Best Selling Cars – Matt's blog

Wuling Hongguang

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It always takes a little longer to gather worldwide data and for February we have the rare addition of Thailand to make the ranking ever closer to official figures. And strong Thailand sales push the Toyota Corolla ahead of the Ford Focus like in 2012 both this month with 78,631 sales vs. 75,723 for the Focus and year-to-date at 164,463 units vs. 161,998. Still extremely close though. Note this figure excludes Corolla hatch/Auris sales. Massive event this month: even though it is only sold in China (for now), the Wuling Hongguang manages to land in third position worldwide thanks to a record 64,096 sales. That’s 500 more than 3 generations of Hyundai Elantra managed to sell all over the world – this should not take away from the excellent score of the Korean model though but just gives a bit of perspective.

Suzuki Swift DZire

A few other models shine this month in the world ranking: the Ford F-Series is up to a fantastic 5th position at 62,937 units, the Suzuki Swift/DZire is up 9 spots to brilliantly breaks into the worldwide Top 10 at #10 with a huge 48,557 sales (78% of which achieved in India alone), the Chevrolet Silverado is up 12 to #14, the Renault Clio/Symbol up 10 to #21, Ford Fusion/Mondeo also up 10 to #23, Ford Escape/Kuga up 13 to #33, Toyota Prius C up 12 to #40 and passing the Toyota Prius again (#41), Renault Duster up 3 to #42 and the Toyota RAV4 up 7 to #48.

Previous month: World January 2013: Focus ahead of Corolla, VW Lavida #14

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Full February 2013 Top 200 models Ranking Table below.

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No detailed models data has been available for Malaysia for almost a year now because the Competition Commissioner believes that sharing of detailed historical sales data will have some sort of negative effect on competition and place consumers at a disadvantage… As a result many companies are unwilling to supply the data to the Malaysian Automotive Association. So we have to do with just overall sales data. Building on an 8% year-on-year gain in March, the Malaysian new car market is up a whopping 19% year-on-year to 52,489 registrations, however this is compared with a period last year when Honda wasn’t selling any cars in the country…

Previous month: Malaysia March 2013: Market back up 8%

One year ago: Malaysia April 2012: Proton Preve makes its first appearance

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Suzuki Ertiga in Ubud, Bali Indonesia December 2012

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Another month above 100,000 registrations in Indonesia in April at 102,199 units, up a huge 33% year-on-year and bringing the year-to-date total to 398,121, up 22% on 2012. This is the 7th time in the last 11 months the Indonesian market breaks the 100,000 monthly unit-barrier whereas it had never happened before June 2012… No surprise in pole position: the Toyota Avanza still reigns supreme with 19,798 sales and 19.4% share, its highest in the last 12 months! Year-to-date, an astounding 68,362 Avanzas found a buyer in the country after just 4 months…

A batch of Toyota Etios ready to be exported from India to potentially Indonesia…

The big event is in 2nd place: for the second time in the last 3 months the Suzuki Ertiga manages to hold that spot at 5,917 units and 5.8%, an exceptional performance indeed and an indication that Suzuki’s replacement of the APV by the all-new Ertiga may turn out to be an all-out success. The Toyota Etios breaks into the Indonesian Top 10 for the first time, up 9 spots to #9 with 2,719 sales and 2.7%. For now the Honda Brio still leads the category at 5,024 units year-to-date even though it is out of the Top 20 this month, but it is interesting to notice that after just two months, Indonesia has become the 2nd market in the word to welcome the Etios in its Top 10 after South Africa.

Previous month: Indonesia March 2013: Daihatsu Xenia back with a vengeance

One year ago: Indonesia April 2012: Avanza rules – now sharing my photo album!

Full April 2013 Top 20 Ranking Table below.

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Ford F-Series

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Pick-up trucks are what Canadian consumers want right now! The Ford F-Series is up a whopping 38% year-on-year in April to 12,016 registrations, its 2nd highest ever monthly score below April 2009 (14,458). Year-to-date, the F-Series stands at 37,886 units, up a massive 20% on a record 2012 figure… In 2nd place the Dodge Ram is up 32% to a huge 8,090 sales which could potentially be its strongest monthly volume ever! It is up 19% year-to-date to 26,279 units.

Dodge Ram

Below the Hyundai Elantra, back to the #1 Passenger Car spot at #3 overall with 5,535 sales, and the Honda Civic (-10%) we find another pick-up truck: the GMC Sierra at #5, up a very solid 18% on April 2012 to 4,965 sales (highest since June 2011) and up 9% year-to-date to 14,396 units. Notice also the Toyota Corolla up 5 spots on March to #6, the Ford Escape up 26% to #8, Honda CR-V up 31% to #9 and Toyota RAV4 up 38% to #11.

Kia Cadenza

Further down, the Subaru Forester is up 67% to #35, the Dodge Dart is down 3 spots to #40, the Chevrolet Trax up 11 to #53, its twin the Buick Encore is up 52 to #74, the Chevrolet Camaro is up 46 to #100, the Hyundai Santa Fe XL up 37 to #126 and the Kia Cadenza makes its very first appearance in the Canadian ranking at #226 with 14 sales this month.

Previous month: Canada March 2013: Dodge Ram at highest in over 3 years

One year ago: Canada April 2012: Kia Optima and Chrysler 200 shine

Full April 2013 Top 251 All-models and Top 36 All-brands Ranking Tables below.

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Citroen C3 Picasso

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New car sales in Italy endure their 16th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in April, down 11% to 117,625 registrations which brings the year-to-date total to 474,308 units, down 12% on 2012. The top of the models ranking is back to its traditional self this month, with the Top 4 most popular models being identical to the 2013 year-to-date and Full year 2012 rankings: the Fiat Panda (8% share) is followed by the Fiat Punto (5.5%), Lancia Ypsilon (4.5%) and Fiat 500 (3.9%). The Renault Clio is back up 4 spots on March to a shiny 5th place and is now #6 so far in 2013 vs. #12 in 2012.

VW Up!

Hero of last month, the Fiat 500L is down 6 ranks to #10 in April but still ranks at a very impressive 7th spot year-to-date. Two models deliver their highest ever ranking this month in Italy: the Citroen C3 Picasso is up 28 spots to #16 with 1,631 sales and 1.4% and outsells the Citroen C3 for the first time in the country while the VW Up! breaks into the Italian Top 20 for the first time, up 4 ranks to #20 at 1,386 units and 1.2%. Notice also the Mercedes A-Class very solid at #19 and the Audi A3 up 9 spots to #22.

Previous month: Italy March 2013: Fiat 500L up to #4, outsells 500!

One year ago: Italy April 2012: Citroen C3, Alfa Giulietta and Chevrolet Aveo shine

Full April 2013 Top 50 models and Top 45 All-brands Ranking Tables below.

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1982 Ford Falcon

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A couple of days ago, Australian newspaper/website The Sydney Morning Herald published an article briefky studying the evolution of the Top 10 best-selling cars over the last 4 decades, starting with 1982 which is data I didn’t have before. So here it is for you dear readers. You will learn that 30 years ago, the Ford Falcon was the most popular model in Australia with 84,184 sales and a whopping 13.7% market share, ahead of the Holden Commodore at 78,429 units and 12.7%.

1982 Holden Commodore

Yep, you read this well, these two models used to command over a quarter of total Australian sales, a market share that has dwindled down to just 4% in 2012 and… 2.6% last April! The Mitsubishi Sigma, produced locally, rounds up the podium with 42,210 sales and 6.8% followed by the Ford Laser at 40,069 units and 6.5% and the Nissan Skyline with 34,048 sales and 5.5%. The Holden Gemini, Toyota Corolla, Holden Camira and Toyota Corona follow.

Check out 65 years of Australian car sales Historical Data in 35 articles here!

Previous post: Australia 1979-1981: Holden Commodore an instant hit

Next post: Australia 1983-1986: Ford Falcon reigns

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Honda CR-V sales are up 8-fold in Australia over Q1 2013 thanks to the new model.

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Like every Quarter we now have access to a full models ranking for Australia over the first 3 months of 2013. In addition to the historical developments of the last few months when Holden was passed by Nissan then Hyundai for the first time due to the weakness of the Commodore, there are two very clear trends in this models ranking: Utes (Aussie for pick-up trucks) and SUVs. To illustrate this, he biggest year-on-year progressions in the Top 13 are delivered by the Mazda CX-5 (+216%), Ford Ranger (+103%), Hyundai ix35 (+71%), Toyota Hilux (+33%), Mitsubishi Triton (+31%) and Nissan Navara (+24%)…

Hyundai ix35 sales are up 71% year-on-year in Australia.

Honda takes advantage from a renewed range with the Civic up a massive 227% and 48 spots to #14 and the CR-V up a mammoth 703% and 88 ranks to #19. After a shy start, the Nissan Dualis (aka Qashqai) has found its groove in Australia slashes its ranking by two to reach #16, up 42% year-on-year, while the Nissan Pulsar becomes the best performing all-new model, landing directly at #26 with 3,267 sales and 1.2% and even breaking into the monthly Top 10 in March.

Mitsubishi Mirage

Further down, notice the Jeep Grand Cherokee up 84% to #33, the Isuzu D-Max up 44% to #41 and the Hyundai Santa Fe up 80% to #53 while the Great Wall V-Series is starting to lose steam, down 38% and 22 spots to #60. As far as newcomers are concerned, the Mitsubishi Mirage is a success, landing directly at #39, the Toyota GT86 brilliantly breaks into the Top 50 at #48, the Nissan Almera ranks #67, VW Up! #88, Toyota Prius C #92, Mercedes A-Class #104, Holden Colorado 7 #120 and Opel Astra #130.

Previous post: Australia March 2013: Hyundai outsells Holden for the first time!

One year ago: Australia March 2012: Nissan at all-time high, places X-Trail #10

Full Q1 2013 Top 282 All-models Ranking Table below.

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Maruti DZire

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Would the Indian new car market have plateaued already? In April it is down for the 5th consecutive month at -8% year-on-year to 199,496 registrations. This brings the year-to-date total to 887,839 units, down 11% on 2012. One year ago the Maruti Swift became only the 4th model since 1950 to snap the monthly pole position. This time it’s the sedan version, the Maruti DZire, that narrowly misses that feat. It sells a magnificent 19,446 units in April for a record 9.7% market share, only 401 units below the Maruti Alto, down below 20,000 monthly sales for the first time since last August. It’s interesting to notice that this the DZire’s 2nd highest volume behind last month’s 19,446 and it’s only the 4th time ever it manages to beat the Swift after last August, September and March…

Honda Amaze

The top of the models ranking is very stable, with the Top 8 absolutely identical to the 2013 year-to-date charts. The Renault Duster manages to stay within the Indian Top 10 for the second month in a row at #10 with 5,362 sales, improving its market share to a record 2.7%. For its 2nd month in market, the Honda Amaze is up 15 ranks to #13 at 4,852 units, but this performance is at the detriment of both the Brio (-58% on March) and City (-44%)…

Chevrolet Enjoy

The Chevrolet Sail sedan is up 6 spots to #23 at a record 2,469 sales while the Tata Nano falls further into oblivion: after 3 months at a horrid 1,500 sales, it is now down 37% to just 948 units, the model’s lowest ever monthly tally and first time below 1,000 sales. It ranks #39. Finally we welcome a new model in the Indian ranking this month: the Chevrolet Enjoy at #42 with 691 units. If you are a faithful reader of BSCB you will know that this is none other than a rebadged Wuling Hongguang, currently the best-selling LCV in China!

Previous month: India March 2013: Maruti DZire breaks record, Honda Amaze lands

One year ago: India April 2012: Maruti Swift 4th model since 1950 to rank #1!

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Great Wall Voleex C10

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An estimated 2,024 new vehicles changed hands in April in Bulgaria, adding up to 7,315 after 4 months. The Kia Sportage is in pole position for the second month running thanks to 74 sales and 3.7% share, but the rest of the podium is a real surprise. The Great Wall Voleex C10 is up 22 spots on March to land in 2nd place at 53 units and 2.6%, beating its previous best ranking of #3 established last October. The Dacia Dokker does better than at home in Romania and any other country on the planet by gaining 37 ranks on last month to reach a world-best #3 with 52 sales and 2.6%.

Dacia Dokker

Other great performers include the Renault Clio 4 very robust again at #4, the Nissan Qashqai up 21 spots to #7, the BMW 5 Series managing a Top 10 finish for the 2nd consecutive month at #10, the Skoda Superb up 34 ranks to #11, the Peugeot 301 up 2 to #13, Peugeot 508 up 40 to #23 and the Citroen C4 up 64 to #25. Reversely, the Dacia Logan MCV, leader over the Full Year 2012, is down to #90 with the new generation not yet in dealerships while the Renault Captur makes its very first appearance in the Bulgarian ranking at #124.

Previous month: Bulgaria March 2013: Kia Sportage now in command

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

Full April 2013 Top 175 All-models and Top 30 All-brands Ranking Tables below.

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Toyota RAV4

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Has the Russian car market peaked out? Will we have to wait 2014 to see it pass the 3 million annual sales milestone ? It would appear so, with new car sales down for the 2nd month in a row and in the last 3 years, accelerating their fall in April to -8% at 245,334 registrations. This brings the year-to-date in negative also at -2% to 862,298 units. The Lada Granta is oblivious to this market cough and breaks the 15,000 monthly sales barrier for the very first time at 15,596 units and 6.4% share, adding up to 52,765 and 6.1% year-to-date and reinforcing its 2013 leadership. In the meantime the Hyundai Solaris remains solidly installed in 2nd place, a position it has now held for 4 consecutive months, selling 10,553 units for a 4.3% market share and 35,941 at 4.1% year-to-date, while the Lada Kalina is back on the podium but down 36% year-on-year on the eve of the new generation’s launch.

Renault Duster

Exceptional hold of the Renault Duster, brilliantly maintaining itself within the Russian Top 5 for the third time in the last 4 months at #5 with 7,600 sales and 3.1% and also ranking #5 year-to-date. In spite of sales down 1% on April 2012, the VW Polo is up two spots on March to reach #6, its highest ever ranking in Russia also hit last January. The Chevrolet Niva is also in excellent shape: up to #7 at 5,724 units and 2.3% while the Lada Samara is back in the Top 10, up 3 ranks to #9.

Chevrolet Niva

The most spectacular performance this month in Russia is delivered by the Toyota RAV4 boosted by the new generation and up 113% year-on-year to an outstanding 10th place thanks to 4,974 sales and 2% share. It is now #20 year-to-date at 11,410 units and 1.3%. This is the first time since March 2012 that the RAV4 ranks within the Russian monthly Top 25. Notice also the Lada Largus (aka Dacia Logan MCV) up to #14 and the Kia Cee’d back in the Top 25 for the third time in the last 4 months at #18 with 3,330 units and 1.4%. Brand-wise, all Chinese manufacturers in the Top 30 buck the trend and gain significant ground this month: Geely up 88% to #23, Great Wall up 124% to #25, Lifan up 21% to #27 and Chery up 16% to #28.

Previous post: Russia Full Year 2012: Discover the Top 333 All-models ranking!

Previous month: Russia March 2013: Market down for the first time in 3 years

One year ago: Russia April 2012: Lada Granta #4, Chevrolet Cruze breaks into Top 10

Full April 2013 Top 25 models and Top 54 All-brands Ranking Tables below.

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