Renault Clio * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Slovenian car market is slowing down a bit in 2005 at -4% with 60,752 registrations. With the help of the new Phase III launched in September 2005, the Renault Clio stays #1 with 5,946…
The Renault Megane remains the best-selling vehicle in Spain in 2005. Spanish car sales edge up 0.6% in 2005 to a new record 1.495.566 units, 1.529 million according to Aniacam. Renault (-2.9%) holds onto the brands top spot for the 20th time in the past 21 years at 12.3% share,…
Toyota Vitz You can see the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Lots of new models and changes this year in Japan, even though the Toyota Corolla stays #1 at 149,810 sales (-14%), ranking first 6 times. The new generation Toyota Vitz (aka Yaris) is an…
* See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * A couple of big changes in the best selling models ranking in Switzerland this year: below the invincible VW Golf, the Opel Astra jumps to #2 with 5,231 sales (+39%) followed by the stable Audi A4 and…
Skoda Fabia * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Polish car sales hit a new low this year, down 24% on 2004 to 251,010 registrations. Interrupted last year by the Fiat Panda, the Skoda Fabia's reign in Poland resumes in 2005 with the model…
The Saipa Pride sells over 340.000 units in Iran in 2005. It's an 11th straight record year for the Iranian new car market in 2005, up 10.1% year-on-year to 962.886 units. Peugeot (+31.4%) confirms it is the most popular brand in market, lurching to a record 36% share while Saipa…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 250 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Kostas * The Greek car market is relatively volatile over the period, down 4% in 2003 at 257,000 units, then up 12% in 2004 at 288,952 units and lastly down 7% in 2005…
Opel Astra * See the Top 100 best-selling models and each monthly Top 30 by clicking on the title! * The German car market is stable again this year, up 0.4% to 3,342,122 registrations. Surprise, surprise, the VW Golf leads for the 25th year in a row but is down…
Peugeot 307 * See the Top 10/20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Peugeot has a brilliant time in Denmark! The Peugeot 307 is the best-selling car in the country for 3 years running, starting at 5,423 sales in 2003, then 5,959 in 2004 and 5,878 and 4%…
Daewoo Lanos 121,437 new cars found a buyer in Egypt in 2005. Below the Chevrolet TFR pickup (aka Isuzu D-Max) at 10,765 sales and 8.9% sales, the locally-produced Daewoo Lanos is #2 with 10,043 units and a solid 8.3% share. The Hyundai Matrix rounds up the podium with 8,270 sales…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * After a decade off, the Toyota Corolla is back atop the world models ranking in 2005 with 1,185,000 units produced, nearly double its 1997 score... In 2nd place but over 400,000…
The Dacia Logan takes control of the Romanian new car market in 2005. May 2020 update: Now with Top 50 All-brands and Top 305 All-models below. The Romanian car market is up another whopping 42.7% in 2005 to 251.407 units including 215.532 passenger cars, a new all-time record volume in…
Volvo V70 * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Swedish car market is pretty stable over the period at 264,212 registrations in 2004 and 274,301 in 2005. The Volvo V/C70 stays comfortably on top of the sales ranking with…
In 2004, the Renault Kangoo is the best selling vehicle in Morocco with 3,500 sales, and keeps the lead in 2005 with 6,435 sales in a market up 17% at 63,655 units. The big 2005 event in Morocco is the start of Dacia Logan manufacture in the Casablanca factory. At…
Toyota Zace * Many thanks to Ben Wyn for the info! * In 2003, the Toyota Zace is the best selling car in Vietnam in a market totaling 42,557 units. Its stays leader in 2004 and 2005, until its replacement by the Toyota Innova in January 2006. In 2005 the…