The Ford Focus ranks 5th in Finland in May. * See the Top 30 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * Finnish new car sales return to negative territory in May at -10% year-on-year to 9.017 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 47.593 units, down 4% on…
Can the 2nd generation Volvo XC90 replicate the success of the first one? * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 45 All-brands by clicking on the title * The Swedish new car market posts a 17th consecutive month of year-on-year gains at +6.5% in May to 29.458 registrations,…
Uruguay is the first country in the world to crown the Suzuki Celerio * Now updated with the Top 10 best-selling models * * See the Top 55 All-brands and Top 10 models by clicking on the title * The Uruguayan new car market struggles in 2014, down 8% year-on-year…
Only the Skoda Octavia sells better than the VW Passat in Bosnia this month. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina continue on their excellent run: up 13% year-on-year in April to 725 registrations, pulling the year-to-date total…
The Captur helps Renault lift 16% year-on-year in Luxembourg. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Luxembourg are up a reassuring 7% year-on-year in 2014 to 49,793 registrations, and Volkswagen keeps the lead of the brands ranking with…
Lithuania is the only country in the world to crown the Fiat 500. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * The Lithuanian new car market is up 3% year-on-year in 2014 to 14.461 registrations. Boosted by the Fiat 500, best-selling nameplate in…
Volvo V40 * See the Top 322 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * The Belgian new car market including Commercials is down 1% year-on-year in April to 58.194 registrations, shifting the year-to-date total into negative territory at -0.07% on 2014 to 222.852 units. The VW Golf is back in…
Suzuki Vitara * See the Top 236 All-models and Top 35 All-brands by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales in Slovakia are up by a splendid 12% year-on-year in April to 7.192 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 25.260 units, up 3% on 2014. As expected Skoda keeps…
Montenegro is the only country in the world to crown the Dacia Sandero in 2014. * See the Top 42 All-brands and Top 200 All-models by clicking on the title * For the first time on BSCB and thanks to Siniša Bulatović and Montenegrin publication Autoshop Magazin, I can share with…
Thanks to its pick-up sales, Datsun topped the overall Greek brands ranking as early as 1971. The direct links to 38 Historical data posts are below. I can now share with you Historical information for the last 50 years in Greece - up to 1962, with detailed brands ranking for…
Seat Alhambra * See the Top 33 best-selling brands and Top 30 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Liechtenstein are down 6% year-on-year in 2014 to 1.800 registrations. Volkswagen (17.6%) and Audi (10.7%) maintain their grip on the market, followed by BMW, Mercedes and Toyota…
The Toyota Hilux is #1 in an estimated 45 countries in 2014 (2015 model pictured). * See all 60 market-topping nameplates in the world by clicking on the title * Today the new generation Toyota Hilux was unveiled simultaneously in Thailand and Australia. What better day then to recap on all the…
Renault Duster * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 202 All-models by clicking on the title * No sign of recovery for the Kazakh market which has now been in decline for a full year: down a harsh 31% year-on-year in April to just 9.573 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total…
Matchedje Pickup testing in South Africa * Many thanks to Anton Smit for the tip * Chinese investment through the Shanghai-based China Tongjian Investment Co. has transformed Mozambique into a car manufacturing and exporting country, at a time when first-world countries like Australia drop out of the list. Last September, the…
VW Polo * See the Top 33 All-brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * The Greek new car market is up a fantastic 43% year-on-year in April to 7.801 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 25.072 units, up 14% on 2014. Volkswagen holds the right end…