Volvo V40 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Another worrying month for new car sales in the Netherlands, down 28% year-on-year to 26,896 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 454,122 units, down 9% on 2011. For the 5th time in the last 6…
Dacia Dokker * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Light Commercial Vehicle market is down 9% year-on-year in France in October to 35,096 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 322,306 units, down 8% on 2011 but still Europe's biggest LCV market. The Renault…
Only 5% of VW Passat sold in Italy in October were not Station Wagons... * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Italians are one of the last consumers in the world with the Swedish and Slovak to continue to love Station Wagons (SW). This is why there is a…
Yes it's the Hyundai Santa Fe. Because you already know what the Skoda Octavia looks like. :-) * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 561 new vehicles found a buyer in Iceland in October as the country gets ready for the harsh polar winter,…
Renault Clio * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * From 16 October 2011 and until 31 March 2013, the Spanish government has put in place the PIVE plan (Programa de Incentivos para los Vehículos Eficientes), a 2,000€ rebate on the purchase of a low emission vehicle…
Renault Duster * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Extremely robust month for new car sales in India, up a massive 32% year-on-year in October to 231,543 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 2,224,610 units, up 11% on 2011. After a couple of eventful…
VW Amarok * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Light Commercial Vehicle sales are down 1% in October in Norway to 2,880 units, bringing the year-to-date total to 25,554 units, down 5% on 2011. No surprises on top: the VW Caddy leads the way…
Nissan Qashqai * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Finland are down a worrying 19% year-on-year in October to 8,075 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 95,808 units, down 12% on 2011. After climbing into the year-to-date pole position last…
Kia Cee'd * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Irish licence plates are stamped with the year of registration, so new car sales in the country are at their strongest in January and slip down to minuscule numbers towards the end of the year.…
Volvo V40 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Swedish new car market slows down its decline in October at -4% year-on-year to 24,028 registrations, compared to -18% in September. The year-to-date total now stands at 227,739 units, down 10% on 2011. The…
VW Up! * See Japan's best-selling imports by clicking on the title! * Volkswagen released its new Up! in Japan on October 1. Three weeks on, orders for the mini car have just reached 3,000. The Nikkei thinks the Up! “may beat the Golf to become the German automaker’s most successful…
Citroen C4. Picture courtesy of L'Argus * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * October is shaping up to be quite an unusual month for new car sales in France. Over the first 3 weeks, the market is down a drastic…
Ford Ecosport * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Brazil are up 5% year-on-year at mid-October with 149,377 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 2,816,163 units, also up 5% on 2011. Almost one year after its launch, the new generation…
Skoda Octavia * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As the Icelandic population is slowly but surely getting into hibernation mode for the harsh polar winter, they oddly continue to purchase new cars at quite a ugh rate. 251 new vehicles found a buyer…
Toyota Yaris. Picture by L'Argus, all rights reserved. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * During the first week of October 32,273 new cars found a buyer in France, down 20% on a year ago. Weekly rankings always have their…