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Chery MVM315

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As is the tradition for Iran only production data is available, however this is a good indication of car sales in the country as high import duties limit sales of imported vehicles. April 2013 roughly corresponds to Farvardin, the first month of the year 1392 in the Persian calendar. Traditionally the weakest month of the year, this year Farvardin production data tests new lows: down a horrendous 60% year-on-year to just 22,513 units, only a few units more than the sales of the Saipa Pride one year ago…now down 53% to just under 10,000 units at 9,998 – the first time the Pride falls below 10,000 monthly units produced since the creation of BestSellingCarsBlog.

Being a very weak month, the models ranking is a lot more volatile: we have the Renault Tondar 90 (aka Dacia Logan) up to a brilliant 2nd place thanks to 2,204 units produced (-57%) followed by the Peugeot 405 at 1,653 (-77%). Exceptional performance of the Chery MVM315 (aka Fulwin 2/Bonus) up to #4 with 1,627 units, while the Chery MVM350 (aka A5) is up to #5 at 1,095 units (+61%). The Saipa Tiba is up 96% year-on-year to #7 and we welcome a new model in the ranking, the “X100″ at #11 however I haven’t managed to decipher which car this is so if you live in Iran and know about this please comment on here to let us know!

Previous month: Iran March 2013: Iran Khodro Runna continues to progress

One year ago: Iran April 2012: Peugeot withdraws, Renault wins

Full Farvardin 1392/April 2013 Top 15 Ranking Table below.

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Toyota Corolla XI (Japanese version): still ahead worldwide.

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Now that we have gone through the worldwide February ranking in detail, the year-to-date updates designed to extract longer-term trends are back! Like in 2012 the Toyota Corolla takes the lead over the Ford Focus, but just: 164,463 sales vs. 161,998… Note the Corolla figure includes the 9th, 10th and 11th generations but not the Corolla hatch/Auris while the Focus figure includes the 2nd and 3rd generation, both in hatch, sedan and station wagon formats. The Hyundai Elantra is also faithful to its 2012 third position over the period thanks to 141,061 units sold while the Ford F-Series is up one spot to #4 and the VW Passat up 2 to #5.

The Renault Clio/Symbol is #26 worldwide so far in 2013 vs. #33 in 2012.

Boosted by an out-of-this-world third place in February, the Wuling Hongguang is now #6 year-to-date in 2013 with 111,861 sales which is already one third of its total sales for 2012 when it ranked #57 worldwide… The VW Polo/Vento is up 3 ranks compared to 2012 at #8, the VW Jetta and Suzuki Swift/DZire are both up 6 to #13 and #14 respectively, the VW Lavida is up a whopping 61 spots to #20 solely thanks to its #1 passenger car ranking in China, the Chevrolet Silverado is up 7 to #21, Nissan Sentra/Sylphy/Pulsar/Tsuru up 30 to #25 and the Renault Clio/Symbol is up 7 to #26.

The Hyundai Santa Fe is up from #90 in 2012 to #54 so far in 2013

Further down, notice the ChangAn Minibus up 33 ranks on its Full Year 2012 ranking to #31, the Ford Fusion/Mondeo up 36 to #32, Wuling Rongguang up 8 to #34, Kia Forte/Cerato/K3 up 9 to #36, Nissan Altima/Teana/Maxima up 13 to #38, Renault Duster up 17 to #44, Toyota Prius C up 10 to #48, Hyundai Santa Fe up 26 to #54, Honda NBOX up 30 to #64, Peugeot 208 up 24 to a still shy #66, BYD F3 up 54 to #72, Ford Explorer up 30 to #76 and the Nissan Note up a huge 95 spots to #79.

Previous post: World February 2013: Wuling Hongguang up to #3!

Discover the Top 1000 best-selling cars in the world in 2012 here

Full 2 months 2013 Top 200 models Ranking Table below.

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Hyundai HB20S

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A very healthy first half of May for new car sales in Brazil, up 6% to 155,653 registrations which brings the year-to-date total to 1,259,979 units, up 8% on 2012. While the Brazilian models ranking is traditionally extremely stable to the point of being borderline boring, this year we have events every second week! If the VW Gol unsurprisingly stays on top with 10,586 sales and 6.8%, 4 Fiats follow for potentially the first time ever in the country… The Uno is back in great shape at 10,073 units and 6.5% (vs. 5.7% year-to-date), the Palio is #3 with 8,326 sales and 5.3%, the Strada is up 2 spots on April to #4 at 5,766 units and 3.7% and the Siena is up 3 to #5 with 5,612 sales and 3.6%. An extraordinary performance from Fiat indeed.

Fiat Strada

A far as the two superstar newcomers, roles are reversed this month: the Chevrolet Onix is back up 3 spots to #6 at 5,362 units and 3.4%, however still below its year-to-date level of 3.5%, while its sedan version the Prisma is up 2 ranks to #15 with 2,794 sales and 1.8%. The Hyundai HB20 was tickling the Fiat Palio for 4th position a couple of months back, it is now down to #9 at 4,831 units but its sedan version the HB20S is up 37 spots to #22 with 2,104 sales and 1.4%. Notice also the Peugeot 208 up 12 ranks to #33.

Previous post: Brazil April 2013: Hyundai HB20 all set, now HB20S lands

One year ago: Brazil mid-May 2013: Chevrolet Celta #3, Montana at best-ever

Full mid-May 2013 Top 150 models and Top 20 brands Ranking Tables below.

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Citroen C3 Picasso

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More bad news for the new car market in France: after 13 days May is down 20% year-on-year to 34,868 registrations even though May 2012 was already down 16% on the previous year… No sign of recovery yet, that’s for sure. In this depressed context, the Peugeot 208 is by far the most popular model over the period with 2,588 sales and 7.4% vs. 1,461 and 4.2% for the Renault Clio IV however as we have seen in the last few months this is no guarantee that the 208 will finish the month in the lead. The Peugeot 3008 climbs onto the podium potentially for the first time ever which is rather odd given the facelifted version will be on sale shortly.

Dacia Sandero

In fact it’s not just the 3008 but the entire models ranking that undergoes a facelift: the Citroen C4 is up to an exceptional 4th place thanks to 921 sales and 2.6% share, up 15% year-on-year, the Dacia Sandero is up 53% to #5 at 868 units and 2.5%, the VW Golf 7 shines at #6 with 865 sales and 2.5% and the Nissan Qashqai impresses at #9 and 804 units but the best performer over the period is without contest the Citroen C3 Picasso up a whopping 125% year-on-year to #8 with 833 sales and 2.3%, to my knowledge its first time within the French Top 10 and in the process passing the Citroen C3 (#10) for the very first time…

Previous month: France April 2013: 3 units separate Renault Clio IV and Peugeot 208!

One year ago: France May 2012: Podium 100% Renault for the first time in 14 years

Full 1-13 May 2013 Top 10 models and brands Ranking Tables below.

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Wuling Hongguang

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It always takes a little longer to gather worldwide data and for February we have the rare addition of Thailand to make the ranking ever closer to official figures. And strong Thailand sales push the Toyota Corolla ahead of the Ford Focus like in 2012 both this month with 78,631 sales vs. 75,723 for the Focus and year-to-date at 164,463 units vs. 161,998. Still extremely close though. Note this figure excludes Corolla hatch/Auris sales. Massive event this month: even though it is only sold in China (for now), the Wuling Hongguang manages to land in third position worldwide thanks to a record 64,096 sales. That’s 500 more than 3 generations of Hyundai Elantra managed to sell all over the world – this should not take away from the excellent score of the Korean model though but just gives a bit of perspective.

Suzuki Swift DZire

A few other models shine this month in the world ranking: the Ford F-Series is up to a fantastic 5th position at 62,937 units, the Suzuki Swift/DZire is up 9 spots to brilliantly breaks into the worldwide Top 10 at #10 with a huge 48,557 sales (78% of which achieved in India alone), the Chevrolet Silverado is up 12 to #14, the Renault Clio/Symbol up 10 to #21, Ford Fusion/Mondeo also up 10 to #23, Ford Escape/Kuga up 13 to #33, Toyota Prius C up 12 to #40 and passing the Toyota Prius again (#41), Renault Duster up 3 to #42 and the Toyota RAV4 up 7 to #48.

Previous month: World January 2013: Focus ahead of Corolla, VW Lavida #14

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Full February 2013 Top 200 models Ranking Table below.

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No detailed models data has been available for Malaysia for almost a year now because the Competition Commissioner believes that sharing of detailed historical sales data will have some sort of negative effect on competition and place consumers at a disadvantage… As a result many companies are unwilling to supply the data to the Malaysian Automotive Association. So we have to do with just overall sales data. Building on an 8% year-on-year gain in March, the Malaysian new car market is up a whopping 19% year-on-year to 52,489 registrations, however this is compared with a period last year when Honda wasn’t selling any cars in the country…

Previous month: Malaysia March 2013: Market back up 8%

One year ago: Malaysia April 2012: Proton Preve makes its first appearance

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Suzuki Ertiga in Ubud, Bali Indonesia December 2012

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Another month above 100,000 registrations in Indonesia in April at 102,199 units, up a huge 33% year-on-year and bringing the year-to-date total to 398,121, up 22% on 2012. This is the 7th time in the last 11 months the Indonesian market breaks the 100,000 monthly unit-barrier whereas it had never happened before June 2012… No surprise in pole position: the Toyota Avanza still reigns supreme with 19,798 sales and 19.4% share, its highest in the last 12 months! Year-to-date, an astounding 68,362 Avanzas found a buyer in the country after just 4 months…

Toyota Etios. Picture by indianautosblog.com, all rights reserved.

The big event is in 2nd place: for the second time in the last 3 months the Suzuki Ertiga manages to hold that spot at 5,917 units and 5.8%, an exceptional performance indeed and an indication that Suzuki’s replacement of the APV by the all-new Ertiga may turn out to be an all-out success. The Toyota Etios breaks into the Indonesian Top 10 for the first time, up 9 spots to #9 with 2,719 sales and 2.7%. For now the Honda Brio still leads the category at 5,024 units year-to-date even though it is out of the Top 20 this month, but it is interesting to notice that after just two months, Indonesia has become the 2nd market in the word to welcome the Etios in its Top 10 after South Africa.

Previous month: Indonesia March 2013: Daihatsu Xenia back with a vengeance

One year ago: Indonesia April 2012: Avanza rules – now sharing my photo album!

Full April 2013 Top 20 Ranking Table below.

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Ford F-Series

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Pick-up trucks are what Canadian consumers want right now! The Ford F-Series is up a whopping 38% year-on-year in April to 12,016 registrations, its 2nd highest ever monthly score below April 2009 (14,458). Year-to-date, the F-Series stands at 37,886 units, up a massive 20% on a record 2012 figure… In 2nd place the Dodge Ram is up 32% to a huge 8,090 sales which could potentially be its strongest monthly volume ever! It is up 19% year-to-date to 26,279 units.

Dodge Ram

Below the Hyundai Elantra, back to the #1 Passenger Car spot at #3 overall with 5,535 sales, and the Honda Civic (-10%) we find another pick-up truck: the GMC Sierra at #5, up a very solid 18% on April 2012 to 4,965 sales (highest since June 2011) and up 9% year-to-date to 14,396 units. Notice also the Toyota Corolla up 5 spots on March to #6, the Ford Escape up 26% to #8, Honda CR-V up 31% to #9 and Toyota RAV4 up 38% to #11.

Kia Cadenza

Further down, the Subaru Forester is up 67% to #35, the Dodge Dart is down 3 spots to #40, the Chevrolet Trax up 11 to #53, its twin the Buick Encore is up 52 to #74, the Chevrolet Camaro is up 46 to #100, the Hyundai Santa Fe XL up 37 to #126 and the Kia Cadenza makes its very first appearance in the Canadian ranking at #226 with 14 sales this month.

Previous month: Canada March 2013: Dodge Ram at highest in over 3 years

One year ago: Canada April 2012: Kia Optima and Chrysler 200 shine

Full April 2013 Top 251 All-models and Top 36 All-brands Ranking Tables below.

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Citroen C3 Picasso

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New car sales in Italy endure their 16th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in April, down 11% to 117,625 registrations which brings the year-to-date total to 474,308 units, down 12% on 2012. The top of the models ranking is back to its traditional self this month, with the Top 4 most popular models being identical to the 2013 year-to-date and Full year 2012 rankings: the Fiat Panda (8% share) is followed by the Fiat Punto (5.5%), Lancia Ypsilon (4.5%) and Fiat 500 (3.9%). The Renault Clio is back up 4 spots on March to a shiny 5th place and is now #6 so far in 2013 vs. #12 in 2012.

VW Up!

Hero of last month, the Fiat 500L is down 6 ranks to #10 in April but still ranks at a very impressive 7th spot year-to-date. Two models deliver their highest ever ranking this month in Italy: the Citroen C3 Picasso is up 28 spots to #16 with 1,631 sales and 1.4% and outsells the Citroen C3 for the first time in the country while the VW Up! breaks into the Italian Top 20 for the first time, up 4 ranks to #20 at 1,386 units and 1.2%. Notice also the Mercedes A-Class very solid at #19 and the Audi A3 up 9 spots to #22.

Previous month: Italy March 2013: Fiat 500L up to #4, outsells 500!

One year ago: Italy April 2012: Citroen C3, Alfa Giulietta and Chevrolet Aveo shine

Full April 2013 Top 50 models and Top 45 All-brands Ranking Tables below.

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1982 Ford Falcon

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A couple of days ago, Australian newspaper/website The Sydney Morning Herald published an article briefky studying the evolution of the Top 10 best-selling cars over the last 4 decades, starting with 1982 which is data I didn’t have before. So here it is for you dear readers. You will learn that 30 years ago, the Ford Falcon was the most popular model in Australia with 84,184 sales and a whopping 13.7% market share, ahead of the Holden Commodore at 78,429 units and 12.7%.

1982 Holden Commodore

Yep, you read this well, these two models used to command over a quarter of total Australian sales, a market share that has dwindled down to just 4% in 2012 and… 2.6% last April! The Mitsubishi Sigma, produced locally, rounds up the podium with 42,210 sales and 6.8% followed by the Ford Laser at 40,069 units and 6.5% and the Nissan Skyline with 34,048 sales and 5.5%. The Holden Gemini, Toyota Corolla, Holden Camira and Toyota Corona follow.

Check out 65 years of Australian car sales Historical Data in 35 articles here!

Previous post: Australia 1979-1981: Holden Commodore an instant hit

Next post: Australia 1983-1986: Ford Falcon reigns

Full Year 1982 Top 10 Ranking Table below.

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