Skoda Octavia in Bourke, NSW Australia This Part 2 of my Photo Report on the Australian Outback, you can check Part 1 here. Now that we've described how utes are extremely well represented in Outback Australia, let's weigh the pros and cons of the AU$34,690 1.8l TSI Skoda Octavia Elegance…
Fiat 500 * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! * The good news keep pouring in (at last!) for the European new car market: up 10% year-on-year in March to deliver a 7th consecutive month of year-on-year growth at 1,489,796 units.…
The Honda Mobilio is a smashing success in Indonesia. * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 4 brands by clicking on the title! * A 5th consecutive all-time record year is now well within the realm of possibles in Indonesia, with March sales up another 18% year-on-year to…
Sigma Defender * See the Top 13 All-local models ranking by clicking on the title! * Thanks to the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association, we have access to monthly sales of locally produced models in Pakistan, which is a pretty accurate representation of the most popular new cars in the country as imports are…
Fiat Ottimo * See the Top 304 best-selling models and Top 63 brands by clicking on the title! * New Passenger Car sales in China are up 8% year-on-year in March to 1.6 million units. In the models ranking, the Wuling Hongguang is testing new territories, up 28% on March…
The Citroen C4 Cactus is one of 3 all-new entrants in the March French ranking. * See the Top 300 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Mum & Dad * After exploring the Top 15 brands and Top 80 models in France in March,…
Audi A3 sales are up 67% in Europe so far in 2014. * See the Top 350 best-selling models and Top 58 brands by clicking on the title! * Today we inaugurate a new series on BSCB: on top of the US and Chinese market, I will now analyse the…
The BMW 2 Series is the most successful all-new model in Australia in 2014 so far. * See the Top 300 All-models and Top 35 brands by clicking on the title! * You can check the www.carsales.com.au Twitter account for the latest car news from Australia. As is the tradition on…
At +75% the Citroen C4 Picasso delivers the biggest year-on-year gain in the Top 50 this month. * See the Top 343 All-models & Top 58 brands by clicking on the title! * After exploring the Top 10 models and Top 30 brands for February, a couple of weeks of wait…
Nissan holds 17% of the Greek market in March vs. 10% year-to-date and 5.9% in 2013. * See the Top 80 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! * Heart-warming figures coming out of Greece this month: the new car market is up year-on-year for the…
The Ford Ranger is above the Toyota Hilux so far in 2014. * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 60 brands by clicking on the title! * New Zealand continues to perform at levels not seen in decades: March 2014 is the best since 1994 at 11,238 registrations,…
The Daihatsu Tanto breaks its monthly volume record this month. * See the Top 33 All-models and Top 8 brands by clicking on the title! * Tremendous strength of the Kei cars market this month in Japan: up 22% year-on-year top 302,350 registrations which brings the 1st Quarter total to 735,001…
The Renault Clio is #2 in Northern Ireland, #4 in Scotland and #7 in Wales this month. * See the Top 10 best-selling models for each nation by clicking on the title! * Thanks to SMMT, I can share with you the best-sellers for each nation in the UK in March,…
Maruti Wagon R in Old Delhi - March 2014 (click to see full size) * See the Full Photo Report by clicking on the title! * On my way back from Europe to Australia, I was lucky enough to be able to stop over in Delhi, India for a few…
Renault Scénic * NOW UPDATED with the Top 45 All-brands and Top 317 All-models! * New car sales in Belgium are up 1% year-on-year in February to 46,140 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 95,724 units after two months, down 0.4% on 2013. Peugeot brilliantly becomes the best-selling carmaker this month…