Isuzu D-Max * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 25 brands by clicking on the title * * NOW UPDATED with the Top 95 best-selling models for January-April 2015 * The Thai new auto market is sinking further into recession in April with sales down another 27% year-on-year to…
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…
The Mazda3 is up to #4 overall in Vietnam this month. * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title * Vietnamese new vehicle sales continue to display explosive growth: +41% year-on-year in March to 16,399 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 48,707…
Mazda3 * See the Top 240 All-models and Top 38 All-brands by clicking on the title * After the traditional monthly look at the Top 10 and a more detailed look at March sales earlier today, we now explore the First Quarter 2015 figures in Mexico to extract longer-term trends.…
The Honda HR-V jumps to 7th place overall in Thailand this month. * See the Top 55 best-selling models and Top 35 All-brands by clicking on the title * The recession is still not over for the new light vehicle market in Thailand: sales are down another 12% year-on-year both…
Suzuki Lingyang taxi in Mudanjiang After Yanji in the Korean Autonomous Prefecture, we are now leaving the Jilin province, headed north to cross over to Mudanjiang in the Heilongjiang province, home to just under 1 million inhabitants. Mudanjiang does have an airport but it doesn’t have direct flights to either…
Hyundai Elantra taxis in Yanji After Changchun, we hop on a short 45 mins flight to Yanji, capital of the little-known Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, next to the North Korean border. Yanbian was created in 1955 as a reward for Koreans who fought on the side of the communists in the…
VW Jetta taxi in front of the Changchun Railway Station From Shanghai we are now headed North, passing Beijing to land in Changchun, the capital city of the Jilin province. The city itself has 3.6 million inhabitants, but including the greater Changchun, this figure climbs to 8 million, or almost…
Toyota places 4 models in the Vietnam February Top 4. * See the Top 20 best-selling manufacturers and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Vietnam is turning out to be the most dynamic new car market in the world so far this year: sales are up a gigantic…
947 new Mitsubishi Triton found a buyer in Thailand in February. * See the Top 37 All-brands and Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title * The Thai new car market has not bottomed out yet: down another 10% year-on-year in February to 63,949 registrations, bringing the year-to-date…
Mazda places 3 models inside the Vietnamese Top 10 this month. * See the Top 20 brands and Top 40 models by clicking on the title * Explosive start of the year for the Vietnamese new vehicle market: up 80% in January to a record 19,979 registrations. Toyota dominates with…
Runaway success: the Honda HR-V in Thailand. * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 9 brands by clicking on the title * Sadly, the Thai new car market continues to sink deeper into recession with another harsh 13% year-on-year drop in January to just 59,721 registrations. Toyota remains…
7th consecutive year at #1 for the Toyota Vios (Taiwan model shown) * See the Philippines Full Year 2014 Top 10 and selected models here * Exclusive models data is now available for the Filipino market. The Toyota Vios tops the models sales charts for the 7th straight year thanks…
The Mazda Biante ranks just outside the Indonesian Top 50 in 2014. See the Full Year 2014 Top 95 best-selling models and Top 10 brands here For the first time on BSCB we are able to go beyond the traditional Top 20 models to extend the ranking to the Top…
Toyota Yaris (Chinese model shown) * NOW UPDATED with the Top 193 All-models and Top 40 All-brands * Catastrophic year for new car sales in Thailand: as soon as the government's "first car" incentive program was ditched in mid-2013, the market has fallen back to 2011 levels. If a very strong first…