Toyota Yaris (Chinese model shown) * NOW UPDATED with the Top 193 All-models and Top 40 All-brands * Catastrophic year for new car sales in Thailand: as soon as the government's "first car" incentive program was ditched in mid-2013, the market has fallen back to 2011 levels. If a very strong first…
The BMW 3 Series ranks #2 in Belgium this year. * UPDATED with the Top 394 All-models and Top 60 All-brands * Very stable new car market in Belgium in 2014: down 0.6% to 482,939 registrations, 537,964 including LCVs. Volkswagen is master in command once again despite sales down 2% to 49,103…
Historical data covering over a decade is now available on BSCB, all the links are below. Uruguay Full Year 2010: Chevrolet Classic best-seller, Chery at +263% Uruguay Full Year 2011: Chery now third best-selling brand! Uruguay Full Year 2013 (brands): One in 4 new cars is Chinese (with FY 2012 figures)…
The Suzuki Super Carry and Toyota Hilux are among Myanmar's best-sellers. This concludes my Myanmar Photo Report series, see all Photo Reports with over 120 high resolution pictures here. Based on meetings and conversations with various dealership managers and observations on the streets of Yangon and Bagan, I can share with…
The Honda Mobilio peaked at 10% share in May. * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 10 brands and brands by clicking on the title * Whereas the Indonesian new car market evolved at record heights for most of the year, a horrendous last couple of months (November at…
The Nissan Terrano (a rebadged Renault Duster) found 10,843 Russian buyers in 2014. * See the Top 434 All-models by clicking on the title * After going through the All-brands and Top 25 models rankings, it is now time to explore the Full Year 2014 Russian models sales charts in its…
Ford is reviving the Escort nameplate, for Chinese car buyers only. * See the Top 362 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring the monthly Chinese ranking, we explore in detail the all-new models that make their entrance in the biggest car…
Chevrolet Sail * See the Top 65 All-brands by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales are down a harsh 11% year-on-year in Chile to 337,594 registrations, and local manufacturers association predicts an even worse 2015 down 18% to just 275,000 units. Chevrolet remains the most popular marque…
Toyota Yaris * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 260 All-models by clicking on the title * After an excruciating 6 consecutive years of decline taking it from 279,554 registrations in 2007 to just 58,694 in 2013, the Greek new car market finally is on the rebound in 2014: up…
The only two nameplates above 2% share in Switzerland: VW Golf & Skoda Octavia. * See the Top 35 best-selling brands and Top 435 All-models by clicking on the title * Back in 2012 when the whole of Europe was in recession, Switzerland was one of only a handful of market to…
The Renault Captur hits its best annual ranking outside of France in Slovenia. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 265 models by clicking on the title * At 53,296 registrations in 2014, the Slovenian new car market is up an encouraging 6% on 2013. Momentous event in the brands…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 285 All-models by clicking on the title * Thanks to www.cartube.co.il New car sales in Israel are up a very dynamic 13% year-on-year in 2014 to 239,771 registrations. Hyundai maintains its grip on the brands ranking despite sales down 2% to 31,376…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 15 All-local models by clicking on the title * The Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association communicates each month the sales of locally produced models, which is a pretty accurate representation of the most popular new cars in the country as imports are still relatively limited. In 2014 sales of…
The Fiat Panda is the best-seller at home for the third year running. * See the Top 285 best-selling models and Top 50 All-brands by clicking on the title * Yes the Italian market has bottomed out, registering its first year-on-year increase in 7 years at +4% to 1,359,616 registrations vs. 1,304,648…
Skoda Yeti * See the Top 46 All-brands and Top 284 All-models by clicking on the title * The Latvian new car market is in excellent shape in 2014, up 17% year-on-year to 14,991 registrations. A big caveat before we dig into detailed sales figures for Latvia: a large part of new…