The BMW 7 Series breaks into the Irish Top 50 in October. * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * We are getting closer to the end of the year and with it the Irish new car market is fast falling asleep,…
The All-new BMW 7 Series in Frankfurt. We continue on our Frankfurt Auto Show interview with a decidedly German spin, and it's time for BMW. The Bavarian manufacturer unveiled an all-new 7 Series filled with technology at the Show that is going to make the Mercedes S-Class life very difficult.…
Thanks to the Creta (#8), Hyundai sells over 40.000 units in India this month - a record. * See the Top 70 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title * The Indian new car market is up a satisfying 4% year-on-year in August to 225.168 registrations…
Mercedes C-Class sales are up 79% year-on-year at home. * See the Top 50 brands and Top 327 models by clicking on the title * Like the rest of Europe, the German new car market enjoys strong gains in June at +12% to 313.539 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total halfway through…
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…
Geely GC9 As is the tradition on BSCB, after exploring the April Chinese ranking, we then go into the detail of the all-new models landing into the largest new vehicle market in the world. As always this only concerns the models that have kick-started local production as imports data is still very patchy for…
The Volvo V40 holds a record 9.1% share of the Dutch market in December... * See the Top 150 best-selling models and Top 35 All-brands by clicking on the title * New car sales in the Netherlands won't have managed to turn the corner this year: down another 6% year-on-year in…
The Mercedes C-Class is now leader year-to-date in its segment at home. * UPDATED See the Top 332 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title * New car sales in Germany are down a disappointing 2% year-on-year in November to 250,082 registrations: the road to recovery still…
Lexus NX * See the Top 175 best-selling models and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Hong Kong are up a very robust 26% year-on-year in September to 5,335 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 39,678 units, up 14% on 2013. The models…
Mercedes GLA * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 37 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Switzerland are down again at -3% year-on-year in September to 21,878 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 219,136 units, also down 3% on 2013. The Top 4…
BMW X1 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As an appetiser for overall German sales data, I give you the Private Sales rankings. German Private Sales (PS) data is always a little controversial, as the definition of a private sale isn't 100% accurate. Are…
Nissan Pulsar * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title! * We are now entering a time of year when the Irish traditionally stop buying new cars and wait until the new year to start again so they can get a shiny new…
Hyundai i10 * See the Top 300 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! * The locomotive of European new car sales, Germany is still not frankly on the road to recovery with a market down down 0.4% year-on-year in August to 213,092 registrations. This brings…
The Toyota Yaris is up to a historical 7th place this month in France! * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 60 models and Top 15 brands - Thanks Marie-Dominique * While the rest of Europe is enjoying a slow but steady recovery, the French new car market is stuck…
First Top 20 ranking in the world for the Citroen C4 Cactus at #20 at home in France. * See the Top 80 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title! * Now updated with final Citroen C4 Cactus sales The French new car market is definitely…