Chevrolet Silverado 3500 A recent article published on the U.S. version of Automotive News brings to light a fascinating recent development on the new heavy duty pickup market. An ongoing explosion of domestic energy production — primarily from a highly controversial extraction process commonly called fracking — is transforming rural communities across North…
Datsun Go * NOW UPDATED with the Top 35 best-selling carmakers and Top 100 models * For the second month in a row, new car sales in South Africa buck the overall economic trend in the country, gaining 5% year-on-year to 59,262 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 542,048 units,…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Turkey this month. * See the Top 44 All-brands and Top 253 All-models by clicking on the title * Thanks to Yarım Debriyaj for this data. Turkish new car sales are perking back up at a vigorous +15% year-on-year in October to 66,573 registrations,…
The Skoda Octavia is the most popular vehicle in Bulgaria in October. Or is it? * See the Top 30 best-selling brands and Top 175 models by clicking on the title. Thanks Kaloyan * An estimated 2.177 new cars found a buyer in October in Bulgaria, up 3% on October 2013 and…
Wuling Light Truck in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur - April 2014 * See the Top 55 local models by clicking on the title * Thanks to LMC Automotive I can share with you today the Top 10 best-selling LCVs in China for October. This segment is one of the main culprits of…
The Suzuki Jimny is the surprise Latvian October market leader. * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 75 models by clicking on the title * First month of year-on-year decline for new light vehicle sales in Latvia, down 2% in October to 1,401 registrations. However the year-to-date total is still…
Perodua Axia * See the Top 46 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * New car sales in Malaysia are down 2% year-on-year in October to 54,187 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 546,492 units, now up a very feeble 0.5% to a record 546,492 units after 10 months.…
The VW Polo is only 22 sales below the Renault Clio IV so far this month in France. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * Still no sign of improvement for the French new car market whereas the rest of Europe is…
The Peugeot 308 misses out on a Top 10 ranking for just 239 units. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * New car sales in Europe register their strongest year-on-year gains since last March at +7% to 1.12 million units, lifting the year-to-date…
Nissan Qashqai * See the Top 33 All-brands and Top 214 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Portugal continue on their frank recovery, up another 30% year-on-year in October to 11,795 deliveries and bringing the year-to-date total to 119,201 units, up 35% on 2013. Brand-wise,…
9 out of 10 Dacia Sandero sold in Algeria are the Stepway variant. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * New car sales in Algeria slow down their free fall in October, down 9% year-on-year to 24,500 deliveries. This brings the year-to-date…
Saipa Tiba hachback * See the Top 8 most produced models by clicking on the title. Thanks OD * After a one-month hiatus, Iran is back on BSCB with local production figures up a whopping 61% year-on-year in Mehr, the 7th month of the year 1393 in the Persian calendar,…
Datsun GO+ * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Indonesia have plateaued this year with October down 6% year-on-year to 105,357 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still evolving at all-time high levels - for now: up 1.8% on 2013…
Volvo XC60 * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title * According to data provided by SEMO Cyprus and analysed by INNOSOFT, 707 new cars found a buyer in Cyprus in October (+35% on a year ago), bringing the year-to-date total to 7,057 deliveries, up 18% year-on-year and already…
Haval H6 Sport * See the Top 379 All-local models ranking by clicking on the title * As is the tradition on BSCB, after detailing October sales and focusing on the all-new models entering the ranking this month, we explore the year-to-date ranking in China to try and extract longer-term trends.…