Moldova October 2023: Toyota RAV4 clear leader in market up 30.2%
The Toyota RAV4 repeats at #1 in Moldova. Data by CE Auto shows Moldovan new car sales up 30.2% year-on-year in October to 810 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 13.3% to 6,931. The Toyota RAV4 (+103.3%) repeats at #1…
North Macedonia October 2023: Skoda Kamiq and Toyota C-HR in the lead
The Toyota C-HR is equal #1 in North Macedonia this month. According to data by our local partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market bounces back up 17% year-on-year in October to 385 units. This means the year-to-date…
Colombia October 2023: Toyota signs third ever win, market off -38.5%
The Toyota SW4 Fortuner is up to a record 4th place this month. New vehicle sales in Colombia are in freefall again in October at -38.5% year-on-year to just 13,893 units. This is equivalent to the October 2005 result (13,331)…
BSCB is in the Outback
I am currently travelling in the Western Australian outback where there is little phone network and internet connection. Please expect less timely updates for the next week or so. All my apologies for the inconvenience. We’ll be back on deck…
Puerto Rico (USA) Full Year 2022: Toyota and Corolla strengthen lead, Hyundai Accent up to #3
The Hyundai Accent sees its sales leap up 82.9% in 2022. 123,603 new light vehicles found a buyer in Puerto Rico in 2022, a -4.3% year-on-year drop. Note Puerto Rican sales are released separately from the US. Toyota (+17.9%) goes…
Slovakia October 2023: Hyundai i30 (+55.8%) up to #3 year-to-date
The Station Wagon accounts for 67% of Hyundai i30 sales in October. The Slovak new car market edges up 3.7% year-on-year in October to 7,807 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.2% to 75,611. Skoda (-13.2%) endures a disappointing…
Europe October 2023: Dacia (+33.3%) smiles, VW (-3.5%) cries, market up 14.1%
Dacia scores the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 15 2/12 update: Now with Top 93 All brands and Top 475 All models. Preliminary data by ACEA shows a European market (EU+EFTA+UK) up a solid 14.1% year-on-year in October to…
Peru Full Year 2022: Toyota Hilux and DFSK Glory best-sellers
The DFSK Glory is the best-selling SUV in Peru in 2022. For the first time in 3 years we can share with you today annual sales data for Peru. This market edges up 1.7% year-on-year in 2022 to 159,814 units.…
Azerbaijan Full Year 2022: Toyota RAV4 takes charge
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Azerbaijan in 2022. New car sales in Azerbaijan fall -14.5% year-on-year in 2022 to 9,779 units as numerous popular models imported from Russia stopped being produced. The Toyota RAV4 climbs up four…
Test Drive: Kia Stonic
Today we drive the Kia Stonic through Outback New South Wales to see if Kia continues to perform well after we tested the Cerato, Seltos and Sportage. Indeed these test drives were all rather impressive so the bar is high…