Citroen C4 * See the Top 313 All-models and Top 48 brands by clicking on the title! * Including Light Commercial Vehicles, the Belgian market adds up to 58,676 units in April (one month delay this time) and 223,015 year-to-date. This month Renault edges Volkswagen out for the manufacturer pole…
Chevrolet Optra * NOW UPDATED with the Top 15 brands and Top 150 All-models! Thanks Ldman * The Egyptian new car market is up a cool 22% year-on-year in May to 23,566 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 108,806 units, up 26% on 2013. The Hyundai Verna edges back past…
The Renault Mégane is up 46% and the Peugeot 308 up 110% year-on-year so far in June. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * Still no sign of strengthening for the French new car market in June: down 5% year-on-year after 18…
Mercedes GLA * See the Top 170 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Paolo * As is now the tradition on BSCB I can now give you more detail on the Italian models ranking for the month. But first a few changes atop the sales charts: the Opel…
The Ford Escort is the best-selling Passenger Car in the US in 1987 and 1988. Thanks to an avid reader of BSCB, I have now added full models ranking for the USA for each year between 1985 and 1991, slowly but surely filling up the holes in US Historical Data on…
Down 32% year-on-year but back on the podium: the Wuling Sunshine * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to LMC Automotive I can now share with you more detail about the Chinese car market, including the Top 10 best-selling Light Commercial Vehicles which is a…
Honda holds 13.2% of the Malaysian car market (Thailand City pictured). * See the Top 44 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Malaysia are up 13% year-on-year in May to 55,939 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 274,581 units, up 6% on 2013. Perodua…
Skoda Octavia * See the Top 238 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Traditionally with a little delay, Slovak data is now available for April with a total of 6,431 new light vehicles for the month country-wide, adding up to 24,564 units year-to-date including LCVs. The top sellers confirm…
Dongfeng Xiaokang V27 I will resume shortly my Strategy Series "How can Chinese brands unlock their home market?", but first a piece of information that could have a big impact on Chinese manufacturers in the near future. According to Autonews China, last month President Xi Jinping's leadership team announced a plan to…
The Ford Mondeo is one of China's best-selling all-new models in 2014. If you are a regular BSCB reader you will know by now that the future growth potential of the Chinese market lies in secondary cities and countryside regions. Another illustration of this potential is the race for dealerships…
Peugeot 308 * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * Weak start of the month for new car sales in France in June with a market down 5% year-on-year. Even though intermediary rankings are always to be taken with a pinch of salt…
Toyota Hilux * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Sandro * For the first time in 18 months and thanks to Sandro I can share with you official data for Panama over the Full Year 2013. Better late than never as they say! The…
Thanks to the Captur, Renault is up 16% in May. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 10 models and Top 25 brands! Click on title to see * If 2013 marked 6 consecutive years of decline and worst levels in 20 years for the European new car market, 2014 is…
First podium ranking for the Lada Largus in Kazakhstan and the world. * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Irina * Shock, horror: until recently the world's fastest growing car market, Kazakhstan new car sales are down year-on-year for the first time…
The 1940 Bantam BRC40 is one of the ancestors of the Jeep. While Jeep had never before in its 73-year history topped 60,000 US sales in a month, it delivered an out-of-this world 70,203 in May, passing Kia, teasing Hyundai which also broke its all-time record this month, doubling Volkswagen…