Best Selling Cars – Matt's blog

The Holden Commodore led New Zealand sales up to 2008 when it was overtaken by the Toyota Corolla.

I can now share with you Historical Data for New Zealand spanning almost 15 years. The 2000-2003 data is all-new to BSCB today. Similarly to neighbour Australia, we witness over the period the complete dominance of the Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon slowly but surely being eroded to benefit the Toyota Corolla, however the Japanese model managed to take the lead of Kiwi sales way before it did in Australia – 5 years to be exact – in 2008, and has been able to keep the lead since, making it 6 consecutive years.

New Zealand Historical Data:

New Zealand 2000-2003: Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon reign supreme

New Zealand 2004: Commodore, Falcon & Corolla on podium

New Zealand 2005: Commodore leads, Corolla up to #2

New Zealand 2006: Commodore & Corolla only 79 sales apart!

New Zealand 2007: Commodore strengthens lead at 5.9%

New Zealand 2008: Corolla passes Commodore for the first time

New Zealand 2009: Corolla #1 at 6.7%

New Zealand 2010: Toyota Corolla and Hilux dominate

New Zealand 2011: Toyota Corolla #1 ahead of Hilux and Suzuki Swift

New Zealand 2012: Toyota Corolla #1 for 5th consecutive year

New Zealand 2013: Toyota Corolla marks 6 years at #1 in strongest market since 1984

Taiwan has been by far the Toyota Wish’s best performing country in the world over the past decade.

Today I can share with you Historical Data for Taiwan going back to 2005. If you have access to older data, please make sure you get in touch by clicking on the ‘Contact’ tab at the top of the page. Looking at detailed sales data over the period, Toyota’s ultra-dominance is very clear and no model has managed to toppled the Toyota Corolla from the models pole position over a Full Year. Other successful cars in the country include the Toyota Wish, Camry, Nissan Tiida, Livina and Honda CR-V…

Taiwan Historical Data:

Taiwan 2005-2009: Toyota Corolla Altis invincible

Taiwan 2010: Toyota Corolla leads ahead of Nissan Tiida and Toyota Yaris

Taiwan 2011: Toyota Corolla #1, Toyota Wish & Nissan Livina up

Taiwan 2012: Toyota Corolla and Camry on top

Taiwan 2013: Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V storm into Top 5

The Toyota Avensis was #1 in Latvia in 2009.

Historical info going back to five decades ago is now available for Latvia on BSCB! For the 1970-1991 period, the data is for USSR which Latvia belonged to then, and Lada models reigned supreme. We have specific data for Latvia since 2006 and it is clear that Russian models are not in fashion anymore, with the Skoda Octavia holding the pole position for 3 consecutive years up until 2008, before passing the relay to the Toyota Avensis in 2009 and the VW Golf since 2010. It’s a roller coaster of emotions for the Latvian new car market, dropping by as much as 90% between 2007 (32,500 sales) and 2009 when only 3,745 new vehicles were registered, before slowly getting back up to 12,811 units in 2013.

Latvia Historical Data:

Latvia 2006-2008: Skoda Octavia reigns

Latvia 2009: Toyota Avensis leads, 4 Toyotas in Top 4 of devastated market

Latvia 2010: VW Golf and Peugeot Partner on top

Latvia 2011: Volkswagen monopolises podium, Nissan Juke #4

Latvia 2012: VW Golf and Skoda Yeti in the lead

Latvia 2013: VW Golf and Ford Focus on top

Toyota Corolla

I can now share with you Historical Data for Pakistan spanning the last two decades. The 1988 Suzuki Mehran (a second generation Suzuki Alto) has been the longest-running leader of the Pakistani car market, being the best selling car in the country from 1995 to 1999 and 2001 to 2008. The only other model to lead the Pakistani models ranking is the Toyota Corolla, #1 in 2000 and since 2009. If you have more detailed info about the Pakistanese new car market please make sure to get in touch by clicking on the ‘Contact’ tab above.

Pakistan Historical Data:

Pakistan 1995-2009: Suzuki Mehran and Toyota Corolla share lead

Pakistan 2010: Toyota Corolla #1 at 30% share

Pakistan 2011: Toyota Corolla leads, Suzuki Mehran up

Pakistan 2012: Toyota Corolla threatened by Suzuki Mehran

Pakistan 2013: Suzuki Mehran catches up to Toyota Corolla

The Mercedes E-Class was #1 in Hong Kong in 2012.

I can now share with you Historical Data for Hong Kong (China) going back to 2010, so not much info yet which is why I am calling you readers to get in touch in you have access to more Historical info on Hong King. I’m awaiting your messages!

Hong Kong (China) Historical Data:

Hong Kong (China) 2010: Toyota and Mercedes dominate

Hong Kong (China) 2012: Mercedes E-Class in the lead, BMW 5 Series on podium

Hong Kong (China) 2013: Toyota Hiace most popular

Maputo street. Picture courtesy of sarahs97, all rights reserved.

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According to a recent study by the Mozambique Association for Import and Distribution of Vehicles (AIDAM), only 13% of all imported vehicles in 2013 were new. That’s 6,000 out of a total of 45,000 vehicles imported into Mozambique in 2013. Interestingly, Mozambique does not regulate the import of used vehicles into the country, and as a result, according to Dalila Tsihlakis, CEO of Ronil, the exclusive agent in Mozambique for the Mazda, Iveco and BMW, “some of the second-hand vehicles that are acquired do not even stay on the road for six months as they arrive in the country already damaged or with serious faults.” Pick-up trucks rule the roost in Mozambique and my estimation is Toyota leader of the brands ranking and the Hilux topping the models sales charts.

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Audi A4

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New car sales in Monaco are up 6% year-on-year in 2013 to reach 2,556 registrations, and now is the time to share with you an exclusive models ranking for the Principality, you won’t find this anywhere else! Always a fascinating and very unique ranking due to the extraordinary wealth of Monaco’s inhabitants. Thanks to sales up a huge 65% on 2012 to 109 units for a 4.3% market share, the Audi A4 becomes the most popular model in the country this year, making Monaco the only country in the world to crown the A4. It kicks the Mini, #1 in 2012, the Audi A3, #2 last year and the Smart Fortwo (#3) to #2, #3 and #4 respectively.

Mercedes A Class sales in Monaco are up 159% on 2012!

Another huge performer this year in Monaco is the Mercedes A-Class up 12 spots and 159% on 2012 to land in 5th place with 83 sales and 2.9% share. Porsche staggeringly places two models inside the Top 7 like last year: the Cayenne at #6 with 2.7% share and the 911 at #7 with 2.6%… Notice also the Toyota Yaris up 64% to #12, Range Rover up 81% to #13, Audi Q5 up 57% to #15, Porsche Boxster up 191% to #18, Audi Q3 up 55% to #19 and the Mercedes GL up 525% to #25. The Mercedes CLA is the best-selling all-new model this year, landing directly at #48.

Two Rolls Royce Wraith found a buyer in Monaco in 2013.

The two main spectacular characteristics of the Monaco models ranking is the absence of French cars at the top in spite of the Principality being nested within France (the French best-seller is the Renault Clio at #32) but this is compensated by the other striking element of the ranking: the presence of prestige cars very high up. Below the two Porsche mentioned above, we find the Bentley Continental GT at an out-of-this-world #14 with 1.4% share, the Ferrari 458 at #26, Ferrari F12 at #31, Lamborghini Aventador at #85, Maserati Quattroporte at #96 and Rolls Royce Phantom at #102. We also welcome the Aston Martin Vanquish at #121, Maserati Ghibli at #154 and Rolls Royce Wraith at #184.

Previous post (brands): Monaco Full Year 2013: Audi and Mercedes reign supreme

Previous post (models): Monaco 6 months 2013: Audi A4 takes the lead, Porsche 911 #6

One year ago:  Monaco Full Year 2012: Mini and Audi A3 on top, Porsche Cayenne and Bentley Continental in Top 10

Full Year 2013 Top 230 All-models Ranking Table below.

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The Lada 2106 may have topped the Belorussian sales charts in the eighties.

Historical info going back to five decades ago is now available for Belarus on BSCB! For the 1970-1991 period, the data is for USSR which Belarus belonged to then, and Lada models reigned supreme. It’s only been since 2010 that we have specific sales data for Belarus, and over the period, the market went from 12,900 registrations to a record 28.810 sales. There has also been a different leader in the models charts each year: the GAZ Gazelle in 2010, Renault Logan in 2011, Lada Priora in 2012 and finally the VW Polo in 2013.

Belarus Historical Data:

USSR 1970-1979: Lada 2101-3 conquers the Soviet roads

USSR 1980-1986: Lada 2106 and Moskvich 2140 likely leaders

USSR 1987: Lada 2106 and Moskvich 2140 fight it off

USSR 1988: Lada 2106 leads, Samara on podium

USSR 1989-1991: VAZ (Lada) and Izh most popular brands

Belarus 2010: GAZ Gazelle and Daewoo Matiz dominate

Belarus 2011: Renault Logan takes the lead

Belarus 2012: Lada Priora now in pole position

Belarus 2013: VW Polo takes lead, 2 Renaults on podium

The Mazda3 seemed invincible in Israel for the most part of the last decade, commending over 12% of the market…

I can now share with you Historical Data for Israel for almost a decade, up to 2005. If you have access to older data please ensure you get in touch! Over the period, we witnessed a fascinating turn of events, with the Mazda3 seemingly invincible all the way up to 2011 before being toppled by the Ford Focus, which then passed the relay to the Kia Picanto. However the new generation Mazda3 already ranks #2 in January 2014 so we could witness a total renaissance this year…

Israel Historical Data:

Israel 2005-2008: Mazda3 invincible

Israel 2009-2010: Mazda3 in the lead

Israel 2011: Toyota Corolla threatens Mazda3

Israel 2012: Ford Focus runaway leader

Israel 2013: Kia Picanto best-seller for the first time

Lithuania was the only country in the world to crown the Peugeot 3008 in 2010.

Historical info spanning the past five decades is now available for Lithuania on BSCB! For the 1970-1991 period, the data is for USSR which Lithuania belonged to then, and Lada models reigned supreme. From 2006 onwards we have specific data for Lithuania, and as it is the case with neighbouring Estonia and Latvia, the Lithuanian models ranking has been very volatile over the period, with only the Skoda Octavia (2007-2008) and Fiat 500 (2012-2013) managing to hold onto their crown for more than one year. The other top sellers over the period are the Opel Astra (2006), Renault Megane (2009), Peugeot 3008 (2010) and Nissan Qashqai (2011).

USSR 1970-1979: Lada 2101-3 conquers the Soviet roads

USSR 1980-1986: Lada 2106 and Moskvich 2140 likely leaders

USSR 1987: Lada 2106 and Moskvich 2140 fight it off

USSR 1988: Lada 2106 leads, Samara on podium

USSR 1989-1991: VAZ (Lada) and Izh most popular brands

Lithuania 2006: Opel Astra and VW Passat on top

Lithuania 2007-2008: Skoda Octavia reigns

Lithuania 2009: Renault Megane snaps up top spot

Lithuania 2010: Peugeot 3008 in the lead

Lithuania 2011: Nissan Qashqai in pole position

Lithuania 2012: Only country to crown the Fiat 500

Lithuania 2013: Fiat 500 remains best-seller, or is it?