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 Volkswagen Group is getting closer to Toyota thanks to its strength in China. Bloomberg News announced today that the Volkswagen Group, boosted by strong sales in China and despite a marked slowdown in the US, is catching up with market Toyota Motor Corp. for the much coveted annual global crown.…
In Oklahoma, the Chevrolet Silverado hits its highest state ranking so far in this trip... * You can check out all USA Coast to Coast updates as they get lived here! * Thanks to David Curry for all the pictures in this report After driving from New Orleans, Louisiana through Texas…
Hyundai Equus In between the USA and Paris, I had the privilege to be able to fit two hours worth of driving outside the Seoul Incheon International Airport in South Korea. These are the 10 best pictures of these two hours, spent primarily in the town of Incheon and in…
7 million units later… (1997 Toyota Prius) Toyota confirmed it sold its 7 millionth hybrid vehicle worldwide in September, 17 years after first launching the Prius in Japan in 1997. The total includes 3.3 million sold in Japan, 2.5 million in the United States, 770,000 in Europe and more than…
Mercedes C-Class The Mercedes brand sold 162,746 vehicles worldwide in September, the best-ever month in its 88-year history and a 14 percent year-on-year increase. This enables Mercedes to pass Audi and rank #2 premium brand in the world below BMW for the month of September. Even though Audi sales are…
Albeit at a slower rate, China is still the main engine of growth in the automotive market in 2014. Based on data published by POLK, global passenger car sales are up 4.7% year-on-year in September to 6.927.151 registrations. This brings the year-to-date total to a record 59.242.409 units, up 4.6% on…
Chevrolet Cobalt (Russian model pictured) * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Irina * After a one month-hiatus, Kazakh data is back on BSCB. New car sales in Kazakhstan take a hit in September: down 9% to 14,580 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to…
Peugeot 308 * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * Not a very encouraging first half of the month in France with sales from 1 to 15 October down 2% year-on-year. All French manufacturers buck the trend though: Peugeot is up 9% to…
The Kia Soul Electric already sells better than the Tesla Model S in Norway... * See the Top 12 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Jan * For the first time on BSCB I can share with you detailed data for electric cars in Norway, the country in…
The Toyota Hilux should be the best-selling vehicle in Cameroon. For the first time since December 2010, I can give you an update on new vehicle sales in Cameroon. Over the first half of 2013, 2.300 new vehicles found a buyer in the country, that includes Passenger Cars, Light and…
Hyundai holds 23% of the Angolan new passenger car market. * Thanks to Pal from CE Auto for the tip! * New car sales in Angola are up 33% year-on-year over the first half of 2014 according to data from the Association of Automotive Dealerships and Road Transport (Acetro): 20…
The Nissan Qashqai lands directly inside the Australian Top 50... * See the Top 300 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Every Quarter I can share with you a complete models ranking for Australia. H1 data wasn't available in time so for the first time in 6 months…