MG sales are up 6-fold year-on-year in Belgium. It's a 19th consecutive month of YoY declines (!) for the Belgian new car market at -6.8% to 33,955 units. The year-to-date tally is now off -8.9% to 357,823. Company sales are off -10.3% to 20,726 whereas private sales are stable at…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Finland in October. New car sales in Finland finally seem to be on the mend, with a 4th year-on-year gain in the past 5 moths in October at +4.6% to 6,096. Due to a difficult start of the year, the YTD…
Toyota Yaris Cross sales are up 26.4% in October. The Italian new car market is back in negative in October at -0.6% to 125,826. The year-to-date tally is now down -2.7% to 1,293,366. This is off 332,000 or -20.4% on pre-pandemic 2019. Once again private sales are weak at -12.2%…
Peugeot 2008 sales are up by a whopping 164.5% year-on-year. It's another fantastic month for the Spanish new car market, up 15.9% year-on-year in October to 96,785 units. Contrary to most main European markets, we are almost at the pre-pandemic levels of October 2019 (97,986), which was the best month in…
Lynk & Co is up to a world best #9 in October. Picture over-drive.co.il According to data shared with us by our local partner cartube.co.il, the Israeli new car market surges 33.3% year-on-year in October to 19,367 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 8.5% to 261,404. After three months at…
The Renault 5 holds a record 3.3% share at home in October. The French new car market is up for the third month in a row in October but still very shy at +2.9% to 139,513. Note October 2024 was down -11.1% on the year prior. For reference, we are…
The new Tai 3 helps BYD's Fang Cheng Bao reach new heights. Today we can share with you All brands and All models retail sales data for China for September. The market is up by a measured 4.1% year-on-year 2,208,545 units for the selection of vehicles included in this report.…
Imported BMW 2 Series sales are up 168.1% in September. 48,088 new imported cars found a buyer in China in September, that's a -7.5% year-on-year drop. Year-to-date volumes are down -11.5% to 417,426. Lexus (+2.9%) counters the negative market with a small rise and over 15,000 sales. The podium is…
15 years ago on October 30, 2010, I posted the first article on BSCB, which at the time was about Luxembourg. 113,075 posts later, BSCB celebrates its 15 year anniversary today. What started as a hobby as far back as in 1986, and strengthened into a regular endeavour in the…
Mazda is the biggest gainer in the Saudi Top 10 through September. New light vehicle sales in Saudi Arabia gain 6.8% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2025 to 620,397 units. Toyota (+4.7%) remains the uncontested leader in the brands charts at 28% share and despite trailing the market…
Jetour sales double year-on-year in the UAE. The Emirati new car market is up 5.2% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2025 to 241,038. However this is mainly due to the addition of BMW/Mini whose sales were unavailable in 2024. Without the German manufacturer, the market is up by…
The Tank 500 is up to a world best 4th place in Qatar through September. New light vehicle sales in Qatar are up a splendid 25.1% year-on-year through September to 64,043 units. Toyota (+11.4%) loses share yoy, going from 32.4% to a still ultra dominant 28.9%. Jetour (+184.6%) brilliantly overtakes…
The Toyota Land Cruiser Pickup ranks #3 in Oman through September. The Omani new light vehicle market is in great shape in 2025 with sales up 17.8% year-on-year over the first 9 months to 55,531. Toyota (+7%) sees its share thaw from 52.8% to a still gargantuan 48%, meaning it…
The Toyota Hilux is the #1 vehicle in Lebanon in 2025 so far. It's a disappointing year so far in Lebanon, with new car sales off -14.7% over the first 9 months of 2025 to just 14,699 units. Brand leader Toyota (-22.4%) falls even faster to 35.4% share vs. 38.9%…
The Jetour T2 is the third best selling vehicle in Kuwait so far in 2025. New car sales in Kuwait climb 13.3% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2025 to 108,262. Brand leader Toyota (+17.4%) outpaces the market to improve to 29% share vs. 28% a year ago, with…