The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling non-Toyota in all 4 nations covered in this report. * See the Top 50-200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * Now that Gulf Cooperation Council data is available for August, I will share with you the highlights in each country…
Toyota Prado * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * New car saes in the United Arab Emirates are up 7% year-on-year in August to 33,227 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 266,257 units, up 12% on 2013. Down to 5th position in…
The Chevrolet Tahoe ranks #9 year-to-date in Saudi Arabia, a world best. * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * After a one month-hiatus, we return to the Middle East on BSCB with sales data for all the Gulf region, starting with Saudi…
The Toyota RAV4 delivers its highest ever monthly volume in the US in July. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 260 models, Top 40 brands & Top 15 groups! * The US light vehicle market delivers another very solid month in July: up 9% year-on-year to 1.435 million vehicles, which…
The Nissan Patrol VVIP Special Edition is only available in the Gulf region. * See the Top 300 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * The Gulf Cooperation Council area includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. New car sales in the region are up a…
Toyota Yaris * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * The Saudi new car market is up 11% year-on-year in March to 69,015 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 194,479 units, up 5% on 2013. After the Hyundai 'hijack' from January (Hyundai Elantra #1…
Jeep is up 52% year-on-year in April. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 260 models, Top 15 groups and Top 40 brands! * New light vehicle sales in the USA are up a beautiful 8% year-on-year in April to 1,390,513 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 5,134,255 units, up 3% on…
Toyota Prado * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * New vehicle sales in Kuwait are up 9% year-on-year in 2013 to 153,800 registrations, and the best-seller in the country remains in pole position for the 2nd consecutive year: the Toyota Prado is…
Volvo V40 * See the Top 295 All-models and Top 34 All-brands by clicking on the title! * The Swedish new car market is down 4% in 2013 to 269,363 registrations, the weakest annual result since 2009 which saw only 213,408 new cars changing hands in the country. And BIL…
One of the many Hummers I saw in Ulaanbaatar * Check out the Full Photo Report by clicking on the title! * This is Part 16 of my Trans-Siberian Photo Report. You can see all other Parts of this long-term Report here. After one week in the Gobi desert, saying that…
The Mitsubishi Lancer sold in Venezuela is the previous generation of the model. * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Venezuela are not showing any signs of recovery this year, down another 20% year-on-year to 7,649 registrations, bringing the year-to-date…
Toyota Camry * See the Top 250 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * The Gulf Cooperation Council area includes Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. New car sales in the region, currently one of the most dynamic in the world, are up 10% year-on-year in…
Hyundai Santa Fe * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * Shock, horror: new car sales in Oman are actually down 4% year-on-year in July to 19,919 registrations, a very rare feat in the region. The year-to-date total however is up…
Mitsubishi Pajero * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * The Kuwaiti new car market is up 8% year-on-year in July to 12,234 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 86,852 units, up 9% on 2012. If the Toyota Prado unsurprisingly holds…
The Toyota Corolla is now in pole position year-to-date in Saudi Arabia... * See the Top 180 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * As usual with a bit of delay we can explore the Gulf region, let’s start with Saudi Arabia, whose new car…