The VW Up is back in the lead in Denmark. * See the Top 43 All-brands and Top 207 All-models by clicking on the title * Another record-breaking month for the Danish new car market with October sales up 1% year-on-year to 17.064 units, the highest ever October score in…
The Hyundai Ioniq is almost inside the Austrian Top 100 this month. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 270 All-models by clicking on the title * The Austrian new car market is up 4% year-on-year in October to 26.273 registrations, a slightly lower growth rate than year-to-date at…
Part of the unique DS Experience: the personalised key ring... I've kept the best for last. To close on our coverage of this year's Paris Auto Show, we will go through the DS Experience. I have written some pretty harsh things on DS in the past few years, as their Citroen's…
Toyota Aygo in Rabat * See The cars of Malta in 50 pictures here * Being one of the smallest new car markets in Europe doesn't prevent Malta from being secretive. My contact at the ACIM - the Association of Cars Importers in Malta - is at first not very keen to…
Geely sales are up 96% with 5 of its 6 best-sellers breaking an all-time volume record. * See the Top 70 China-made brands and Top 400 models by clicking on the title * Nothing can stop a galloping Chinese car market boosted by the impending end of a 50% tax…
Land Rover Pickup in Nadur, Gozo Up until today, Malta was a rather secretive market on BSCB with no official sales figures and one lonely update based on Youtube videos dating back to 2010. This is no more. Sometimes car sales data has to be sourced from the very source…
The Grand i10 helps Hyundai break an all-time record in October. * See the Top 20 brands and Top 90 models by clicking on the title * Indian new car wholesale deliveries are up 6% year-on-year in October to 279.974 units, according to BSCB the biggest ever month for car…
Range Rover Evoque sales are up 143% year-on-year in September * See the Top 52 brands and Top 344 models by clicking on the title * Final data for Europe in September is now available, coming just a tad below the preliminary figures at 1.489.343 sales across 29 countries, up…
Volkswagen is now #1 year-to-date in Uruguay so far this year. * See the Top 42 All-brands by clicking on the title * The Uruguayan new car market is down 3% year-on-year both in October to 3.816 registrations and year-to-date at 34.870. Just as the brand is getting pummelled in…
First Dutch pole position for the new gen Opel Astra. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 256 All-models by clicking on the title * Dutch new car sales falter down 22% year-on-year in October as the imminence of an end to tax benefits for green cars created a…
VW Golf Alltrack. Picture mullersvarld.se * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 247 All-models by clicking on the title * Despite one less selling day, new car sales in Sweden are up 0.9% year-on-year to 31.840 sales, the highest ever October score, leading to a year-to-date tally up 8%…
Hyundai-Kia is the only Top 7 manufacturer to gain ground year-on-year in October. * See the Top 15 All-groups, Top 40 brands and Top 285 models by clicking on the title * The U.S. October new light vehicle market posts a third consecutive month of year-on-year decline at -6% to…
Second podium in five months for the Dacia Duster in Hungary. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * The Hungarian new car market marks a pause in October at -3% to 7.953 registrations, however 1.800 government sales in October 2015 meant a…
Market leader Hyundai holds 9.9% of the Chilean market in October, the same as Kia. * See the Top 55 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * Another very dynamic month for the Chilean new car market at +12% year-on-year in October to 25.552 registrations, lifting the year-to-date tally…
Honda HR-V * See the Top 37 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * The Singaporean new car market is up another 28% in October to 7.809 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 63% to 73.221 units, a recovery due to lower prices for Certificates of Entitlements. After snapping…