The new generation Renault Scénic (above) lands in Belgium in September. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 325 All-models by clicking on the title * Belgian new light vehicle sales are up 12% year-on-year in June to 62.532 units including light commercials, leading to a market up 7% to 347.754…
The Skoda Fabia is the best-selling nameplate in Slovakia in June. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 257 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Slovakia gain a solid 15% year-on-year in June to 9.081 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total up 19% to 47.955…
The VW Polo is back to #1 car in Belarus so far in 2016. * See the Top 25 All-brands and Top 25 models by clicking on the title * The Belorussian new light vehicle market is back into positive territory over the First Half of 2016, gaining 6% year-on-year…
The Opel Astra ranks 2nd overall in Finland in July. * See the Top 30 best-selling brands and Top 30 models by clicking on the title * The Finnish new car market is down 4.5% year-on-year in July to 8.222 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 12% to 72.919. Volkswagen…
Dacia Sandero * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 285 All-models by clicking on the title * The Spanish car market slows down its growth in July: after gaining 21% both in April and May and 11% in June, it is up 4% this month to 107.930 units, the…
Chana Mini Truck on the Kangding to Dégé road We now leave Kangding to undertake a strenuous 14h and 586km / 364 miles bus journey to the small town of Dégé, the closest to the Tibetan province I am allowed to reach as a foreigner without a special permit. This is…
Honda Civic * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 65 models by clicking on the title * The Thai new car market is once again and encouragingly up year-on-year in June - it's the 5th time in the past 8 months - with deliveries up 9% to 66.049 units,…
VW Jetta Taxi After Chengdu, we are now flying 325km / 200 miles south-west to Kangding, still in the Sichuan province. This is the 8th stop in our 2016 Chinese adventures after Beijing, Xining in the Qinghai province, the Chinese car dealerships of Xining, Tongren, Xiahe in the Gansu province, the mountain road back from Xiahe to Xining and Chengdu in…
Chengdu street scene This is the 7th instalment in our 2016 Chinese adventures after Beijing, Xining in the Qinghai province, the Chinese car dealerships of Xining, Tongren, Xiahe in the Gansu province and the mountain road back from Xiahe to Xining. We are now flying south-east to Chengdu, the capital of the Sichuan province and home to…
The VW Golf is still #1 in Europe but is down 2% in a market up 9%. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * The European new car market, composed of 29 countries excluding Russia and Turkey, hits its highest…
The Renault Mégane hits its highest European ranking in two years. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Europe - 29 countries excluding Russia and Turkey - celebrate 34 consecutive months of year-on-year gains in June…
Snow covered the surrounding mountains overnight. After two days in Xiahe in the Gansu province, it's time to take on the bus trip back to Xining for further Chinese adventures. One full day of snow completely transformed the landscape to the point that the 7-hour return trip is worth a…
Great Wall Wingle 6 in Xiahe This is the 5th stop in our 2016 Chinese adventures after Beijing, Xining, the Chinese car dealerships of Xining and Tongren. There is only 107 km / 66 miles east to Xiahe across the border in the Gansu province, but it takes over 3 hours because we drive through…
Sulky boy and VW Jetta in Tongren, Qinghai province This is the 4th stop in our 2016 Chinese adventures after Beijing, Xining and the Chinese car dealerships of Xining. We travel 165km south to the small town of Tongren (pronounced "Toungjen"), still in the Qinghai province. The road from Xining…
The Ford F-Series tops the US and Canadian markets so far in 2016. You will find below the links to exclusive H1 2016 Reports for the Top 15 markets in the world: World: World H1 2016: Mercedes closer to topple BMW for the first time since 2005 1. China (12.800.000): China…