VW Polo Vivo * See the Top 75 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * South African car sales are up 11% in August at 51,315 registrations and 14% year-to-date at 369,947 units. The VW Polo Vivo leads the models ranking for the third consecutive…
Toyota Auris * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Big event in Greece this month: at 7,296 registrations, new car sales are up 2% on August 2010 which was however down 67% on August 2009... The year-to-date figure is still…
Toyota Prius * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * At 216,150 registrations August 2011 Japanese car sales are down 25% on August 2010 which was artificially boosted by government subsidies, but up 9% on August 2009... The Toyota Prius stays…
Nissan Livina * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Taiwanese car sales are weak in August at 23,140 units. The Toyota Corolla stays distant leader with 2,628 sales and 11.4% share, reinforcing its 2011 year-to-date top spot at 23,053 units…
Tata Nano * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Soft month for auto sales in India, with most consumers waiting for the festive season to purchase a new car. The Maruti Alto is of course still #1 but at its…
Skoda Octavia * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Finnish market has been very healthy this year and August is no exception, with sales up 16% at 9,882 units, bringing the year-to-date figure to 88,779 registrations, up 15%. For…
Hyundai i30 * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * New car sales in Croatia are back into positive ground in August, up 6% year-on-year to 2,812 sales. The year-to-date figure is up 14% at 29,612 registrations. The Hyundai i30 is…
Chevrolet Classic * See the Top 130 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * At 79,826 registrations, August 2011 is the 4th biggest month ever for Argentinean car sales, up a massive 39% year-on-year. The Chevrolet Classic jumps back into pole position this month with…
BMW 3 Series * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * For the first time in 13 months, the English car market is up year-on-year, by 7% at 59,346 registrations. Granted, August is the slowest month of the year, but it…
Mazda3 Very healthy new car market in New Zealand this month, up 16% year-on-year at 7,465 registrations. The year-to-date figure is up 9% at 56,182 units. The Toyota Hilux climbs back on top of the overall ranking with 340 sales and 4.6% share, and reinforces its lead year-to-date at 2,829…
Renault Master * See the Top 75 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The French Light Commercial Vehicle market is holding well at +6% and 23,077 registrations in August, +3% year-to-date at 277,425 units. Renault has an exceptional month and monopolises the podium for…
Audi A4 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * We continue to pay particular attention to the Italian Station Wagon (SW) market, up a whopping 35% year-on-year this month at 6,676 sales in an overall market up just 1%... The…
VW Voyage * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Brazilian new car sales are up 4% in August at 307,824 registrations and 8% year-to-date at 2,233,757 units. The VW Gol keeps the lead for the 6th month in a row…
Kia Sorento * See the Top 125 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Stable podium atop the US models ranking this month with the Ford F-Series at 48,795 sales, the Chevrolet Silverado at 36,832 and the Toyota Camry at 30,185 units, dominating again in…
Samsung SM7 * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * No surprise in pole position: the Hyundai Avante (aka Elantra) is ahead again and even improves its market share on July at 9% thanks to 10,283 sales. The Kia Morning (aka…