Toyota Corolla * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Finnish car sales are down 13% in 2007 at 125,608 registrations, and the Toyota Corolla is still the best selling car in the country in spite of its split between Auris (hatchback) and Corolla (sedan)…
VW Passat * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Stable in 2006, the Norwegian car market booms in 2007 at +18% and 129,195 registrations. As predicted towards the end of 2005 when it got renewed, the VW Passat takes the lead in Norway, with…
VW Polo * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Vic * In 2006, the VW Polo passes the Toyota Corolla to become South Africa's best selling vehicle with 41,153 units sold (+25%), but the fight was very intense. I only have data for 7…
In a very solid market at 1,099,866 registrations, the Nissan Tsuru keeps the top spot with 63,461 sales and 5.8%, ahead of the Chevrolet Chevy at 59,621 units and 5.4%. The VW Jetta is #3 with 44,395 sales (4%) followed by the VW Pointer at 28,300 units (2.6%) and the…
Maruti Alto * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 110 All-models by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales in India continue to gallop from record to record, signing a 5th consecutive all-time high volume in 2006 at 1.469.459 units, up 20% year-on-year. This time Maruti (+14%)…
Chevrolet Silverado * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Ford F-Series leads the US models ranking for the 26th time in a row with 680,589 sales, down 13%, however the fight with the Chevrolet Silverado was a little less…
The New Zealand car market is euphoric this year: with 102,468 registrations, it is up 33% over 2006! The Holden Commodore increases its margin over the Toyota Corolla even though its share slips from 7% to 5.9%. The Corolla goes from 6.9% to 5%. The Ford Falcon stays 3rd but…
* See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Solid car market in Ireland this year with 184,864 registrations. The Ford Focus, #1 for the third consecutive year, is above 10,000 sales at 10,101 and 5.5% of the market. Two Toyotas follow: the Avensis at #2…
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.
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…
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…