* 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…
VW Golf GTE Plug-in * UPDATED - See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 32 All-brands * Grey sky for the Norwegian new car market: down another 5% year-on-year in February to 10,685 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 21,208 units, down 6% on 2014. Volkswagen dominates the brands ranking…
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…
The Dodge Vision (a rebadged Fiat Gran Siena) lands at #174 in Mexico. * See the Top 258 All-models and Top 39 All-brands rankings here * I can now share with you All-models and All-brands rankings for Mexico for the Full Year 2014. Beyond the familiar Top 10 models there is…
Nissan X-Trail, Mazda CX-5, Toyota Harrier - SUV sales surged 62% in 2014 in Japan. * See the Top 189 All-local models by clicking on the title * Today at BSCB we can share with you an exclusive All-local models ranking by variant (Corolla Axio and Corolla Fielder separated for…
Nissan X-Trail is up 589% in Turkey in 2014 thanks to the new model. * See the Turkey Full Year 2014 Top 263 All-models ranking here * I can now share with you All-models and all-LCV rankings for Turkey, along with the All-brands ranking published some time ago. We learn…
Chevrolet Matiz * See the Top 30 best-selling brands and Top 15 models by clicking on the title * After missing out on an all-time record year by a mere 4.310 units last year, the Mexican new car market is on track to smash all its records in 2015, with…