Can the Renault Clio beat its year-end European ranking record in 2013? * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * We know since yesterday that the European market is down 6% year-on-year in June to its lowest level for the month in 20 years at 1,175,363…
BMW 3 Series * See the Top 300 All-models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Germany are down a painful 8% year-on-year halfway through 2013 to 1,502,630 registrations, meaning it is now the #5 market in the world, passed by Brazil. The…
Renault Symbol * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * If you have read the last articles on Armenia and Ukraine you will know that the new generation Renault Symbol and Logan have been rationalised into one single model. As a result, countries that…
The Fiat 500L lands directly in 7th place over the period. * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After losing 20% this time last year to drop well under one million units, the Italian new car market sheds another 10% over the first 6…
The new gen Renault Symbol has failed to impress so far in Turkey. * See the Top 332 All-models and Top 37 All-brands rankings by clicking on the title! * We continue on our exploration of the worldwide Top 20 markets halfway through 2013, now to Turkey. Over the period…
Citroen C-Elysee * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Antonio José from ACAP I can share with you today a Top 50 models ranking for Portugal, a rarity indeed! The Portuguese new car market is for once euphoric in June, up 18% year-on-year to…
Citroen C3 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in France are down 6% over the first 9 days of July to 44,100 registrations. As usual, Citroen and Peugeot fare much better than Renault at the start of the month, to…
The Suzuki Alto is #8 in Wales so far in 2013. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * For the first time ever on BestSellingCarsBlog, I can share with you specific sales data by models for Wales, thanks to SMMT. Even better: this will…
Ford Fiesta * NOW UPDATED with the 2013 Top 10 best-selling models! Click on title to see * Thanks to SMMT I can now share with you the year-to-date Top 10 models ranking. But first let's marvel at the excellent health of the car market in the nation, up 14% both in June to…
The Seat Ibiza may struggle to lodge a 5th consecutive year at #1 in Spain... * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 53 All-brands by clicking on the title! * As promised yesterday, I now kick start a series of articles that look at the year-to-date rankings of…
Hyundai Elantra * See the Top 250 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As is now the tradition on BSCB, after exploring worldwide May sales in detail we have a further look at the year-to-date ranking to try and extract longer-term trends. And this month for the first…
VW Lavida * See the Top 319 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * After exploring the June sales charts in detail and looking at the all-new entrants in the ranking, I give you the 6 months summary for China. If the US market (our first 6 months update)…
Nissan Qashqai * See the Top 190 All-models and Top 34 All-brands by clicking on the title! * June new car sales in Bulgaria are estimated at 2,424 units, bringing the year-to0-date total to 11,671 units, down just 3% on 2012 with is a fine performance in the depressed European context…
Renault Captur * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 47 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Austria limit the damage in June, down just 5% year-on-year to 31,279 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 171,204 units, down 8% on 2012. The Top 4…
The Seat Leon ranks 10th in Greece in June. * See the Top 60 best-selling models and Top 34 All-brands by clicking on the title! * The Greek new car market continues to show timid signs of recovery: up 2% year-on-year in June to 5,648 registrations, however let's not forget…