Daihatsu BeGo Terios in Costa Rica Now it's the turn of Costa Rica to be under the spotlight! The Costa Rican car market differs from its neighbours in the fact that Toyota isn't completely owning the place. Favoured by end consumers and rental car companies alike, the Daihatsu Terios (called…
Toyota Corolla Click on the title for more photos! The next country under the spotlight: Afghanistan. This is the country where Corollas come to die. Different generations of second-hand Corollas coming from around the world finish their life there and account for up to 90% of the passenger vehicles in the…
Wuling Hongguang * See the Top 5 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Chinese Light Commercial Vehicle is back in shape in February at 444,908 registrations, up 12% year-on-year and bringing the 2012 year-to-date total to 807,949 units, down 10% on 2011. No surprises on top: the…
Holland Car Awash Executive in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia September 2010 * Click on title for Addis Ababa street scenes! * The second country to be put under the spotlight this month is Ethiopia, where along from the usual suspects Toyota and other Japanese and Korean brands, a local brand, Holland…
Toyota 4Runner * Click on title for the estimated Top 30 best-selling models - thanks to Pablo Cesar! * As we are getting into the end of the month and February sales updates are getting close to complete, I thought I would put a few countries under the spotlight. First up,…
Will the 2013 BYD F3 reclaim the title of best-selling car in China? * See the Top 100 best-selling Chinese models by clicking on the title! * Chinese models are improving their quality and design year after year and are starting to climb the sales ranks of many export countries.…
Chevrolet Aveo * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Another excellent month for the Polish new car market, up 10% year-on-year in February to 27,089 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 54,254 units, up 15% on 2011. The entire Top 4 is unchanged vs.…
Peugeot Pars * See the Top 15 most produced models by clicking on the title! * In the Persian calendar, February 2012 is roughly equivalent to Bahman 1390, the 11th month of the Persian year (21 January to 20 February 2012). 99,498 passenger cars were produced this month in Iran,…
Mercedes Sprinter * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to DC for the ad link * 5,299 new Light Commercial Vehicles were sold in the Netherlands in February, bringing the year-to-date total to 13,685 units. Volkswagen stays ultra-dominant with the Caddy #1 at 11.9%…
Mazda3 * NOW UPDATED with the Top 50 best-selling models! Click on title to see - thanks to JB * * The January post has been updated too with a Top 50 models ranking. Click here to see! * Very healthy performance for the Australian car market in February: up…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The French market continues to readjust after being boosted by scrappage schemes in 2010-2011, down 21% year-on-year over the first 12 days of March at 53,315 registrations. Now that the Peugeot 208 is arriving in…
Ford Focus * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The European car market slips down by 9.5% year-on-year in February at 925,987 registrations, bogged down by France (-20%) and Italy (-19%). The VW Golf and Polo dominate the models ranking for the 5th consecutive…
1962 ZAZ 965 * See the direct links to these 2 new/revised posts by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Igor I am now able to share with you a 2012 year-to-date ranking for Ukraine, January 2012 positions and a Top 225 models ranking for the Full Year 2011!…
VW Touran * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 23,255 new cars were sold in Switzerland in February, bringing the year-to-date total to 46,641. No surprises on the podium, identical this month to the Full Year 2011 ranking: the VW Golf rules with 864…
Suzuki Swift * NOW UPDATED with the Top 13 best-selling models! Click on title to see * Very healthy numbers again for the New Zealand car market, up 12% year-on-year to 7,185 registrations. For the first time since last July, the Suzuki Swift is in pole position of the overall…