First appearance in a monthly ranking of the Jeep Renegade, 'at home' in Italy. * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Paolo * As it has now been the tradition on BSCB for over a year, we now have access to more detailed data…
Switzerland is the first country in the world to allow the Mercedes GLA in the Top 10. * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 37 brands by clicking on the title! * The Swiss new car market is not quite there yet: down 6% year-on-year in August to…
Hyundai i20 * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 10 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in the Czech Republic are up a great 20% year-on-year in August to 13,937 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 125,695 units, up an equally satisfying 18% on…
First podium ranking in Moldova for the Dacia Dokker * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Better late than never. Thanks to Central European market data specialists www.ceauto.co.hu I can share with you the 10 best-selling models in Moldova in July. And for the first time since…
Nissan Qashqai * See the Top 30 brands and Top 163 All-models by clicking on the title! Thanks Kalo * New car sales in Bulgaria are down 2% year-on-year in July to 1,974 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still up on 2013 at an estimated 15,104 units, up 10%.…
Dongfeng Joyear X5. MPVs are up 66% in July. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 318 All-models and Top 64 All-brands! Click on title to see * New light vehicle sales in China are up a solid 10% year-on-year in July to 1.3578 million, bringing the year-to-date total to 10.992…
Mercedes CLA * See the Top 177 All-models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Although part of China since 1997, Hong Kong car sales are reported by the HKMTA and not included in overall China data. The market is up a cool 24% year-on-year in July…
BMW X5 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * According to Central European market data specialists www.ceauto.co.hu, 352 new light vehicles changed hands in Moldova in June, bringing the half-year total to 2,300 units, up a whopping 42% year-on-year. As it has been the case…
The GAC Trumpchi GS5 features in the Hollywood blockbuster 'Transformers - Age of Extinction' * See the Top 76 All-models and Top 43 All-brands rankings by clicking on the title! * This is Part 5 of my special Strategy Series on Chinese manufacturers at home. You can check out previous…
The Maserati Ghibli almost breaks into the UAE Top 100 this month. * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * Outstanding strength for the Emirati new car market in March: up 19% year-on-year to 35,706 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 100,441 units,…
Skoda Rapid * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Czech Republic are up another cool 17% year-on-year to 17,498 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 60,491 units, also up 17% on 2013. Some welcome stability in the models ranking this…
The VW Golf is back to the year-to-date pole position in Norway * NOW UPDATED with the Top 100 models & Top 30 brands! Thanks Jan * Whereas the European market is slowly waking up from 6 years of lethargy, new car sales in Norway are down a surprisingly harsh…
Kashgari man and Jonway UFO A380 After exploring the extraordinary pick-up landscape in Kashgar, some 3.400km away from Beijing in South-Western China, we now go into its overall car landscape. In Chinese classification, we have gone from first-tier city (Beijing), 2nd-tier (Chongqing), 3rd-tier (Ürümqi) and now with Kashgar we are at…
At +75% the Citroen C4 Picasso delivers the biggest year-on-year gain in the Top 50 this month. * See the Top 343 All-models & Top 58 brands by clicking on the title! * After exploring the Top 10 models and Top 30 brands for February, a couple of weeks of wait…
Skoda Octavia * See the Top 226 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * New car sales in the Czech Republic are up a flamboyant 20% year-on-year in March to 16,576 registrations, bringing the First Quarter total to 42,993 units, up a splendid 18% on 2013. Very stable models…