Kia Frontier The Kia Frontier is the best-selling vehicle in Iraq in 2014. Source: Manufacturers. Previous post: Iraq June 2013: Now available with brand new Photo Album Note: We have been asked whether some OEM's were officially selling new cars in ISIS-controlled parts of Iraq. This information is extremely difficult to…
Toyota FJ Cruiser The Toyota brand holds over 80% of the Yemeni market, with the Hilux and Land Cruiser most popular. Source: Manufacturers. Previous post: Yemen June 2013: 8 cars sold out of 10 a Toyota
Hyundai Elantra The Hyundai Elantra is the default car choice for Syrian consumers. Source: Manufacturers. Previous post: Syria Q1 2012: Hyundai Elantra and Accent most popular
Kia Picanto The Kia Picanto tops the Lebanese sales charts in 2014. Source: Manufacturers. Previous post: Lebanon June 2013: Nissan Sunny and Hyundai i10 on top
Hyundai Elantra The Hyundai Elantra is the best-selling nameplate in Jordan in 2014. Source: Manufacturers. Previous post: Jordan June 2013: Hyundai Elantra leads, 16 Koreans in Top 20
1958-1968 Wheels magazine covers featuring Japanese models1960 Holden and Ford Falcon Australia has now become one of the most complete Historical Data countries on BSCB, covering over 75 years in detail with official data going back as far as 1946. There is now official annual models rankings for the past 39…
Thanks to its pick-up sales, Datsun topped the overall Greek brands ranking as early as 1971. The direct links to 37 Historical data posts are below. I can now share with you Historical information for the last 50 years in Greece - up to 1962, with detailed brands ranking for most…
Lindsay Chappell this week published a fascinating article on Automotive News USA about the growing power of Hispanic buyers in the U.S. market. I summarise it below, you can read the full article here: "Sales to Hispanics outpacing the market" What's the weight of Hispanic buyers in the U.S. market? 54 million Hispanics…
Seat Alhambra * See the Top 33 best-selling brands and Top 30 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Liechtenstein are down 6% year-on-year in 2014 to 1.800 registrations. Volkswagen (17.6%) and Audi (10.7%) maintain their grip on the market, followed by BMW, Mercedes and Toyota…
The self-driving car as imagined by Mercedes-Benz Recently Barclays' auto analyst Brian Johnson forecast in "Disruptive Mobility" that self-driving cars will eliminate most multicar households, reduce the number of cars on American roads from 250 million to below 100 million and cut U.S. annual auto sales by 40% to just 9.5 million units…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling nameplate on the Réunion island. * See the Top 20 models by clicking on the title * For the second consecutive year I can give you official data for the Réunion Island, an overseas French territory located East of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean and home of…
Old vs. new: Renault now sells the Sandero in Madagascar, but the Renault 4 is still ubiquitous in the streets of Antananarivo. Picture © Davidaus * See the Top 10 best-selling brands in Antananarivo by clicking on the title * Only car sales statistics for Madagascar's capital city Antananarivo are…
For the first time since November 2013, Egyptian new vehicle sales decline year-on-year at -3% in April to 21.742 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still up by a dynamic 10% to 93.935 units. Chevrolet remains king of the castle by far despite sales down 9% on a year ago…
Kia Sportage * See the Top 5 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title * Colombia is a new monthly update on BSCB, and after January up 5%, February down 4% and March up 2%, April sales tumble down 16% year-on-year to just 21.862 units, pulling…
The Toyota Yaris hatch on sale in Panama is the Thai/Chinese spec, not US. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * New car sales in Panama are up by a dynamic 7% year-on-year in 2014 to 60.304 registrations. If in 2013 Toyota just…