2012 BMW 3 Series * NOW UPDATED with the Top 40 best-selling brands: click on title to see! Thanks Michael * The strength of the Singapore car market is dictated by the price of Certificates of Entitlement (COEs), a program initiated by the government in 1990 to limit car ownership and the…
Renault Clio * NOW UPDATED with the All-models Top 392 ranking! Click on title to see - Thanks STAC * French car sales are down 19% in December to 187,653 registrations, but December 2010 was artificially inflated, being the last month of scrappage scheme orders. The final 2011 total stands at 2,204,065,…
The VW Polo delivers its highest ever European ranking in 2011 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * There is now a Top 318 All-models ranking available! Click here to see The VW Golf is the best-selling car in Europe for the fourth consecutive…
Great Wall V240 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to JB * Given the Australian Full Year 2011 article (that I have just updated) is already quite full of information, I have created a separate post to zoom in on the performance…
Mazda3 * NOW UPDATED with the All-models Top 290 ranking! Click on the title to see - The 2010 post has also been updated with an All-models Top 280 ranking. Many thanks to JB! * The industry thought the Toyota Corolla would do it in 2007, but it happened this year. The 15…
Toyota Highlander (Russian version) * NOW UPDATED with the Top 25 best-selling models: click on the title to see * In spite of natural disasters locally (Christchurch earthquakes) and overseas (Japan, Thailand) and the Rugby World Cup disrupting stock and sales, the New Zealand car market is up a very…
Peugeot 206 SD * See the Top 15 most produced models by clicking on the title! * 125,030 passenger cars were produced in Iran in December, up 9% year-on-year. December is actually the 9th month of the Persian year 1390, so no Full Year summaries yet for Iran. Over 9…
Alfa Romeo Giulietta * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 50 best-selling models: click on title to see! * December car sales are down 15% in Italy at 111,962 registrations, bringing the final 2011 total to 1,757,649 units, down 11% and the weakest year since 1996. The Fiat Punto keeps…
Chevrolet Cobalt * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * It's time for our bi-monthly rendez-vous with the Brazilian market: over the first half of January car sales are up 5% to 119,344 registrations. The VW Gol reclaim the market's leadership with 9,429 sales and…
Chevrolet Spark * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In spite of sales down 1% in December at 15,303 units, 2011 is a record year for car sales in Denmark at 169,974 registrations, up 10% on 2010 and beating the 1986 record of 169,386…
Rely X5 * See the Top 45 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * OK it's my last update on China I promise, then I leave you alone with it. You can see the China December 2011 article here and the China Full Year 2011 article here. Thing is, with the…
Kia Ray * NOW UPDATED with the Top 10 Imports: click on title to see! * A record 105,037 import models were sold in South Korea, up 16% on 2010 on the back of a new free trade pact with the European Union and increased demand for luxury brands. Imports…
ZAZ Lanos 1962 ZAZ 965 1966 ZAZ 966 * See the Top 225 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Igor I can now share with you a full Top 225 models ranking in Ukraine for the Full Year 2011! 235,717 vehicles were sold this year. 49…
Honda NBOX * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In December sales of Kei cars are up 18% year-on-year at 127,246 units, bringing the final 2011 total to 1,521,146 registrations, down 12% on 2010. Last month the Daihatsu Mira managed to hold the pole position for…
The VW Polo is the only foreign model to ever hold the weekly pole position in France * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The very first 2012 figures are coming from France as we return to weekly rankings that had been unavailable for…