Renault 4 La Parisienne * Discover 50 French Historical Data articles spanning the last 65 years here * Today we inaugurate a new series on BestSellingCarsBlog: This was years ago…. Where I focus on one year in one country and reflect on the changes that have affected that specific market…
The SRT Viper is #255 with 381 units sold so far this year. * See the Top 274 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * After going through the August sales data, let's try and extract some longer-term trends by looking into the year-to-date charts. The US market is…
Fiat Siena * NOW UPDATED with the Top 150 best-selling models and Top 20 brands! See title * Potentially the result of the social unrest that has characterised the country in the last couple of months, the Brazilian new car market falls deeper into recession in August, down a dramatic…
We welcome the Infiniti Q50 at #131 this month in the US * NOW UPDATED with the the Top 256 All-models and Top 40 All-brands! See title * In complete contrast with a European market back to its (very) wobbly self, new light vehicle sales in the US are absolutely and positively euphoric in August: up…
Dacia Sandero in Gourdon, France - September 2013. * See the Full Photo Report by clicking on the title! NOW UPDATED with the Top 60 best-sellers overall (Passenger Cars + LCV - a better way to relate what can be seen on French roads) One year ago I published a Photo Report…
Toyota Yaris * See the Top 75 best-selling models and Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Back to square one. After gaining ground year-on-year for 3 of the last 4 months, the Greek new car market falls flat once again in August: down to a minuscule 3,373…
Kia Cee'd * See the Top 85 best-selling models and Top 45 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Finally some great news coming from Southern Europe: the Slovenian new car market is up a very robust 10% year-on-year in August to 3,373 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 35,831…
Chevrolet Orlando * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Venezuelan new car market continues to struggle, down a harsh 25% year-on-year in August to 8,335 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 74,301 units, down 17% on 2012. This is one of these…
Mercedes sales are up a massive 28% year-on-year this month in Belgium. * See the Top 45 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * If you have access to a models ranking for Belgium please get in touch and hit the 'Contact' tab! Belgian new car sales are down…
Fiat Punto * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 50 models and Top 40 brands! Click on title to see * * There is now an August Top 150 models ranking available here * In August, new car sales in Italy are down 7% compared to last year to just 53,310…
The Ford C-Max is #7 in Wales this month. * See the Top 10 best-selling models for each nation by clicking on the title! * Thanks to SMMT, I can share with you once again the detailed models ranking for each nation in the UK. This month I have compiled all…
An armada of Honda N-Box! (Stingray, Custom and Standard) * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 8 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Some rare good news coming from Japan: sales of Kei cars are now frankly into positive territory, up a 8% year-on-year in August to 149,343 registrations,…
The Audi A3 reaches its highest ever ranking at home this month at #2. * See the Top 304 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Germany are down 3% year-on-year in August to 214,044 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,969,820 units, down 7%…
Skoda Rapid * See the Top 150 best-selling models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title! * The Czech new car market is down a harsh 12% year-on-year in August to 11,595 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 106,946 units, down 10% on 2012. Below the Skoda Octavia…
The Toyota Auris tops the Polish sales charts for the first time ever this month. * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 15 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Poland are up 5% to 21,632 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 215,054 units,…