Kia Morning in Hanoi, Vietnam - December 2010 Vietnamese car sales are down 19% in May at 7,661 registrations but still up 11% year-to-date at 44,966 units. Consequence of Toyota's weakness due to Japan earthquake-related supply issues, Kia and Chevrolet perform very well with the Kia Morning taking the lead…
VW Polo * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * Car sales in Slovenia are stable in May at 5,513 registrations and up 2% year-to-date at 27,173 units. The Renault Clio comfortably stays Slovenia's best-seller with 425 sales and…
Jeep Grand Cherokee The Venezuelan car market is down slightly this month at -1.6% and 10,228 registrations, bringing its 5 months 2011 total to 45,449 units and -7%. The Chevrolet Aveo is more dominant than ever with 2,434 sales and a massive 23.8% share, followed by the Ford Fiesta at…
Lada Priora Hyundai Solaris Russian car dealerships continue to be much busier than last year, with May sales up a whopping 48% at 235,170 units and the year-to-date figure up 60% at 989,013 registrations. For the first time since December 2010, the Lada Priora is the best-selling car in Russia…
Opel Corsa Car sales are up 6% in May in Croatia at 3,875 registrations and up 18% year-to-date at 18,516 units. A pretty significant event occurred this month: for the first time since 2004, the Opel Corsa leads the Croatian models ranking with 174 sales and 4.5%. The VW Polo…
Dacia Logan Traditionally the Romanian new car market gets stronger as the year goes by and 2011 is no exception. May is up 70% over April but down 2% year-on-year at 8,474 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 23,152 units and -12%. The Dacia Logan delivers its best market share…
* See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * After -55% in March and -18% in April, Greek car sales are definitely on the mend but still down 15% in May at 10,076 units, bringing the 2011 year-to-date total to…
Peugeot 107 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * Car sales in the Netherlands are getting better and better this year: up 37% in May at 50,059 units, bringing the year-to-date total to 278,122, up 27%. This month…
VW Golf The UK car market is down for the 11th successive month in May to 150,431 units. However the 1.7% decline was the smallest fall reported since registrations began to contract in July last year. The year-to-date figure is down 7% to 846,513 sales. The Ford Fiesta leads the…
2012 Subaru Impreza Car sales in Japan are on the mend but still down 38% year-on-year at 142,154 units, the lowest May figure since 1968. Toyota drops 57%. The Honda Fit holds onto its pole position for the 3rd month in a row, down only 22% at 9,354 sales. The…
Toyota Hilux Like in neighbour Australia, passenger car sales in New Zealand are hit by stock shortages due to the Japan earthquake and are down 2% at 4,535 units. Conversely, light commercials are up 13% at 2,028, helped by a strong sales push surrounding Fieldays, the 'largest agricultural event in the…
Chevrolet Classic * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * Nineteenth consecutive month of growth for Argentinean car sales at 66,908 units in May, up a massive 32%. The year-to-date figure stands at 362,180, up 29%. We return to…
Hyundai Grandeur The Hyundai Grandeur confirms its recently acquired domination of the South Korean car market and ranks #1 in May with 10,526 sales and 8.8% share. The Hyundai Avante is not far though at #2 with 10,402 units and 8.7%, up from 8.1% in April. The new Kia Morning…
Fiat Linea Turkish car sales continue to deliver outrageous growth numbers month after month: +47% in April at 53,835 units and up 70% year-to-date at 176,730. The Renault Symbol is the best-selling car in Turkey again with 3,571 sales and 6.4% share, but it nearly got kicked out by the…
Fiat Strada * See the Top 120 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * Brazilian car sales are up 27% in May at 300,534 units and up 8% year-to-date at 1,351,165. The VW Gol manages to steer away from the Fiat Uno a…