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Nepal: Hyundai market leader at 42% share

Kathmandu street scene. Picture by antlyz, all rights reserved. * See the Full article by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Andrea * Up until today the most recent official information I had about car sales in Nepal dated back to 2002, not anymore thanks to Andrea. We learn…

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Macedonia 2009: Opel and Volkswagen dominate

The Opel Corsa could potentially be the best-selling model in Macedonia. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Goran * Macedonia is another unloved country on Best Selling Cars Blog, with the only information until now a Top 10 models ranking dating…

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USA: 1999-2009 Historical Data now available

2003 Ford F-Series I have now uploaded Historical US models ranking going back to 1999. From 1999 to 2002 you have access to a year-end Top 10 or 20 and from 2003 onwards at least a Top 50 plus each and every monthly Ranking! This decade showed the best and…

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Brazil: 1954-2009 Historical Data now available

1969 Chevrolet Opala: among Brazilian best sellers throughout the seventies I have now completed a review of the Brazilian market going back to 1954. Witness the domination of the VW Beetle (called Fusca in Brazil) from 1954 through the sixties and seventies... Explore the 1980's 'malaise' with the Fiat 147…

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World 2009: Corolla #1 with 900,000+ sales

No surprises, the Toyota Corolla is the best-selling car in the world in 2009, thanks to very strong results in the USA, Japan, China and most of Asia and Africa. 908,661 units of the model were sold in 2009 alone. The Ford Focus takes the second spot with 781,139 registrations,…

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Bhutan 2009

Thimphu street Observation of the streets of the capital Thimphu through YouTube videos indicate a Bhutanese market very similar to its neighbour India: out of 3,168 imported cars in 2009, 42% were Marutis and 31% Hyundais. The Maruti Alto, Hyundai Santro and Hyundai i10 look like the best-sellers in Bhutan.…

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Morocco 2009: Logan at 15%

The Moroccan car market is expanding slightly in 2009 with 93,761 registrations (+3%) and the Dacia Logan, built in the country, grabs 15.1% of the market with 14,200 units sold. The 2003 Renault Kangoo is 2nd with 11,543 sales (12.3%) and the Kia Picanto closes the podium in 3rd at…

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Israel 2009/2010: Mazda3 in the lead

Mazda is the leading brand in Israel and the Mazda3 the best-selling car with no less than 12.3% of the market in 2009 at 21,269 sales, ahead of the Toyota Corolla at 7.1% and the Hyundai i30 at 4.9%. The ranking by segment over the first 6 months 2010 indicates…

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Ecuador 2009: Old gen Aveo above 10%

* See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Ecuadorian car market is at -18% in 2009 with 92,764 registrations. Chevrolet leads the way and delivers an impressive 1-2-3 in the models ranking: The Chevrolet Aveo first generation (called Aveo Activo) is #1 with 10.7%…

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Ukraine 2009: ZAZ Lanos in the lead

ZAZ Lanos * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Ukrainian car market virtually stopped in 2009: it went from 623,253 sales in 2008 to 162,291, down a devastating 74%. In this context, the ZAZ Lanos, a 1998 Daewoo Lanos…

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Portugal 2009: Renault Megane #1

Renault Megane * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Portuguese car market drops by 25% in 2009 and sees its model ranking completely shaken. The Renault Megane takes the lead at 5.9%, well ahead of the VW Golf, Ford Fiesta and Seat Ibiza.…

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