It turns out the "Why Renault failed in China" analysis we published on here on April 25 after a first version appeared on Autoactu.com on April 17 resonated quite strongly in the industry. We received feedback from inside Renault France that the article was being shared internally, but also strong positive…
The Volvo S/V60 has become the uncontested leader at home. Sadly the Swedish new car market is approaching a full year of double-digit declines with May marking the 11th straight month of such falls at -15.3% to 31.919 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -14.6% to 136.052. Homegrown leader Sweden…
The Nissan Sunny leaps up 5 spots on 2017 to land in 2nd place in Bahrain. Consult 15 years of Bahrain Historical Data here. After freefalling down 19% in 2016 and 25.6% in 2017, the Bahraini new light vehicle market encouragingly stabilises in 2018 at -4.8% and 34.865 sales. Once…
The VW Tiguan gains 45% year-on-year in Austria in August. * See the Top 48 All-brands and Top 284 All-models by clicking on the title * The Austrian new car market is up 4% year-on-year in August to 23.690 registrations, lifting the year-to-date tally up 5% to 222.342 units. Volkswagen…
Wuling Rongguang in Dégé, Sichuan Province. After climbing the legendary Chola Pass, we now arrive at the small town of Dégé. This is the 11th 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, the mountain road back from Xiahe to Xining, Chengdu in the Sichuan…
Baojun sold 320.000 units of the 560 in the past 12 months. * See the Top 75 All China-made brands, Top 465 models and Top 70 LCVs by clicking on the title * Now updated with LCV data courtesy of Chinese consultancy outlet Cedars. Faced with a declining car market, last October Chinese government…
Huanghai N2 After exploring the cars of Xining, we now go on a tour of the small Chinese car dealerships of the capital of the Qinghai province, the ones specifically located along the few blocks near the intersection of Bowen and Baiyi Lu. The photos give you an idea of which models are…
The Clio (+76%) helps Renault up 58% in June in Italy. * Now updated with the Top 45 All-brands and Top 180 models - click on title to see * The May 2016 post has also been updated with the Top 180 models Explosive new car sales growth slows down to…
Honda outsells Toyota for the 2nd consecutive month - and ever - in Singapore. * See the Top 34 All-brands by clicking on the title * The Singaporean new car market continues on its liberated run now that Certificates of Entitlement (COE) are back to reasonable levels, with sales up…
The Fiat Linea is back in charge of the Turkish car market. * See the Top 43 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Turkish new light vehicle market takes off in February: up 63% on a year ago to 57,246 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total…
The Chevrolet Matiz is inside the Mexican Top 10 for the 2nd straight month. * See the Top 13 best-selling models and Top 27 manufacturers by clicking on the title * The Mexican new car market is evolving a record-breaking levels in 2015: up another 22% in February to a best-ever…