Opel Astra * See the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title! * The Croatian new car market is down an alarming 25% in 2012 to 31,360 registrations, to be compared with 88,265 in 2008, with December down 48%... Passed by the Skoda Octavia in…
VW Polo * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * The new car sales outlook in Croatia is getting more sombre every month, with December down 48% year-on-year to just 1,331 registrations, one of the lowest…
VW Gol * See the Top 200 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title! * The Brazilian new car market is up 6% year-on-year in 2012 to reach a record 3,634,421 registrations, consolidating its #4 spot worldwide below Japan and ahead of Germany. August 2012 was the…
Hyundai HB20 * See the Top 150 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title! * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * New car sales in Brazil are up 4% year-on-year in December to 343,770 registrations, bringing the Full Year 2012 total to a…
Renault Duster * See the Top 170 best-selling models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title! * After reaching an all-time record of 857,983 registrations in 2011, the Argentinean new car market is down just 2% in 2012 to 840,679 sales, its second best annual figure ever. The Chevrolet…
Ford Escosport * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * New car sales in Argentina are down 4% year-on-year in December to 37,063 registrations, bringing the Full Year 2012 total to 840,679 units, down 2% on…
Hyundai Avante * See the Top 40 best-selling movies by clicking on the title! * Sales of new local models reach 1,402,065 units in South Korea in 2012, down 6% on 2011. The Hyundai Avante (aka Elantra) is the most popular model in the country for the 2nd year running…
Hyundai Santa Fe * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * In December 135,669 new local models were sold in South Korea, up 5% year-on-year and bringing the Full Year 2012 total to 1,402,065 units, down…
Mazda3. Picture courtesy of caradvice.com.au * NOW UPDATED with the Top 296 All-models & Top 50 All-brands! Click on title to see! * Australia could well be the only mature car market in the world to actually break its all-time record in 2012: sales are up a fantastic 10% on 2011…
Toyota Camry * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * Australian new car sales finish the year on a high: up a massive 16% year-on-year to 95,427 registrations, bringing the Full Year total…
Renault Kangoo * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Difficult year for Light Commercial Vehicles sales in France: the market is down 10% on 2011 to 384,121 registrations, albeit a more modest drop than the Passenger Car market (-14%). Unreachable in pole position, the…
Renault Kangoo and Mercedes Citan * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * Sales of new Light Commercial Vehicles are down a painful 22% year-on-year in December in France to 30,764 registrations, bringing the Full Year…
Toyota Yaris Hybrid * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Icelandic new car market is up an impressive 55% year-on-year in 2012 to 8,486 registrations, still far off the record 20,875 cars registered back in 2005. For the first time since 2008 and the…
Maruti Alto 800 * See the Top 50 best-selling models and All-brands by clicking on the title! * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * Year-end discounts didn't do much to dynamise an Indian new car market that is starting to lack puff: sales are even down 3% year-on-year…
Kia Cee'd * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * Very quick update on Iceland for now, I will add more commentary shortly. 560 new vehicles found a buyer in December, bringing the Full Year 2012…