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…
Audi A4 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * We continue to pay particular attention to the Italian Station Wagon (SW) market, up a whopping 35% year-on-year this month at 6,676 sales in an overall market up just 1%... The…
VW Voyage * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Brazilian new car sales are up 4% in August at 307,824 registrations and 8% year-to-date at 2,233,757 units. The VW Gol keeps the lead for the 6th month in a row…
Kia Sorento * See the Top 125 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Stable podium atop the US models ranking this month with the Ford F-Series at 48,795 sales, the Chevrolet Silverado at 36,832 and the Toyota Camry at 30,185 units, dominating again in…
Samsung SM7 * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * No surprise in pole position: the Hyundai Avante (aka Elantra) is ahead again and even improves its market share on July at 9% thanks to 10,283 sales. The Kia Morning (aka…
Ford Focus *Now updated with the Top 200 best-selling models: see 'Read more', thanks Austin!* At last a positive month in Spain, albeit August, traditionally the slowest month of the year. At 47,303 registrations, the Spanish car market is up 5% year-on-year this month. The year-to-date figure is down 22% at…
VW Golf Cabrio * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Irish car sales are down 34% in August at 3,143 registrations, but still up 8% year-to-date at 83,565 units. For the first time since June 2010, the VW Golf is…