Dacia Logan. Dacia sales nearly doubled compared to May 2012 in Belgium... * See the Top 47 All-brands Ranking by clicking on the title! * After gaining 10% last month, Belgium confirms it is one of a few European countries to resist the doom and gloom that characterises this first half…
Bentley Continental GT. Picture by MDL 2011, all rights reserved. * See the Top 37 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Michael * As predicted last month, sales of new cars in Singapore slow down their fall in May at -5% year-on-year to 2,186 registrations, which brings…
That's a lot more BYD cars on the roads... * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * As I detailed in my articles China: return to explosive growth expected and China: How local brands may finally find their mojo at home, sales growth is here to stay in China…
FAW V2. FAW is now among the Top 10 most popular brands in Uruguay. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! * While writing my summary article about how Chinese carmakers are setting themselves up for success in Latin America, I realised I hadn't updated…
Dacia Logan * See the Top 50 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * Flying in the face of the overall depressed trend in Europe, new car sales in Belgium are up an impressive 10% year-on-year in April to 53,036 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 202,196 units. Very…
BMW 3 Series GT * See the Top 32 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * At just -4% year-on-year to 8,032 registrations in April, Portuguese new car sales confirm they may finally have bottomed out, as the 2013 year-to-date remains in positive at +1% and 32,179 units. Is…
Bob Graziano: "Manufacturing in Australia is no longer viable" Breaking news: In a press conference that started 30 minutes ago, Ford Australia President and CEO Bob Graziano has announced that Ford is pulling out of manufacturing cars in Australia in October 2016. Graziano has confirmed local production of the Falcon, Falcon…
Picture courtesy of investgazeta.net, all rights reserved. * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * China became the largest automotive market in the world in 2009 while the US fell into recession. However since then, Chinese sales slowed from the strong double-digit growth of 2009 and 2010. This…
Toyota Auris * See the Top 10 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Bill * Can the Greek market dive further down? It seems it can: after hiving us a flicker of hope last month with a 21% year-on-year gain, over the first half of May,…
Mercedes CLA * See the Top 40 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Michael * New car sales in Singapore are down 16% year-on-year in April to 1,919 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 7,306 units, down a worrying 26% on 2012. This fall may recede…
VW Polo * NOW UPDATED with the Top 20 models and brands! Click on title to see - thanks Luka * After falling horrendously at the start of the year (-48% in January!, -49% in February!), the Croatian new car market is back in positive territory in April at +7% to 2,813…
The Nissan Qashqai strikes again... * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * As promised yesterday it's a fast turnaround to give you the World March roundup. In February the Nissan Qashqai was the worldwide star of the month, and in March, well don't take this the…
Nissan Qashqai. Picture by justinvg, all rights reserved. * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * Better late than never I hear you say and you would be correct. Here come the much awaited February Roundup, albeit in a slightly more succinct version, with the March Roundup…
Toyota grabs 9% of the Liechtenstein market over Q1 2013 * See the Top 32 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rutger * 465 new vehicles found a buyer over the first Quarter of 2013, and as in 2012 Volkswagen and Audi are the two most…
VW Lavida * NOW UPDATED with the Top 295 All-models and Top 65 All-brands! Click on title to see * In March the VW Lavida manages to top the Chinese models ranking for the third consecutive month thanks to 38,334 sales, up a massive 89% year-on-year, with the Ford Focus…