The Toyota Prado is #1 in Kuwait so far in 2016. Picture crankandpiston.com * See the Top 43 All-brands and Top 320 All-models by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales in Kuwait are down a harsh 29% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2016 to just 62.355…
The Nissan Qashqai is the best-selling nameplate in Cyprus so far in 2016. * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Thanks to our partnership with SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, today is the day for the Cyprus market update. August sales are up 18% year-on-year to…
Renault Samsung SM6 * NOW UPDATED with Top 30 All-brands, Top 55 locals and Top 133 foreigners * The South Korean new car market is down a harsh 11% year-on-year in August to 123.463 registrations, with local carmakers down 11% and foreigners down 13%. Yet the year-to-date tally remains in positive…
The Hyundai Creta is an instant blockbuster in Russia, landing directly at #6. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 55 All-brands and Top 257 All-models * If you had hoped the Russian new car market would start to erode its race to the bottom this month, you were wrong: August is down…
Changhe Q35 * See the Top 70 China-made brands and Top 397 models by clicking here * August showed an extremely dynamic 26% year-on-year gain in China for the second consecutive month. As is the tradition each month, BSCB puts a laser focus on the new China-made nameplates that make their…
The Kia Morning is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in August. * See the Top 18 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Vietnamese new vehicle market continues to gallop ahead in August with sales up 29% year-on-year to 23.540, bringing the year-to-date tally up 32%…
Dacia (+84%) ranks #4 for only the second time in Czech history. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 250 All-models by clicking on the title * And we're back in the game: after declining July sales due to less opening days and Skoda shutting down its main…
The Opel Karl ranks 4th overall in Denmark in August. * See the Top 48 All-brands and Top 228 All-models by clicking on the title * Another record month for Danish new car sales: August is up 8% year-on-year to 17.428 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total to a record-breaking 150.183 units…
The Model X (left) and S (centre) are already in the Top 15. Awaiting the Model 3 (right)... * NOW UPDATED with the Top 40 All-brands and Top 215 All-models * New car sales in Norway are up 5% year-on-year in August to 13.232, meaning the year-to-date total is now up 3% on…
Toyota Land Cruiser holds over 10% of the Bahraini market. Picture crankandpiston.com * See the Top 294 All-models by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales in Bahrain are down a harsh 18% year-on-year to just 30.598 units over the first 7 months of 2016. The Toyota Land Cruiser…
The Toyota Avensis ranks #2 in Estonia in August. * See the Top 34 All-brands and Top 182 All-models by clicking on the title * The Estonian new car market is up a splendid 18% year-on-year in August to 1.849 registrations, adding up to 15.948 year-to-date, up 11% on the…
With the Vision SUV, Geely now has three SUVs selling 7.000+ units in August. * See the Top 70 China-made brands and Top 397 models by clicking on the title * The Chinese new car market continues on its unabated growth with a second consecutive month at +26% year-on-year to…
The Range Rover Sport ranks #4 in Yemen so far this year. * See the Top 12 All-brands and Top 43 All-models by clicking on the title * In a country still torn apart by civil war, Yemeni new car sales implode by 82% year-on-year over the first 7 months…
The Hyundai Elantra is the most popular vehicle in Syria so far in 2016. * See the Top 5 All-brands and Top 20 All-models by clicking on the title * War-torn Syria sees its new car market crumble down 56% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2016 to 4.154…
Big Sur CA This is it! After 5.437 miles/8.750 km of driving, we've finally come to the end of our U.S. North to South adventure we started in Barrow Alaska (planes and boats were also involved). Today we cross into California at Lake Tahoe, slide into San Francisco, discover Big Sur and…