In 2004, the Holden Commodore is the best selling car in New Zealand with 7,439 units moved, followed by the Ford Falcon at 5,611 and the Toyota Corolla at 4,902. These 3 cars dominate the ranking by a large margin. In 4th comes the Honda Accord (2,628 units), ahead of…
* See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Australian car market is up a fantastic 9% this year to break its record for the 2nd consecutive time at 955,229 registrations. The Holden Commodore is the best selling car in the country again, at 79,170…
At 1,478,859 registrations, the Brazilian market is up 9% in 2004. No change on top, the VW Gol is number 1 for the 17th year, but sees its gargantuan market share slip down a little bit each year, this time at 12% thanks to 177,111 sales (-2%). Boosted by the…
Hyundai Santa Fe * See the Top 40 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! * After 5 consecutive years in pole position, the transition between two generations of Hyundai Sonata (EF to NF) is fatal for the nameplate: in 2004 the Hyundai Santa Fe is the most popular…
Peugeot 206 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * In a stable market (2,013,709 registrations), the Peugeot 206 loses less ground than the Clio to become #1 over the year for the first time since 2001. There may be one…
Ford Focus * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * In 2004 car registrations in the UK fall just 0.5% short of last year's record at 2,567,269 units. The Ford Focus is Britain's best seller for the 6th consecutive year, down…
The Buick Regal is now inside the Chinese Top 10 and #6 Passenger Car. The Chinese new vehicle market continues on its gigantic year-on-year gains in 2003 at +37.4%, passing both the 3 million and 4 million annual sales in the process. The market goes from 2,954,986 units in 2002…
Hyundai Sonata * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The South Korean podium in 100% Hyundai over the first 6 months 0f 2004: in a market down 25%, the Hyundai Sonata keeps the pole position it held at the end of 2003 with 41,307…
Ford Falcon * See the Top 10 models in 2001 by clicking on the title! * The Commodore is on a growing trend over the period: from 4,945 sales in 2000 to 6,284 in 2001, 6,127 in 2002 and 7,096 in 2003. In 2001, it is followed by the Ford Falcon,…
Skoda Fabia * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 10 models by clicking on the title! * 208.430 new light vehicles found a buyer in Hungary in 2003. Suzuki remains dominant with 19.1% share, distancing Opel (13%), Renault (9.5%) and Skoda (7.3%) with Volkswagen (7.1%) rounding out the Top…
Audi A4 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * No surprise in first place: the VW Golf is still the best-selling car in Switzerland, but its volume is losing weight at high speed: down 26% in 2002 to 12,315 units and down another 21%…
Renault Clio * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Losing less ground than the rest of the models atop the ranking, the Renault Clio becomes the best-selling car in Portugal in 2002 with 16,294 sales (-9%) and stays there in 2003 at 11,145 units,…
VW Golf * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Car sales in Luxembourg are dominated by the VW Golf over the period, selling 2,475 units in 2001, 2,159 in 2002 and 2,048 in 2003. The 2nd place changes hands each year: from the Peugeot…
Ford F Series Trucks are back in fashion this year in the US: for the first time in over decade they monopolise the podium. The Ford F-Series is in the lead again, up 4% at 845,586 units thanks to the new generation arriving in dealerships this year. The Chevrolet Silverado…