Toyota Corolla Altis in Singapore October 2007 ( I took the picture during one of my trips there) In 2006 the Toyota Corolla Altis has a comfortable margin on top of Singaporean car sales with 10,910 registrations and 11% of the market. The Mitsubishi Lancer is #2 at 6.8% followed…
Renault has for a long time held a dominant position in Turkey, one of its main production hubs. The Renault Megane Sedan reigns over the Turkish market, stable at very high levels, ahead of the Renault Clio Symbol, and this for at least 3 consecutive years between 2004 and 2006.…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 20/30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Finnish car market is relatively stable over the period, going from 142,642 units in 2004 to 148,161 in 2005 and 145,700 in 2006. The Toyota Corolla is the best selling car in the country…
Skoda Fabia * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Mariusz * Very shy progression for the Polish car market in 2006, up 2% to a still mediocre 257,166 registrations. The Skoda Fabia is the favourite car in the country for the second consecutive year…
The VW Jetta is back to the #1 spot in the Passenger Car charts. New vehicle sales in China are back to their extravagant growth rate at +26.2% year-on-year in 2006 to 6,765,512 units, eclipsing 6 million units for the first time. Volkswagen (+38.2%) rallies back from two mediocre years…
Toyota Camry * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Relative set back for trucks this year in the US: the Ford F-Series is the best-selling vehicle in the country for the 25th year in a row in spite of a…
Chevrolet Aveo In a market growing at a hectic pace at 228,378 units in 2005 (+70%) and 343,351 in 2006 (+50%), the Chevrolet Aveo replaces the Corsa on top of the models ranking over the period, with a 9.9% share of the market in 2005 and 7.6% in 2006. The…
In a stable market at 76,804 registrations, the fight for the pole position between the Holden Commodore and the Toyota Corolla has never been that tight: the Commodore, perhaps helped by the arrival of the new generation at the end of the year, loses 8% but keeps its title with…
The Ecuadorian car market establishes itself at 86,618 registrations in 2006 and Chevrolet places no less than 5 models in the Top 6! The Chevrolet Corsa Evolution is the best selling car in the country with 11,498 sales and 13.3% ahead of the Chevrolet Luv D-Max (aka Isuzu D-Max) at…
At 12,047 sales, the Hyundai Accent is a distant #1 this year, well ahead of the Toyota Hilux in #2 with 8,599 sales. Just below, the Dacia Logan jumps on the podium in 3rd with 8,557 units sold. The Hyundai Atos drops 2 spots in 4th and the Chevrolet Aveo…
Suzuki Swift * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Hungary drop 5.6% year-on-year in 2006 to 187.842 units. Local producer Suzuki celebrates ten consecutive years atop the brands ranking but sinks 17% this year to 17.4% share.…
The Toyota Avanza is the new leader in Indonesia. New car sales in Indonesia are hit full frontal by another economic crisis in 2006 at -40.2%, tumbling down to 295.326 units - the lowest annual score since 2002 - 314.000 according to Gaikindo. Toyota (-30%) resists much better, improving its…
After +9% in 2004 and +10% in 2005, the Brazilian car market accelerates its growth, up 13% in 2006 at 1,830,402 registrations... The VW Gol celebrates 19 years on top of the Brazilian ranking out of the last 20, and delivers 189,132 units this year for a 10.3% market share.…
The Nissan Tsuru resumes its domination of the Mexican market. It's another record year for Mexican new car sales in 2005, up 4% to 1.157.137 units, only the 2nd time in history above one million. Nissan (+0.1%) edges up to retain the brands pole position with 20.3% share but Chevrolet…
Holden Commodore VE * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In 2006, car sales drop by 2% in Australia to 962,666 units, and larger models suffered greatly from the petrol price surge. The Holden Commodore needed the help of its new VE generation to…