Never before had Argentineans bought that many cars in a year: 662,591 registrations in 2010 is the new record for this market, up 29% on 2009. In December the VW Amarok (#12, 892 sales) is ranked above the Toyota Hilux (#19, 625 sales) in Argentina for the very first time.…
Volvo V60 The Swedish market finishes a formidable year on a high: +53% in December, and +36% for the full year at 289,477 sales. The Volvo V70 is at stratospheric heights this month with 15.7%, and 8.8% (25,568 sales) over the full year, exactly double the sales of the VW Golf…
VW Golf * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Finnish car market is up 24% in 2010 with 110,475 registrations, and the VW Golf is the best-selling model for the third consecutive year at 6,172 sales and 5.6%, up 36%. The Toyota Avensis…
For its last month before the arrival of the FL restyled version, the Proton Saga reclaims the #1 spot with an impressive 13.6% market share. However it is still #2 year-to-date with 67,779 sales (12.8%) vs. 69,368 (13.1%) for the Perodua Myvi, #2 in November at 12.2%. The Top 5…
After last month's poor results, Tata has been busy trying to resuscitate the Nano with new TV ads, easier financing and an extended warranty, and it worked so far: the Nano is #12 in December with 5,784 sales, its best month since July. Let's see if this recovery will last…
Peugeot 207 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The French market drops only 2% on 2009 with 2,251,736 registrations, and the Peugeot 207 is the best-selling car for the 4th year in a row with 126,854 sales (5.6% and…
Hyundai Sonata * See the Top 50 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Pedro * After one year disturbed by the generation change, the Hyundai Sonata is back in the lead over the Full Year 2010 in South Korea through its YF new generation with 135,735 sales, up…
The Ford F-Series is the best-selling vehicle in the USA since 1982 * See the Top 100 best-selling models of 2010 by clicking on 'Read more' below * In a slowly rebounding US market, the Ford F-Series finishes the year at 528,349 sales, up 28% on a dismal 2009 and 2%…
The Turkish car market is euphoric this month at +182% year-on-year and 50,061 registrations, bringing the year-to-date figure to 410,323, up 31%. The Renault Symbol, #1 in November at 5.8%, is now also the best selling car in Turkey year-to-date with 23,558 sales and 5.7%, passing the Hyundai Accent (23,174…
Renault Megane * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * * I have come across conflicting figures between www.motorcheck.ie and www.beepbeep.ie which report the SIMI figures. I have decided to go with the latter as they are official figures from the Vehicle Registration Office.* The Irish market…
Now that Best Selling Cars covers over 150 countries around the globe, I am adding a bit of depth to the site, showcasing some historical model sales data. The first cab off the rank is France: yearly results from 2000 to 2009 are now available on here. Peugeot 206 then…
Best Selling Cars wishes you all a Happy New Year 2011! Check out above my little New Year video filmed in Hanoi, Vietnam where I'm spending my holidays. The trick for crossing the city's busy streets is to walk at a steady pace. This way the traffic can anticipate where…
In a market down 15% over 11 months at 35,382 registrations, the Opel Astra stays strong leader at 6% share, followed by the VW Polo at 4.8% and the Opel Corsa at 3.9%. The Renault Megane is solid again in November in 3rd (4.7%) and gains one spot YTD in…
ChangAn Minibus Chinese workers bought 467,639 new Light Commercial Vehicles in November, up 21% year-on-year. The total over 11 months 2010 is 4,829,785 units, up 25% on 2009. Big movement this month: the ChangAn Minibus takes the pole position with 54,795 sales, up an impressive 52% over Nov 09, ahead…
Best Selling Cars now covers 154 countries around the world, so we can rank models by the number of times they appear #1 in any given country (more on the methodology below). This is exclusive to Best Selling Cars, you won't find it anywhere else! Toyota places 4 models in the…