Nissan Navara Still impacted by stock shortages due to the Japan earthquake, new car sales in New Zealand are down 4% year-on-year in June at 7,652 registrations. Boosted by a very successful Fieldays, the ‘largest agricultural event in the Southern Hemisphere’, the podium is monopolised by pick-ups, or 'utes' as they…
Fiat Linea The Turkish car market is up again by a massive 40% in May at 56,302 registrations and 62% year-to-date at 233,032 units. Big surprise this month: 4 years after its launch, the Fiat Linea manages to be the best-selling model in the country in May with 4,616 sales…
Hyundai Solaris Car sales in Russia continue on their scrappage scheme-fuelled run, up 40% in June at 246,429 registrations and 56% over the first half of 2011 at 1,235,442 units. The Lada Priora leads the way again at 13,704 units and 5.6%, only the 2nd time in 12 months it…
Toyota Avanza * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models! Many thanks to wolfsburg for the tip * In June, car sales in Indonesia were down slightly at -0.3% year-on-year and 70,157 registrations, bringing the half-year figure to 417,687 units, up 13% on an already record-breaking 2010, thanks…
Lancia Ypsilon * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * The Italian car market is back into negative at -1.7% year-on-year this month with 169,662 registrations, bringing the half-year figure to 1,017,388 units, down 13%. The Fiat Punto reclaims…
Toyota FJ Cruiser in Dubai, July 2011 I was lucky enough to stopover in Dubai over the weekend so I can update you on the Emirati car market. Toyota looks like it is still leading the way by a very large margin there, with the Toyota Corolla, Camry and Land…
MG6 A little message to let you know that I will be travelling over the next 5 days without access to computers and will not be able to update my blog :-(. I will be back in action on Wednesday 13 July, so stay tuned for the 35 remaining June…
Picture by Imran Akram. All rights reserved. The Saudi car market has not been affected much by the economic crisis, with sales up 1% in 2009 at 595,586 units, the 2010 BMI forecast being +2% at 619,220 units. Observation of the main capital cities' streets through YouTube videos indicate the…
VW Gol The Brazilian car market is up 16% this month at 286,934 registrations and 10% year-to-date at 1,638,078 units. The two traditional best-sellers are both in good shape in June: the VW Gol sells 27,428 units, its highest volume in 6 months, for a 9.6% market share, its best…
Peugeot 207 Peugeot 308 Strong week in France for car sales at 59,393 registrations, down only 3% on the same week last year. Peugeot leads the way again by a large margin with 12,515 sales (+4%) compared to 11,252 to Renault (-23%). The Peugeot 207 is back to market shares…
Peugeot 107 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * In June the Dutch car market stands absolutely still year-on-year, down 2 units (!) at 50,683 registrations, bringing the half-year figure to 328,545 units, up 22%. The Peugeot 107…
Toyota Etios High fuel prices, rising interest rates and a strike in Maruti's Manesar factory all contributed to a slow month in India. Maruti saw its sales drop 4% year-on-year, the first decline in two years, and the Maruti Alto is at its lowest in 12 months at 23,240 sales.…
Seat Leon * Now updated with the Top 200 best-selling models, thanks to Ausrutherford! * Spanish car sales are stuck in hell: -31% year-on-year in May at 83,385 registrations and -27% in 2011 year-to-date at 442,217 units. Seat has tried to counter the trend by launching its own scrappage scheme:…
Opel Astra Polish car sales are down a modest 3% in May at 22,476 registrations, adding up to 113,165 units in 2011 year-to-date, down 5%. The Skoda Octavia reclaims the top spot this month at 1,295 sales and 5.8% share, however it is threatened by the Opel Astra, still #2…
Chevrolet Cruze * See the Top 120 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * The American models ranking is upside down again this month, still showing the impact of earthquake-related production shortages for Japanese manufacturers. The Ford F-Series and Chevrolet Silverado trucks dominate…