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 Dodge Attitude is a rebadged Mitsubishi Attrage exclusive to Mexico. * See the Top 222 All-models and Top 38 All-brands by clicking on the title * This month we have the opportunity to have a much more detailed look at the Mexican market. March figures for now, a full First…
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…
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…
The Renault Mégane is back up to #6 overall this month. * Now updated with the Top 250 best-selling models and Top 40 brands * French new car sales are finally getting a significant boost this month: up 9.5% year-on-year in March to 196,572 registrations, partly thanks to one more opening…
The Honda HR-V posts a second consecutive month inside the Indonesian Top 5. * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title * The Indonesian new car market continues to readjust: down 12% year-on-year in March to 99,406 registrations, which brings the 1st Quarter total to 284,682 units,…
* Many thanks to carnewschina.com for helping compile this report * As per the BSCB tradition, after first exploring the monthly Chinese ranking, we then go into the detail of the all-new models making their first appearance in the biggest car market in the world, keep in mind this is only models that…
The Ford Escort is now among China's Top 10 most popular nameplates. * See the Top 356 All-local models by clicking on the title * The Chinese new light vehicle market is up 9% year-on-year in March to 1.87 million units, once again boosted by surges in the SUV (+54%) and…
The Mazda2 now leads its segment in Australia. * See the Top 295 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * As is the tradition every quarter on BSCB, I can now share with you an All-models ranking for Australia. A very dynamic market up 4% year-on-year to 277,594 registrations over the…
VW Vento * See the Top 13 best-selling models and Top 27 brands by clicking on the title * The Mexican market is hot like a jalapeño this year: March marks the third consecutive all-time best score, and like in January 2015 is the first year March sales cross the symbolic…
UAZ Patriot sales are up 2% on March 2014. * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 55 All-brands by clicking on the title * The precarious state of the Russian new car market is reaching new lows in March: down 42.5% year-on-year to just 139,850 registrations, bringing the first…
Subaru Outback sales are up a staggering 411% year-on-year in March. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 25 brands by clicking on the title * Just as Autumn settles in, the Australian new car market is back to shiny growth rates in March at +8% to 105,054…
The Honda HR-V cracks the Indonesian Top 5 for its 2nd month in market... * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title * The Indonesian new car market clearly marks a pause in 2015 with February sales down a worrying 21% year-on-year to just 88,738 registrations,…
The Mazda CX-5 reaches its all-time highest ranking in Australia this month. * UPDATED with detailed SUV sales data * * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 47 All-brands by clicking on the title * Flat January sales make room for a strong result in February in Australia:…
The Lada Granta holds 11.7% of the Kazakh market in January. * See the Top 37 All-brands and Top 163 All-models by clicking on the title * It's a very rough start of 2015 in Kazakhstan with sales down 29% on a year ago in January to just 7,753 registrations, and…