* See the Top 34 manufacturers and Top 225 All-models by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales start in negative territory in South Africa at -1% in January to 52,306 units. Passenger cars are down 4% but Light Commercial Vehicles up 6%. It would appear that the decline in…
Toyota Yaris (Chinese model shown) * NOW UPDATED with the Top 193 All-models and Top 40 All-brands * Catastrophic year for new car sales in Thailand: as soon as the government's "first car" incentive program was ditched in mid-2013, the market has fallen back to 2011 levels. If a very strong first…
The Ford Ranger tops the New Caledonian sales charts for the 6th year running. * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title * Stable. That's what new car sales in New Caledonia, a small French Overseas Territory located north-east of Australia, are:…
Toyota nailed 40% of the Filipino market twice in 2014. * See the Top 25 best-selling brands and Top 10 models by clicking on the title * One year after breaking the 200,000 annual registration-barrier for the first time in history, new car sales in the Philippines are up another…
The Suzuki Super Carry and Toyota Hilux are among Myanmar's best-sellers. This concludes my Myanmar Photo Report series, see all Photo Reports with over 120 high resolution pictures here. Based on meetings and conversations with various dealership managers and observations on the streets of Yangon and Bagan, I can share with…
Toyota Hilux * See the Top 35 manufacturers and Top 275 All-models by clicking on the title * The South African new vehicle market is down just 0.7% year-on-year in 2014 to 644,523 registrations, a solid performance in an uncertain economic climate and despite industrial action over the course of the…
Toyota Vios * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title * Vietnamese new vehicle sales display a stunning 43% growth rate in 2014 to 157,810 registrations. Of these, 57,371 (+42%) are trucks and 100,439 (+43%) are passenger cars. Toyota dominates the brands…
Ford Ranger * See the Top 25 best-selling cars and Top 75 All-brands by clicking on the title * Never before had New Zealand customers bought that many new vehicles: the Kiwi new car market is up a fantastic 12% year-on-year in 2014 to reach an all-time record 127,179 registrations,…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling nameplate in Australia for the 2nd year running. * UPDATE - See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 310 All-models by clicking on the title * * Check out 66 years worth of Australia archive data here * The Australian new car market is down 2%…
Nissan X-Trail * See the Top 292 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * As is the tradition on BSCB I can now share with you our quarterly All-models ranking for Australia. If the Top 4 is unchanged on last quarter and the Full Year 2014 ranking (Corolla-3-Hilux-i30), the…
The Ford Ranger is the outright best-selling vehicle in South Africa this month. * See the Top 25 manufacturers and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * For the third consecutive month, South African new vehicle sales display an encouraging positive trend: +1% year-on-year in November to 51,098 registrations,…
The Toyota Yaris is #4 in New Zealand for the second straight month. * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 57 brands by clicking on the title * The New Zealand new vehicle market is going from strength to strength in 2014: November is the third monthly record…
Hyundai just launched the Genesis in Australia * UPDATED. See the Top 12 models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title * The Australian new car market is down another 5% year-on-year in November to 92,232 registrations, however the year-to-date total is now already past 1 million units…
The Toyota Vios is on track to lodge its first-ever year at #1 in Vietnam * See the Top 40 best-selling models and Top 18 brands by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales in Vietnam are all guns blazing this year: up a massive 45% year-on-year in October…
Citroen C1 * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 40 models by clicking on the title. Thanks Stéphane * After 4 consecutive months of year-on-year gains, new car sales in New Caledonia, a French territory located North-East of Australia, are back in negative in November: down 7% to 688 registrations…