The Geely CK is the first Chinese model to rank #1 in an export market. * Click on the title to see the full article! * With most July data now out, it's time for our much awaited monthly rendezvous with the World roundup, now in its 5th instalment. While…
Opel Astra * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Polish new car market is down 11% year-on-year in July to 23,736 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 192,589 units, still up 4% on 2011. No surprise in pole position: the Skoda Octavia resists…
Kia Cee'd * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Solid month for new car sales in Slovakia, up 12% year-on-year in July to 6,252 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 40,568 units, up 2% on 2011. Interestingly, neither the Skoda Octavia, #1 at 9.9%…
Ford Ranger * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The New Zealand new car market continues on its exceptional run in July, up 25% year-on-year to 8,361 registrations and bringing the year-to-date total to 58,210 units, up 17% on 2011. For the second time…
Toyota Land Cruiser Pick-up * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * New car sales in Oman are truly going through a euphoric time, up 44% year-on-year in June to 17,041 units, bringing the year-to-date total to 95,783 registrations, up 17%…
Ford Expedition * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * The Saudi new car market is up a very healthy 19% year-on-year in July to 62,906 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 347,155 units, up 15% on 2011. Head and bonnet…
Honda NBOX * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Kei car sales are up 40% year-on-year in Japan in June to 184,582 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,275,005 units, up 49% on 2011. The Honda NBOX confirms it is the favourite car in the…
Suzuki Every Wagon * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * NOTE: This is not July sales figures yet, but a more detailed look at overall June sales of both passenger and Kei cars split by version, to see how the…
Toyota Yaris Hybrid * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Right in the middle of Summer, Icelandic consumers bought 590 new cars in July, bringing the year-to-date total to 5,761. The Toyota Yaris reaffirms its leadership in the models ranking, but owes its July…
Hyundai Santa Fe * Click on the title to see the full article! * Now that most June figures have been published, may I introduce you to the fourth instalment of BSCB's monthly World Roundup. While last month we focused on General Motors and the Toyota Etios, this month the…
Honda NBOX Custom * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Kei car market is up 48% year-on-year in Japan in June to 188,190 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,090,423 units, up 51% on 2011. Once again Honda is by far the best performing manufacturer…
Hyundai i30 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Slovakia are down 5% year-on-year in June to 5,976 registrations, with the year-to-date total now stable on 2011 at 34,316 units. No surprises on top: the Skoda Octavia is in pole…
Ford Kuga * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * A very robust 39,905 new cars found a buyer in Switzerland in June, bringing the year-to-date total to 177,310 registrations, up a very respectable 12% on 2011. The Top 4 best-sellers are identical to the…
Honda City * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Every quarter I give you an update on the Pakistani new car market thanks to the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association. Note the data is restricted to models produced locally, however this is a pretty accurate…
Toyota Highlander (Russian version) * NOW UPDATED with the Top 25 best-selling models! Click on title to see * Now that the stock situation has returned to normal after the Thailand floods, the New Zealand car market is on a roll: up no less than 33% year-on-year in June to…