Dodge Forza * See the Top 8 best-selling brands and Top 25 models by clicking on the title * In an environment totally unfavourable to the sale of new cars - the Venezuelan government prevents car makers to repatriate earnings out of the country back to the mother company’s country - the Venezuelan…
Never had the Ford Ka nameplate managed to rank that high in Brazil. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 120 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Brazil take another harsh beating in May, down 26% year-on-year to 204.978 registrations, pulling the year-to-date total…
The new generation Renault Sandero has just launched in Argentina. * See the Top 34 All-brands and Top 183 All-models by clicking on the title * By losing just 7% in March and 4% in April, the Argentinean new car market seemed to be slowly stabilising - granted, at levels roughly…
Kia Sportage is the favourite choice of Israeli customers again. Picture www.cartube.co.il * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 237 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Israel retract by 4% year-on-year in May to 20.763 registrations but are still up 5% year-to-date at 118.437 units. The brands…
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * The Norwegian new car market continues to evolve at slightly lower levels than a year ago: down 2% in May to 12.036 registrations and down 1% year-to-date to 60.185 units. Once…
For its 1st month in market, the Captur is already Renault's best-seller in SA. * See the Top 33 All-carmakers and Top 237 All-models by clicking on the title * The South African new vehicle market is down 3% year-on-year in May to 47.868 registrations, pulling the year-to-date total down 1.3%…
Nissan X-Trail (Chinese model shown) * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Taiwanese new car market recedes by 6% year-on-year in May to 34.478 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still in positive at +3% and 175.079 units. Toyota remains…
Italian customers still can't get the facelifted Fiat Punto available in India since August 2014. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Italian new car market is all smiles, posting a fifth consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year gains in May…
The facelifted Toyota Avensis launches on June 5th in Ireland. * See the Top 33 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Irish new car market continues to evolve a notch above 2014 with sales up 10% year-on-year in May to 6.940 registrations, which brings…
The Seat Ibiza outsells the Leon this month and year-to-date. * See the Top 47 All-brands and Top 283 All-models by clicking on the title * Now that the government has decided to extend the scrappage scheme that was originally planned to stop at the end of April, new car sales in…
The Chery QQ is the best-selling vehicle in Laos. Picture: Flickr * See the Top 25 brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * Thanks to Proliance, for the first time on BSCB we can share with you official new car sales data for Laos. In 2014 15.636 new…
The Toyota Vios has now been the best-selling model in Brunei for at least 4 years. * Now updated with the Top 40 All-brands and Top 20 models * Thanks to Proliance I can now share with you a lot more detail about the Brunei new light vehicle market for 2014. Sales are…
Chevrolet Aveo * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Based on data communicated by Central Europe specialists www.ceauto.co.hu, the Moldovan new car market is down a harsh 18% year-on-year in April to 346 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1.109 units, down an even more depressing…
The Toyota Hilux holds over 20% of the Malawi market so far in 2015. * See the Top 5 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * 302 new light vehicles found a buyer in Malawi over the First Quarter of 2015, and the market is still overwhelmingly…
The Toyota Avanza could be the best-seller in Ethiopia - imported straight from Dubai? The Ethiopian new car market has transformed completely since we last covered it on BSCB in March 2012, helped by an annual GDP growth rate stuck at 7% for the past 5 years and for the…