Ford Focus * See the Top 304 all-models ranking by clicking on the title! * The Chinese new Passenger Vehicle market slows down its growth in 2012 to a still very respectable 6% year-on-year to 14,682,215 units. The models pole position changes hands for the third consecutive year: after the…
Maruti Swift * See the All-brands ranking (incl. Mercedes, BMW and Audi) and Top 70 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * This Indian update is brought to you by the Nissan Micra. Indian new car sales reach a new frontier in 2012: up 14% year-on-year to a record 2,654,835 registrations,…
Kia Rio. Picture courtesy of Motoring Middle East * See the Top 150 all-models ranking by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * The Egyptian new car market is up a very robust 35% year-on-year in November to 18,590 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 178,537 units, up…
The Chery QQme sold its first 4 units for 2012 in China in November. * See the Top 294 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * As is now the tradition on BSCB, after looking at the best-sellers in November in China, we delve into the year-to-date models ranking…
The Jinbei H2 is based on the current generation Toyota Hiace. * See the Top 140 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * New car sales in Egypt are up a healthy 15% year-on-year in October to 18,492 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 159,947…
The Hyundai Verna is the best-performing model in the Chinese Top 10 with sales up 56%. * See the Top 290 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Like it's now the tradition on BSCB, each month we delve into the year-to-date models ranking a little deeper for the…
First month of sales in Egypt for the Brilliance H530 * See the Top 160 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * New vehicle sales in Egypt are up 5% year-on-year in September to 18,420 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 141,455 units, up 10%…
The Hyundai Elantra Langdong sold 26,856 units in China in only 2 months. * See the Top 288 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Like every month now on BSCB, we go into the detail of the year-to-date models ranking for the 2 biggest markets in the world,…
Ford Focus * NOW UPDATED with the Top 283 All-models ranking! Click on title to see * The diplomatic tensions between China and Japan over the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands had a huge impact on the Chinese new car market this month. For the first time in 2012, passenger cars are down year-on-year at…
Golden Dragon Haice * See the Top 140 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * The Egyptian new car market is back into positive in August at +6% year-on-year to 17,458 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 123,035 units, up 11% on 2011. The Hyundai…
The Hyundai Elantra was elected 2012 Car of the Year in South Africa * See more info by clicking on the title! * Just as Hyundai kick starts its brand new Brazilian manufacturing plant in Piracicaba, Sao Paulo with an annual production capacity of 150,000 vehicles and targeting 10% of…
The Hyundai Verna is the biggest gainer in the Chinese Top 10 * See the Top 283 All-models Ranking by clicking on the title! * After the USA, we are now focusing on the year-to-date models ranking in the biggest car market in the world, China. With August sales up…
Chevrolet Sail * See the Top 280 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As it is now the tradition on BSCB, after exploring this month’s models ranking in China, we now put the spotlight on year-to-date sales to extract longer-term trends. Over the first 7 months of 2012,…
Buick Excelle - China is the only country in the world where a Buick is #1 * See the Top 277 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The biggest car market in the world has seen its models ranking completely reorganised in the last year. The big and very…
The Hyundai Eon is the best-selling all-new model over the period. * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After Brazil and France, India is the third of the Top 10 biggest worldwide car markets we explore in further detail halfway through the year. Sometimes…