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…
Ford Focus * See the Top 100 best-selling models and all brands by clicking on the title! * The Irish new car market is down 11% in 2012 to 79,498 registrations and for the 2nd year running the Ford Focus is the most popular model in the country thanks to…
Ford Ranger * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 43 All-brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Stéphane * New Caledonia is a French overseas territory located North-East of Australia. In 2012, 11,072 new vehicles found a buyer there, down 6% year-on-year. The Ford Ranger is the most popular model…
Nissan Qashqai * See the Top 30 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * The Finnish new car market is down 12% in 2012 to 109,856 registrations. This year the pole position is as unexpected as it is impressive: the Nissan Qashqai, which had never ranked #1 even…
VW Transporter * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New Light Commercial Vehicle sales finish the year on a depressed note: down 35% to 2,611 registrations in December, bringing the Full Year 2012 total to 31,850 units, down 10% on 2011. In spite of…
Opel Astra Sports Tourer * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Italians car buyers are some of the last in the world with the Swedish and Slovak to continue their love affair with Station Wagons (SW): most models in the Large segment are sold almost exclusively through that…