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.…
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…
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…
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…
The Wuling Hongguang will sell upwards of 800,000 units in China this year - an all-time record. * See the Top 370 All-local PCs and Top 55 All-local models by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after detailing September sales, we explore the year-to-date ranking…
GMC Yukon sales are up 62% so far in 2014 thanks to the new model. * See the Top 275 best-selling models and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title! * As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring the US sales charts for September (now with separate models…
First appearance of the new Jeep Cherokee in the South Korean rankings. * See the Top 190 All-models and Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Falkonz * 120,104 new cars were registered in South Korea in August. Brand-wise, below the 5 locals (Hyundai, Kia, GM-Chevrolet/Daewoo, SsangYong and Renault…
Nissan Sylphy * See the Top 50 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Malaysia are down a harsh 13% year-on-year in September to 47.771 registrations, however the year-to-date total still stands at a record 492.302 units, up 1% on 2013. Both local manufacturers Perodua…
Baojun 730 * See the Top 326 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Is the Chinese new light vehicle market finally experiencing the much talked about slowdown that has supposedly been looming for years? In September, sales are up only 3% year-on-year - the slowest growth rate in…
Renault Symbol (Tunisian model pictured) * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * The brands ranking seems to be stabilising somewhat in Algeria this month, with the Top 3 most popular manufacturers identical to their year-to-date order: Renault is king with 4,706 sales…
1. Lamborghini Huracan * See the Full Photo Report by clicking on the title and all other Paris 2014 Reports here * The Paris Auto Show 2014 just closed its doors on Sunday and was another tremendous success at over 1.2 million visitors. There is one more interview I will…
2015 Ford Focus * See the Top 75 models and Top 33 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Peteris * New car sales in Latvia slow down their progression in September at +2% year-on-year to 1,155 registrations, the weakest year-on-year growth ratio so far in 2014. Year-to-date sales are…
Datsun Go+ Panca * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Red flags all around: one of the most dynamic new car markets is the world over the past 3-4 years, Indonesia is getting a cold. For the second time in the past 3 months,…
Honda Jazz * See the Top 33 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Singapore are up a whopping 50% year-on-year in September to 2,946 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 20,124 units, up 18% on 2013. Toyota including Lexus continues to outperform the market at…
Ram 2500 Long Horn in Fort Worth - Texas You can check out each Coast to Coast report here Many thanks to David Curry for the pictures in this article. The Coast to Coast reports are back, and after New Orleans we now land in Texas, literally the land of…