The Skoda Octavia breaks into the German Top 5 for the very first time this month... * See the Top 300 All-models and Top 50 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Germany are down a very reasonable 1% year-on-year in September to 247,199 registrations, bringing…
Fiat 500L * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 50 models and Top 45 All-brands! See title * 40th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in September for the Italian new car market at -3% to 107,124 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,005,126 units, down 8% on 2012. After an…
The Nissan Tsuru is up 41% year-on-year this month! * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Shock, horror: for only the second time this year and the third time in the last 43 months, the Mexican new market is actually…
Geely Emgrand EC7 (South African version shown) * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Igor * As always the month of September is pretty weak in Ukraine at just 14,379 registrations, down 27% year-on-year and bringing the year-to-date total to 157,620 units, now up…
There’s nothing like a good old road trip. Countless movies have been made about it, countless songs have been sung, and many a book written about the joys of setting off along the open road. But before you head off on your epic life-changing journey, it’s important to ensure your…
The VW Golf, Mercedes A-Class and Audi A3 all rank inside the Greek Top 15 this month. * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Bill * The Greek new car market is in positive territory for the 4th time in…
The Buick Encore is now the best-selling all-new model in 2013. * See the Top 276 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After going through the September sales data, let’s try and extract some longer-term trends by looking into the year-to-date charts. In spite of a 4% year-on-year drop…
Toyota Corolla * NOW UPDATED with the Top 258 All-models and Top 40 All-brands! Click on title to see * The insane growth of the US new car market is coming to a shocking halt in September: sales are down 4% year-on-year to 1,139,050 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still…
Since it was first released in 1973, the Honda Civic has been a popular hatchback. The first generation was unique in that it could run on both leaded and unleaded fuel, so during the US fuel crisis, it gave consumers more choice. Flash forward to today, and it was only…
Skoda Octavia * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 15 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Poland are up a magnificent 16% year-on-year in September to 24,669 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total well into positive at 239,723 units, up 3.5% on 2012. After…
Zhiguli * See the Full Photo Report by clicking on the title! * This is Part 10 of my Trans-Siberian Photo Report. You can see all other Parts of this long-term Report here. Today we are moving across the Lake Baikal to Ulan Ude, 455 km East of Irkutsk and…
2012 Ford Fusion At first glance, getting a driver’s license is not a primary concern of today’s younger generation. Nevertheless, a vast majority of them are eager to acquire their first vehicle to finally get the desired freedom of transportation and thus feel more independent. And if the choice of…
Ford Ecosport * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The current strike at the seven major vehicle manufacturing plants in South Africa has only slightly impacted new car sales in South Africa down 1.5% year-on-year in September to 54,281 sales but still up 5%…
Hyundai Avante * See the Top 5 brands and Top 50 All-local models by clicking on the title! * Sales of new local models in South Korea are down a harsh 13% year-on-year in September to just 101,021, to which you should add around 13 to 15,000 imports, counted separately…
Hyundai Grand i10 * See the Top 60 best-selling models and Top 14 brands by clicking on the title! * The Indian new car market slows down its decline in September to just -3% year-on-year at 207,198 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,833,683 units, down 8% on 2012. By…