Full Year 2011: 85 countries now available with official data!

The Mazda3 delivered one of 2011’s biggest surprises by taking the lead in Australia

* See the direct links to Full Year 2011 data in 85 countries by clicking on the title! *

You now have access to Full Year 2011 official sales figures for 85 countries and territories. That’s 94 posts as some countries get treated with more than one ranking. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to make this (I believe) the most exhaustive Car sales data website around!

If you have access to official Full Year 2011 models rankings for countries that are not in the list below, please do get in touch by commenting on this article!

There has been a few shocks and dethronings this year: in Australia the Mazda3 ended 15 years of domination of the Holden Commodore, in Mexico the VW Clasico put a stop to the Nissan Tsuru’s 8 year reign and in China the Buick Excelle grabbed the pole position in the passenger cars ranking for the very first time. Also, in Singapore the BMW 5 Series flamboyantly took the lead and the Kia Morning ended over a decade of Toyota domination in Vietnam…

The VW Golf has been #1 in Switzerland each year since 1974

We also celebrated the continuation of long running reigns in 2011. The Ford Transit was the most popular light commercial vehicle in England for the 47th year in a row, the VW Golf was the best-selling car in Switzerland for the 38th year running and in Germany for the 31st year and the Ford F-Series celebrated its 30th consecutive year atop the US market. Also note the VW Gol in pole position in Brazil for the 17th year in a row and the Volvo V70 leader in Sweden for the 16th year…

See the direct links to these 94 articles below.