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Europe May 2013: Worst May in 20 years

matgasnier — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:48:12 +0000

Dacia Logan. Dacia is the best-performing major brand in Europe so far in 2013.

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(Note models data will be added as soon as available) New car sales in Europe are not getting better, and far from it. In May, sales are down 6% year-on-year to 1,083,930 registrations which is the lowest May figure since 1993 when the market was below 1 million units… Dark times indeed, with only a bunch of country in positive vs. May 2012: by order of size, the UK (+11%), Belgium (+9%), Sweden (+0.1%), Finland (+40%), Slovenia (+5%). Hungary (+9%) and Estonia (+18%). All other drop, with Germany and France at -10%, Italy at -8%, Bulgaria and Ireland at -23%, the Netherlands at -37% and Romania at -47%…

Mercedes is the only brand in the European Top 10 to gain ground year-on-year!

Brand-wise, the horizon is equally clouded. Volkswagen logically leads the way but sees its sales drop by 7% to 137,521 units, ahead of Ford (-0.5%), Opel (-8%) and Peugeot, up 2 spots on April to #4 thanks to the 208 and 2008 which has started like a rocket in France. Audi shines at #5 while Fiat is up 3 spots to #7. Mercedes is the only manufacturer in the Top 10 to gain ground year-year both in May at +3% to 54,496 sales and year-to-date at +4%.

Further down, Hyundai is up a nudge at +0.4% to #13, Nissan is up 6% to #14, Seat up 13% to #16 and Dacia up 16% to #17, the best-performing major brand on the continent and also up 17% to #17 year-to-date. Notice also Honda up 12% YTD, Land Rover up 11% and Jaguar up 20%.

Previous month: Europe April 2013: Audi A3 breaks into Top 10 for the first time!

One year ago: Europe May 2012: Renault Megane back into Top 10

Full May 2013 Top 30 brands Ranking Table below.

Europe May 2013 – brands:

Pos	Brand	May	/12	Apr	2013	/12	Pos
1	Volkswagen	137,521	-7%	1	661,102	-8%	1
2	Ford	85,367	0%	2	388,393	-13%	2
3	Opel/Vauxhall	76,327	-8%	4	354,075	-6%	3
4	Peugeot	65,529	-11%	6	320,113	-12%	5
5	Audi	63,888	-4%	5	300,540	-2%	6
6	Renault	61,463	-18%	3	323,964	-12%	4
7	Fiat	57,185	-6%	10	263,662	-2%	8
8	BMW	54,747	-7%	8	267,859	-2%	7
9	Mercedes	54,496	3%	7	261,493	4%	10
10	Citroen	52,399	-15%	9	261,965	-16%	9
11	Skoda	43,079	-5%	n/a	206,295	-6%	12
12	Toyota	42,836	-3%	n/a	215,703	-10%	11
13	Hyundai	36,468	0%	n/a	182,638	-2%	14
14	Nissan	35,000	6%	n/a	187,843	-4%	13
15	Kia	30,357	-3%	n/a	143,144	3%	15
16	Seat	26,469	13%	n/a	124,118	9%	16
17	Dacia	25,239	16%	n/a	115,405	17%	17
18	Volvo	19,145	-4%	n/a	93,008	-11%	18
19	Mini	13,786	-3%	n/a	62,626	-5%	21
20	Chevrolet	13,764	-23%	n/a	59,418	-31%	23
21	Suzuki	13,121	-8%	n/a	64,777	-9%	20
22	Mazda	11,401	30%	n/a	61,160	7%	22
23	Honda	11,034	-4%	n/a	65,437	12%	19
24	Land Rover	8,470	8%	n/a	50,637	11%	24
25	Lancia/Chrysler	7,649	-22%	n/a	34,647	-25%	25
26	Alfa Romeo	6,853	-25%	n/a	30,263	-33%	27
27	Mitsubishi	6,552	-10%	n/a	33,014	-13%	26
28	Smart	5,974	-15%	n/a	30,228	-8%	28
29	Jaguar	2,223	15%	n/a	12,524	20%	29
30	Lexus	1,640	-33%	n/a	8,613	-35%	31
31	Jeep	1,600	-40%	n/a	9,448	-24%	30
32	General Motors (US)	43	7%	n/a	181	-22%	32
-	Others	6,698	-48%	n/a	44,010	-36%	-
-	Others VW Group	4,636	1477%	n/a	20,954	1598%	-
-	Others Fiat Group	471	1%	n/a	2,015	-17%	-

Source: www.acea.be

Brazil mid-June 2013: VW Fox up to best-ever #2, Lifan X60 lands

matgasnier — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:49:40 +0000

VW CrossFox

* See the Top 75 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title! *

Brazilian new car sales take a breather over the first half of June, down 4% year-on-year to 167,891 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still up a very healthy 7% or 105,000 units over 2012 at 1,572,784 and 2013 is still on track to be another record year. Volkswagen has a stellar time: it is the most popular brand in the country over the period (a very rare event) with 21.4% share vs. 20.9% for Fiat, traditional leader, placing the VW Gol in the lead at a brilliant 8.3% share and the VW Fox in 2nd place at 5.3% share thanks to 8,926 sales. This is the Fox’s best share in Brazil since mid-September 2012 and its highest ranking ever. I don’t have mid-month results up to 2010 so the Fox may have reached that ranking before at mid-month but it never did at month-end. As a result both the Fiat Uno and Palio are kicked down to #3 and #4 respectively while the Fia Strada is stable at #5 and the Ford Fiesta is down 2 ranks to a still excellent 6th spot.

The Lifan X60 has landed in Brazil…

The Chevrolet Onix seems to have stabilised at 3.4% share in 7th position (+1) with its sedan version the Prisma up to 2% share at #14, however the Hyundai HB20 is still sliding down, at #10 and 2.7% which is one full percentage point below its year-to-date level. Even the HB20S (for sedan) is down on May to #24 and 1.2% of the market… These poor performances cost Hyundai its 5th position in the year-to-date brand ranking, passed by Renault. Meanwhile the Renault Sandero is back inside the Brazilian Top 10 – even though the new generation is not here yet, up 3 ranks to #9 with 4,689 sales and 2.8%.

Chinese models continue to slip away in the sales charts: the JAC J2 is down 5 spots to #77 and is the only Chinese representation remaining within the Brazilian Top 100 over the period. The JAC J3 is down to #105, followed by the Chery QQ at #109 and the JAC J3 Turin at #114. However, all may not be lost as we welcome the Lifan X60 in 115th position with 100 sales. It will be interesting to see up to what level this new low-cost SUV can find its way on the ladder…

Previous month: Brazil May 2013: Ford Fiesta hits highest ranking in 8 years

One year ago: Brazil mid-June 2012: VW Fox and Renault Sandero shine

Full mid-June 2013 Top 75 models and Top 20 brands Ranking Tables below.

Brazil mid-June 2013 – brands:

Pos	Brand	1/2 June	%	May	2013	%	Pos	2012
1	Volkswagen	35,858	21.4%	3	305,106	19.4%	2	2
2	Fiat	35,025	20.9%	1	351,278	22.3%	1	1
3	Chevrolet	30,174	18.0%	2	280,129	17.8%	3	3
4	Ford	14,952	8.9%	4	140,835	9.0%	4	4
5	Renault	10,689	6.4%	6	92,677	5.9%	5	5
6	Hyundai	8,636	5.1%	5	92,247	5.9%	6	8
7	Toyota	8,472	5.0%	7	75,018	4.8%	7	7
8	Honda	6,345	3.8%	8	59,036	3.8%	8	6
9	Citroen	3,013	1.8%	10	30,842	2.0%	10	10
10	Peugeot	2,931	1.7%	11	25,429	1.6%	11	11
11	Nissan	2,764	1.6%	9	34,113	2.2%	9	9
12	Mitsubishi	2,601	1.5%	12	25,317	1.6%	12	12
13	Kia	1,475	0.9%	13	14,053	0.9%	13	13
14	BMW	762	0.5%	15	5,620	0.4%	16	17
15	JAC	710	0.4%	14	8,421	0.5%	14	14
16	Land Rover	656	0.4%	17	4,950	0.3%	17	19
17	Mercedes	541	0.3%	16	5,865	0.4%	15	16
18	Audi	290	0.2%	n/a	2,594	0.2%	19	n/a
19	Chery	269	0.2%	20	2,164	0.1%	20	15
20	Jeep	258	0.2%	19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Brazil mid-June 2013 – models:

Pos	Model	1/2 June	%	May	2013	%	Pos	2012
1	VW Gol	13,972	8.3%	1	112,784	7.2%	1	1
2	VW Fox/CrossFox	8,926	5.3%	7	62,290	4.0%	5	4
3	Fiat Uno	8,298	4.9%	2	88,477	5.6%	2	2
4	Fiat Palio	7,826	4.7%	3	84,478	5.4%	3	3
5	Fiat Strada	6,589	3.9%	5	56,845	3.6%	6	6
6	Ford Fiesta Hatch	6,460	3.8%	4	48,078	3.1%	9	7
7	Chevrolet Onix	5,629	3.4%	8	54,409	3.5%	7	47
8	Fiat Siena	5,624	3.3%	6	52,005	3.3%	8	8
9	Renault Sandero	4,689	2.8%	12	38,744	2.5%	12	10
10	Hyundai HB20	4,474	2.7%	9	57,905	3.7%	4	37
11	VW Voyage	4,469	2.7%	10	46,010	2.9%	10	11
12	Chevrolet Classic	4,443	2.6%	11	38,938	2.5%	11	9
13	VW Saveiro	3,689	2.2%	18	31,172	2.0%	14	13
14	Chevrolet Prisma	3,287	2.0%	14	18,592	1.2%	25	27
15	Ford Ecosport	2,953	1.8%	13	30,364	1.9%	15	25
16	Chevrolet Cobalt	2,799	1.7%	17	26,963	1.7%	16	12
17	Honda Civic	2,765	1.6%	15	23,779	1.5%	18	17
18	Chevrolet S10	2,753	1.6%	16	24,236	1.5%	17	19
19	Chevrolet Celta	2,704	1.6%	21	34,781	2.2%	13	5
20	Toyota Corolla	2,560	1.5%	19	23,008	1.5%	19	15
21	Chevrolet Montana	2,375	1.4%	20	20,616	1.3%	21	18
22	Renault Duster	2,054	1.2%	23	17,049	1.1%	27	20
23	Chevrolet Spin	1,977	1.2%	25	17,271	1.1%	26	45
24	Hyundai HB20 Sedan	1,956	1.2%	22	7,348	0.5%	56	-
25	Toyota Hilux	1,956	1.2%	24	18,170	1.2%	23	23
26	Fiat Punto	1,930	1.1%	28	20,483	1.3%	20	21
27	Honda Fit	1,836	1.1%	27	18,270	1.2%	22	24
28	Ford Fiesta Sedan	1,829	1.1%	26	13,155	0.8%	33	26
29	Toyota Etios Hatch	1,669	1.0%	29	15,322	1.0%	30	105
30	Renault Clio	1,509	0.9%	30	13,087	0.8%	32	51
31	Citroen C3	1,509	0.9%	34	16,085	1.0%	28	28
32	Chevrolet Agile	1,504	0.9%	35	13,464	0.9%	31	16
33	Peugeot 208	1,364	0.8%	31	5,854	0.4%	61	-
34	Toyota Etios Sedan	1,363	0.8%	32	12,336	0.8%	34	123
35	Fiat Idea	1,185	0.7%	37	10,930	0.7%	37	34
36	Honda City	1,164	0.7%	33	15,500	1.0%	29	31
37	Renault Logan	1,164	0.7%	36	9,481	0.6%	44	29
38	Mitsubishi L200	1,115	0.7%	43	9,509	0.6%	43	38
39	VW Amarok	1,089	0.6%	40	10,908	0.7%	35	42
40	Chevrolet Cruze	1,065	0.6%	38	10,535	0.7%	38	22
41	VW Kombi	937	0.6%	41	9,993	0.6%	41	35
42	Nissan March	933	0.6%	39	10,679	0.7%	36	30
43	Chevrolet Cruze Hatch	883	0.5%	44	10,050	0.6%	40	60
44	Ford Ka	849	0.5%	42	16,353	1.0%	24	14
45	Fiat Doblo	755	0.4%	46	7,649	0.5%	48	50
46	Ford Focus	734	0.4%	50	10,110	0.6%	39	36
47	Fiat Fiorino	709	0.4%	56	6,252	0.4%	54	58
48	VW Jetta	679	0.4%	48	6,133	0.4%	55	41
49	Mitsubishi Pajero	667	0.4%	47	7,682	0.5%	47	49
50	Nissan Versa	632	0.4%	45	9,125	0.6%	42	43
51	Toyota Hilux SW4	622	0.4%	55	5,414	0.3%	59	69
52	Hyundai Tucson	595	0.4%	52	7,639	0.5%	46	40
53	VW Space Fox	590	0.4%	54	6,350	0.4%	53	39
54	Nissan Frontier	586	0.3%	53	6,713	0.4%	49	48
55	Renault Fluence	580	0.3%	57	6,615	0.4%	51	53
56	Honda CR-V	580	0.3%	62	1,487	0.1%	117	57
57	Fiat Palio Weekend	530	0.3%	49	6,568	0.4%	50	46
58	Renault Master	521	0.3%	74	4,288	0.3%	66	78
59	Ford Ranger	513	0.3%	51	8,624	0.5%	45	55
60	Ford Fusion	503	0.3%	65	3,419	0.2%	75	97
61	Kia Sportage	501	0.3%	69	4,342	0.3%	65	76
62	Mitsubishi ASX	485	0.3%	61	3,745	0.2%	69	67
63	Fiat Ducato	470	0.3%	70	4,716	0.3%	63	71
64	Peugeot 308	451	0.3%	63	4,975	0.3%	60	61
65	VW Polo Sedan	433	0.3%	64	4,893	0.3%	62	59
66	Ford Focus Sedan	433	0.3%	68	3,358	0.2%	73	86
67	Hyundai ix35	419	0.2%	59	5,290	0.3%	58	66
68	Ford New Fiesta Sedan	408	0.2%	n/a	1,784	0.1%	106	70
69	Nissan Livina	400	0.2%	73	3,888	0.2%	68	54
70	Fiat Linea	398	0.2%	n/a	3,634	0.2%	78	80
71	VW Golf	395	0.2%	60	5,430	0.3%	57	56
72	Fiat Bravo	383	0.2%	66	4,506	0.3%	64	68
73	Range Rover Evoque	372	0.2%	n/a	2,592	0.2%	86	109
74	Citroen C3 Aircross	364	0.2%	58	4,084	0.3%	67	62
75	BMW 320	347	0.2%	n/a	2,242	0.1%	97	148

Source: Fenabrave

Bulgaria May 2013: Dacia Dokker and Sandero on podium

matgasnier — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:40:02 +0000

Dacia Dokker

* See the Top 165 All-models and Top 28 All-brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Kalo *

The Bulgarian new car market totals 2,032 registrations in May, adding up to 9,247 units so far in 2013. This month Toyota is the most popular brand in the country thanks to 223 sales and 11% but remains #2 year-to-date at 9.5% below Volkswagen, #3 this month at 8%, totalling 974 units year-to-date for a 10.5% market share. Dacia is the winner of the month, up 3 spots to 2nd place with 209 sales and 10.3% and this is reflected in the models ranking, as usual very volatile in Bulgaria. The Toyota Yaris has the honours of snapping up the sales charts’ pole position thanks to 69 sales and 3.4%, while Dacia places two models inside the Bulgarian podium…

Dacia Sandero

The Dacia Dokker improves on an already world-best month of April to land in 2nd place at 61 units and 3% share, followed by the Dacia Sandero with 57 sales and 2.8%. Note the Dokker ranked 5th with 2.7% share this month at home in Romania, once again making Bulgaria its best country in the world. Dacia also sees the Logan sedan jump up 31 spots on April to #11 and the Lodgy up 57 ranks to #27 while the Logan MCV, #1 in 2012, is back up 50 ranks to a still very shy #41 as we wait for the new generation of the model to hit local dealerships.

Peugeot 301

Another outstanding performer in Bulgaria this month is the Peugeot 301, up 9 spots to #4 with 51 sales and 2.5%, making Bulgaria the model’s 2nd best performing country in the world below Algeria where it ranked #2 this month. Other great performers include the Chevrolet Aveo up 9 ranks to #6, the Toyota Avensis up 10 to #10 and BMW 5 Series at #14. Update on the locally-produced Great Wall models: the Voleex C10 is down 19 ranks on last month to #21, the Steed is down 10 to #47 and the Hover is up 51 to #93. Overall, Great Wall is #17 brand this month vs. #14 year-to-date and #6 in 2012…

Previous month: Bulgaria April 2013: Great Wall Voleex C10 and Dacia Dokker shine

Previous year: Bulgaria Full Year 2012: Last year at #1 for the Dacia Logan MCV?

Full May 2013 Top 165 All-models and Top 28 All-brands Ranking Tables below.

Bulgaria May 2013 – brands:

Pos	Brand	May	%	Apr	2013	%	Pos	2012
1	Toyota	223	11.0%	3	879	9.5%	2	2
2	Dacia	209	10.3%	5	673	7.3%	5	3
3	Volkswagen	163	8.0%	1	974	10.5%	1	1
4	Peugeot	159	7.8%	2	800	8.7%	3	7
5	Skoda	145	7.1%	4	653	7.1%	4	4
6	Kia	131	6.4%	6	567	6.1%	6	9
7	Ford	115	5.7%	8	504	5.5%	8	5
8	Opel	99	4.9%	11	404	4.4%	10	10
9	Renault	92	4.5%	7	482	5.2%	7	8
10	BMW	92	4.5%	9	380	4.1%	11	15
11	Chevrolet	82	4.0%	13	303	3.3%	15	14
12	Mercedes (e)	80	3.9%	10	385	4.2%	9	11
13	Citroen	80	3.9%	15	342	3.7%	13	12
14	Hyundai (e)	73	3.6%	12	340	3.7%	12	13
15	Nissan	68	3.3%	16	245	2.6%	17	17
16	Audi	55	2.7%	17	233	2.5%	16	16
17	Great Wall	44	2.2%	14	281	3.0%	14	6
18	Mazda	29	1.4%	20	184	2.0%	18	18
19	Mitsubishi	17	0.8%	22	77	0.8%	22	20
20	Land Rover	16	0.8%	24	83	0.9%	21	22
21	Honda	15	0.7%	19	91	1.0%	20	24
22	Seat	12	0.6%	23	55	0.6%	24	21
23	Volvo	10	0.5%	21	67	0.7%	23	25
24	Suzuki	8	0.4%	25	47	0.5%	25	23
25	Infiniti (e)	6	0.3%	27	30	0.3%	26	27
26	Mini	5	0.2%	28	24	0.3%	28	28
27	Lexus	2	0.1%	29	24	0.3%	27	30
28	Jaguar	2	0.1%	30	10	0.1%	30	33

Bulgaria May 2013 – models:

Pos	Model	May	%	Apr	2013	%	Pos	2012
1	Toyota Yaris	69	3.4%	16	182	2.0%	4	13
2	Dacia Dokker	61	3.0%	3	130	1.4%	20	231
3	Dacia Sandero	57	2.8%	18	170	1.8%	8	17
4	Peugeot 301	51	2.5%	13	139	1.5%	17	138
5	Toyota Auris	50	2.5%	5	230	2.5%	2	22
6	Chevrolet Aveo	50	2.5%	15	144	1.6%	14	21
7	Kia Sportage	46	2.3%	1	289	3.1%	1	4
8	Nissan Qashqai	44	2.2%	7	141	1.5%	15	30
9	Skoda Fabia	42	2.1%	19	158	1.7%	9	10
10	Toyota Avensis	42	2.1%	20	123	1.3%	22	19
11	Dacia Logan Sedan	42	2.1%	42	84	0.9%	34	24
12	Kia Rio	40	2.0%	21	115	1.2%	25	55
13	Opel Astra	39	1.9%	27	177	1.9%	5	8
14	BMW 5 Series	39	1.9%	10	156	1.7%	10	41
15	Ford Fiesta	37	1.8%	8	151	1.6%	11	5
16	Peugeot Bipper	33	1.6%	14	190	2.1%	3	139
17	Kia Cee’d	33	1.6%	32	113	1.2%	26	20
18	Renault Master	31	1.5%	45	92	1.0%	30	33
19	VW Golf	30	1.5%	6	140	1.5%	16	18
20	Skoda Octavia	29	1.4%	12	172	1.9%	6	3
21	Great Wall Voleex C10	27	1.3%	2	130	1.4%	21	7
22	Renault Clio 4	26	1.3%	4	145	1.6%	13	-
23	Citroen Jumper	26	1.3%	56	74	0.8%	40	44
24	Toyota RAV4	25	1.2%	28	100	1.1%	29	37
25	Ford Transit	23	1.1%	34	111	1.2%	27	45
26	VW Passat	22	1.1%	9	172	1.9%	7	15
27	Dacia Lodgy	20	1.0%	84	38	0.4%	71	100
28	Skoda Yeti	19	0.9%	29	82	0.9%	35	25
29	Skoda Citigo	19	0.9%	33	78	0.8%	38	59
30	Peugeot Boxer	19	0.9%	51	67	0.7%	42	38
31	Citroen Berlingo	18	0.9%	38	88	1.0%	32	29
32	Audi A3	18	0.9%	47	57	0.6%	51	72
33	Nissan Juke	17	0.8%	57	56	0.6%	52	50
34	Opel Corsa	17	0.8%	99	55	0.6%	53	39
35	Peugeot 208	16	0.8%	17	104	1.1%	28	53
36	Mazda CX-5	16	0.8%	69	68	0.7%	41	80
37	Opel Insignia	16	0.8%	41	66	0.7%	43	31
38	Dacia Duster	15	0.7%	22	118	1.3%	24	11
39	VW Caddy	14	0.7%	36	148	1.6%	12	6
40	Peugeot Partner	14	0.7%	49	135	1.5%	18	26
41	Dacia Logan MCV	14	0.7%	91	133	1.4%	19	1
42	VW Polo	14	0.7%	31	119	1.3%	23	9
43	Citroen C3	14	0.7%	87	58	0.6%	50	61
44	Audi A4	14	0.7%	88	55	0.6%	54	76
45	BMW 3 Series	14	0.7%	66	52	0.6%	58	70
46	Citroen C4	14	0.7%	25	45	0.5%	62	32
47	Great Wall Steed	13	0.6%	37	91	1.0%	31	2
48	VW Multivan	13	0.6%	35	81	0.9%	36	58
49	Skoda Roomster	13	0.6%	58	47	0.5%	60	84
50	VW Jetta	12	0.6%	67	45	0.5%	63	71
51	Skoda Rapid	12	0.6%	61	36	0.4%	72	194
52	VW Up!	12	0.6%	83	33	0.4%	75	54
53	Skoda Superb	11	0.5%	11	80	0.9%	37	27
54	Toyota Aygo	11	0.5%	80	62	0.7%	47	34
55	Mitsubishi Outlander	11	0.5%	53	45	0.5%	64	48
56	Chevrolet Cruze	11	0.5%	48	43	0.5%	66	46
57	BMW X3	11	0.5%	103	30	0.3%	81	64
58	Peugeot 308	10	0.5%	39	65	0.7%	44	23
59	Audi Q5	10	0.5%	81	41	0.4%	69	57
60	Ford Kuga	10	0.5%	100	31	0.3%	80	127
61	Ford Ranger	10	0.5%	43	29	0.3%	83	89
62	BMW X1	10	0.5%	128	26	0.3%	88	92
63	Toyota Land Cruiser	9	0.4%	50	60	0.6%	48	36
64	Chevrolet Orlando	9	0.4%	52	44	0.5%	65	51
65	Ford Mondeo	9	0.4%	82	33	0.4%	76	85
66	Honda Civic	9	0.4%	90	26	0.3%	89	113
67	Mazda6	8	0.4%	73	76	0.8%	39	47
68	VW Transporter	8	0.4%	70	53	0.6%	56	83
69	Toyota Hilux	8	0.4%	111	46	0.5%	61	56
70	Renault Kangoo	8	0.4%	74	43	0.5%	67	35
71	Toyota Verso	8	0.4%	107	22	0.2%	93	79
72	Ford Focus	7	0.3%	24	86	0.9%	33	12
73	Peugeot 508	7	0.3%	23	50	0.5%	59	42
74	BMW X6	7	0.3%	40	43	0.5%	68	67
75	VW Touareg	7	0.3%	59	41	0.4%	70	75
76	Suzuki SX4	7	0.3%	93	32	0.3%	77	81
77	VW Tiguan	7	0.3%	75	32	0.3%	78	43
78	VW Crafter	7	0.3%	76	30	0.3%	82	107
79	Honda CR-V	6	0.3%	26	65	0.7%	45	74
80	Renault Megane	6	0.3%	30	65	0.7%	46	14
81	Renault Fluence	6	0.3%	60	35	0.4%	73	66
82	Opel Mokka	6	0.3%	68	27	0.3%	86	206
83	Seat Ibiza	6	0.3%	63	27	0.3%	87	60
84	Chevrolet Spark	6	0.3%	148	15	0.2%	115	93
85	Renault Clio 3	5	0.2%	65	55	0.6%	55	28
86	Range Rover Evoque	5	0.2%	92	32	0.3%	79	65
87	VW Touran	5	0.2%	54	29	0.3%	84	117
88	Mitsubishi ASX	5	0.2%	112	21	0.2%	96	105
89	Kia Optima	5	0.2%	116	16	0.2%	111	152
90	BMW 6 Series	5	0.2%	109	12	0.1%	125	158
91	Opel Vivaro	5	0.2%	164	8	0.1%	140	143
92	Renault Captur	5	0.2%	125	8	0.1%	141	-
93	Great Wall Hover	4	0.2%	144	60	0.6%	49	16
94	Chevrolet Captiva	4	0.2%	46	53	0.6%	57	49
95	BMW X5	4	0.2%	89	22	0.2%	94	68
96	Opel Combo	4	0.2%	55	22	0.2%	95	115
97	Audi A6	4	0.2%	94	21	0.2%	97	77
98	VW CC	4	0.2%	97	19	0.2%	102	90
99	Opel Zafira Tourer	4	0.2%	114	18	0.2%	103	108
100	Mazda2	4	0.2%	108	17	0.2%	106	137
101	VW Beetle	4	0.2%	118	14	0.2%	117	134
102	Seat Leon	4	0.2%	135	13	0.1%	121	99
103	Land Rover Defender	4	0.2%	-	6	0.1%	150	204
104	Ford Transit Connect	3	0.1%	62	24	0.3%	90	62
105	Audi Q3	3	0.1%	104	20	0.2%	98	97
106	Kia Sorento	3	0.1%	95	20	0.2%	99	82
107	Opel Zafira	3	0.1%	106	17	0.2%	107	94
108	Citroen Nemo	3	0.1%	131	16	0.2%	112	109
109	Ford B-Max	3	0.1%	145	14	0.2%	118	103
110	Peugeot 3008	3	0.1%	146	14	0.2%	119	95
111	Mini Countryman	3	0.1%	79	13	0.1%	122	104
112	Mini	3	0.1%	138	11	0.1%	129	124
113	Volvo S/V60	3	0.1%	110	10	0.1%	133	140
114	Opel Adam	3	0.1%	124	7	0.1%	146	-
115	Range Rover	2	0.1%	101	23	0.2%	91	183
116	BMW 7 Series	2	0.1%	72	18	0.2%	104	149
117	Renault Trafic	2	0.1%	113	18	0.2%	105	156
118	Audi Q7	2	0.1%	105	17	0.2%	108	87
119	Volvo V40	2	0.1%	115	14	0.2%	120	164
120	Range Rover Sport	2	0.1%	147	12	0.1%	126	148
121	Audi A5	2	0.1%	132	11	0.1%	130	88
122	Kia Venga	2	0.1%	133	11	0.1%	131	119
123	Volvo XC90	2	0.1%	136	10	0.1%	134	102
124	Ford C-Max	2	0.1%	121	9	0.1%	135	111
125	Renault Laguna	2	0.1%	-	9	0.1%	136	132
126	Citroen C4 Picasso	2	0.1%	-	7	0.1%	147	110
127	Nissan X-Trail	2	0.1%	163	5	0.1%	156	162
128	Nissan Pathfinder	2	0.1%	168	4	0.0%	168	161
129	Kia Carens	2	0.1%	-	2	0.0%	184	-
130	Nissan Murano	2	0.1%	-	2	0.0%	185	197
131	Opel Movano	2	0.1%	-	2	0.0%	186	182
132	Peugeot 2008	2	0.1%	-	2	0.0%	187	-
133	Toyota Corolla	1	0.0%	71	34	0.4%	74	52
134	Citroen C-Elysee	1	0.0%	127	23	0.2%	92	159
135	Volvo XC60	1	0.0%	77	20	0.2%	100	96
136	Mazda3	1	0.0%	129	17	0.2%	109	78
137	Nissan Micra	1	0.0%	78	16	0.2%	113	131
138	Peugeot 206+	1	0.0%	130	16	0.2%	114	116
139	Seat Altea	1	0.0%	117	11	0.1%	132	133
140	Citroen C4 Aircross	1	0.0%	119	9	0.1%	137	165
141	Lexus GS	1	0.0%	151	8	0.1%	142	187
142	Jaguar XF	1	0.0%	152	7	0.1%	148	200
143	Renault Scenic	1	0.0%	-	7	0.1%	149	146
144	Audi A7	1	0.0%	122	6	0.1%	151	126
145	Peugeot Expert	1	0.0%	156	6	0.1%	152	201
146	VW Amarok	1	0.0%	157	6	0.1%	153	125
147	VW Caravelle	1	0.0%	158	6	0.1%	154	186
148	Ford S-Max	1	0.0%	-	5	0.1%	157	150
149	Land Rover Freelander	1	0.0%	139	5	0.1%	158	177
150	Mitsubishi Lancer	1	0.0%	140	5	0.1%	159	174
151	Peugeot 107	1	0.0%	-	5	0.1%	160	154
152	Suzuki Jimny	1	0.0%	162	5	0.1%	161	147
153	Citroen C1	1	0.0%	-	4	0.0%	169	122
154	Land Rover Discovery	1	0.0%	141	4	0.0%	170	130
155	Peugeot 5008	1	0.0%	165	4	0.0%	171	179
156	Chevrolet Camaro	1	0.0%	142	3	0.0%	178	209
157	Lexus LS	1	0.0%	167	3	0.0%	179	236
158	Volvo S40	1	0.0%	143	3	0.0%	180	n/a
159	Jaguar XJ	1	0.0%	-	2	0.0%	188	212
160	Seat Mii	1	0.0%	-	2	0.0%	189	223
161	Volvo XC70	1	0.0%	-	2	0.0%	190	219
162	Audi TT	1	0.0%	-	1	0.0%	194	-
163	Chevrolet Malibu	1	0.0%	-	1	0.0%	195	180
164	VW California	1	0.0%	-	1	0.0%	196	203
165	VW Golf Plus	1	0.0%	-	1	0.0%	197	228

Source: Association of Car Manufacturers, many thanks to Kalo for sharing the data!

Important note: These statistics may not reflect the exact picture of car sales in Bulgaria as part of these sales are re-exported outside the country.

Note: The models chart doesn’t include Hyundai, Mercedes and Infiniti models are sales are not known.

Indonesia May 2013: Nissan Livina & Honda Freed shine

matgasnier — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:45:36 +0000

Daihatsu Xenia in Ubud Bali, Indonesia – December 2012

* NOW UPDATED with the Top 20 best-selling models! Click on title to see. Thanks Eddy *

While it had never happened before June 2012, we now got used to the Indonesian new car market evolving above 100,000 monthly units. So it’s with a big gasp that we welcome May figures at… 99,568 units, still up 4% on May 2012 which by the way was the very first time the market was above 90,000 monthly sales. The year-to-date total now stands at 497,689 units, up Talk about explosive growth… The pole position is held by the usual suspect: the Toyota Avanza dominates again thanks to 17,033 units and 17.1% share which is very close to its year-to-date level of 17.2%.

Honda Freed in Ubud Bali, Indonesia – December 2012

After both being passed by the Suzuki Ertiga last month, the Daihatsu Xenia (6.4%) and Toyota Kijang Innova (5.4%) both reclaims their traditional rankings at #2 and #3 respectively, while the Ertiga is back down to #5 with 4% share vs. 5.2% year-to-date. Excellent month for the Nissan Grand Livina up 7 spots on April to #6 and 3.9% share (vs. 3% year-to-date) as well as the Honda Freed up 9 ranks to #8 and 3% share.

Previous month: Indonesia April 2013: Suzuki Ertiga #2, Toyota Etios in Top 10

One year ago: Indonesia May 2012: Suzuki Ertiga up to #5 in record market

Full May 2013 Top 20 Ranking Table below.

Indonesia May 2013:

Pos	Model	May	%	Apr	2013	%	Pos	2012
1	Toyota Avanza	17,033	17.1%	1	85,395	17.2%	1	1
2	Daihatsu Xenia	6,363	6.4%	3	31,352	6.3%	2	2
3	Toyota Kijang Innova	5,375	5.4%	4	29,342	5.9%	3	3
4	Daihatsu Gran Max Pick-up	4,201	4.2%	5	19,295	3.9%	5	6
5	Suzuki Ertiga	4,022	4.0%	2	25,892	5.2%	4	8
6	Nissan Grand Livina	3,876	3.9%	13	15,150	3.0%	7	7
7	Toyota Rush	3,058	3.1%	7	13,722	2.8%	8	9
8	Honda Freed	3,028	3.0%	17	7,541	1.5%	16	17
9	Suzuki Carry Pick-up	2,807	2.8%	6	16,090	3.2%	6	5
10	Honda Jazz	2,621	2.6%	14	13,546	2.7%	9	15
11	Toyota Etios	2,576	2.6%	9	6,584	1.3%	n/a	-
12	Daihatsu Terios	2,494	2.5%	11	10,747	2.2%	13	13
13	Toyota Yaris	2,341	2.4%	8	10,739	2.2%	14	10
14	Mitsubishi L300	2,071	2.1%	10	12,012	2.4%	10	11
15	Daihatsu Gran Max Minibus	1,799	1.8%	18	6,292	1.3%	20	22
16	Mitsubishi T120-SS Pick-up	1,764	1.8%	16	10,888	2.2%	12	12
17	Toyota Dyna	1,759	1.8%	n/a	10,105	2.0%	15	14
18	Honda CR-V	1,511	1.5%	15	11,153	2.2%	11	21
19	Suzuki APV	1,187	1.2%	20	6,013	1.2%	21	20
20	Toyota Hilux	1,154	1.2%	19	6,556	1.3%	18	24

Source: www.oto-id.com and other various Indonesian websites. Many thanks to Eddy for helping compile this Top 20!

Puerto Rico (USA) May 2013: Toyota RA4 & Nissan Versa shine

matgasnier — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:33:08 +0000

Nissan Versa

* See the Top 196 All-models and Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Roberto *

While the mainland USA market is on fire in May (+8%), new car sales in Puerto Rico are disappointingly down 5% to 7,865 registrations which brings the year-to-date total to 40,152 units, up just 3% on 2012. Toyota renews its exceptional performance from last month and places once again 3 models on the podium: the Corolla leads the way with 542 sales and 6.9% and reinforces its 2013 YTD leadership at 2,878 units and 7.2%. The Yaris ranks 2nd both in May with 379 sales and 4.8% and year-to-date at 2,369 units and 5.9% while the RAV4, boosted by the new generation, rounds up the podium like in April thanks to 341 sales and 4.3%. It is now #5 so far in 2013.

Jeep Grand Cherokee

But the performance of the month goes to the Nissan Versa, up 7 spots on April to #4 with 303 units and 3.9%, way above its YTD level of 2.7% and now #6 in 2013. Normally extremely (and surprisingly) weak in Puerto Rico, American models fare ok this month: the Jeep Grand Cherokee is up a whopping 34 ranks to #11, the Jeep Patriot is up 6 to #16 vs. #34 YTD, the Ford Explorer up 5 to #21 vs. #31, Dodge Ram up 9 to #27 vs. #42, Ford Focus up 26 to #30 and the Jeep Compass is up 12 ranks to #34…

Previous month: Puerto Rico April 2013: Podium 100% Toyota, RAV4 #3

Previous year: Puerto Rico Full Year 2012: Toyota Yaris and Corolla on top

Full May 2013 Top 196 All-models and Top 30 All-brands Ranking Tables below.

Puerto Rico (USA) May 2013 – brands:

Pos	Brand	May	%	2013	%	Pos
1	Toyota	1,872	23.8%	10,237	25.5%	1
2	Nissan	896	11.4%	4,173	10.4%	2
3	Ford	852	10.8%	3,977	9.9%	3
4	Chrysler	764	9.7%	3,280	8.2%	6
5	Hyundai	753	9.6%	3,964	9.9%	4
6	Kia	656	8.3%	3,331	8.3%	5
7	Honda	434	5.5%	2,204	5.5%	8
8	Mitsubishi	353	4.5%	2,798	7.0%	7
9	Suzuki	217	2.8%	1,170	2.9%	9
10	Mazda	201	2.6%	742	1.8%	11
11	General Motors	142	1.8%	855	2.1%	10
12	Scion	115	1.5%	587	1.5%	12
13	BMW	107	1.4%	422	1.1%	13
14	Acura	81	1.0%	385	1.0%	14
15	Mercedes	75	1.0%	375	0.9%	15
16	Volkswagen	67	0.9%	275	0.7%	17
17	Lexus	57	0.7%	325	0.8%	16
18	Mini	39	0.5%	191	0.5%	18
19	Infiniti	39	0.5%	166	0.4%	20
20	Fiat	37	0.5%	173	0.4%	19
21	Audi	31	0.4%	138	0.3%	21
22	Porsche	23	0.3%	116	0.3%	22
23	Land Rover	20	0.3%	89	0.2%	23
24	Subaru	20	0.3%	82	0.2%	24
25	Smart	9	0.1%	49	0.1%	25
26	Volvo	3	0.0%	30	0.1%	26
27	Lotus	1	0.0%	4	0.0%	28
28	Ferrari	1	0.0%	2	0.0%	29
29	Jaguar	0	0.0%	10	0.0%	27
30	Maserati	0	0.0%	2	0.0%	30

Puerto Rico (USA) May 2013 – models:

Pos	Model	May	%	Apr	2013	%	Pos	2012
1	Toyota Corolla	542	6.9%	1	2,878	7.2%	1	2
2	Toyota Yaris	379	4.8%	2	2,369	5.9%	2	1
3	Toyota RAV4	341	4.3%	3	1,346	3.4%	5	12
4	Nissan Versa	303	3.9%	11	1,094	2.7%	6	4
5	Hyundai Accent	259	3.3%	4	1,576	3.9%	4	3
6	Kia Rio	228	2.9%	6	1,054	2.6%	8	7
7	Nissan Sentra	219	2.8%	8	1,092	2.7%	7	22
8	Mitsubishi Lancer	205	2.6%	7	1,652	4.1%	3	5
9	Toyota Tacoma	172	2.2%	9	914	2.3%	10	11
10	Jeep Wrangler	162	2.1%	5	961	2.4%	9	6
11	Jeep Grand Cherokee	151	1.9%	44	452	1.1%	27	20
12	Hyundai Elantra	145	1.8%	13	748	1.9%	12	15
13	Honda Accord	129	1.6%	17	660	1.6%	15	34
14	Nissan Rogue	123	1.6%	16	656	1.6%	16	10
15	Suzuki SX4	121	1.5%	15	661	1.6%	14	8
16	Jeep Patriot	120	1.5%	22	379	0.9%	34	38
17	Kia Soul	119	1.5%	12	723	1.8%	13	18
18	Ford Escape	118	1.5%	21	587	1.5%	18	16
19	Honda CR-V	117	1.5%	23	526	1.3%	21	24
20	Ford Fiesta	115	1.5%	18	568	1.4%	19	14
21	Ford Explorer	111	1.4%	26	424	1.1%	31	37
22	Toyota Prius C	107	1.4%	14	626	1.6%	17	17
23	Hyundai Tucson	102	1.3%	37	478	1.2%	24	28
24	Mitsubishi ASX	98	1.2%	10	899	2.2%	11	13
25	Ford F-Series	98	1.2%	34	436	1.1%	29	31
26	Ford Transit Connect	97	1.2%	33	428	1.1%	30	35
27	Dodge Ram	95	1.2%	36	282	0.7%	42	53
28	Kia Sportage	94	1.2%	24	457	1.1%	25	23
29	Kia Forte	91	1.2%	19	558	1.4%	20	9
30	Ford Focus	89	1.1%	56	298	0.7%	39	33
31	Toyota Highlander	88	1.1%	28	506	1.3%	23	21
32	Suzuki Grand Vitara	87	1.1%	30	453	1.1%	26	25
33	Nissan Pathfinder	84	1.1%	27	517	1.3%	22	62
34	Jeep Compass	84	1.1%	46	287	0.7%	41	36
35	Hyundai Veloster	76	1.0%	25	422	1.1%	32	32
36	Ford Econoline	74	0.9%	32	417	1.0%	33	39
37	Ford Edge	73	0.9%	20	438	1.1%	28	19
38	Honda Civic	73	0.9%	38	354	0.9%	35	44
39	Hyundai Santa Fe	73	0.9%	39	287	0.7%	40	91
40	Hyundai Sonata	73	0.9%	53	247	0.6%	43	27
41	Kia Optima	64	0.8%	69	172	0.4%	57	58
42	Nissan Frontier	63	0.8%	31	235	0.6%	45	42
43	Mazda CX-5	63	0.8%	47	227	0.6%	47	69
44	Kia Sorento	59	0.8%	35	303	0.8%	38	41
45	Toyota Camry	55	0.7%	42	307	0.8%	37	26
46	Mazda3	55	0.7%	58	196	0.5%	53	47
47	Mazda2	54	0.7%	74	179	0.4%	55	49
48	Nissan Altima	53	0.7%	41	347	0.9%	36	29
49	Mitsubishi Outlander	49	0.6%	45	239	0.6%	44	30
50	Ford Fusion	46	0.6%	65	170	0.4%	58	71
51	Toyota Sienna	45	0.6%	54	206	0.5%	51	50
52	Honda Fit	42	0.5%	40	232	0.6%	46	48
53	Dodge Journey	42	0.5%	48	204	0.5%	52	54
54	Honda Pilot	39	0.5%	49	195	0.5%	54	51
55	Scion xD	39	0.5%	73	165	0.4%	61	57
56	BMW 3 Series	39	0.5%	62	152	0.4%	62	66
57	Fiat 500	37	0.5%	57	173	0.4%	56	43
58	Toyota Venza	33	0.4%	50	213	0.5%	50	40
59	Scion xB	32	0.4%	63	143	0.4%	65	56
60	Toyota 4Runner	30	0.4%	43	213	0.5%	49	52
61	Acura RDX	28	0.4%	52	147	0.4%	63	87
62	Chevrolet Sonic	27	0.3%	29	225	0.6%	48	78
63	Chevrolet Cruze	27	0.3%	51	147	0.4%	64	94
64	Lexus ES	27	0.3%	67	126	0.3%	68	92
65	Mercedes C Class	26	0.3%	64	133	0.3%	66	61
66	Toyota Avalon	23	0.3%	61	169	0.4%	59	120
67	Acura MDX	23	0.3%	84	82	0.2%	79	75
68	Chevrolet Captiva Sport	22	0.3%	80	94	0.2%	73	83
69	Dodge Dart	22	0.3%	78	90	0.2%	75	127
70	Dodge Avenger	22	0.3%	81	87	0.2%	77	97
71	Toyota Prius	21	0.3%	59	128	0.3%	67	65
72	Mini	21	0.3%	68	101	0.3%	71	64
73	Scion tC	20	0.3%	55	166	0.4%	60	59
74	VW Jetta	20	0.3%	83	80	0.2%	80	130
75	Toyota Prius V	20	0.3%	88	79	0.2%	82	80
76	Scion FR-S	19	0.2%	93	99	0.2%	72	73
77	Hyundai Genesis	18	0.2%	76	106	0.3%	70	82
78	VW Beetle	18	0.2%	86	69	0.2%	88	143
79	Nissan NV	18	0.2%	72	52	0.1%	101	129
80	BMW X3	17	0.2%	109	66	0.2%	90	95
81	Honda Odyssey	16	0.2%	66	115	0.3%	69	60
82	Ford Mustang	16	0.2%	77	93	0.2%	74	68
83	Dodge Caravan	16	0.2%	118	89	0.2%	76	55
84	Mini Countryman	16	0.2%	70	87	0.2%	78	93
85	Mazda6	16	0.2%	82	79	0.2%	81	155
86	Dodge Durango	16	0.2%	119	71	0.2%	86	70
87	Lexus RX	16	0.2%	101	66	0.2%	91	79
88	Acura TSX	16	0.2%	91	56	0.1%	95	89
89	Infiniti JX35	16	0.2%	108	50	0.1%	105	112
90	Mercedes ML Class	14	0.2%	71	76	0.2%	83	76
91	BMW 5 Series	14	0.2%	79	69	0.2%	87	90
92	Mercedes GLK	14	0.2%	85	67	0.2%	89	86
93	Audi Q5	14	0.2%	120	54	0.1%	98	102
94	BMW X1	14	0.2%	107	52	0.1%	100	164
95	VW Passat	14	0.2%	87	46	0.1%	109	126
96	Acura ILX	12	0.2%	75	60	0.1%	94	114
97	Chevrolet Malibu	12	0.2%	125	55	0.1%	97	99
98	Chevrolet Full Size PickUp	11	0.1%	60	72	0.2%	85	134
99	Honda Crosstour	11	0.1%	132	54	0.1%	99	106
100	Nissan Juke	11	0.1%	106	50	0.1%	106	77
101	Mercedes E Class	10	0.1%	90	51	0.1%	103	88
102	Chrysler 300	10	0.1%	99	44	0.1%	111	67
103	Ford Taurus	10	0.1%	138	42	0.1%	112	72
104	Porsche Cayenne	9	0.1%	94	61	0.2%	93	104
105	Suzuki Kizashi	9	0.1%	110	52	0.1%	102	111
106	Smart Fortwo	9	0.1%	102	49	0.1%	107	98
107	Infiniti G	9	0.1%	100	37	0.1%	115	100
108	Chrysler 200	9	0.1%	128	28	0.1%	125	141
109	Chevrolet Equinox	8	0.1%	89	56	0.1%	96	96
110	Range Rover/Sport	8	0.1%	95	47	0.1%	108	118
111	Mazda5	8	0.1%	92	39	0.1%	113	108
112	VW Tiguan	8	0.1%	116	34	0.1%	119	131
113	Subaru Impreza	8	0.1%	113	27	0.1%	126	123
114	Subaru Forester	8	0.1%	114	24	0.1%	130	137
115	Range Rover Evoque	8	0.1%	-	21	0.1%	134	145
116	Toyota Sequoia	8	0.1%	165	20	0.0%	140	142
117	Hyundai Azera	7	0.1%	126	38	0.1%	114	229
118	BMW X5	7	0.1%	96	32	0.1%	121	109
119	Toyota Tundra	7	0.1%	139	26	0.1%	128	115
120	Honda Ridgeline	6	0.1%	97	50	0.1%	104	103
121	Dodge Charger	5	0.1%	115	75	0.2%	84	101
122	Nissan 370Z	5	0.1%	104	35	0.1%	117	107
123	Audi A4	5	0.1%	105	32	0.1%	120	122
124	VW Golf	5	0.1%	111	31	0.1%	123	152
125	Mercedes GL Class	5	0.1%	123	24	0.1%	129	147
126	Chevrolet Camaro	5	0.1%	149	23	0.1%	131	159
127	BMW 1 Series	5	0.1%	130	16	0.0%	147	132
128	Chevrolet Trailblazer/Traverse	5	0.1%	152	15	0.0%	152	174
129	Scion iQ	5	0.1%	136	14	0.0%	154	74
130	Audi Q7	5	0.1%	154	12	0.0%	156	165
131	BMW 6 Series	5	0.1%	-	11	0.0%	160	181
132	Porsche Cayman	5	0.1%	196	6	0.0%	182	170
133	Jeep Liberty	4	0.1%	137	65	0.2%	92	45
134	Infiniti FX	4	0.1%	103	34	0.1%	118	136
135	Porsche 911/Carrera	4	0.1%	121	31	0.1%	122	151
136	Infiniti EX	4	0.1%	112	26	0.1%	127	139
137	Chrysler Town & Country	4	0.1%	141	20	0.0%	136	160
138	Lexus GS	4	0.1%	142	20	0.0%	137	113
139	Nissan Murano	4	0.1%	129	20	0.0%	139	105
140	Mazda CX-9	4	0.1%	133	19	0.0%	141	153
141	BMW X6	4	0.1%	151	17	0.0%	144	162
142	Audi A6	4	0.1%	135	15	0.0%	151	156
143	Porsche Boxster	4	0.1%	-	14	0.0%	153	188
144	GMC Yukon	4	0.1%	155	11	0.0%	162	208
145	Infiniti QX56	4	0.1%	169	11	0.0%	163	166
146	Nissan GT-R	4	0.1%	-	5	0.0%	187	173
147	Lexus IS	3	0.0%	98	45	0.1%	110	84
148	Chevrolet Full Size Van	3	0.0%	127	30	0.1%	124	85
149	Lexus CT	3	0.0%	140	21	0.1%	133	154
150	Nissan Maxima	3	0.0%	164	20	0.0%	138	117
151	Subaru XV Crosstrek	3	0.0%	143	19	0.0%	142	239
152	Nissan Cube	3	0.0%	145	17	0.0%	146	138
153	Buick LaCrosse	3	0.0%	171	9	0.0%	164	182
154	Mercedes SLK	3	0.0%	159	8	0.0%	170	169
155	Nissan Xterra	3	0.0%	162	5	0.0%	188	124
156	Chevrolet Spark	2	0.0%	163	20	0.0%	135	231
157	Lexus GX	2	0.0%	-	17	0.0%	145	140
158	Volvo S60	2	0.0%	134	16	0.0%	149	163
159	Audi A5	2	0.0%	150	15	0.0%	150	144
160	Land Rover LR3/LR4	2	0.0%	131	13	0.0%	155	150
161	Chevrolet Tahoe	2	0.0%	-	12	0.0%	157	157
162	Dodge Challenger	2	0.0%	146	11	0.0%	161	149
163	Chevrolet Caprice PPV	2	0.0%	117	9	0.0%	165	116
164	Infiniti M	2	0.0%	147	8	0.0%	168	168
165	Land Rover LR2	2	0.0%	172	8	0.0%	169	201
166	Lincoln MKZ	2	0.0%	176	7	0.0%	175	172
167	Lexus LS	2	0.0%	-	6	0.0%	181	215
168	Chevrolet Corvette	2	0.0%	186	4	0.0%	196	199
169	BMW Z4	2	0.0%	190	3	0.0%	201	219
170	Dodge Cargo Van	2	0.0%	-	3	0.0%	204	206
171	Mini Paceman	2	0.0%	195	3	0.0%	207	-
172	Toyota FJ Cruiser	1	0.0%	-	36	0.1%	116	81
173	Acura TL	1	0.0%	122	21	0.1%	132	121
174	Kia Sedona	1	0.0%	-	18	0.0%	143	63
175	GMC Full Size Pickup	1	0.0%	144	16	0.0%	148	196
176	Acura RLX	1	0.0%	124	11	0.0%	159	-
177	VW Eos	1	0.0%	170	8	0.0%	173	192
178	Lincoln Navigator	1	0.0%	173	7	0.0%	176	180
179	Mitsubishi Eclipse	1	0.0%	174	7	0.0%	177	158
180	VW Touareg	1	0.0%	157	7	0.0%	178	211
181	Ford Expedition	1	0.0%	175	6	0.0%	180	110
182	Honda Insight	1	0.0%	160	5	0.0%	185	200
183	Subaru Outback	1	0.0%	180	5	0.0%	189	184
184	Volvo C30	1	0.0%	181	5	0.0%	190	161
185	Cadillac CTS	1	0.0%	-	4	0.0%	193	179
186	Lotus	1	0.0%	184	4	0.0%	198	213
187	Mercedes CLS Class	1	0.0%	-	4	0.0%	199	204
188	Porsche Panamera	1	0.0%	-	4	0.0%	200	146
189	Chevrolet Colorado	1	0.0%	193	2	0.0%	209	167
190	Chevrolet Impala	1	0.0%	-	2	0.0%	210	212
191	Ferrari	1	0.0%	-	2	0.0%	211	214
192	Audi A8	1	0.0%	-	1	0.0%	221	242
193	Cadillac ATS	1	0.0%	-	1	0.0%	225	243
194	Chevrolet Suburban	1	0.0%	-	1	0.0%	227	234
195	GMC Savana	1	0.0%	-	1	0.0%	229	248
196	Mazda MX-5	1	0.0%	-	1	0.0%	231	226

Source: GUIA Puerto Rico, many thanks to Roberto for sharing the data!

Kazakhstan May 2013: Lada Priora, Samara & Granta on top

matgasnier — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:00:21 +0000

Renault Duster

* See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Irina *

Today I give you extremely rare data coming from Kazakhstan thanks to Irina from www.akab.kz. I hope you enjoy! Kazakhstan confirms it is one of the world’s Top 10 engine of growth: the new car market already took off by an out-of-this world 114% in 2012 to a record 95,313 registrations, blasting its previous best of 60,513 units established in 2007. And after 5 months in 2013, it is up a further 72% to 54,342 sales, which means that at this rate, we are looking at over 160,000 sales for the Full Year, way above the 133,000 and 40% increase worldwide experts had predicted. In May alone, sales are up 59% to 13,290 registrations.

Lada Priora

To illustrate this astonishing progression, only 2 manufacturers present in the country see their sales drop year-on-year in 2013: Mercedes and Man. All 28 others surf on the massive sales wave that is unfolding in Kazakhstan, starting with Lada which holds a very impressive 35.3% market share year-to-date thanks to 19,166 sales (+80%). It is followed by UZ-Daewoo at 8.2% (+109%), Kia at 8% (+137%) and Hyundai at 7.4% (+25%). In May the ranking is slightly different: Toyota is 2nd at 8.7% (+63%) ahead of Kia at 8.3% (+119%) and Hyundai at 7.6% (+20%). Notice Chevrolet up 122% YTD to #6 and Renault up 364% to #9.

Lada Granta

Now to the much awaited models ranking. And surprise, surprise: Lada is more dominant in Kazakhstan than it is in Russia, placing 3 models on the podium in May! The Priora hasn’t weakened a bit at 1,501 sales and 11.3% share, up a whopping 85% year-on-year and still leader. The Samara does pale: up ‘just’ 20% to 1,034 units and 7.6% while the Granta rounds up the podium with a relatively disappointing 893 sales and 6.3%, up 47%.

Hyundai Accent

The Hyundai Accent ranks 4th at 5.5% share, followed by the Lada 4×4 (aka Niva) at 4.8% (+65%!), the UZ-Daewoo Nexia at 4.7% and the Kia Rio up a huge 324%. The GAZ 3302 (aka Gazelle) is the most popular LCV at #8 and 2.8% share while the UZ-Daewoo Matiz impresses at +208% at #9 in spite of its old age.

Lexus RX

Further down, notice the Renault Duster up 587% to #11, the Chevrolet Niva up 190% to #14, Toyota Land Cruiser Prado up 88% to #16, Kia Cerato landing at #17, Lada Largus at #19, the SsangYong Actyon up 425% to #23, Renault Sandero up 635% to #24 and the Lexus LX at a very impressive 32nd place…

Previous year: Kazakhstan Full Year 2012: Lada Priora and Samara on top

Full May 2013 Top 25 models and Top 30 All-brands Ranking Tables below.

Kazakhstan May 2013 – models:

Pos	Model	May-13	%	/11	FY 2012	%	Pos
1	Lada Priora	1,501	11.3%	85%	11,994	12.6%	1
2	Lada Samara	1,034	7.8%	20%	11,503	12.1%	2
3	Lada Granta	893	6.7%	47%	5,283	5.5%	5
4	Hyundai Accent	727	5.5%	49%	5,283	5.5%	6
5	Lada 4×4	639	4.8%	65%	5,320	5.6%	4
6	UZ-Daewoo Nexia	627	4.7%	21%	5,958	6.3%	3
7	Kia Rio	416	3.1%	324%	n/a	n/a	n/a
8	GAZ 3302	376	2.8%	125%	n/a	n/a	n/a
9	UZ-Daewoo Matiz	330	2.5%	208%	1,835	1.9%	10
10	Chevrolet Cruze	273	2.1%	104%	n/a	n/a	n/a
11	Renault Duster	261	2.0%	587%	n/a	n/a	n/a
12	Toyota Camry	260	2.0%	68%	2,168	2.3%	7
13	ZAZ Chance	238	1.8%	-16%	1,919	2.0%	9
14	Chevrolet Niva	229	1.7%	190%
15	Nissan Qashqai	216	1.6%	74%
16	Toyota Land Cruiser Prado	213	1.6%	88%
17	Kia Cerato	202	1.5%	new	2,168	2.3%	8
18	Chevrolet Captiva	192	1.4%	236%
19	Lada Largus	190	1.4%	new
20	Toyota RAV4	179	1.3%	236%
21	Toyota Land Cruiser 200	149	1.1%	38%
22	Toyota Corolla	147	1.1%	22%
23	SsangYong Actyon	147	1.1%	425%
24	Renault Sandero	147	1.1%	635%
25	Nissan Juke	137	1.0%	47%
26	SsangYong Kyron	137	1.0%	25%
27	UAZ 3909	125	0.9%	1%
28	Renault Logan	115	0.9%	105%
29	Chevrolet Aveo	115	0.9%	new
30	Kia Sportage	110	0.8%	124%
31	Hyundai Tucson	99	0.7%	111%
32	Lexus LX	99	0.7%	125%

Kazakhstan May 2013 – brands:

Pos	Brand	May	%	/12	5m 2013	%	/12	Pos
1	Lada	4,319	32.5%	56%	19,166	35.3%	80%	1
2	Toyota	1,153	8.7%	63%	3,665	6.7%	42%	5
3	Kia	1,108	8.3%	119%	4,367	8.0%	137%	3
4	Hyundai	1,015	7.6%	20%	4,002	7.4%	25%	4
5	UZ-Daewoo	957	7.2%	53%	4,478	8.2%	109%	2
6	Chevrolet	920	6.9%	138%	3,650	6.7%	122%	6
7	GAZ	594	4.5%	30%	2,591	4.8%	30%	7
8	Renault	533	4.0%	363%	1,481	2.7%	364%	9
9	Nissan	482	3.6%	45%	2,395	4.4%	93%	8
10	UAZ	346	2.6%	1%	1,461	2.7%	17%	10
11	ZAZ	329	2.5%	15%	990	1.8%	11%	14
12	SsangYong	314	2.4%	85%	1,127	2.1%	50%	11
13	Skoda	250	1.9%	95%	1,023	1.9%	151%	13
14	Mitsubishi	234	1.8%	7%	1,064	2.0%	36%	12
15	Lexus	149	1.1%	96%	402	0.7%	82%	16
16	Volkswagen	133	1.0%	41%	499	0.9%	39%	15
17	Subaru	107	0.8%	114%	354	0.7%	66%	17
18	Suzuki	65	0.5%	86%	294	0.5%	48%	18
19	Honda	46	0.3%	1433%	186	0.3%	1967%	21
20	Hyundai Truck & Bus	40	0.3%	5%	291	0.5%	101%	19
21	Ford	38	0.3%	52%	192	0.4%	163%	20
22	Land Rover	34	0.3%	183%	111	0.2%	106%	23
23	BMW	23	0.2%	28%	89	0.2%	41%	25
24	Mercedes	21	0.2%	-55%	103	0.2%	-27%	24
25	Man	15	0.1%	87%	23	0.0%	-47%	28
26	Audi	13	0.1%	8%	53	0.1%	10%	26
26	Iveco	13	0.1%	new	26	0.0%	420%	27
27	Mini	12	0.1%	new	22	0.0%	186%	29
28	Porsche	11	0.1%	57%	44	0.1%	100%	26
29	Isuzu	9	0.1%	-57%	120	0.2%	122%	22
30	Jaguar	0	0.0%	0%	2	0.0%	0%	30
-	Various	7	0.1%	-81%	73	0.1%	-54%	-

Myanmar: The old Chevrolet and Mazda trucks from Burma

matgasnier — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:40:45 +0000

* See the Full article by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ramón Rivera from Chile *

Today I thought I would share with you some extracts of a great article written by one of our readers, R amón Rivera. Similarly to a post I wrote a couple of years ago about Cuba (Cuba: Lada, Hyundai, Geely and vintage Americans dominate), it shows how the cars in circulation in Myanmar (aka Burma) are a testimony of the last 50 years history of the country. You can check out R amón‘s original article here.

As you know from the few posts I wrote about Myanmar, this market was up until about a year ago very closed and extremely difficult to read as far as new cars were concerned because they were very few. It is now opening up with the Chery QQ a common sight in Yangon… However decades of military dictatorship and closed borders will take a while to disappear and the traffic is the whole of Myanmar reveals some interesting ties the automobile industry used to have with the outside world…

First and foremost, the hordes of World War II trucks repurposed as buses, some of them in circulation for the last 70 years without interruption! Due to be put down and replaced soon, the legendary Chevrolet buses will survive as luxurious tourist coaches…

But the most striking occurence on Burma’s roads and specifically in Mandalay in the centre of the country are the mini Mazda trucks used as taxis. You can still find a few Mazda K360 still in service, even though this model was originally launched in 1959 and killed in 1971…

The most popular taxi in Mandalay is still the Mazda B360, painted a very distinctive blue. The B360 was originally launched in 1961 in Japan and killed there in 1967, however its local assembly in Burma kick started 5 years later in 1972 to only stop in the mid-nineties!! After economic sanctions were imposed to the country in 1988, the factory could not import any parts from Japan anymore and had to continue 100% local production under the Myanmar Automobile and Diesel Engine Industries (MADI) name.

Another very little-known Mazda still gracing Burma’s roads nowadays in spite of its old age is the Mazda Pathfinder XV-1, which based on my research was only produced in Burma (not even in Japan) for the military in 1972, but its robustness has meant it can still be seen in circulation today. Impressive.

Previous post: Myanmar 2013: Now with exclusive photo album!

See the Full article below featuring a video about the Chevrolet buses.

The other vehicle produced in the country was the Suzuki Carry. Production was halted in 2011 but is set to resume in 2013, but reports speak of an annual production of just 550 vehicles.

See the original article here ripituc.blogspot.com.au and don’t miss the NBC video about the old Chevrolet buses!

France May 2013: More detailed data now available

matgasnier — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:47:14 +0000

10 Ferrari F12 found a home in France this month…

* See the Top 125 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title! *

I can now share with you more detailed data for France in May 2013, with a complete Top 125 as well as sales figures for an additional 50 models. You will learn that the Jaguar F-Type found 23 French homes this month, the Ferrari F12 had 10 buyers and the Opel Ampera only one. All the data after the jump – click on the title of the article or ‘Read more’ to access it.

Previous post: France 1-11 June 2013: Peugeot 2008 shoots up to #7

Previous month: France May 2013: Renault Captur and Peugeot 2008 intrigue

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

Full May 2013 Top 125 models and Top 20 brands Ranking Tables below.

You can check out all the rankings here

Guest post: Protecting your car from summer heat

matgasnier — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:38:40 +0000

The Summer is upon us. The beaches, the woods and mountains, and of course the long road trips with the brutal sun beating down on a car’s paint. The summer heat, while great for getting out and about, can also be damaging to a car’s paint. There are many different things that can damage your car’s paint, not least of which is the sun. The UV rays from the sun act on paint in a similar fashion to the way they do on a person’s skin. Just as sunburn can turn skin red, so can the sun discolor paint. However, a paint protection film can do just what the name implies and protect a vehicle’s paint from the effects of the summer.

What is Paint Protection Film?
Paint Protection Film (PPF) is a clear, high quality urethane film that is applied to a car’s paint coat in order to protect it. In many ways it is like the screen protector one would put on their smartphone screen. It can protect paint from scratches, dings, the unfortunate bug splatter, and of course the damage caused by the sun’s UV rays.

How does it protect the paint from the sun?
Paint Protection Film has ultra violet stabilizers that allow light to pass through naturally, letting the color of the paint shine at its best, while at the same time blocking UV light from damaging or discoloring the paint. To borrow from the example about sunburn above, the PPF is like sunscreen for your car. It keeps the sun from fading the paint prematurely. It also happens to have the bonus of keeping the paint from small scratches as well.

How is PPF applied?
PPF comes precut to fit on specific areas of the car. That way installers don’t need to cut the material anywhere near the car, which prevents damage from occurring during installation. It is most useful in areas where impact with small objects are most likely, like on the bumpers and hood of the car, but the sun can damage paint anywhere on the car, so installing it over the whole body keeps paint color consistent everywhere.

Is Paint Protection Film necessary?
It depends. There are plenty of other ways to protect a car from the effects of the sun, the simplest of which is to park it in a garage, or in a shady area. But a garage hides the car, and shady areas are prone to sticky sap dropping from trees or troublesome birds leaving their mark. PPF will allow for a car to be left in a more visible place where it can be seen by the world. Many cars already have a clear coat of paint that can provide some protection, and waxing a car regularly also provides protection from the sun and scratches, but must be reapplied much more often. Still, to keep a car looking its absolute best for the longest with the least amount of effort, Paint Protection Film is a must. And doubling up on PPF and a good waxing keeps a car looking even better.

Paint Protection Film protects cars from dings, scratches and the heat of the summer sun. It is a must have to keep cars looking their best all summer long, and well into the seasons that follow.

Guest post: Do I need car insurance before buying a car?

matgasnier — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:35:48 +0000

Nissan Pulsar

Looking for a new car is a labour of love and often when you find your perfect match you’ll know from the very first purr of the engine. Whether you’ve been looking for a new ride for months, or just happened to fall in love when walking past your local car showroom, you’ll still need to get the legal formalities right before you drive away.

As you know car insurance is mandatory for drivers in Australia. It helps protect you, your passengers and other motorists in the event of an accident. Without insurance you could find yourself faced with an expensive liability claim stretching into the thousands, not to mention facing criminal charges for driving uninsured.

Driving away in your new car without insurance isn’t worth the risk. If you have an existing policy for your old car, all it takes is a phone call to your insurer to transfer your vehicles. Depending on the insurance grade of your new car you may have to pay an additional fee or an administration charge, but it means you’ll be able to drive away from the showroom that very same day.

Don’t accept the first quote! It’s incredible how much the cost of your insurance can differ between insurance companies. You could save hundreds of dollars just by shopping around. With the increasing number of comparison sites on the market you can retrieve multiple quotes with the click of a button, making it quick and easy to cover all your bases to ensure you get the best deal.

Get a quote in advance! If you know what kind of car you’re after, some insurers will let you obtain a quote by inputting the make and model without a registration. While you’ll be expected to input registration details before the policy is finalised it allows you to get an idea of the cost of insurance for that particular vehicle. This method can also save you from disappointment. While you may love the look of a sporty 3 little petrol, once you’ve seen the cost of the insurance you might opt for something a little more sensible!

Fully comprehensive or third party? It’s easy to be tempted to go for the lowest price quote you find, but sometimes paying extra for increased peace of mind is worth it. A fully comprehensive car insurance policy will cover you for full repairs of your vehicle regardless of fault, while if you’ve been deemed responsible a third party will only cover the repairs of the other vehicle. This could mean you’re left with a large unexpected bill to repair your car to a roadworthy standard.

If you’re buying your new car on credit them fully comprehensive insurance is mandatory to protect the lenders interest in the vehicle. Similarly if your vehicle is over a certain value many insurance companies will only provide comprehensive cover. In some instances third party quotes have been known to be higher than fully comprehensive ones, as insurers deem conscientious drivers who care about their vehicles to be a lower risk!

So do I need car insurance before driving away? Yes, before you leave the dealership it’s vital you take out an insurance policy. Many car dealers won’t mind you leaving the vehicle with them for a day or two while you get your insurance sorted, so don’t be afraid to ask. Shopping around for the right policy makes much more sense than buying the first thing you see, so consider your options wisely and opt for as high a level of cover as you can afford.