The Peugeot stand at the Paris Auto Show was dedicated to SUVs. The Paris Auto Show 2016 is over: it just closed its doors on Sunday with a disappointing total attendance - down 14% on 2014 to 1.072.697 - but a lot more new launches than two years ago and faultless…
Mandatory selfie with Renault's Design guru Laurens Van Den Acker. After the Beijing Auto Show last April, we meet again with Laurens Van Den Acker, Head of Design at Renault since 2009, this time in Paris. Despite his prestigious title, Laurens once again strikes with his self-depreciating humour and is…
Renault Trezor Two weeks ago I had the honour of interviewing Stéphane Janin, designer of the much-acclaimed Renault Trezor concept unveiled at the Paris Auto Show 2016. BSCB: What does the Trezor show that will inform Renault's future models? Stéphane Janin: The Trezor is a true concept car, meaning we won't…
The Renault Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia so far in 2016. * See the Top 30 best-selling brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * The Colombian new car market continues to struggle this year with a harsh 14% year-on-year drop in September to 21.391…
The Ford Ecosport is up to an all-time high 8th place in Vietnam in September. * See the Top 20 All-manufacturers and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Vietnamese new vehicle market is up by another 24% year-on-year in September to 26,551 registrations, lifting the year-to-date…
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…
Skoda Rapid * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 220 All-models by clicking on the title * Another stunning month for the Romanian new car market: after gaining 69% in August, sales are up 62% year-on-year in September to 9.361 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 20% to 67.992.…
The Tesla Model X is the most popular model in Norway below the VW Golf this month. * See the Top 34 All-brands and Top 200 All-models by clicking on the title * The Norwegian new car market is up by a solid 11.5% year-on-year to 13.854 units, lifting the…
The Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux and Holden Colorado are all inside the NZ Top 4 in September. * See the Top 63 All-brands and Top 30 models by clicking on the title * The August 2016 post has been updated with the Top 64 All-brands Another outstanding month for new…
Hyundai Creta * See the Top 32 All-brands and Top 35 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in New Caledonia, an overseas French territory located north east of Australia, are back in negative territory in September at -8% to 680 registrations, pulling the year-to-date tally down 15%…
The Opel Corsa is the best-selling car in the Netherlands in September above the Astra and Karl. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 260 All-models by clicking on the title * The Dutch new car market remains in negative territory in September at -4% to 33.535 registrations, pulling…
The VW Tiguan climbs onto the Irish podium in September. * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 193 All-models by clicking on the title * One month for weakness for Irish new car sales, down 1.7% year-on-year in September to 4.689 registrations, however at 143.195 unit the year-to-date tally…
The Touran - up 22-fold year-on-year - helps Volkswagen up 19% in Denmark. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 207 All-models by clicking on the title * The Danish new car market continues its record-setting pace in September at +4% year-on-year to a record 18.477 units, lifting the…
The Skoda Octavia is master in command in the Czech Republic... * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 240 All-models by clicking on the title * Up 10% year-on-year to 19.946, September 2016 is the highest-ever sales result for the month in the Czech Republic, the 8th time…
The Ford F-Series breaks the 15.000 monthly unit barrier for the first time this month. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 15 groups, Top 35 brands and Top 265 models * New light vehicle sales in Canada mark a third consecutive month of decline in September at -0.5% to 173.460 units after…