The new generation Toyota Hilux (pictured) hasn't reached Yemeni shores yet. * See the Top 20 All-brands and Top 145 All-models by clicking on the title * Sent into disarray by the civil war that is currently raging in the country, the Yemeni new car market loses 2/3 of its…
The BMW X5 is the 2nd best-selling imported vehicle in China in September. Photo auto.sohu.com * See the Top 259 All-imports Ranking Table by clicking on the title * At BSCB we are nicely settling into a monthly and exclusive China imported models reporting, occurring roughly 70 days after the…
Chevrolet TFR * See the Top 134 All-models and Top 15 brands by clicking on the title * The Egyptian new car market is down 5% year-on-year in August to 25.143 registrations, however the year-to-date total remains in positive territory at +2% and 185.929 units. Overtaken by the Hyundai Verna…
The Lexus ES is the best-selling luxury import in China in 2014. * See the Top 40 best-selling luxury imports by clicking on the title * For the first time on BSCB I can share with you the most popular luxury imports in China, led by the Lexus ES and…
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…
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…
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…
Mercedes is up to #3 and 9.6% share in Portugal this month. * See the Top 32 All-brands and Top 206 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Portugal are up a spectacular 28% year-on-year in January to 11.852 registrations. A new pattern is emerging in…
The new generation propels the Mazda2 up to #8 in Switzerland this month. * See the Top 35 brands and Top 328 All-models by clicking on the title * Amidst the stock market turmoil created by the sudden increase in value of the swiss franc against the euro (+23% on…
Lexus NX (US model pictured) * See the Top 100 models and Top 33 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Jan * The Norwegian new car market is up a shy 0.5% year-on-year in October to 12,963 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 120,067 units, up an equally shy…
Skoda Fabia * See the Top 253 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Traditionally with a little bit of delay we now have access to sales data for Slovakia where the new car market is up a very robust 28% year-on-year in July to 7,308 registrations, bringing the…
The VW Golf Sportsvan is up to a world-best #6 in Slovenia this month. * See the Top 80 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! * A weak month for the new car market in Slovenia, down 2% year-on-year in August to 3,304 registrations, bringing…
Audi A6 * See the Top 55 best-selling models and Top 35 brands by clicking on the title! * First cab off the rank for July sales is Sweden, which continues on its impressive run this year: up another 12% year-on-year in July to 20,473 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total…
BMW 1 Series * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * German Private Sales (PS) data is always a little controversial because of its definition in this country: are counted as private the cars sold to private buyers. Demo cars, rental cars and long-term leases are not counted as…
The 2014 VW Passat has just been unveiled. * See the Top 300 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Germany are down 2% year-on-year in June to 277,614 registrations, and as the biggest market in the continent, this means the…