Streets of capital Bissau are filled with 1980 Mercedes taxis. Picture by Jon Baker, all rights reserved. Last time I covered Guinea Bissau there was too little recent video footage available to draw any conclusions about the best-selling models in this African country. This has now changed, thanks to a 14…
The Renault Clio IV-Peugeot 208 duel has well and truly started in France... * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 15 brands by clicking on the title! * Still a pretty grim outlook for the French new car market, after losing 14% at the same time last year,…
The Ford F-Series is on track for a second consecutive record year in Canada. * See the Top 260 All-models and Top 38 All-brands rankings by clicking on the title! * New light vehicle sales are up 2% year-on-year halfway through 2013 in Canada to 884,618 registrations. Even more so than…
Only 27 units separate the Honda Civic from the Hyundai Elantra in June... * NOW UPDATED with the Top 250 All-models & Top 36 All-brands! Clicking on title to see * New light vehicle sales in Canada are up 1% year-on-year in June to 171,825 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total…
Fiat 500 Abarth * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! Thanks to Mangis * Better late than never! Today thanks to Mangis I can share with you Full Year 2012 rankings for Lithuania. The Lithuanian new car market is down 9% year-on-year in…
Ford Transit Minibus in Tbilisi, Georgia March 2013. * See the Full article featuring street videos by clicking on the title! * A lot has happened since my last update on Georgia. Firstly, there is a new stream of yellow Ford Transit minibuses everywhere in the capital Tbilisi. This is…
The Honda N-One is the best performing all-new model in Japan, all categories combined. * See the Top 45 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! * * This article has now been updated with an exclusive Top 50 brands ranking * After a somewhat artificial boost at…
Kia Forte * See the Top 192 All-models and Top 26 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Roberto * Once again, as the mainland US market continues to be very dynamic at +9% in June, Puerto Rican sales are down 2% year-on-year to 9,388 registrations. The year-to-date total is however…
The Fiat 500L lands directly in 7th place over the period. * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After losing 20% this time last year to drop well under one million units, the Italian new car market sheds another 10% over the first 6…
Nissan Tsuru in Mexico City, Mexico June 2013. Many thanks to my friend David for the pic! * See the Top 12 best-selling models and Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Over the first 6 months of 2013, the Mexican new car market is up a lovely…
BMW 7 Series * See the Top 37 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks Michael * New car sales in Singapore are back down a harsh 15% year-on-year to 2,197 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 11,689 units, down a steep 20% on 2012. While last month we…
The Kia Sportage is #10 in Northern Ireland so far in 2013... * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to SMMT I can share with you the Top 10 models in Northern Ireland, and this will now become a monthly update on BSCB! And…
Ford Fiesta * NOW UPDATED with the 2013 Top 10 best-selling models! Click on title to see * Thanks to SMMT I can now share with you the year-to-date Top 10 models ranking. But first let's marvel at the excellent health of the car market in the nation, up 14% both in June to…
Carlos Ghosn unveils the Datsun Go in New Delhi * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * A few minutes ago in New Delhi, India, Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn unveiled the first model of the relaunched brand Datsun: the Datsun Go. He emphasised Datsun's role to 'open the…
The Seat Ibiza may struggle to lodge a 5th consecutive year at #1 in Spain... * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 53 All-brands by clicking on the title! * As promised yesterday, I now kick start a series of articles that look at the year-to-date rankings of…