Chongqing street scene (Click on any picture to enlarge) Now that you know the secrets of Beijing hutongs and the most impressive Chinese carmakers at the Beijing Auto Show, we go on a bit of adventure inside China. First stop is Chongqing, one of the fastest-growing cities on earth, 1.500km…
The Siena was Fiat's best-seller in Uruguay in 2013. * See the Top 45 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks Leandro * New car sales in Uruguay are stable in March to an estimated 4,151 registrations, bringing the First Quarter total to 12,977 units, up 5% on 2013…
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,…