Porsche Macan sales soar 133% year-on-year in China this month. Complete Chinese imports data is now available for October, BSCB being the only non-Chinese media to report on these figures monthly. After slowing down its fall to just -4.3% in September, the import market is back in freefall in October…
The VW Arteon lands on the Serbian podium in October. Thanks to our Central European partner CE Auto, we can share with you today Serbian sales data for October. Registrations in the country are up a solid 9% year-on-year this month to 2.857 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 6% to…
The next generation Skoda Octavia (pictured) is coming soon to Bosnia. According to our partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market gains 5.4% year-on-year in October to 961 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down just -0.2% to 9.319. The Skoda Octavia (+120%) is going from strength to…
Discounts ahead of the launch of the new model (pictured) push the Skoda Octavia to #1 in Moldova in October. Based on data by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market continues to gallop ahead at +21.4% year-on-year to 664 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 6.5%…
The new generation lifts the Nissan Versa up 27.8% back to #1. It's a 28th year-on-year decline in the past 29 months for the Mexican new light vehicle market at -8.9% to 107.110 units in October, leading to a year-to-date volume down -7.6% to 1.062.647. For the first time since January…
The new Carry Pikap (+101.5%) tilts Suzuki into positive in October. 9/06/2020 update: Now with Top 125 All-models. The September 2019 article has now been updated with All-brands. New vehicle sales in Indonesia are back to ghastly drops in October at -9.5% year-on-year to 96.030 wholesales, leading to a year-to-date volume…
The Cerato (+36.5%) helps Kia up to an all-time best 4th place in October. 26/11 update: Now with the Top 285 All-models. There's no light at the end of the tunnel for the Australian new vehicle market coping a searing 19th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in October at -9.1%…
Renault Colombia is portraying the Kwid as the successor to the Renault 4. The Colombian new vehicle market continues to gallop ahead with a splendid 10.9% year-on-year in October to 23.890 units, marking a 6th consecutive gain. The year-to-date volume is now up 5.9% to 208.982. The main event of…
The new HS SUV helps MG hit a new record market share in Thailand. After 29 consecutive months of gains from January 2017 to May 2019, the Thai new vehicle market endures a 5th straight drop in September at -7.6% to 77.121 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in positive…
The Ram 1500 is up to #12 in New Caledonia in October. New Caledonia is a French Overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, that just recently reaffirmed its will to belong to France with a new referendum. New car sales here gain 13.9% to 771 units in October, lifting the year-to-date tally…
The VW T-Cross is now in the SA Top 10. Picture autoadvisor.co.za New vehicle sales in South Africa end a streak of 5 consecutive year-on-year drops in October with a very shy 0.2% uptick to 51.978 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.1% to 450.268. Toyota (+2.6%) is the best-selling…
The Citroen C3 is the #1 vehicle in Denmark in October. Picture hvilkenbill.dk The Danish new car market lifts 10.2% year-on-year in October to 18.368 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.8% to 191.993 units, a new record eclipsing the previous 2017 high mark of 187.232. Volkswagen (-1.1%) goes…
The new Santa Fe (+8200%) helps Hyundai stay at #1 in Kazakhstan. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan resume their run of double-digit year-on-year gains in October to 7 in the past 8 months at +18.9% to 6.916 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 18.6% to 58.737. Hyundai (+58.9%) manages…
The Fiat 500 is the best-selling vehicle in Estonia in October. New car sales in Estonia gain 19.3% year-on-year in October to 2.057 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 1.9% to 22.675. Toyota reclaims the lead of the brands charts it holds YTD by just 3 sales above Skoda,…
The RC-3 is the third new Baojun to hit the Chinese market in two months. After detailing Chinese October wholesales, we now explore the all-new locally-produced launches for the month as is our tradition, so you can keep up-to-date on the fastest-evolving automotive market in the world. After plunging to…