Dacia Lodgy * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Over the first 3 weeks of August, the French new car market is down 6% year-on-year to 50,400 registrations. Brand-wise, Peugeot leads with 8,908 sales and 17.7% ahead of Citroen at 6,996 units and 13.9%…
Fiat Panda & 500 in Vintimiglia, Italy August 2012 * See the entire photo report by clicking on the title! * The photo report saga continues: after Scotland and the French countryside, I thought I'd drive across the border to Italy in Vintimiglia to give you a quick snapshot of…
Chevrolet Zafira * NOW UPDATED with the Top 150 best-selling models! Click on title to see * * Note later reports by Fenavabre showed the Zafira unusually high scores over the period were due to the inclusion of all-new Chevrolet Spin sales within its total * Brazilian new car sales are…
Toyota Yaris * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Over the first half of August, 282 new cars found a buyer in Iceland, which is 22% less than last month. So far in 2012 there were 6,043 new registrations. The Toyota Yaris confirms it…
2012 BMW 3 Series * See 'Read more' for the Top 20 best-selling brands! Thanks to Michael for the tip * It's been nearly a year since I last gave an update on Singapore, so it's about time for another one. Only brand rankings are available, courtesy of Michael, the…
Skoda Octavia * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Car sales in Poland are down 14% in August at 19,633 registrations and 6% year-to-date at 179,922 units. The Skoda Octavia enjoys its 6th consecutive month atop the models ranking with…
Nissan Qashqai * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * With one month delay I can now share with you August figures for Turkey. For the first time this year, the market is down year-on-year at -8% with 38,875 registrations, however…
Fiat Automobili Srbija Punto * Many thanks to Maximus for making this post possible! * The Serbian car market is having a very tough year in 2011, down 25% year-on-year in August at 2,257 units and down 16% year-to-date at 23,017 registrations. In the absence of an official models ranking,…
Hyundai Elantra * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Toyota Hilux reclaims its top spot in Panama with 307 sales in August and 1,981 over the first 8 months of the year. The new generation Hyundai Elantra is up…
VW Golf Variant * See 'Read more' for the Top 20 best-selling models! Many thanks to Tuga for the data * For the first time this year I am able to share with you a models ranking for Portugal, a market down 2% in August at 11,723 registrations and a…
Subaru Legacy * Now updated with the Top 50 best-selling models! See 'Read more' at end of post * Over the first 8 months of 2011, the Swiss car market is up 5% year-on-year at 201,821 registrations. The VW Golf is still the market leader by far, even reaching 5.3%…
Toyota Land Cruiser 70 * NOW UPDATED with the Top 175 best-selling models! See 'Read more' at end of post! * For the first time since November 2010, the Australian car market is up year-on-year at +7% and 88,082 registrations in August. Year-to-date, car sales in Australia are down 4% at…
Saipa 132/Pride * See the Top 10 most produced models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! The Iran Vehicles Manufacturers Association (IVMA) production data for August is now out. Total production is up 4% at 95,406 units and up 2% year-to-date at 533,508. The Saipa Pride (a…
Wuling Rongguang * See the Top 5 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Light Commercial Vehicle market continues to struggle in China, down 6% year-on-year in August at 339,387 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 3,290,918 units, also down 6%. Both Wuling models…
Perodua MyVi * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Malaysian car market is back up by 7% in August at 56,555 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 391,476 units, down 1%. The Perodua MyVi new generation confirms the pole…