VW Gol * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Argentinean car market was hit full frontal by the crisis in 2002, falling under 100,000 units. It recovers pretty swiftly over the next few years: up 48% in 2003 at…
The Renault Megane remains the best-selling vehicle in Spain in 2005. Spanish car sales edge up 0.6% in 2005 to a new record 1.495.566 units, 1.529 million according to Aniacam. Renault (-2.9%) holds onto the brands top spot for the 20th time in the past 21 years at 12.3% share,…
The Dacia Logan takes control of the Romanian new car market in 2005. May 2020 update: Now with Top 50 All-brands and Top 305 All-models below. The Romanian car market is up another whopping 42.7% in 2005 to 251.407 units including 215.532 passenger cars, a new all-time record volume in…
The Toyota Corolla is the best selling vehicle in South Africa in 2004 and 2005. The VW Citi Golf celebrates its 20th anniversary with a very solid 3rd position in 2005. * See the Top 15 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Vic Mouton! * In…
FAW Tianjin Xiali New vehicle sales in China leap up 16.8% year-on-year in 2005 to 5,360,615 units, including 2.77 million Passenger Cars (+23%). This year, new legislation aimed at containing sales growth by restricting car credit has the effect of reshuffling the models ranking entirely, bringing to an end two…
The Lada Samara misses out on the Russian pole position again. * See the Top 60 All-brands and Top 320 All-models by clicking on the title * It's a third consecutive record year for new car sales in Russia, up 11% to 1.632.464 units in 2005. The foreign wave continues to…
* See the Top 25 All-brands and Top 95 All-models by clicking on the title * Indian new vehicle sales gain a further 7.3% in 2005 to lodge a fourth consecutive record volume at 1.225.678 units. Maruti continues to follow the market to remain very stable market share-wise at 42%.…
The podium is unchanged in Chile during 2004 and 2005 with the Chevrolet Corsa leader at 8.1% over 10 months 2004 and 7.8% over 2005. The Toyota Yaris in 2nd sees its market share slip down slightly as well, from 7.6% in 2004 to 7.3% in 2005. The Peugeot 206…
In 2005 the Toyota Hilux is the best selling vehicle in Algeria and the only one to pass 10,000 units sold with 12,222. Two Hyundais follow: the Atos at #2 with 9,315 sales and the Accent at #3 with 8,400. Traditionally used to the highest positions in Magreb, French models…
The Hyundai Elantra was #1 Passenger Car in June. The Chinese market consolidates its growth in 2004 to "just" +13.1% year-on-year, still an additional 530,000 units to 4,589,782 sales. A surprise atop the brands ranking: Volkswagen not only can't keep up with the market evolution but actually registers a year-on-year…
Renault Megane The Spanish new car market is up a very healthy 9.6% in 200 to a new record 1.486.303 units, or 1.518 million according to ANIACAM. Renault (+10%) celebrates an incredible 19 wins in the past 20 years at 12.8% share, distancing Citroen (+3.2%) and Peugeot (+6.2%) in an…
Fiat Panda * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Mariusz * Car sales in Poland are down 9% this year at 332,222 registrations. For its first full year in market, the new generation Fiat Panda manages to become the best-selling car in the country…
The Dacia Logan hits 33% share for its launch month in September 2004. May 2020 update: Now with Top 50 All-brands and Top 290 All-models. It's a record year for Romanian new car sales in 2004, up a very impressive 33.2% year-on-year to 176.128 units, smashing the previous record of 139.867…
The Maruti Alto, left, ends the year 20.000 sales below the 20 year leader, the Maruti 800, right. * See the Top 23 All-brands and Top 80 All-models by clicking on the title * The new vehicle market in India is expanding by leaps and bounds, up another 23.7% to annihilate…
The Chevrolet Chevy C2 is the best-selling model in Mexico in 2004. In 2004, the Mexican new light vehicle market crosses the symbolic million annual sales mark for the first time in history thanks to a solid 12.4% year-on-year uptick to 1.112.130 units. Nissan (+9.8%) cements its domination of the…