Back to basics: the Lada 4x4 bucks the trend, up 20% year-on-year in February. * See the Top 53 All-brands and Top 25 models by clicking on the title * The Russian new car market situation is rapidly escalating to become catastrophic: -38% year-on-year in February to just 128,298 registrations…
The on-DO is the first Datsun to crack the Top 10 anywhere in the world. * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 54 All-brands by clicking on the title * A flicker of hope: just as analysts predict the Russian new car market will be down 25% in 2015…
The Kia Rio is only the second foreign model in at least 45 years to top Russian sales. * See the Top 55 All-brands and Top 25 models by clicking on the title * This month the Russian new car market experiences an earth-shattering event - something that has only…
Lada Niva * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * According to Central European market data specialists www.ceauto.co.hu, 1,524 new cars found a buyer in Serbia in October, bringing the year-to-date total to 17,129 deliveries. The Skoda Fabia is toppled off its throne by its larger stablemate…
Lada Granta Liftback * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 55 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Still suffering from the consequences of the economic embargo agains the country as a result of the Ukraine situation, Russian new car sales somewhat slow down their fall in September…
BMW X5 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * According to Central European market data specialists www.ceauto.co.hu, 352 new light vehicles changed hands in Moldova in June, bringing the half-year total to 2,300 units, up a whopping 42% year-on-year. As it has been the case…
VW Polo takes the lead of Belorussian sales charts in 2014. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 25 models, Top 20 LCV & brands! Thanks Bad_q/Austin * * Check out 1970-2013 Belorussian Historical Data here! * The Belorussian new car market is up a fantastic 40% year-on-year in 2013 to…
Lada Kalina * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 55 All-brands by clicking on the title! * * The Full Year 2013 Report is here! * In December the Russian car market is back in positive territory for the first time since last February, up 4% year-on-year to…
First time inside the Kazakh Top 10 for the Skoda Rapid * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Irina * New car sales in Kazakhstan have clearly not exhausted their growth potential yet, up another 58% year-on-year in November to 16,898 registrations. This brings…
The Renault Duster is now the third best-seller in all of Russia. * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 55 All-brands by clicking on the title! * * Check out my Trans-Siberian Railway series: The portal to all Photo Reports is here * The Russian new car market goes through its…
The new generation pushes the Toyota Corolla to #17 this month. * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 54 All-brands by clicking on the title! * And it's now been 8 months in a row of year-on-year decline for Russian new car sales, down 8% in October to 234,481…
Lada Largus in Yekaterinburg, Russia September 2013 * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 54 All-brands by clicking on the title! * The Russian new car market is down for the 7th month in a row in September, but the fall is reduced to 5% this time at…
GAZ logo This is Part 6 of my Trans-Siberian Photo Report. You can see all other Parts of this long-term Photo Report here. We are moving 940km North East of Omsk to… Tomsk (hard to not confuse the two but I will do my best). And I am happy to…
Lada Samara in Kazan, Tatarstan Russia - September 2013 This is part 3 of a Trans-Siberian Photo Report. You can see all other Parts of this long-term Photo Report here. We are now off to Kazan, 800 km East of Moscow in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Now that Russia’s…
Lada Zhiguli * See the Full Photo Report and my estimated Top 10 models by clicking on the title! * Over the last couple of weeks I have been backpacking my way along the Trans-Siberian railway, hopping on and off the train and discovering very different car landscapes along the…