The Renault Koleos is sold as the Samsung QM6 in South Korea. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 30 All-brands, Top 57 All-local models & Top 133 foreigners * New car sales in South Korea are down a harsh 14% year-on-year in September to 127.811 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is…
The Genesis EQ900 now dominates the luxury segment in South Korea. * See the Top 55 local models, Top 130 foreigners and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title * Now updated with the Top 30 brands and Top 135 foreigners for March 2016 The South Korean new car…
Mitsubishi Attrage * See the Top 40 brands by clicking on the title! * Thanks to www.cartube.co.il, I can share with you all the details about the Israeli new car market, down 12% year-on-year to 17,149 registrations which brings the year-to-date total to 209,720 units, still up a sturdy 14% on 2013.…
First appearance of the new Jeep Cherokee in the South Korean rankings. * See the Top 190 All-models and Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Falkonz * 120,104 new cars were registered in South Korea in August. Brand-wise, below the 5 locals (Hyundai, Kia, GM-Chevrolet/Daewoo, SsangYong and Renault…
The Mercedes E Class is the best-selling foreign model in South Korea this month. * See the Top 180 best-selling models and Top 29 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Falkonz * This is a new and very revealing monthly update on BSCB, now including imports. And even though…
The BMW 5 Series is the best-selling foreign model in South Korea in June. * See the Top 29 All-brands and Top 180 All-models by clicking on the title! Thanks Falkonz * For the very first time on BSCB I can share with you a complete models and brands ranking for…
The Toyota Corolla is now #6 and #3 Passenger Car year-to-date in the US. * See the Top 270 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after going through detailed US sales for July, we explore the year-to-date ranking in order to extract some…
The Lincoln MKC is one of 3 all-new models to pop up in the US ranking this month. * See the Top 266 best-selling models and Top 38 brands by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after going through May figures for the US we…
The Nissan Patrol VVIP Special Edition is only available in the Gulf region. * See the Top 300 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * The Gulf Cooperation Council area includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. New car sales in the region are up a…
Toyota Yaris * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * The Saudi new car market is up 11% year-on-year in March to 69,015 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 194,479 units, up 5% on 2013. After the Hyundai 'hijack' from January (Hyundai Elantra #1…
Nissan Patrol * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * The Kuwaiti new light vehicle market is up 3% year-on-year in March to 16,376 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 41,786 units, up a shy 1% on 2013. The Toyota Prado continues to…
RAM Pick-up sales are up 23% so far in 2014 in the US. * See the Top 263 models and Top 38 brands by clicking on the title! * Every month on BSCB after going through US April sales we explore the year-to-date charts to try and extract longer-term trends. Thanks to…
Dongfeng Number 1 Concept This is it: the top of the crop, the utmost impressive Chinese carmakers at the Beijing Auto Show. It doesn’t get better than this. Would you have guessed them? This is Part 8 of my Beijing Auto Show coverage, check out also Part 1- First impressions, Part 2 – Most…
The BMW 2 Series is the most successful all-new model in Australia in 2014 so far. * See the Top 300 All-models and Top 35 brands by clicking on the title! * You can check the www.carsales.com.au Twitter account for the latest car news from Australia. As is the tradition on…
RAM Pick-up * See the Top 259 All-models by clicking on the title! * Now that month 2 of 2014 has revealed its secrets in the US, it's time to study the year-to-date ranking to get a bit of perspective on what's hot and what's not in the 2nd biggest…