Volvo V60 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Swedish car sales are down 5% this month at 25,052 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 252,590 sales, up 8%. Breaking another record, the Volvo V60 sells 1,724 units for a…
Toyota Avensis * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Irish car sales are down a worrying 52% in October at 1,526 registrations, but the downwards trends towards the end of the year is a tradition in the country and the…
Skoda Octavia * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Finnish car market continues on its good run, up 5% in October at 9,953 registrations and 13% year-to-date at 108,726 units. For the first time in over a year, the…
VW Tiguan * NOW UPDATED with the Top 60 best-selling models: see 'Read more', thanks to Alex * Norwegian car sales are up a healthy 8% this month at 11,543 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 114,438 units, also up 8%. The VW Golf goes from strength to strength with a…
Dacia Duster * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The French car market is performing brilliantly this month, up 5% over the first 3 weeks of October at 119,139 registrations. The Renault Clio resists at 6.3% share while the Peugeot…
Emgrand EC7 Now that Cuban consumers can purchase a car freely, Chinese manufacturer Geely has shipped a batch of 1,560 cars to the country using all shipping logistics, composed of 1,310 units of the Geely CK and 250 units of the Emgrand EC7. These cars are destined to be used…
Fiat Uno * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Brazilian car sales are up a shy 1.5% over the first half of October at 142,327 registrations. For the first time in 6 months, the Fiat Uno manages to hold the…
Citroen C4 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The French car market begins the month by gaining 7% year-on-year at 40,720 sales over the first 10 days. The Renault Clio falls to a more reasonable 6.3% market share thanks…
The Polish market is up a healthy 20% in October at 30,380 registrations, bringing the 2010 YTD total to -1% at 264,470. The Skoda Octavia (5.9%) and Fabia (3.8%) maintain their domination in Poland, ahead of the VW Golf which reaches a very satisfying third place. The Opel Astra and…
October is up an astounding 246% year-on-year in Turkey with 47,859 registrations, the 10 months total being now up 22% at 360,262 units. The Renault Symbol is #1 again this month and stays above 6% market share. Provided it continues at that rate, it will pass the Hyundai Accent in…
The Mexican car market is experiencing a slow growth this year after the devastating blow of the financial crisis, with +7% over 10 months at 639,883 registrations and +9% in October at 74,094. The Nissan Tsuru is still the king of the Mexican roads with 5,097 sales in October (6.9%)…
Perodua Myvi In October the Perodua Myvi reclaims the #1 spot in the Malaysian sales with close to 15% market share (13.1% YTD). The Proton Saga drops to 2nd but still delivers a mammoth 12.9% market share, ahead of the Perodua Viva, slowing down slightly at 10.7%. The Top 5…
Wuling Rongguang The Chinese Light Commercial Vehicles market continues its progression in October at 434,609 units (+20%). The year-to-date total is at +25% vs. 2009 with 4,362,146 registrations. The Top 5 is unchanged this month, with the Wuling Sunshine still comfortably installed in #1 at 53,589 sales, a figure still…
In a stable Algerian market at 16,395 registrations, the Dacia Logan manages to grab the top spot this month with 1,373 sales (8.4%), only 5 units more than the Renault Symbol in #2. The Symbol however stays #1 in the Year-to-date ranking with 19,101 sales and 10.2% of the market. Excellent…
The Belgian car market is up a healthy 10% in October with 43,570 registrations. Like in Germany, Volkswagen pulls a 1-2 this month with the Golf/Jetta #1 at 3.8% followed by the Polo at 3%. The French influence is also being felt in Belgium with the Renault Clio, Megane/Fluence and…