Volkswagen and Audi are going in opposite directions in Germany. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 307 All-models by clicking on the title * The German new car market is up an encouraging 12% or 30.000 units year-on-year in May to 286.931 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up…
The new Suzuki Baleno makes its first appearance in the European ranking. * See the Top 50 brands and Top 335 All-models by clicking on the title * As per the BSCB tradition, after preliminary figures for the Top 10 brands and Top 20 models, we now detail full brands and models…
#2 in March, the Skoda Octavia remains #1 year-to-date in Switzerland. * See the Top 38 best-selling brands and Top 340 All-models by clicking on the title * Switzerland is one of only a handful of European markets to lose ground year-on-year in March at -8% to 29.099 registrations, pulling…
The Suzuki Vitara ranks #11 this month in Austria, or #2 non-VW Group nameplate. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 275 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Austria are up a timid 3% year-on-year to 31.941 registrations, raising the year-to-date total to 78.455…
First appearance of the new Mercedes SLC in the European sales charts. * See the Top 53 best-selling brands and Top 335 models by clicking on the title * Now updated with Ford Mustang data After detailing the Top 10 brands and Top 20 models, as usual on BSCB we…
What emissions scandal? The Volkswagen Group obliterates the Austrian market in February. * See the Top 42 All-brands and Top 275 All-models by clicking on the title The Austrian new car market is up 9% year-on-year in February to 22.495 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total to 46.514 sales, up 6%…
The Renault Clio holds 11.1% of the Slovenian market in January. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 185 All-models by clicking on the title * It's a good start of the year for new car sales in Slovenia, up 13% in January to 5.823 registrations and up 5%…
The Hyundai Tucson is fast approaching the European Top 20. * See the Top 55 All-brands and Top 333 models by clicking on the title * After detailing preliminary figures for the European Top 20 models and Top 10 brands in January, we now explore the entire market. Final figures confirm…
Opel Mokka * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 253 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Austria are up 3% year-on-year in January to 24.019 registrations. Volkswagen continues to dominate the brands ranking by far with 17% share ahead of Skoda at 8.7% while…
Arnaud Barral After Audi and BMW, here is the third catchup with a German brand I had the privilege to organise at Frankfurt. Volkswagen may be losing foot in China, but in its European fief volumes are as high as they ever were, with the brand even placing three nameplates…
The All-new Renault Mégane at Frankfurt. After BMW CEO Harald Krueger collapsed during the very first Press Conference at the Frankfurt Auto Show (he's okay), the rest of the first Press day went smoothly and I give you my first impressions: what surprised me, what stood out and what disappointed…
More stormy weather ahead for the Volkswagen brand in China? This third section concludes our Strategy coverage of Volkswagen's current woes in China. In Part 1 we studied how the lack of affordable SUV lineup was penalising the German carmaker, and in Part 2 we analysed how its over-reliance on…
The VW Golf Estate variant is particularly successful in Sweden. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 65 models by clicking on the title * The Swedish new car market is going from strength to strength this year: up year-on-year for the 19th consecutive month at +17% in July…
Shanghai Pudong street scenes After going through the highlights of Auto Shanghai 2015 and before I give you my ranking of the most impressive Chinese carmakers at the Show, it’s time to go wandering in the streets of Shanghai so I can share with you what the most popular cars…
The Mercedes B-Class is still far above the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer for now. * See the Top 50 brands and Top 271 models by clicking on the title * New car sales start the year in positive in Germany at +3% in January to 211.337 registrations. Market leader Volkswagen is particularly…