The Finnish car market is going from strength to strength this year, up a massive 38% in March at 12,445 sales and up 23% year-to-date at 35,349 registrations. This month the Skoda Octavia takes the lead at 562 sales and 4.5% share, just above the Toyota Avensis at 548 units…
1969 Chevrolet Opala: among Brazilian best sellers throughout the seventies I have now completed a review of the Brazilian market going back to 1954. Witness the domination of the VW Beetle (called Fusca in Brazil) from 1954 through the sixties and seventies... Explore the 1980's 'malaise' with the Fiat 147…
The Turkish car market continues its exceptional run, up 88% in February at 39,004 registrations, and up 107% year-to-date at 68,872 units. The Renault Symbol maintains its stranglehold on the ranking at 2,304 sales and 5.9% share (7.4% year-to-date), ahead of the Hyundai Accent Era (+1 spot, 5%) and the…
Car sales are up 12% this month in Norway at 12,901 units, and the best seller is the VW Golf again, at 5.5% and 714 sales, a comfortable 310 sales above the Volvo V70, up 2 spots at #2 with 404 sales and 3.1% share. All other models are under…
Another good month for Irish car sales, up 7% at 14,298 units. The (new generation) Ford Focus flamboyantly takes the lead of the ranking at 657 sales and 4.6% of Irish sales, up from #15 in February. After all, the Focus was the best selling car in the country 9 years in…
Volvo V70 At 29,527 sales, the Swedish car market is up another 15% this month. The Volvo V70 stays on top and see its share increase to 7.4% at 2,174 sales, and 6.6% over the first 3 months of the year. The Volvo V50 is #2 again, stable at 4.5%,…
Proton Saga 39,246 new cars changed hands this month in Malaysia, and the Perodua Myvi is #1 for the third month in a row at a strong 14.4% share. The facelifted Proton Saga comes in at #2 with 5,314 sales and a solid 13.5% market share, one percentage point above…
In a market up a healthy 13% at 4,844 units, the Suzuki Swift grabs the pole position with 351 sales and 7.2% share, perhaps showing the effects of the new generation coming through dealerships already. The Hyundai i30 is also very impressive in 2nd place at 310 sales and 6.4%…
VW Beetle 1980 Toyota Corolla Historical Info on the best selling cars around the globe since 1960 has now been posted. Pretty straight forward really, with the VW Beetle in the lead all through the sixties and into the mid-seventies, then losing its top spot when production dropped due to…
The Croatian car market is on its way to recovery over the first 2 months of 2011, up 20% at 6,652 registrations. After 6 years of domination of the Opel Astra (albeit challenged by the VW Polo last year), 2011 looks like it will be the stage for a massive…
The car market is up 11% in Slovenia in February at 5,317 registrations. It's a pretty uneventful month, with the usual models on top: the Renault Clio in 1st place with 326 sales (6.1%), ahead of the Renault Megane at 260 sales and 4.9%. The VW Polo (3.9%) and Golf…
Dodge Caliber Car sales are up 2% this month in Venezuela at 9,698 registrations. The Chevrolet Aveo stays at an impressively high level at 19% share with 1,842 sales, ahead of the Chevrolet Optra at 1,191 sales (12.3%). The Ford Fiesta takes the 3rd spot at 940 sales and 9.7%…
* See 'Read more' below for the full Top 200 best selling models! Thanks Ausrutherford for the tip * German car sales are up for the second month in a row at +15% and 224,226 units. Volkswagen monopolises the podium again with the Golf at #1 (7.6%), the Passat at…
* Thanks to Titus for the tip - see 'Read more' below for the Top 100 best selling models * Growth in Brazil seems to slow down slightly this fortnight at 'only' +8% and 142,369 registrations. After making history last month by passing the VW Gol for the first time,…
Car sales are up 8% in Algeria in February at 18,733 registrations. The Renault Symbol stays on top at a pretty high 1,884 sales figure and 10.1% of the market. The Peugeot 207 has a strong month at #2 with 1,227 units (6.5%). The Dacia Logan is down to 3rd…