Lada 2107 * See the Top annual and monthly 53 All-brands and annual and monthly Top 20 models by clicking on the title * The Russian new car market soars 23.6% year-on-year in 2008 to smash its all-time volume record at 2.897.459 registrations. This remains the largest ever annual volume in Russia, making…
Hyundai Accent and Renault Symbol * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Turkish car sales are down 14% in 2008 at 305,998 registrations. The Renault Symbol manages to keep its title of best-selling car in the country but it was very close: down 23%…
Holden Commodore Sportwagon * Click on the title for the Full Year 2008 All-models Top 276 and every monthly Top 40 * The Australian car market is down 4% in 2008 at 1,012,194 registrations, still only the second time in history it is above 1 million. The race for the title…
Chevrolet Aveo The Venezuelan car market reaches an all-time record in 2007 at 491,899 registrations (+43% over 2006) before falling 45% in 2008 at 271,622 units. The Top 4 best selling models stays unchanged over the period. Chevrolet reinforces its domination by placing 3 models on the podium: the Chevrolet…
In Chile the Toyota Yaris takes the lead in 2006 and holds this position in 2007 and 2008, while seeing its market share slip down from 8.4% to 5.9%, in line with the progressive fragmentation of the market. The Chevrolet Corsa drops to 2nd in 2006 and stays there too,…
2008 is the year when the fight between the Toyota Corolla and Holden Commodore turned to the advantage of the Corolla for the first time in New Zealand. Over the first 4 months of the year, the Corolla leads with 2,013 sales and 5.9% share, ahead of the Commodore at…
Ford Mondeo * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Irish car market struggles in 2008, down 19% to 149,855 registrations. The Ford Focus conserves its pole position, but with 7,156 sales (4.8% share) it falls faster than the market at -29%. The Toyota…
Toyota Yaris near Olafsvik, Iceland August 2008 * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * During the first half of 2008 (or just before the GFC), 8,885 cars were sold in Iceland, and Toyota dominated the landscape. The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling car in…
In an ever-changing Singaporean car market, the Honda Civic becomes the country's most popular model in 2008 with 5,663 units sold. The Toyota Corolla Altis comes second, ahead of the Toyota Vios with 3,936 sales. The Nissan Latio is 4th with 3,066 registrations. The best selling non-Japanese model is the Hyundai…
Dacia Logan in Morocco. Picture: Flickr Production of the Dacia Logan started in 2005 in Morocco, and its success in the country was immediate. It became Morocco's best-selling car in 2006 with 12,735 sales (15.2% share) and stayed at this position both in 2007 with 12,636 sales (12%) and 2008…
VW Gol At 2,671,338 registrations (+14%), the Brazilian car market is now the 4th biggest in the world, below the USA, China, Japan and Germany. Car sales in Brazil simply doubled in 5 years! On top for the 21st year, the VW Gol saw its vastly improved 5th generation launch…
Renault Clio * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Great performance for Renault this year in Portugal: it holds the first 2 spots with the Renault Clio in pole position with 10,124 sales and the Renault Megane at #2 with 9,151 units. The arrival…
Fiat Grande Punto Fiat Panda * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The car market is down 14% this year in Italy at 2,162,124 registrations. For the first time in decades in the country, the fight for the first place is actually quite disputed.…
Ford Focus * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * In 2008 the English car market is hit by the credit crunch at -11% and 2,131,795 registrations. The Ford Focus celebrates its 10th consecutive year atop the British sales ranking but…
Peugeot 207 * See the Top 374 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * In a stable market at 2,050,289 sales, the Peugeot 207, #1 with 136,283 sales and 6.6%, and Renault Clio III, #2 at 129,337 units and 6.3%, reach their full potential: they…