Skoda Octavia * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 10 Station Wagons by clicking on the title! * Poland has managed to go through the financial crisis relatively unscathed, with car sales down just 2% this year to 336,618 registrations. Big change at the top of the models ranking:…
VW Golf * See the Top 369 All-models ranking and each Monthly Ranking by clicking on the title! * * Now updated with the #1 models for each Province * Dutch car sales drop 22% in 2009 to 389,131 registrations, their lowest level in 30 years! The pole position changes…
The Saipa Pride is estimated to top the Iranian charts over the period. We haven't manage to compile brand or models production and/or sales data for this period in Iran. Looking at the 2010 rankings, it makes sense to assume the Saipa Pride continues to dominate the sales charts in…
Ford Fiesta * See the Top 303 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Kostas * In a market down 17% to 220,412 registrations, the two best-selling models were not even in the Top 10 last year! Another complete reshuffle of the models ranking sees the new…
Toyota Avensis The Danish car market is operating at a much lower level than usual this year at 112,346 registrations. Toyota holds the first two spots: the new gen Toyota Avensis is the best selling car in the country for the second time in 4 years at 3,265 sales, and…
Chevrolet Lanos Egyptian car sales are hit by the recession this year, down 19% at 205,521 registrations. The Chevrolet TFR still leads the way but drops a worrying 33% year-on-year at 15,239 units and 7.4% share. The Lanos, now a Chevrolet, reclaims the success it had as a Daewoo, up…
The Ford F-Series is back to #1 in Canada, breaking its volume record in 2009. New light vehicle sales in Canada are hit full frontal by the financial crisis at -10.8% to 1.461.675 units, the lowest annual volume since 1998. Ford (+6.8%) swims upstream, posting the only year-on-year gain among…
Volvo V70 * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * 2009 sees car sales drop 16% in Sweden at 213,408 registrations. Volvo holds the top 2 spots, with the Volvo V70 staying #1 at 20,532 sales and an improved 9.6% share…
Suzuki Mehran The Pakistan Automobile Manufacturers Association compiles car production figures since 1995 and sales of models produced locally since 1998. Given the restrictions on imports, these figures give a pretty accurate picture of the best selling models in the country. The Pakistani car market structure has been very stable…
Ford Fiesta * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Belgian car market suffers from the GFC in 2009, down 12% at 476,194 registrations. The market fragments further, with all models under 3% share, making Belgium the most fragmented market in the world with…
Boosted by the new generation called Emotion in Colombia, the Chevrolet Aveo keeps the lead and consistently reaches very high levels: 13% share in 2007, 12.7% in 2008 and 13.5% in 2009. The Chevrolet Spark grabs the 2nd spot in 2007 and stays there for the next two years, progressing…
70,048 new cars were registered in New Zealand in 2009, a drop of 28% over 2008. The Toyota Corolla comes out #1 with a large margin at 4,699 sales and 6.7% of the market, ahead of the Toyota Hilux at 3,047 sales (4.3%) and the Holden Commodore at 2,875 sales…
Hyundai Accent Era * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Turkish car market is booming in 2009, up 21% to 369,819 registrations. After many years of Renault domination, the Hyundai Accent Era, perhaps boosted by end-of-life price readjustments, is a distant leader in…
Toyota Innova Lightly facelifted this year, the Toyota Innova is the best selling car in Vietnam for the 4th year in a row, however with a much weaker share of 7.1% compared to 13.6% in 2008. It is now under threat from the Toyota Corolla Altis, up 5 spots and…
Ford F-Series * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * One word: dreadful. 2009 is the worst year for car sales since 1982, down 21% on an already timid 2008 at 10.4 million units. In spite of a context extremely unfavourable…