Hungary Full Year 2012: Previous gen Opel Astra new #1
Opel Astra H * NOW UPDATED with the Top 25 best-selling models/all brands! Click on title to see - thanks Zsolt * New car sales in Hungary are up a very encouraging 17% year-on-year in 2012 to 53,059 units, the best year in the country since 2009 but still a far…
France Dec 2012: Dacia Sandero back in Top 10 after 2.5 years
Dacia Sandero * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * December closes a difficult year for the French new car market at -15% year-on-year to 160,426 registrations, bringing the Full Year 2012 total to 1,898,872 registrations,…
Finland December 2012: Skoda Fabia & BMW 3 Series shoot up
BMW 3 Series * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 20 best-selling models! Many thanks to Rolf * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * New car sales in Finland are down 6% year-on-year in December to 6,375 registrations, bringing the Full Year 2012 total to 109,856 units,…
Estonia Full Year 2012: Toyota Avensis takes the lead
Toyota Avensis * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 44 All-brands by clicking on the title! * The Estonian new car market is up 14% year-on-year in 2012 to 19,408 registrations, and this year the pole position changes hands: the Toyota Avensis is up a fantastic 39% on 2011…
Croatia Full Year 2012: Opel Astra reclaims throne
Opel Astra * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title! * The Croatian new car market is down an alarming 25% in 2012 to 31,360 registrations, to be compared with 88,265 in 2008, with December down 48%... Passed by the Skoda Octavia in…
Croatia December 2012: Volkswagen monopolises podium!
VW Polo * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * The new car sales outlook in Croatia is getting more sombre every month, with December down 48% year-on-year to just 1,331 registrations, one of the lowest…
Brazil Full Year 2012: VW Gol reaches 25 years at #1, Fiat Palio #3
VW Gol * See the Top 200 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title! * The Brazilian new car market is up 6% year-on-year in 2012 to reach a record 3,634,421 registrations, consolidating its #4 spot worldwide below Japan and ahead of Germany. August 2012 was the…
Brazil December 2012: Hyundai HB20 up to #7, Chevy Onix #8
Hyundai HB20 * See the Top 150 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title! * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * New car sales in Brazil are up 4% year-on-year in December to 343,770 registrations, bringing the Full Year 2012 total to a…
Argentina Full Year 2012: Chevy Classic #1, Renault Duster shines
Renault Duster * See the Top 170 best-selling models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title! * After reaching an all-time record of 857,983 registrations in 2011, the Argentinean new car market is down just 2% in 2012 to 840,679 sales, its second best annual figure ever. The Chevrolet…
Argentina December 2012: Ford Ecosport gets a boost
Ford Escosport * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * New car sales in Argentina are down 4% year-on-year in December to 37,063 registrations, bringing the Full Year 2012 total to 840,679 units, down 2% on…
South Korea Full Year 2012: Hyundai Avante and Sonata lead
Hyundai Avante * See the Top 40 best-selling movies by clicking on the title! * Sales of new local models reach 1,402,065 units in South Korea in 2012, down 6% on 2011. The Hyundai Avante (aka Elantra) is the most popular model in the country for the 2nd year running…
South Korea December 2012: 5 Hyundais in the Top 5!
Hyundai Santa Fe * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * In December 135,669 new local models were sold in South Korea, up 5% year-on-year and bringing the Full Year 2012 total to 1,402,065 units, down…
Australia Full Year 2012: Mazda3 leads again in record market, no local model on podium for the first time since 1930s!
Mazda3. Picture courtesy of caradvice.com.au * NOW UPDATED with the Top 296 All-models & Top 50 All-brands! Click on title to see! * Australia could well be the only mature car market in the world to actually break its all-time record in 2012: sales are up a fantastic 10% on 2011…
Australia December 2012: Mazda3 and Toyota Camry amaze again
Toyota Camry * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * Australian new car sales finish the year on a high: up a massive 16% year-on-year to 95,427 registrations, bringing the Full Year total…