The All-new Renault Mégane at Frankfurt. After BMW CEO Harald Krueger collapsed during the very first Press Conference at the Frankfurt Auto Show (he's okay), the rest of the first Press day went smoothly and I give you my first impressions: what surprised me, what stood out and what disappointed…
VW Passat * See the Top 10 best-selling brands by clicking on the title * New car sales in Lithuania are up by a whopping 27% year-on-year in July to 1.194 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total to 11.183 units, up 16% on 2014. After hitting 22.6% market share in July,…
The Suzuki Vitara ranks #2 in Hungary in August. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 20 models YTD and Top 10 brands * The Hungarian new car market is up 4% year-on-year in August to 5.010 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total to 49.163 units, up 12% on 2014. These figures go up…
Seat Alhambra * See the Top 35 best-selling brands and Top 333 All-models by clicking on the title * It seems like the Swiss new car market has suddenly started shaking off years of stagnation in the past couple of months: August marks the third consecutive double-digit year-on-year increase at…
Unchartered territory: the BMW 2 Series is the third best-selling nameplate at home. * See the Top 333 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title * The German new car market is up 6% year-on-year in August to 226.314 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 2.135.459 units,…
The Citroen C-Elysée is up 112% year-on-year so far in 2015 in Turkey. * See the Top 255 All-models ranking here * After the traditional Top 20 models, exclusive to BSCB we can now share with you a complete models ranking for Turkey over the First Half of 2015. The…
The Suzuki Vitara is an instant blockbuster in Norway. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * The Norwegian new car market is up a solid 10% year-on-year in August to 12.604 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total to 99.390 units, up 4%…
Final figures push the Peugeot 308 past the 208 to #10 in Europe in July. * See the Top 55 All-brands and Top 335 All-models by clicking on the title * After temporary Top 10 figures, as is the tradition on BSCB we can now share with you complete brand…
The Renault Clio is back to pole position at home in France. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 309 All-models and Top 40 brands * Thanks to one additional selling day vs. August 2014, the French new car market is up 10% year-on-year this month to 92.052 registrations, lifting the year-to-date…
The VW Golf is the most popular vehicle in Sweden in August. * See the Top 40 brands and Top 75 models by clicking on the title * Sweden celebrates 20 consecutive months of year-on-year gains at +11% to 26.877 registrations in August, the second best August score ever recorded…
Toyota Avensis sales are up 129% in Finland thanks to the new model. * See the Top 30 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * An excellent month for the Finnish new car market: up 12% year-on-year in August to 8.338 registrations, however the year-to-date total is…
The Dacia Logan holds 13% of the Moldovan market in July. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * According to data published by Central European market data specialists CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market is struggling again in July at -17% year-on-year to 300…
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 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 VW Passat is the best-selling vehicle in Bosnia this month. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * According to data published by Central European market data specialists CE Auto, new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina are down a harsh 30% year-on-year in…