Citroen 2CV and Renault Captur in Cannes, France. Today I can share with you a Photo Report on the car landscape of the South of France, covering the French Riviera from Cannes to Monaco via Nice but also the hinterland with towns such as Grasse, Gourdon, Cipières, Gréolières, Coursegoules, Escragnolles…
Dacia Sandero * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 160 All-models by clicking on the title * The Bulgarian new car market is down 5% year-on-year in August to an estimated 1.990 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total to 19.158 units, up 11% on 2014. Dacia keeps the reins of the…
Surprisingly, Mercedes is the most popular carmaker in Portugal in August. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 205 All-models by clicking on the title * After dipping to 'just' +10% in July, Portuguese new car sales are back to their flamboyant self in August at +22% to 9.436 registrations,…
The GAZ Gazelle ranks #2 overall in Kazakhstan in August. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 183 All-models by clicking on the title * No end of the tunnel in sight for new vehicle sales in Kazakhstan: August sees the market tumble down 54% year-on-year to just 6.755 registrations,…
Dacia Sandero * See the Top 35 brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * Nothing is getting in the way of the Romanian new car market’s slow but steady recovery: sales are up 15% year-on-year in August to 7.362, lifting the year-to-date total to 51.087 units, up…
Bookings are now open for the Renault Kwid in India. Next: Europe as a Dacia? After Renaud Pirel (Renault Entry Range Sales & Marketing Director) in Paris a year ago, I had the chance to speak at the Frankfurt Auto Show with François Mariotte, General Manager, Dacia Sales and Marketing, once…
The VW Jetta is the best-selling nameplate in Turkey this month. * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 45 All-brands by clicking on the title * Despite the further 8% devaluation of the Turkish Lira against both the Euro and US$ over the past month, the Turkish new car market…
The Chevrolet Onix is the best-selling model in Brazil for the first time in history. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 130 models by clicking on the title * No sign of recovery for the Brazilian new car market: down another depressing 23% year-on-year in August to…
2015 Opel Astra * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 275 All-models by clicking on the title * The Spanish new car market celebrates two full years (24 consecutive months) of year-on-year gains in August at +24% to 56.508 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total up 23% to 718.629 units.…
The Renault Sandero surges to #5 thanks solely to the Stepway variant. * See the Top 140 best-selling models by clicking on the title * The Egyptian new car market is up 3% year-on-year in July to 22.738 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total to 160.786 units, also up 3% on…
The Fiat 500L is assembled locally in Serbia. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Based on data shared by Central European market data specialists CE Auto, the Serbian new car market is down 4% year-on-year in July to 1.831 registrations, while the year-to-date total…
The future car buyers of Nigeria. Picture © Devesh Uba, all rights reserved. Africa is progressively shedding its image of a continent embroiled in poverty, corruption and never-ending wars. Yet the dramatic Ebola outbreak in Western Africa is a harsh reminder that the road to development is a long and tortuous one. Three years…
The Renault Logan is the best-selling model in Ukraine so far this year. * See the Top 55 All-brands and Top 316 All-models by clicking on the title * After a year-long absence, the monthly Ukrainian brands ranking comes back to BSCB. Even though new car sales in Ukraine are down…
Renault sales are up 12% year-on-year in Colombia despite an ageing range. * See the Top 30 best-selling brands by clicking on the title * After two consecutive months in hell at -16% (April and May), Colombian new car sales seem to be stabilising: -3% in June, and now -4%…
The Renault Logan could outpace the VW Polo for the #1 Belorussian spot in 2015. * See the Top 25 brands and Top 30 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Belarus are up 3% year-on-year to 11.391 registrations, however note this batch of data doesn't include manufacturers…