VW Passat - Volkswagen is the #2 brand in the UK this month. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title * Nothing is stopping the UK market's advance: April marks the 38th consecutive month of year-on-year gains at +5% to 185.778 registrations,…
VW Golf * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 34 All-brands by clicking on the title * The Norwegian new car market is up 5.5% year-on-year in April to 12.782 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still in negative at -0.9% and 48.149 deliveries. Boosted by a Golf…
The Chrysler 200 just launched in South Korea. * See the Top 200 models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title * The South Korean new car market is up 5.3% year-on-year over the First Quarter of 2015 to 399.430 registrations, but this increase has almost everything to do…
The Seat Leon is the best-selling nameplate at home in April. * See the Top 47 All-brands and Top 280 All-models by clicking on the title * After the extravagant +41% increase from last month, the Spanish new car market falls back to a more realistic 4% year-on-year gain in April at…
Dacia Sandero * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Another very robust month for new car sales in Ireland, up 20% year-on-year to 9,466 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 73,996 units, up 28% on 2014. The Top 3 manufacturers…
Citroen C4 Cactus * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * Not quite on the recovery track yet: new car sales in Croatia plunge 20% year-on-year in April to 3,746 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total back down into negative territory at -2%…
The Ford Mondeo is up to #5 in Finland this month. * See the Top 30 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * The Finnish new car market is up 3% year-on-year in April to 9,488 registrations, but still down 2% year-to-date at 38,573 units. I give…
Peugeot 2008 sales are up 15% year-on-year at home in France. * See the Top 80 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title * After gaining 9.5% in March, the French new car market returns to significantly more timid growth rates in April: up 2.3% to…
The Peugeot 308 is up 61% year-on-year at home so far in 2015. * See the Top 250 best-selling models and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title * There is a light at the end of the tunnel for the French new car market, stuck at two-decade-lows for the…
The new model lifts VW Passat sales up 41% on 2014. * See the Top 50 best-selling brands and Top 324 models by clicking on the title * Still the engine of the European market despite the UK stepping up, the health of German sales has a large impact on…
The Opel Astra is the best-selling nameplate in Bosnia so far this year. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Based on data made available by Central European specialists www.ceauto.co.hu, the Bosnian new car market is up a bumping 25% year-on-year in March to 675…
The Hyundai ix35 brilliantly leads the Macedonian market so far in 2015. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Thanks to data published by Central European data specialists www.ceauto.co.hu, I can share with you an update on the Republic of Macedonia after a one month-hiatus.…
200.000 Baojun 730 have found a buyer in less than 9 months. * See the Top 377 All-local models ranking by clicking on the title * As is the tradition on BSCB, after going through detailed Chinese sales figures for March we explore the First Quarter volumes in order to…
The Renault Mégane is back up to #6 overall this month. * Now updated with the Top 250 best-selling models and Top 40 brands * French new car sales are finally getting a significant boost this month: up 9.5% year-on-year in March to 196,572 registrations, partly thanks to one more opening…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 50 brands and Top 316 models by clicking on the title * Excellent showing for the German new car market in March: up 9% to 323,039 deliveries, which brings the 1st quarter total to 757,630 units, up 6%. If Mercedes is back to its traditional…