The Lada Priora topped the Kazakh sales charts from 2011 to 2014. Historical info spanning the past five decades is now available for Kazakhstan on BSCB. For the 1970-1991 period, the data is for USSR which Kazakhstan belonged to then, and Lada models reigned supreme. Between 1992 and 2009 I do not have any…
Lada Granta sales are up 22% to #2 overall in 2014 in Kazakhstan. * UPDATED - See the Top 253 All-models and Top 41 All-brands * The Kazakh new car market has gone from being the fastest growing in the world to full-on recession in the space of one year: 2014.…
The Honda Accord takes the lead of the Californian models ranking in 2014. * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title * The Californian new car market improves faster than the national US average in 2014: up 8% to an impressive 1,848,254…
Volvo XC60 * See the Top 100 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * Data provided by SEMO Cyprus and analysed by INNOSOFT shows a Cypriot new car market down 2% year-on-year in February to 625 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,471 units, up 7% on 2014. For the first time…
The Smart Forfour breaks into the Italian Top 20 in February. * UPDATED with actuals - See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 50 models * It is finally the end of the tunnel for the Italian new car market: after gaining 11% in January, sales are up an even more…
Only the Ford Fiesta outsells the VW Golf in the UK this month. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 40 brands by clicking on the title * SMMT figures show the UK new car market up year-on-year for the 36th consecutive month (3 years exactly) at +12%…
The Chrysler 200 is up to #17 overall in the US in February. * UPDATED - See the Top 271 All-models, Top 40 brands & Top 15 groups * Particularly severe wintry weather will finally have had an impact on US light vehicle sales: whereas the average forecast for February was…
BMW 1 Series * See the Top 10 best-selling models in each nation by clicking on the title * As a teaser to overall UK sales and thanks to data communicated by SMMT, I give you the Top 10 best-selling models for each UK nation for February. Keep in mind…
First month of sales for the Mazda CX-3 in Japan. * See the Top 30 best-selling cars, kei cars and Top 54 All-brands by clicking on the title * Analysis written in cooperation with Stephen Bloom February sales remain well below last year’s pre-tax increase level, but they were a bit…
The Maruti Alto hits its highest volume in 8 months in India. * See the Top 15 brands and Top 60 models by clicking on the title * Indian new car sales sign their 4th consecutive month of year-on-year gains at +9% in February to 227,614 deliveries for the 15…
The Kia Picanto is the best-selling nameplate in the Netherlands in February and year-to-date. * See the Top 250 All-models and Top 38 All-brands by clicking on the title * Now in its third year, the Dutch market is skewed by preferential pricing attributed to the most eco-friendly variants of some models.…
Skoda Fabia * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * The Czech new car market is up a huge 28% year-on-year in February to a record 16,383 registrations (previous best for the month: 13,544 in 2012), bringing the year-to-date total to…
Ford Focus * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Given at the same time last year the Polish new car market was boosted by VAT-exemptions for cars purchased as LCV by companies, February is logically down 10% year-to-date to 32,302 registrations, taking the year-to-date…
Toyota i-Road Toyota has chosen the French town of Grenoble, a city famous for its visionary and innovative governance, for its first “Ha:mo” project outside Japan. Ha:mo is short for Harmonious Mobility and fits within Toyota’s overall future mobility vision, based on four pillars: safety, comfort, ease of use and…
VW Golf GTE Plug-in * UPDATED - See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 32 All-brands * Grey sky for the Norwegian new car market: down another 5% year-on-year in February to 10,685 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 21,208 units, down 6% on 2014. Volkswagen dominates the brands ranking…