The Ford Escort was #1 in Ireland in 1974 18/04/2024 update: Now with brands data for 1972 (1 new article). 20/08/2019 update: Now with information for 1983 and 1985 (2 new articles). 18/07/2019 update: Now with an annual All-brands ranking from 1990 to 2000 (7 new articles). The direct links…
The Toyota Yaris was #1 in Iceland from 2005 to '08 and in '12. Pic by dadiolli, all rights reserved. Iceland is without a doubt one of the car markets that suffered the most from the 2008-2009 financial crisis, with sales going from 19,316 in 2007 to 2,750 in 2009…
Can the Ford Fusion break a 16 year-draught for US passenger cars at home? * NOW UPDATED with the Top 260 best-selling models! Click on title to see * The US new car market slows down its crazy growth in February: up just 4% year-on-year to 1,192,249 registrations, which brings the…
Kia Rio * NOW CORRECTED with actuals for the Top 20 best-selling models! Click on title to see * After dropping 39% to its lowest level in 11 years last month at just 1,727 registrations, the Croatian new car market has now hit full frontal recession with a 45% fall in…
* See Annual Toyota Hilux sales in Australia since 1971 by clicking on the title! * If the Toyota Hilux continues on its euphoric run and steps into the year-to-date pole position when Australian sales figures for September are released in the next couple of days, it would be a…
The Opel Corsa was #1 in Portugal in 2001 * See the direct links to these 52 new posts by clicking on the title! * While it may not seem like it given there has only been a couple of new posts in the last few days, I have been…
The VW Passat was #2 in Austria in 2001 * View the links to these 23 new posts by cliking on the title! * I am taking advantage of the Christmas holidays to upload more historical data for various countries. For the first time on Best Selling Cars Blog you can…
Mercedes C Class, #2 in Germany in 2001 * Now with every Monthly Top 30 for 2010! * After the 1946 to 2000 period, I have now uploaded Historical Data for years 2001 to 2010 in Germany. You can access at least a year-end Top 50 for each year and…
The Greek car market is still in recession, down 63% this month at 9,740 registrations. Recently refreshed, the Opel Corsa takes the lead with a very strong 6.6% market share and 647 sales, followed by the Toyota Yaris (6.3%) and VW Polo (5.2%), also very solid. Opel leads the compact…
Now that Best Selling Cars covers over 150 countries around the globe, I am adding a bit of depth to the site, showcasing some historical model sales data. The first cab off the rank is France: yearly results from 2000 to 2009 are now available on here. Peugeot 206 then…
Ford Falcon * See the Top 10 models in 2001 by clicking on the title! * The Commodore is on a growing trend over the period: from 4,945 sales in 2000 to 6,284 in 2001, 6,127 in 2002 and 7,096 in 2003. In 2001, it is followed by the Ford Falcon,…
VW Golf * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Car sales in Luxembourg are dominated by the VW Golf over the period, selling 2,475 units in 2001, 2,159 in 2002 and 2,048 in 2003. The 2nd place changes hands each year: from the Peugeot…
Ford Focus * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * * Many thanks to Erik and Florian for making this post possible! * Launched in 1998, the Ford Focus established itself as the best-selling model in Ireland in 2001 and stayed on top for 3…
Toyota RAV4 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Icelanders love Toyotas, and not much else. The Japanese brand monopolises the Icelandic best-selling models podium in 2001 and places 5 models in the Top 5 in 2002! The best-seller both years is the Toyota…
VW Passat * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Volkswagen maintains its stranglehold on the Austrian market: the VW Golf is by far the best-selling model in the country in 2001 and 2002, clocking up 25,221 then 18,839 sales. The VW Passat is #2…