Lada Priora * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Russian car market is far from weakening its growth: up another 32% in August at 224,764 registrations and 48% year-to-date at 1,685,730 units. The Lada Priora climbs back into pole…
VW Polo Vivo * See the Top 75 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * South African car sales are up 11% in August at 51,315 registrations and 14% year-to-date at 369,947 units. The VW Polo Vivo leads the models ranking for the third consecutive…
Toyota Auris * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Big event in Greece this month: at 7,296 registrations, new car sales are up 2% on August 2010 which was however down 67% on August 2009... The year-to-date figure is still…
Toyota Prius * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * At 216,150 registrations August 2011 Japanese car sales are down 25% on August 2010 which was artificially boosted by government subsidies, but up 9% on August 2009... The Toyota Prius stays…
Nissan Livina * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Taiwanese car sales are weak in August at 23,140 units. The Toyota Corolla stays distant leader with 2,628 sales and 11.4% share, reinforcing its 2011 year-to-date top spot at 23,053 units…
Tata Nano * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Soft month for auto sales in India, with most consumers waiting for the festive season to purchase a new car. The Maruti Alto is of course still #1 but at its…
Skoda Octavia * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Finnish market has been very healthy this year and August is no exception, with sales up 16% at 9,882 units, bringing the year-to-date figure to 88,779 registrations, up 15%. For…
Hyundai i30 * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * New car sales in Croatia are back into positive ground in August, up 6% year-on-year to 2,812 sales. The year-to-date figure is up 14% at 29,612 registrations. The Hyundai i30 is…
Chevrolet Classic * See the Top 130 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * At 79,826 registrations, August 2011 is the 4th biggest month ever for Argentinean car sales, up a massive 39% year-on-year. The Chevrolet Classic jumps back into pole position this month with…
Peugeot 508 * Now updated with the Top 60 best-selling models over 6 months 2011: see 'Read more'! * Thanks to Lancia Lover at www.autoweek.nl, I can share with you the Top 60 best-selling models in Europe over the first 6 months of 2011. Not the latest figures but still…
Fiat Linea * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Traditionally available with one month delay, July car sales in Turkey are up again year-on-year at 43,518 registrations (+5%) and year-to-date at 333,264 units (+46%). After 2 months in 2nd place,…
BMW 3 Series * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * For the first time in 13 months, the English car market is up year-on-year, by 7% at 59,346 registrations. Granted, August is the slowest month of the year, but it…
Mazda3 Very healthy new car market in New Zealand this month, up 16% year-on-year at 7,465 registrations. The year-to-date figure is up 9% at 56,182 units. The Toyota Hilux climbs back on top of the overall ranking with 340 sales and 4.6% share, and reinforces its lead year-to-date at 2,829…
The Fiat Ritmo was #2 in Italy in 1981 and 1982 * Click on 'Read more' below for the direct links to these 9 new posts * Thanks to Andrea who shared with me original data from Italian car bible Quattroruote, I have been able to upload the Top 10, 15…
Renault Master * See the Top 75 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The French Light Commercial Vehicle market is holding well at +6% and 23,077 registrations in August, +3% year-to-date at 277,425 units. Renault has an exceptional month and monopolises the podium for…