World: 6 months 2012 Top 10 markets now complete
The Hyundai Eon is #6 in India over the first 6 months of 2012
For the first time on Best Selling Cars Blog, you now have access to an exhaustive study of the 10 biggest car markets in the world halfway through 2012, with the evolution of the best-selling models year-on-year. There is a newcomer in the Top 10 club: Canada, with sales up 7% year-on-year to 862,830 units, it kicks Italy out of the Top 10 (817,987 registrations and -20%).
Interestingly, only one country among the 10 biggest sees its best-selling model change compared to one year ago: China, where the Buick Excelle takes the lead, replacing the VW Lavida down to #8 over the period. Among the successful all-new models, the Toyota Aqua lands directly #3 in Japan with 128,243 sales, the Lada Granta is #5 in Russia at 45,131 units, the Hyundai Eon is #6 in India with 52,761 sales, the Chevrolet Cobalt is #12 in Brazil with 31,259 units and the Peugeot 208 is #13 in France with 19,618 sales.
See below direct links to the 6 months 2012 study of all 10 biggest markets in the world:
Brazil 6 months 2012: Fiat Palio up 63%, Chevrolet Cobalt best newcomer
Canada 6 months 2012: Honda Civic and CR-V shine
China 6 months 2012: 3 US models in Top 4, no Chinese in Top 15!
France 6 months 2012: Bloodshed among the Top 15 models
France 6 months 2012: Discover the Top 356 All-models ranking!
Germany 6 months 2012: Mercedes C-Class and Audi A6 pull market up
India 6 months 2012: Maruti Swift, DZire and Hyundai Eon on fire
Japan 6 months 2012: Toyota Aqua, Vellfire and Freed excel
Russia 6 months 2012: Lada loses grip on models ranking
