged on May. The VW Caddy and Transporter dominate again…
Volvo C30 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In June, Dutch car sales are up 52% year-on-year to 76,813 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 332,122 units, back in positive on 2011 at +1%. These figures reflect a sales pull forward due to…
Chevrolet Sail * Click on the title to see the full article! * Now that most May sales figures have come through, I welcome you to BSCB's third World Roundup after March and April 2012. This month the focus is on General Motors, reporting its highest US monthly sales in…
Opel Vivaro * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In May 4,615 new Light Commercial Vehicles found a home in the Netherlands, bringing the year-to-date total to 28,623 units. The Top 2 positions in the models ranking are held by 2 Volkswagen again: the…
Renault Megane * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Car sales in the Netherlands are down 4% in May to 47,628 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 255,177 units, down 8% on 2011. Already up 46 spots last month to #6, the Renault Megane…
VW Caddy * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In April 4,219 Light Commercial Vehicles were sold in the Netherlands, bringing the year-to-date total to 24,017 units. The models ranking is very stable this month with the entire Top 8 identical to the 2012…