Opel Astra * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition, new car sales figures for Turkey are available a little later than others. After 11 consecutive months of decline and for the first time since July 2011, the Turkish car market is…
Opel Astra * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Italy is one of the last countries in the world with Sweden and Slovakia where Station Wagons (SW) have remained highly popular which is why there is a monthly update about it on BSCB. However over the last few…
VW Golf * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Traditionally new car sales in Ireland slip down through the year, with January being the strongest month of the year and December the weakest. 2012 is no exception, with registrations down to 3,098 in August…
Nissan Pathfinder * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * For once, Iceland is the first cab off the rank this month with August sales figures hot from the press, which means someone at us.is took the trouble of coming to work during the weekend to…
Could the Mokka reverse Opel's fortunes in Europe? * See Opel's press release by clicking on the title! * While Opel is losing ground in most European countries - except in the UK and Scotland where the Astra is kicking goals, it's encouraging to note the success of the Opel…
Toyota Hilux. Picture by knoffelhuisie, all rights reserved. * See more pics and videos by clicking on the title! Many thanks to myk * Thanks to myk we now have more recent data for Namibia for the first time on BSCB, albeit global market data and no models ranking. According…
Mercedes SLS AMG. Picture by Fiorano, all rights reserved. * See the Top 50 All-brands Ranking by clicking on the title! * * Correction: Fisker sold 4 Karma in Monaco over the period, making it the #43 brand * Thanks to a secret admirer of BSCB once again I can…
Dacia Duster * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to JLKN * Thanks to JLKN I can share with you for the second time on BSCB what people really buy with a Top 20 Private Sales ranking. And like for the 6 months…
* Click on title for Ghanaian street videos! * Ghana is one of the most dynamic car market in Africa, with 12,000 new car sales in 2011, double that of neighbour Cote d'Ivoire. It is also relatively mature, with a full variety of models available and a very fragmented structure.…
Fiat Panda & 500 in Vintimiglia, Italy August 2012 * See the entire photo report by clicking on the title! * The photo report saga continues: after Scotland and the French countryside, I thought I'd drive across the border to Italy in Vintimiglia to give you a quick snapshot of…
The Great Wall Hover H3 will soon be available in Bulgaria * See the Top 20 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Kalo * Thanks to Kalo, Bulgaria is receiving lots of attention this year. A month ago I described how Great Wall, now the first…
VW Transporter * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In July Dutch companies bought 4,290 Light Commercial Vehicles, bringing the year-to-date total to 38,225 registrations. Big change this month: for the first time since we started tracking LCV sales in the Netherlands (in September…
Citroen C3: the bright spot in a dark Greek market. Picture by Ciprian Mihai, all rights reserved. * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Another very shy month for new car sales in Greece, down 42% in July both year-on-year to 5,757 registrations and…
Opel Astra * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Polish new car market is down 11% year-on-year in July to 23,736 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 192,589 units, still up 4% on 2011. No surprise in pole position: the Skoda Octavia resists…
Peugeot 208 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Europe are down a worrying 8% year-on-year in July to 970,271 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 8,035,439 units, down 5% on 2011. There are only two models in the Top…