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Romania November 2010: Logan close to 30%

Very healthy Romanian market in November: up 35% year-on year at 11,440 registrations, however the year-to-date figure is still down 22% at 82,069. The Dacia Logan is in very good shape again this month at 29.5% market share, a level it has attained a few times this year which is…

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Mauritania: where old Mercedes go to die…

Street Scene in Nouakchott, Mauritania * Click on title for street scenes and videos! * Up to 2/3 of the cars in circulation in the capital Nouakchott are 1980's Mercedes 190! This is also verified in other main Mauritanian cities and gives the country's car traffic a very particular aspect.…

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Republic of the Congo 2010: Hilux most popular

* Click on title for street scenes and videos! * The observation of the streets of the capital Brazzaville reveal that the Toyota Hilux should hold the title of best-selling vehicle in the Republic of Congo in 2010, with the Ford Ranger, Mitsubishi L200 and Toyota Corolla & Hiace also…

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Central African Republic 2010: Hilux should lead sales

"Don't try to understand, only God knows", Bangui, Central African Republic * Click on title for street scenes and video! * Very little material available to estimate car sales in Central African Republic, but enough to establish that the Toyota Hilux should be the best selling vehicle in the country,…

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Benin 2010: Hilux and Prado most popular

Toyota Prado in Cotonou, Benin 2010 * Click on title for more street scenes/videos with Beninese rap music! * Relatively developed market in Benin with the Toyota Hilux and Prado in all likeliness dominating the new car sales. Other successful models include the Honda CR-V, Hyundai Accent, Nissan Frontier, Toyota…

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Spain November 2010: Qashqai now #2 year-to-date!

The Spanish car market is down 26% year-on-year in November at 64,515 registrations, but still up 6% year-to-date.  No surprises at #1, the Seat Ibiza is still the best selling car in Spain at 3.7% this month. The Nissan Qashqai's strong performance at #2 with 2,093 sales and 3.2% enables…

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Sierra Leone: Ford Ranger possible leader

Ford Ranger in Freetown, Sierra Leone * Click on the title for more street scenes and video! * Only a couple of recent videos of the streets of the country are available, and there are very few new cars in them which makes it very difficult to estimate best car…

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Chad: Hilux & Corolla most popular new cars

* Click on title for street scenes and video! * Extremely limited new car market in Chad, with the only recent cars in the streets of capital N'Djamena being the Toyota Hilux and Corolla. Most recent videos on YouTube date back to 2007/2008, so it's impossible to know whether the…

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Burundi: Corolla leader

Toyota Corolla in Bujumbura, Burundi * Click on title for more street scenes! * Around 50% of the cars in circulation in the capital Bujumbura is a Toyota Corolla, so in all likeliness the model should lead the car sales in Burundi. The Toyota Hilux also seems to be doing…

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Czech Republic November 2010: Octavia at 16.2%

In a very stable market (+2% year-on-year), Skoda delivers a 1-2-3 in November: the Skoda Octavia reaches a very solid 16.2% share (vs. 15.4% YTD) whereas the Skoda Fabia slips back below 10% at 8.8%, and the Superb climbs back onto the podium with 3.1%. The Ford Focus is #4…

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Italy November 2010: Panda #1

Hard times for the Italian car market, down 21% in November with 146,307 registrations. The Year-to-date figure is down 8% at 1,840,511. The Fiat Panda is #1 in Italy for the first time since May with 10,736 sales and 7.3%, ahead of the Punto at 10,066 (6.9%). The Punto's 1st…

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Greece November 2010: Corsa #1

The Greek car market is falling further into recession, down 63% year-on-year in November. The Year-to-date figure is down 35%. Traditionally very volatile, the Greek models ranking is led this month by the Opel Corsa at a very impressive 7.4% market share, followed by the Ford Fiesta (5.2%) and the…

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