Renault Megane * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Spanish car market is down 1.7% this month at 55,648 registrations, with the year-to-date total down 21% at 625,502 units. For the first time in years, the Renault Megane is…
Kia K5/Optima * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The South Korean models ranking's podium is unchanged this month vs. August with the Hyundai Avante (aka Elantra) in the lead with a robust 9.2% share and 11,408 sales, followed by…
Range Rover Evoque * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Irish car market is struggling at the moment, down 36% year-on-year in September with 2,699 registrations. The year-to-date total is still up 5% however at 86,259 units. For the…
Volvo V60 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Swedish car market is up 3% this month at 26,605 registrations and up 10% year-to-date at 227,636 units. The Volvo V70 stays on top with 2,176 sales and 8.2%, its…
Renault Clio * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The French market is down 9% vs. 2010 this week at 33,000 sales. Still boosted by heavy promotions, Renault manages the extraordinary feat (even in France) of placing 4 models atop…
Renault Sandero * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Brazilian car market is up 2% over the first half of September at 142,490 registrations. The Top 6 best-selling cars are identical to the year-to-date ranking: the VW Gol leads…
The Toyota Hilux comfortably leads the Panama car sales year-to-September 2010 with 1,925 registrations. However, looking at the Last 3 Months ranking (L3M), two new Korean SUVs are gearing up beautifully and could be a threat to the Toyota's throne in 2011. The Hyundai Tucson IX (aka ix35) is already…
Renault Symbol Controlled by annual import quotas, the Tunisian market is nevertheless growing a whopping 76% over 2009 with around 35,300 registrations in the first 9 months of 2010. Like in neighbouring Algeria, the Renault Symbol is the best-selling car here, with 6,867 units sold and a massive 19.5% market share…
The Lebanese car market is doing well in 2010 with 25,565 cars sold in the first 9 months, a 5% increase on '09. Japanese cars account for 39.2% of total sales (down 15%), Korean cars for 30.8% (up 87%!) and European 23.3%. The Association of Automobile Importers in Lebanon released…
Proton Saga 6 Malaysian models in the Top 7 this month, with the Top 3 accounting for 38% of the market! #3 in August, the Proton Saga climbs back into the lead with 5,582 registrations and a gargantuan 13.4% market share. It is #2 year-to-date with 55,374 sales (12.7%). The…
Wuling Sunshine The Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV's) ranking is the hidden side of the Chinese market, as these figures are rarely accessible, so thanks to AutoWeek.nl and Autonews.com for bringing them to the surface. The Chinese LCV market is at +8% in Sept (427,176 units) and +26% over 9 months…
The Croatian market is taking a hit in 2010 at -25% over 2009, but the Opel Astra is undisturbed in the first spot at 6.2% of the market. Only 13th in 2009, the VW Polo storms into the podium in 2nd at 5.3%, ahead of the Opel Corsa, 3rd at…
Weak September in Turkey at 42,477 registrations (-19%) but the year-to-date figure is still up by a shiny 11% at 312,403 sales. After a couple of months all over the place, the model ranking is back to its more traditional self in Turkey: Renault tops the charts with the Symbol…
Poland is the biggest Eastern-European market after Russia and it grows by 12% in September with 27,906 registrations, but is -3% over 9 months 2010 at 234,046 sales. 1-2 for Skoda in Poland with the Octavia leader at 5.3% ahead of the the Fabia at 4.2%. Then 3 German compact…
Very strong month of September in Algeria at 17,686 registrations (+45% over 2009), whereas the year-to-date score is 171,207 sales, still down 8% over 2009. The 2010 year-to-date model ranking sees the Renault Symbol grow 19% over last year to reach a very impressive 10.4% market share and stay #1…