Unchartered territory: the BMW 2 Series is the third best-selling nameplate at home. * See the Top 333 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title * The German new car market is up 6% year-on-year in August to 226.314 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 2.135.459 units,…
The Suzuki Vitara is an instant blockbuster in Norway. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * The Norwegian new car market is up a solid 10% year-on-year in August to 12.604 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total to 99.390 units, up 4%…
The Renault Clio is back to pole position at home in France. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 309 All-models and Top 40 brands * Thanks to one additional selling day vs. August 2014, the French new car market is up 10% year-on-year this month to 92.052 registrations, lifting the year-to-date…
The BMW 2 Series Active Tourer shoots up to #36 in Italy in August. * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 160 models and Top 45 brands * Traditionally the slowest month of the year by far, August sees the Italian new car market uo 10.5% year-on-year to a still…
The Toyota Sienta is up to #2 this month. * See the Top 30 best-selling regular, kei cars & Top 55 All-brands by clicking on the title * This August update was created in collaboration with Stephen Bloom. The Japanese market is finally beginning to show some signs of recovering from…
First Top 10 ranking for the Ford Kuga in the UK. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title * 42nd consecutive month of year-on-year gains for the UK new market at +10% in August to 79.060 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total to…
The VW Golf is the most popular vehicle in Sweden in August. * See the Top 40 brands and Top 75 models by clicking on the title * Sweden celebrates 20 consecutive months of year-on-year gains at +11% to 26.877 registrations in August, the second best August score ever recorded…
Toyota Avensis sales are up 129% in Finland thanks to the new model. * See the Top 30 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * An excellent month for the Finnish new car market: up 12% year-on-year in August to 8.338 registrations, however the year-to-date total is…
The Peugeot 2008 is now almost among the 10 best-selling foreigners in South Korea. * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 145 foreign models here * As is the tradition on BSCB, after local models data we now have access to full market details including foreign nameplates. In the brands ranking,…
2015 Opel Astra * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 275 All-models by clicking on the title * The Spanish new car market celebrates two full years (24 consecutive months) of year-on-year gains in August at +24% to 56.508 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total up 23% to 718.629 units.…
Instant blockbuster: the Kia Sportage lands at #35 for its first month on sale in Mexico. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 225 models by clicking on the title * After the traditional Top 10 models and Top 30 manufacturers, today we can share with you more detailed…
Nasir Al-Mulk mosque in Shiraz, Iran With Iran agreeing to curb its nuclear program in return for the end of economic sanctions, carmakers are scrambling to the starting blocks in order to best benefit from the opening of a high-potential market to competition. If you are a regular BSCB reader, you…
The future car buyers of Nigeria. Picture © Devesh Uba, all rights reserved. Africa is progressively shedding its image of a continent embroiled in poverty, corruption and never-ending wars. Yet the dramatic Ebola outbreak in Western Africa is a harsh reminder that the road to development is a long and tortuous one. Three years…
More stormy weather ahead for the Volkswagen brand in China? This third section concludes our Strategy coverage of Volkswagen's current woes in China. In Part 1 we studied how the lack of affordable SUV lineup was penalising the German carmaker, and in Part 2 we analysed how its over-reliance on…
Volkswagen suffers from an over-reliance on its sedan lineup. See also: Why Volkswagen is losing foot in China (Part 1/3) Why Volkswagen is losing foot in China (Part 3/3) In July the Volkswagen brand dropped 31% year-on-year in China to 152,300 sales (imports excluded). In Part 1 of this Strategy series we studied…