It has been 6 months now that Best Selling Cars exists, and I just wanted to share with you a statistic that came out today. In the last week, you visited the site from 150 different countries and territories. They are the green ones on the map above, the darker…
Skoda Yeti * See the Top 75 best selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * For the first time this year, new car sales in Czech Republic are down, by 4% at 14,620 units. The year-to-date figure is still up 4% at 56,646…
VW Gol Rallye * See the Top 100 best selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * So close. For the second time in a row, the Fiat Uno is #1 at mid-month but gets passed by the VW Gol by month end. The…
VW Passat Car sales in Finland are up again, by 9% in April at 11,229 registrations and 19% year-to-date at 46,581 units. The VW Golf is back to its traditional top spot at 616 sales and a strong 5.5%, ahead of the Skoda Octavia, also very healthy this month at…
VW Polo New car sales in South Africa are up 8% in April at 38,566 registrations, bringing the 4 months 2011 figure to 186,284, up 19%. The Toyota Hilux keeps its crown at a shiny 7% market share, but the VW Polo Vivo is catching up at 5.8%. The VW…
Chevrolet Cruze * See the Top 85 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * Another strong month in the USA with sales up 18% at 1,157,928 units. The year-to-date figure is up 20% at 4,218,067 units (the detail is here). While the Ford…
VW Golf April 2011 is the 10th consecutive month of decline for UK car sales, down 7% at 137,746 registrations. The year-to-date figure is down 8% at 696,082 units. The Ford Fiesta is the best seller in the country for the 7th time in the last 12 months at 6,755…
Hyundai Grandeur * Thanks to Rutger (DC) at AutoWeek NL for the data! * The Hyundai Grandeur, above the Sonata in the Hyundai range, takes the lead of the South Korean market for the first time in April with 11,265 sales and 8.9% share. The Hyundai Avante drops one spot…
Tata Nano * See the Top 40 best selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * Another very solid month for car sales in India with 6 models posting all-time high volumes. The Maruti Alto takes a breather with 25,462 sales, its lower figure…
In 2011 Turkish consumers have decided to buy way more cars than in 2010. March sales are up 59% at 54,023 units, and the 1st Quarter figure is up 83% year-on-year at 122,895 registrations. The Renault Symbol keeps the hold on the 1st place at 3,025 sales and 5.6% and…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 80 best selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * No sign of improvement in Spain: April car sales are down 23% at 71,808 units, bringing the year-to-date figure to 279,960 units, down 26%. The Seat Ibiza keeps…
Opel Astra The Polish car market is down 6% both in March at 27,293 registrations and year-to-date at 68,831 units. After being interrupted last month by its little sister the Skoda Fabia, the Skoda Octavia resumes its reign in Poland with 1,532 sales and 5.6% and holds the pole position…
Renault Scenic After a couple of weeks of chaos, the French models rankings returns to normal this week with the Renault Clio at #1 (4.8%) ahead of the Peugeot 207 at #2 (4.6%). After dropping out of the Top 10 in March, the Renault Scenic is back in shape this…
VW Passat The Irish car market is up again this month at +4% with 8,606 registrations and +13% year-to-date at 56,206 units. VW has a very fruitful month of April: the VW Passat takes the lead with 413 sales and 4.8% share and jumps to #3 year-to-date at 2,131 units…
Fiat Panda Italian car sales seem to be on the mend, at only -2% in April (157,991 registrations), compared to -19% year-to-date at 675,104 units. The Fiat Panda is #1 for the first time since November and for the third time in 12 months with 10,797 sales and 6.8% share.…