The recovery is here in Poland: car sales are up 25% in November at 33,911 units, bringing the 2010 total back into positive at 298,344 units, up 2%. The top of the ranking is unchanged, with the Skoda Octavia and Fabia still dominant. This month's surprises are just below: the…
For its last month before the arrival of the FL restyled version, the Proton Saga reclaims the #1 spot with an impressive 13.6% market share. However it is still #2 year-to-date with 67,779 sales (12.8%) vs. 69,368 (13.1%) for the Perodua Myvi, #2 in November at 12.2%. The Top 5…
The Turkish car market is euphoric this month at +182% year-on-year and 50,061 registrations, bringing the year-to-date figure to 410,323, up 31%. The Renault Symbol, #1 in November at 5.8%, is now also the best selling car in Turkey year-to-date with 23,558 sales and 5.7%, passing the Hyundai Accent (23,174…
In a market down 15% over 11 months at 35,382 registrations, the Opel Astra stays strong leader at 6% share, followed by the VW Polo at 4.8% and the Opel Corsa at 3.9%. The Renault Megane is solid again in November in 3rd (4.7%) and gains one spot YTD in…
ChangAn Minibus Chinese workers bought 467,639 new Light Commercial Vehicles in November, up 21% year-on-year. The total over 11 months 2010 is 4,829,785 units, up 25% on 2009. Big movement this month: the ChangAn Minibus takes the pole position with 54,795 sales, up an impressive 52% over Nov 09, ahead…
Toyota Fortuner in HoChiMinh City, November 2010. Picture by my dear Mum and Dad. At 11,198 registrations this month, the Vietnamese market is down 9% year-on-year and 4% year-to-date at 99,798 sales. The Toyota Innova regains its first spot with 811 sales (7.2%) followed by the Toyota Fortuner at an…
The European market is down 7% in November at 1,094,293 registrations and down 5% over 11 months at 12,666,595 sales, with some signs of recovery as Germany slows its decline. The Top 5 best selling models are unchanged vs. October, with the VW Golf still #1 by far, ahead of…
Another good month for the Mexican car market, up 16% in November at 75,582 registrations and 8% year-to-date with 715,465. While the Nissan Tsuru is still ahead with 5,112 sales and 6.8% this month, its advantage over the VW Jetta dropped to 194 units, vs. 334 units in October. Note…
There is a light at the end of the tunnel for the German car market: November sales (262,262) are down only 6% year-on-year. Behind the VW Golf (slipping 0.5 point to 7.7% share), the Mercedes C Class continues its great run and improves its market share again to 3.3%. It…
Very strong sales figures this month in China, with each of the Top 3 cars delivering yearly bests. The VW Lavida is #1 for the second month in a row at 25,072 sales and 227,087 year-to-date (#2). The FAW Xiali N3/N5 continues its impressive progression and gains one more spot…
Good month of November in Algeria, up 10% year-on-year with 14,578 registrations, the year-to-date figure is still down 6% however, at 202,180. The Renault Symbol reclaims the first spot with an excellent 12.6% share (vs. 10.3% YTD), ahead of the Dacia Logan at a still very strong 8.5% (vs. 6.8%…
French car sales dropped less than expected in November at -11% (193,970 registrations), bringing the year-to-date total to 2,023,410 (-2%). The Renault Clio is the best selling car in France for the third month in a row with 10,732 sales (5.5%) vs. 10,627 for the Peugeot 207 (5.5% also). This…
Daihatsu Tanto Custom In November, the Daihatsu Tanto regains the lead of the Japanese Kei cars ranking with 13,217 sales, ahead of the Suzuki Wagon R at 12,881 sales. Year-to-date, the Tanto is #1 too with 180,716 sales vs. 180,177 for the Wagon R. 2010 could very well be the…
Solid numbers in Australia with +2% year-on-year in November at 87,342 registrations and +12% YTD at 948,487. 2010 will be only the third year in history the Australian market is above 1 million units. In November the Toyota Corolla is #1 for first time in 2010 with 4,536 sales and…
Excellent month for car sales in Denmark: up 47% year-on-year at 13,125 registrations, and up 37% year-to-date! The Chevrolet Spark takes the lead in November with 4.1%, ahead of the Opel Corsa and the Peugeot 107. The Toyota Aygo is still leader year-to-date, but the Opel Corsa climbs 2nd and…