Toyota Hilux * NOW UPDATED with the Top 25 models/Top 54 All-brands! Click on title to see * As in neighbouring Australia, the New Zealand new car market is euphoric in 2013 so far. Commercial vehicle registrations deliver their strongest June figure since 1982 at 3,181 units while Passenger Cars are…
The Chevrolet Cruze sold a record 32,871 units in the US in June. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 260 All-models/Top 37 All-brands! Click on title to see * Even the sunniest predictions for US June car sales were obliterated, with the market up 9% to 1.4 million registrations which brings…
The BMW 3 Series is now the third best-selling model in Switzerland so far in 2013. * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 37 All-brands by clicking on the title! * It's a very painful month for new car sales in Switzerland: June is down a harsh 28%…
VW Clasico in Mexico City, Mexico June 2013. Many thanks to my friend David for the pic! * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Another very solid month for new car sales in Mexico: up 7% year-on-year in June to…
The Seat Leon ranks 10th in Greece in June. * See the Top 60 best-selling models and Top 34 All-brands by clicking on the title! * The Greek new car market continues to show timid signs of recovery: up 2% year-on-year in June to 5,648 registrations, however let's not forget…
VW Polo * See the Top 50 best-selling model and Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title! * The Icelandic new car market is down 4% year-on-year in June to 1,539 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 4,175 units, down 15% on 2012. The VW Polo is by far…
Renault Clio * See the Top 35 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * It seems too good to be true: after years of absolute hell with 2011 down 31% and 2012 down 38%, new car sales in Portugal are up 18% year-on-year in June to 12,706 registrations, the…
Lada Granta * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 54 All-brands by clicking on the title! * This is it: the Russian market is now officially as depressed as the rest of Europe: with June down 10% year-on-year to 241,346 registrations, we have our 4th consecutive month of…
Ford Ecosport * See the Top 60 best-selling models and Top 12 brands by clicking on the title! * No light at the end of the tunnel for Indian car sales in 2013: June marks the 7th consecutive month of year-on-year decline at -5% to 187,462 registrations, bringing the year-to-date…
The Audi A3 could become a regular Top 10 model in Europe. * See Audi's full worldwide sales details by clicking on the title! * Over the first half of 2013, Audi has benefitted from an extremely strong presence in China and dynamic SUV growth in the USA to compensate…
Fiat Panda. 66% of French Fiat sales in June are "tactical". * You can check out the France June 2013 Top 100 models ranking here * After going through the Top 100 best-selling models in France in detail, there has been an interesting development in the structure of the market…
Hyundai i30 * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 15 brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Karol * Polish car dealers can grin: their market is up a very healthy 9% year-on-year in June in an otherwise very depressed European climate, bringing the year-to-date total…
Opel Adam. Opel is the #3 brand in Belgium in June. * See the Top 44 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * After contacting FEBIAC, I was told that not even a monthly Top 10 models ranking for Belgium could be made available for BSCB, making this country…
Subaru Legacy * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 38 All-brands by clicking on the title! * In June, new car sales in Estonia are down 13% year-on-year to 1,703 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total into negative at -0.6% on 2012 to 10,265 units. The Honda CR-V continues to…
Mercedes E-Class * See the Top 300 All-models and Top 50 All-brands rankings by clicking on the title! * Should we take it as an encouraging sign for the short-term future of European new car sales? In June, the German market, by far the largest on the continent, is down…