Crisis? What crisis? Certain sections of the UK economy may still be feeling the pinch despite improving growth figures, but the British motor industry is certainly not one of them. Following 22 months of continuous growth, the UK is now the second largest car market in Europe, behind only automotive…
BMW i8 As far as new car releases go, 2013 was exciting but 2014 is set to be every car lover’s dream with a great selection of interesting new models making their way onto the market. You can expect new releases from top brands like Jaguar, Porsche and Ferrari, as…
Ford Ecosport Policia in Argentina December 2013 * Many thanks to my dear Mum and Dad for this report! * Thanks to my dear parents backpacking across South America, I can share with you today an exotic Photo Report, just to smooth into 2014 nicely. Just click on the images…
Mazda3 With approximately one out of every twenty Australians buying a new car, it is undeniable that 2012 was an outstanding year for car sales. The ongoing trends of small and large car purchases continued, while sedans slipped even further down the list of popular vehicles. Toyota ruled the list…
(Just thought I would share one of my favourite car stunts of 2012 as well...) Today I deleted the 'Contact us' button on the left of the screen that was annoyingly hiding part of some articles on mobile devices. There is now a simple 'Contact' tab at the top of…
What will replace the yank tanks in Cuba? Picture by Faw. All rights reserved. Best Selling Cars Blog now features 103 countries with official data thanks to many of you sharing information with me. But there are still 65 unloved countries on this blog for which I haven’t managed to obtain…
Good old me circa 1982 in Cannes, France. Circa 1982, 4 year-old me was shocked to see how dirty some car tail lights were. I developed a mild case of OCD and started cleaning the dirtiest ones... Freaky I know. In the process I learnt how to read by deciphering…
I want one! Over the last 24 hours I have been looking for ways to put a picture of my new favourite car, the Maserati Kubang, on this blog and now I found one! :-) Being about the best-selling cars in the world and not the most beautiful or the…
Lada Granta All my best wishes for this new year, may it bring you all you have ever wanted! A very exciting year ahead, with a lot of important new launches that are bound to reshuffle the models rankings of many countries... For those of you that were checking this…
MG6 A little message to let you know that I will be travelling over the next 5 days without access to computers and will not be able to update my blog :-(. I will be back in action on Wednesday 13 July, so stay tuned for the 35 remaining June…
The Tofas Sahin was among the best selling cars in Turkey in the 90's. Historical data has now been added for 10 additional countries: Canada (up to 2004), Czech Republic (1969), Malaysia (2000), Poland (1992), Romania (1969), Slovakia (1969), Slovenia (2003), Switzerland (2004), Turkey (1993) and Venezuela (2002). Witness the growth of the Skoda Octavia in Poland, Czech…
The VW CitiGolf was #3 in South Africa in 2005. Historical Data has now been uploaded for 10 additional countries: Belgium (up to 1989), Colombia (up to 2002), Croatia (2003), Ireland (2000), Mexico (2003), New Zealand (2004), Pakistan (1995), South Africa (2004), South Korea (1997) and Taiwan (2007). Witness the dominance of the…
Toyota Hilux, #1 in Algeria in 2005 I have now added Historical Data for 16 countries: Algeria (up to 2004), Bulgaria (up to 2005), Chile (2004), Ecuador (2006), Hungary (2006), Iceland (2006), Indonesia (2005), Iran (1967), Israel (2005), Morocco (2004), Peru (2005), Philippines (2005), Portugal (2000), Singapore (2006), Thailand (2004) and Vietnam (2003). Witness the dominance of the legendary Paykan over the…
Best Selling Cars wishes you all a Happy New Year 2011! Check out above my little New Year video filmed in Hanoi, Vietnam where I'm spending my holidays. The trick for crossing the city's busy streets is to walk at a steady pace. This way the traffic can anticipate where…