The VW Gol Trend is the best-selling model in Argentina in January. * UPDATED - See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 192 All-models * No sign of improvement for the Argentinean new car market, although the January figure, down 39% to 65,550 registrations, is made worse by boosted sales a…
The new Renault Sandero has finally landed in Brazil. * See the Top 150 best-selling models and Top 15 brands by clicking on the title! * The Brazilian new car market is falling deeper and deeper into recession with a very tough 17% year-on-year drop in August to 259,152 registrations.…
ZAZ Vida * See the Top 300 models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Igor * The current Crimea conflict means there has been a bit of delay obtaining car sales figures for Ukraine, still down a tough 65% year-on-year in June to just 6,221 registrations,…
The Chevrolet Onix breaks its monthly volume record this month in Brazil. * See the Top 160 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title! * No sign of recovery for the Brazilian new car market: down another very disappointing 14% year-on-year in July to 279,815 registrations,…
SsangYong Korando * See the Top 390 All-models and Top 56 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Igor * * You can now check out a full Top 479 All-models ranking for the Full Year 2014 here! * After a few months hiatus, the Ukrainian models ranking returns to…
The Qoros 3 was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show last April. * This is Part 5 of 5 in my series on Chinese carmakers abroad. See also Part 1 (Africa), Part 2 (Latin America), Part 3 (Eastern Europe) and Part 4 (Asia) * The first 4 Parts in this series have shown Chinese manufacturers securing the…
The Wuling Hongguang launched this month in India as the Chevrolet Enjoy. * This is Part 4 of 5 in my series on Chinese carmakers abroad. See also Part 1 (Africa), Part 2 (Latin America), Part 3 (Eastern Europe) and Part 5 (Mature markets) * In the first 3 parts of this series we observed that…
TagAz has been manufacturing the Chery Tiggo in Russia - rebranded Vortex Tingo. * This is Part 3 of 5 in my series on Chinese carmakers abroad. See also Part 1 (Africa), Part 2 (Latin America), Part 4 (Asia) and Part 5 (Mature markets) * As illustrated in Africa and Latin America, Chinese manufacturers have been working extra-hard…
Brazilian Chery QQ * This is Part 2 of 5 in my series on Chinese carmakers abroad. See also Part 1 (Africa), Part 3 (Eastern Europe), Part 4 (Asia) and Part 5 (Mature markets) * If Chinese carmakers have started exporting to Africa in the early 00′s, they set foot in Latin America even earlier, with JAC starting…
Like this fennec fox, Chinese carmakers have been walking against the wind in Africa. And it's worked. With the Beijing Auto show approaching fast, I though it would be timely to publish an updated version of my 5 Part strategy study of how successful Chinese manufacturers are abroad. Part 1 is…
Argentina is now the country in the world where the Toyota Etios has ranked the highest. * See the Top 196 All-models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! * In January, Argentinean car dealers announced that the combined effect of a tax hike on imported models and…
Nissan Sunny * See the Top 144 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * New car sales in Egypt start the year on a good note: up 10% year-on-year in January to 19,201 registrations. The Chevrolet TFR Pick-up (a previous generation Isuzu D-Max) reclaims the models pole…
The Chery Tiggo FL is the best-selling all-new Chinese model in Russia this year. * See the Top 390 All-models Ranking Table here! Thanks Alexander * After December 2013 figures, I can now share with you for the first time on BSCB an All-models ranking including LCVs for the Full…
Ford Ecosport * See the Top 204 All-models and Top 34 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Argentina are down 2% year-on-year in January to a still formidable 107,945 registrations, January traditionally being the strongest month of the year in Argentina. It had been creeping up…
Toyota Yaris * See the Top 20 models & Top 25 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Mum+Dad * Thanks to my dear Mum and Dad who are travelling in the region and managed to get their hands on Peruvian car magazine Automas, I can share with you sales…