Suzuki Swift * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 10 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Hungary are down 5.8% year-on-year in 2007 to 176.978 units. Suzuki opened a factory in Hungary in 1991 and has been the best-selling carmaker in the country for…
#2 in 2006, the 2001 Mitsubishi Lancer manages to grab the top spot in the 2007 Singaporean best selling cars ranking, thanks to aggressive price promotions. The Toyota Corolla Altis drops to 2nd spot, whereas the new generation Honda Civic lands in 3rd position.
Fiat Palio The car market explodes in Brazil in 2007: +28% at 2,342,059 units! That's way above France (2,064,999) and just under Italy (2,506,323) and Great Britain (2,404,007)... The VW Gol is still the best seller (243,164 sales, 10.4% share) but this year the Fiat Palio was breathing down its…
Renault Megane * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In 2007 the Renault Megane is the best-selling model in Portugal with 5.3% of the market and 10,709 units (+4%), just ahead of the Opel Astra at 10,368 sales and 5.1% (-8%). Station wagons are…
Holden Commodore * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 2007 is the very first year Australians purchased more than 1 million new cars: with 1,049,982 registrations the market is up 9% over 2006. The Holden Commodore is the best selling car in Australia for…
Hyundai Sonata * See the Top 40 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Pedro * Another year with the Hyundai Sonata in the lead in South Korea, however this time the fight is very close with the Hyundai Avante (aka Elantra) at #2: 119,133 sales (+2%)…
Peugeot 207 See the Top 368 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The French market is up 3% this year at 2,064,543 registrations, and for its first full year the Peugeot 207 finishes #1 with 131,623 sales and 6.4%, ahead of the Renault Clio…
Vauxhall Astra * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * For the first time since 2003, new car sales in England are up, at +3% this year with 2,404,007 registrations. For the first time since it became the best selling car…
The Ford Focus is the best-selling foreign nameplate in Russia in 2006. * See the Top 63 All-brands and Top 320 All-models by clicking on the title * The Russian new car market enjoys a 4th consecutive all-time record year in 2006, up a fantastic 19.7% year-on-year to 1.953.998 registrations. As it…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Thailand in 2006. After 6 years of double-digit gains lifting the market from record lows in 1998 to record highs in both 2004 and 2005, the Thailand new vehicle market takes a breather in 2006 at -3.8% to a still very high…
Toyota Hilux in Bangkok, Thailand December 2004 I only have official figures for July this year in Thailand, so if you have more complete data please make sure to get in touch! Now that the new generation Toyota Hilux is at full production capacity, the model is back to the…
Opel Astra * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Complete reshuffle atop the Portuguese models ranking in 2005: 4 years after the Corsa, the Opel Astra takes the lead with 12,928 sales and 6.3% share, ahead of the Renault Megane at 12,166 units (-17%),…
Opel Astra * See the Top 7 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Small market but very dynamic, Lithuania has the Opel Astra as its best-selling model in 2006 with 508 sales, however just one unit above the VW Passat in 2nd place. The VW Caddy rounds up…
Fiat Grande Punto * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Italian car market is up 4% this year at 2,321,321 registrations. The Top 5 best selling models are unchanged, with the Fiat Punto/Grande Punto in the lead at 229,649 sales and 9.9% share,…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * One car stands out from the crowd in the Estonian models ranking over the period: the Toyota Corolla. It sells 1,026 units in 2005 and 1,307 in 2006, way above the competition, in the form…