The Wuling Hongguang will sell upwards of 800,000 units in China this year - an all-time record. * See the Top 370 All-local PCs and Top 55 All-local models by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after detailing September sales, we explore the year-to-date ranking…
European sales of low-cost manufacturer Dacia are up 31% so far in 2014. * See the Top 60 brands and Top 340 models rankings by clicking on the title! * After detailed data for August, we now explore the year-to-date European sales charts to try and extract longer-term trends. If…
The VW Golf Sportsvan breaks into the European Top 30 this month. * See the Top 333 best-selling models and Top 55 brands by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after studying the Top 10 models and brands in Europe we now go into the…
Hyundai ix25 * See the Top 325 All-local models ranking by clicking on the title! * As usual after exploring the monthly Chinese ranking we detail the all-new models making their first appearance in the world's biggest car market this month. After a crazy August that saw 8 new nameplate…
Renault Symbol (Tunisian model pictured) * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * The brands ranking seems to be stabilising somewhat in Algeria this month, with the Top 3 most popular manufacturers identical to their year-to-date order: Renault is king with 4,706 sales…
VW Golf * See the Top 195 models and Top 33 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Antonio * The spectacular recovery of the Portuguese new car market is still ongoing: sales are up 32% year-on-year in September to 9,701 units, bringing the year-to-date total to 107,404 registrations, up…
The Cars and Fashion exhibition was on as part of the Paris Auto Show 2014, displaying some pretty spectacular models. My 10 favourites are featured below. 1. Alfa Romeo Montreal Coupé Bertone This Coupé is based on a prototype designed by Marcello Gandini (who also designed the Lamborghini Miura), while…
Peugeot 2008 at the Paris Auto Show 2014 * See the Full interview by clicking on the title! * After DS, I can now share with you an interview I had the privilege to conduct with Marc Bocqué, World Press and External Relation Manager for Peugeot. I last interviewed Marc…
VW Golf * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * Harsh start of the month for new car sales in France with sales down 8% year-on-year during the first eight days of the month. Weekly rankings are always to be taken with a…
VW Polo * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * All top 5 European markets registered year-on-year gains in September, enabling European sales to grow for the 13th straight month at +6% to 1.272.559 sales, bringing the year-to-date total to 9.9 million units,…
First Top 30 ranking at home for the second generation Citroen C1. * See the Top 300 best-selling models and Top 47 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Thanks to my correspondents in the place (thanks Patricia and Christian) and L'Argus I can now share with you actuals for…
BMW is the most popular foreign manufacturer in South Korea. * See the Top 25 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! * Better late than never! Thanks to Farid and in live with the deepening of sales data available for South Korea, I can now share with you a…
VW Up * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Good times can't last forever: Danish new car sales are shockingly down 1% year-on-year in September to 14.432 registrations, still delivering the 2nd best September score in the history of automobile in Denmark. The year-to-date…
Citroen C4 Cactus * See the Top 50 models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stéphane * The recovery continues for new car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory located North-East of Australia: up another 10% year-on-year in September to 811 registrations which brings the year-to-date…
Dacia Logan * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * Thanks to a splendid August score (2,754 sales), the Dacia Logan overtakes the Hyundai Accent (also #2 this month) to claim the year-to-date pole position at 15,751 units vs. 15,679, aiming at a…