Toyota Hiace in Hong Kong. Picture by Jeremy, all rights reserved. * See the Top 160 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * 3,618 new vehicles found a buyer in Hong Kong in May, adding up to 19,124 so far in 2013. The Toyota Hiace is the most popular model on…
Dacia Duster * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Zsolti * In May the Hungarian new car market is up a very encouraging 9% year-on-year to 5,034 registrations and thanks to Zsolti I can share with you the Top 10 most popular…
Honda CR-V * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 34 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Estonia are up 3% year-on-year in May to 2,003 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 8,562 units, up 2% on 2012. Honda continues to hold a firm…
The BYD e6 being offloaded at Southampton docks, UK on June 13, 2013. * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * As a follow-up to my articles World: How the Chinese are setting themselves up for success (Part 5: Mature markets) and UK: 50 electric BYD e6…
Skoda Octavia III * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Skoda120 * New car sales in Slovakia are satisfyingly (in the current European context) up by 0.7% year-on-year in April to 5,835 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still down by 9%…
Seat Ibiza * NOW UPDATED with the Top 25 brands & Top 10 models! Click on title to see - Thanks IJP * Whereas other regions of the UK were in clear positive territory, new car sales in Northern Ireland are up only 0.6% in 2012 to 47,519 registrations, however the first…
Renault Captur * See the Top 35 All-brands Ranking by clicking on the title! * The horrendous year-on-year drops of 2011 and 2012 may have stopped, but the Portuguese new car market is still down 6% in May to 10,061 registrations, which means the year-to-date total after 5 months is…
The Ford Ranger is now only 4 units below the Toyota Hilux year-to-date... * NOW UPDATED with the Top 30 models and Top 56 All-brands! Click on title to see * Kiwi consumers are definitely in the mood for a new car this year. May sales figures are the highest for…
Dacia Logan. Dacia sales nearly doubled compared to May 2012 in Belgium... * See the Top 47 All-brands Ranking by clicking on the title! * After gaining 10% last month, Belgium confirms it is one of a few European countries to resist the doom and gloom that characterises this first half…
Bentley Continental GT. Picture by MDL 2011, all rights reserved. * See the Top 37 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Michael * As predicted last month, sales of new cars in Singapore slow down their fall in May at -5% year-on-year to 2,186 registrations, which brings…
Suzuki Cultus in Neelum Valley, Pakistan. Picture by Black-Z-ro, all rights reserved. * See the Top 10 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! * Sales of locally produced vehicles are down 20% year-on-year in Pakistan in May to 13,302 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 64,096 units, down…
The Honda Civic is a now legendary piece of Japanese engineering that has served to raise the bar for automotive economy, reliability, and durability for decades. Officially considered to be a compact car when first released, this line of vehicles has been one of the cornerstones of Honda's most popular…
When you’ve got a family, the things that you look for in a car begin to subtly change. Rather than looking at top speed, acceleration and cool little extras while you’re shopping around for a new car, your mind becomes more focused instead on its size, reliability and safety, among…
Hyundai Sonata * See the Top 52 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rutger * Sales of new local models are down 0.2% year-on-year in South Korea to 120,374 registrations (that excludes imports), which brings the year-to-date total to 560,623 units, down 1.1% on 2012. So…
The Dacia Sandero had not ranked inside the Romanian podium since 2009... * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 34 All-brands by clicking on the title! * After giving us a little hope last month when it gained 21% year-on-year, Romanian new car sales are back to hell in May,…