Hyundai i30 and Australian Toyota Corolla hatchback * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Now that we have explored in detail the July worldwide sales charts, it's time to go through the year-to-date rankings to extract longer-term trends. The fight for the title of…
The progressive spread of the new gen sedan should help the Corolla keep the worldwide lead... * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * Now that Middle-Eastern figures are out in the open, thanks to the hard work of Austin I…
The Opel Astra is extremely popular in Yekaterinburg. This is part 4 of my Trans-Siberian Photo Report. You can see all Parts of this long-term Photo Report here. We are now travelling a further 940 km East to Yekaterinburg, where the car landscape is once again very different from the…
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…
12 Maserati Quattroporte found a buyer in Italy in August. * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Paolo * Looks like we are starting a new monthly rendezvous on BSCB thanks to Paolo! After going through the 50 most popular models in Italy in…
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…
The Peugeot 508 is #7 in Franche-Comté where Peugeot has its main manufacturing plant. * See the Top 20 best-selling models in 22 French regions by clicking on the title! * See a map of all French regions here From the goldmine of data I found at the CCFA in Paris,…
Opel is the most popular brand in Greece so far in September. * See the Top 15 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Bill * Over the first half of September, new car sales in Greece are down just 0.3% on the same period in 2012 to 1,229…
Ferrari F12. Picture by Raphael Belly, all rights reserved. * See the Top 43 All-brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to John * You can also check out my Monaco August 2013: Millions on display Photo Report here. Twice a year I can share with you exclusive sales…
Second #1 finish in Turkey for the new generation Renault Symbol * NOW UPDATED with the Top 275 All-models and Top 43 All-braands! Click on title to see * Sales of new Passenger Cars are up a massive 25% year-on-year in August to 51,611 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 399,429…
Nearly one in 3 new cars sold in Romania this month is a Dacia Logan... * See the Top 75 best-selling models and Top 35 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Some good news coming from Romania: in August the new car market is up 25% year-on-year to 6,319 registrations,…
The first Peugeot 308 II were delivered to French dealerships this month. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 300 models and Top 50 All-brands! Click on title to see * Definitive figures are now available for France, with the monthly total corrected to a slightly better 85,953 registrations, down 10% year-on-year. The…
The Kia K3 is now the best-performing all-new model so far in 2013. * See the Top 326 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * As is now the tradition on BSCB, after going through the monthly sales charts and focusing on the all-new models entering the ranking, we…
VW Golf VII * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 42 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Austria are down 6% year-on-year in August, bringing the year-to-date total to 222,810 units, down 7% on 2012. The VW Golf is in great shape thanks,…
Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse - grille This post is sponsored by Deal4yourwheels. This is Part 3 in a 5-part series dedicated to the Frankfurt Auto Show. You can read Part 1 about Tesla here and Part 2 about Maserati and the Frankfurt car landscape here. The last two articles, about Peugeot and…