The Ram Pickup outsells the Chevrolet Silverado for the 2nd time in history this month. * See the Top 15 groups, Top 40 brands and Top 288 models by clicking on the title * It's official: the U.S. market has plateaued. In September, new light vehicle sales decline year-on-year for the second consecutive…
Mercedes sales are up 26% year-on-year at home in September. * See the Top 50 brands and Top 322 All-models by clicking on the title * German new car sales are up a very satisfying 9% year-on-year in September to 298.002 registrations, lifting the year-to-date tally up 6% or almost…
Short-term rentals push the Fiat 500L back onto the Italian podium. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 42 brands and Top 180 models - see title * The August 2016 post has now been updated with the Top 180 models The Italian new car market is up by a very robust…
JMC Yuhu sales are up 168% year-on-year in August. * See the Top 55 All-models by clicking on the title * Thanks to a partnership with Chinese consultancy outlet Cedars we can now share with you August sales data for Light Commercial Vehicles in China with complete Minivan, Pickup and Mini Truck model figures as well…
The Toyota Corolla is now #1 year-to-date in Australia. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 50 All-brands and Top 285 All-models * The Australian new car market sees no respite in 2016: up another 1.3% year-on-year in September to an all-time high 102.696 sales, lifting the year-to-date tally up 2.8% or…
The Toyota Hilux is #1 in Thailand for the 4th straight month, but still #2 YTD. * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 65 models by clicking on the title * Encouraging result in August for new car sales in Thailand: up for the 6th time in the past…
The Perodua Bezza has taken the Malaysian market by storm. * See the Top 45 All-brands by clicking on the title * New car sales in Malaysia slow down their decline in August to -2% year-on-year at 52.312 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down 15% to 370.742. One manufacturer…
The Renault Clio ranks #2 in Scotland. * See the Top 10 best-selling models in each nation by clicking on the title * Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-selling nameplates of each UK nation in September. As a reminder, this data is already included in…
Audi A3 sales are up 34% in September, earning it a spot in the YTD Top 10. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title * New bi-annual license plates traditionally make September one of the two largest months of the year…
The Maruti Wagon R breaks its all-time monthly volume record in India in September... * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 90 models by clicking on the title * The Indian new car market shows excellent health in September with wholesale deliveries up a stunning 20% year-on-year to…
In the late 1970s, NASCAR was becoming a major automotive institution. With large audiences following the weekend races, the car industry noticed something interesting; when a particular car won a race, people went to their local car dealer the next week and bought that car. Essentially, a win at NASCAR…
Chrysler’s Plymouth Division has been known to make some outrageous cars but there is one that takes the cake: the Plymouth Prowler. The Prowler was unlike any other car ever made by a major automobile company. It was basically a modern version of the California roadster hotrods of the 1940s.…
Sometimes car manufacturers make a special vehicle to make a statement. Take the Dodge Viper sports car, for example. This V-10 powered beast was specifically designed to inject some energy back into the languishing Dodge brand. The first Vipers were built in the early 90s and the concept worked quite…
If you like performance cars, you’ve undoubtedly heard about Nitrous Oxide. Nitrous Oxide systems are a way to dramatically boost the horsepower of engines without internal hardware modifications. They really aren’t a good idea to install on standard street cars, however, because they can be dangerous. That being said, enthusiasts…
Have you seen the 1985 movie Back to the Future? If so, you know what 1.21 Gigawatts is needed for. As Michael J. Fox finds out in the movie, it’s the amount of energy that a Delorean time travel machine needs to work. Back to the Future was a great…