The Chinese Chevrolet Cruze now looks very different to the rest of the world. * See the Top 362 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * Surprise surge of new car sales in China in December: up 12% to 2.41 million units, a new monthly volume record in China.…
The Hurácan lifts Lamborghini sales up 29% this year in Europe. * See the Top 62 All-brands and Top 357 models by clicking on the title * Time for the last year-to-date update for the 2014 European market, on track to lodge its first year-on-year gains in 7 years at 11.945.609…
The Opel Mokka outsells its stablemate the Astra Europe-wide for the first time. * See the Top 55 best-selling brands and Top 342 models by clicking on the title * After detailing the Top 10 models and brands across Europe and just before revealing December and Full Year 2014 figures, as is the tradition…
The Audi A3 ranks at a best-ever 4th place at home in 2014. * See the Top 50 brands and Top 353 All-models by clicking on the title * The German new car market is reassuringly back in positive territory in 2014, up 3% year-on-year to get back above the…
Mercedes C-Class * See the Top 50 brands and Top 330 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Germany are up a very robust 7% year-on-year in December to 229,700 registrations, bringing the final 2014 tally above 3 million units. Below Volkswagen up 1% to 21.6% share,…
Chevrolet Sail * See the Top 65 All-brands by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales are down a harsh 11% year-on-year in Chile to 337,594 registrations, and local manufacturers association predicts an even worse 2015 down 18% to just 275,000 units. Chevrolet remains the most popular marque…
Mercedes C-Class * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title * As an appetiser for overall German new car registrations, I give you German Private Sales data for 2014. Germany characterises itself by an exceptionally low Private Sales (PS) ratio: 36.2% this year, and the situation…
Toyota Yaris * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 260 All-models by clicking on the title * After an excruciating 6 consecutive years of decline taking it from 279,554 registrations in 2007 to just 58,694 in 2013, the Greek new car market finally is on the rebound in 2014: up…
The only two nameplates above 2% share in Switzerland: VW Golf & Skoda Octavia. * See the Top 35 best-selling brands and Top 435 All-models by clicking on the title * Back in 2012 when the whole of Europe was in recession, Switzerland was one of only a handful of market to…
First year in pole position for the Renault Fluence in Turkey. * See the Top 42 All-brands, Top 263 All-models and Top 40 LCVs by clicking on the title * New passenger car sales in Turkey suffers in 2014: down a harsh 12% to 587,331 registrations. Renault continues to be the…
Toyota Hilux * See the Top 35 manufacturers and Top 275 All-models by clicking on the title * The South African new vehicle market is down just 0.7% year-on-year in 2014 to 644,523 registrations, a solid performance in an uncertain economic climate and despite industrial action over the course of the…
The Kia Rio outsold the Lada Granta to rank #1 in November. * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 63 All-brands by clicking on the title * There is now a Top 434 All-models ranking available here Economic sanctions on the back of the Ukraine situation coupled with rising inflation…
The on-DO is the first Datsun to crack the Top 10 anywhere in the world. * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 54 All-brands by clicking on the title * A flicker of hope: just as analysts predict the Russian new car market will be down 25% in 2015…
The new model could lift the Hyundai i20 to #2 overall in Austria in 2015. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 57 All-brands and Top 300 All-models * The Austrian new car market is down 5% year-on-year in 2014 to 303,318 registrations, and still dominated by Volkswagen evolving like the market…
Civetchi Pickup aka ZNA Dongfeng Rich * See the Top 20 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Unstable political climate and the ensuing economic recession have combined to make 2014 an annus horribilus for new car sales in Venezuela: down an abysmal 76% to just 23,707 registrations.…