Nissan Leaf *Best Selling Cars offers its condoleances to the victims of the Sendai earthquake & tsunami* It's a good month for 'green' cars in Japan: the Toyota Prius climbs back to the top of the ranking with 19,110 sales, and the all-electric Nissan Leaf makes its entry in the…
Citroen C4 *Thanks to Enrique @ Autoblog for sharing the data! Click on 'Read more' below for the Top 100* Still boosted by December 2010 orders being delivered now, the French car market is up 13% in February at a record-breaking 204,486 registrations. The Renault Clio is #1 for the…
VW Clasico The Mexican car market is up a healthy 13% in February at 66,990 registrations. For once the Nissan Tsuru is not the best selling car this month, the honour going to the old generation Jetta and recently renamed VW Clasico. It's been a while since the Tsuru was…
* Now updated with the Top 50 best-selling models thanks to Lancia Lover & autoweek.nl - see 'Read more' below * There is also an All models Top 371 ranking available! Click here to see The VW Golf is the best selling car in Europe for the 3rd year in a row with 502,307…
Hyundai Solaris Scrappage schemes continue to boost the Russian market, up 80% in February at 165,518 registrations. For the 2nd time in four months, the Lada Kalina is the best selling car in the country, even though its share is down from January at 5.8%. The Lada Priora takes the…
Austrian car sales are in great shape in February, up 21% year-on-year at 26,412. The VW Golf leads with an improved 4.9% share, whereas the VW Polo drops slightly to 2.7%. The Top 5 ranking reorganises itself to exactly mimic the Full Year 2010 Top 5: Hyundai i30 in 3rd…
Great result again for South African car sales, up 25% in February at 49,164 registrations. The Toyota Hilux climbs back on top with 6.2% of the market, just above the VW Polo Vivo at 6% and a Toyota Yaris in excellent shape at 5.2%. The new VW Polo is down…
The Czech car market is up a very healthy 16% in February at 12,847 registrations. Very stable on top, the Skoda Octavia leads at 16.2% followed by the Skoda Fabia at 9.4%. Excellent performance of the Renault Thalia, up to #3 with 4.4% whereas the Skoda Superb drops to 4th…
Greek car sales are down 48% in February at 6,988 units. The Toyota Yaris, best seller in 2010, climbs back onto the top spot with 604 sales and a massive 8.6% market share, ahead of the VW Polo at 5% and the Opel Corsa at 4.3%. The Toyota Auris leads…
The Tofas Sahin was among the best selling cars in Turkey in the 90's. Historical data has now been added for 10 additional countries: Canada (up to 2004), Czech Republic (1969), Malaysia (2000), Poland (1992), Romania (1969), Slovakia (1969), Slovenia (2003), Switzerland (2004), Turkey (1993) and Venezuela (2002). Witness the growth of the Skoda Octavia in Poland, Czech…
The new generation Kia Morning (aka Picanto), launched in South Korea in late January, puts an end to 6 consecutive months of Hyundai Avante domination with 12,294 sales and 11.2% of the market. It is followed closely by the Hyundai Grandeur at an amazing 11,755 sales (11%), up 4 spots from…
Ford Ecosport 2011 is looking more and more like another record year for Argentinean car sales, with February up 30% year-on-year at 59,603 registrations. This is the 16th consecutive month of growth. The Chevrolet Classic reclaims its top spot at a very solid 6.2% share, and the Ford Ecosport climbs…
At 49,342 registrations, the Dutch car market is up a very healthy 31% year-on-year. Surprise on top, the Renault Twingo takes the lead at 2,640 sales (5.4%), with a comfortable margin over the VW Polo at 1,879 units sold (3.8%). The Twingo is exempt of road tax this year in…
The UK market is down for the 8th consecutive month in February, however recording the smallest decline over the period at -8% with 63,424 registrations. February has a traditionally low volume as buyers await the March plate change, resulting in a very volatile models ranking: Exceptional event this month, the…
Thanks to Ron from Lebanon I am able to share with you an almost iron clad Top 5 best selling models ranking for 2010. Many thanks Ron! The Kia Picanto has been the best selling car in Lebanon since 2008 and it keeps its title in 2010, but the Hyundai…