Toyota Yaris * See the Top 3 brands and Top 10 models by clicking on the title * According to the Automotive Association of Peru (AAP), sales of new vehicles are down 8% year-on-year in 2014 to 183,913 registrations, split between 86.139 passenger cars, 36.494 SUVs, 21.275 pickups and vans…
Surprise surprise: the Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Guatemala in 2014. * See the Top 20 All-brands for Pickup, SUV and hatchback by clicking on the title * For the first time on BSCB I can share with you official sales data for Guatemala, albeit for the first quarter of…
The Toyota Hilux should top sales in Costa Rica. After dropping 22% in 2012 and 3% in 2013, the Costa Rican car market is on the mend in 2014 with sales of new and used vehicles up 6% over the first 9 months of the year. Local association AIVEMA reports…
Toyota Hilux * See the Top 5 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * New car sales in El Salvador are stable in 2014 at an estimated 11.900 registrations vs. 11.846 in 2013 which was a 12% year-on-year increase. The high of 2007 (17.000 units) is still…
The Toyota Hilux is #1 in an estimated 45 countries in 2014 (2015 model pictured). * See all 60 market-topping nameplates in the world by clicking on the title * Today the new generation Toyota Hilux was unveiled simultaneously in Thailand and Australia. What better day then to recap on all the…
Renault Duster * See the Top 94 All-brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * Thanks to registrations up a solid 12% on 2013, the Colombian new vehicle market hits a new all-time record in 2014 at 328.529 units, edging past the previous record of 2011 (324.570). Chevrolet…
Volkswagen holds 17.3% of the San Marino market in 2014. * See the Top 34 best-selling brands by clicking on the title * After a 18% drop in 2012 and a further 14% in 2013, new car sales in San Marino stabilise in 2014: down just 3% to 1.051 registrations.…
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling car in Israel in April. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 240 All-models by clicking on the title * The Israeli new car market is down 4% year-on-year in April to 17.674 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 97.674 units, up 8% on…
Renault Duster * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 202 All-models by clicking on the title * No sign of recovery for the Kazakh market which has now been in decline for a full year: down a harsh 31% year-on-year in April to just 9.573 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total…
VW Polo * See the Top 33 All-brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * The Greek new car market is up a fantastic 43% year-on-year in April to 7.801 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 25.072 units, up 14% on 2014. Volkswagen holds the right end…
Toyota Rush * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title * After 4 consecutive record years, the Indonesian new car market has been reversing gears for about 10 months now. But this is different. April sales are down 24% year-on-year to just 81.600 registrations, the steepest…
Dongfeng dealership in Mohe After Harbin, we head North to Mohe, still in the Heilongjiang province. This is the northernmost city in the whole of China, completely rebuilt in 1985 after a devastating fire in striking Russian imperial-era style with colourful facades, spired domes and pillared entrances. A further 60km north…
VW Passat * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Latvian new car sales continue on their very vigorous trend so far this year with April up 16% year-on-year to 1.452 registrations and the year-to-date total now up 11% on 2014 at…
The Dacia Sandero is back up to #4 in Bulgaria in April. * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 168 All-models by clicking on the title * The Bulgarian new car market is up 3% year-on-year in April to an estimated 2.460 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 8.949 units,…
The ChangAn CS75 is the third best-selling SUV in China in April. * See the Top 358 All-local models by clicking on the title * Long-term trends we have been witnessing for the past 12 months accentuate in April in China. The overall light vehicle market gains just 3.7% year-on-year…