The Toyota Corolla launched in 1966 and became #1 in Japan in 1969. * The direct links to 45 Japan Historical posts are below Japan Historical Data back to 1969 is now available. From 1996 onwards there is now a detailed Year-end Top 30 models ranking and links to absolutely…
The Opel Corsa could potentially be the best-selling model in Macedonia. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Goran * Macedonia is another unloved country on Best Selling Cars Blog, with the only information until now a Top 10 models ranking dating…
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…
1995 Toyota Tamaraw FX The direct links to All Historical Data articles are below. Thanks to Michael Belmonte, I am now able to share with you Philippines Historical Data for the last 25 years. After hitting a high of 162,000 units in 1996, car sales in the Philippines were hit…
The Volvo 700 Series was #1 in Sweden from 1985 to 1990 * Many thanks to Torbjörn for making these updates possible! * I am now able to share with you detailed data for Sweden between 1978 and 1995 with at least a Top 20 models ranking for most years during…
Speranza A516 Historical Data spanning close to two decades is now available for Egypt. From 2005 onwards you can check out at least the 45 best-selling models of each year. Witness the Egyptian market double in size in the 3 years leading to 2008, the Chevrolet TFR pickup's regularity at…
Range Rover * Click on the title for Albanian street scenes! * * Many thanks to Matthias from Germany who made this post's update possible! * The Albanian car market is very particular, with as much as 1 in every 3 cars in circulation in Tirana and Durres second-hand Mercedes.…
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…
Vauxhall Corsa The only information I have about the Scottish market over the period is that the Vauxhall Corsa is the most popular model each of these 3 years. If you have more info please make sure you get in touch, either by commenting on here or by filling up…
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…
No surprises, the Toyota Corolla is the best-selling car in the world in 2009, thanks to very strong results in the USA, Japan, China and most of Asia and Africa. 908,661 units of the model were sold in 2009 alone. The Ford Focus takes the second spot with 781,139 registrations,…
Thimphu street Observation of the streets of the capital Thimphu through YouTube videos indicate a Bhutanese market very similar to its neighbour India: out of 3,168 imported cars in 2009, 42% were Marutis and 31% Hyundais. The Maruti Alto, Hyundai Santro and Hyundai i10 look like the best-sellers in Bhutan.…
The Moroccan car market is expanding slightly in 2009 with 93,761 registrations (+3%) and the Dacia Logan, built in the country, grabs 15.1% of the market with 14,200 units sold. The 2003 Renault Kangoo is 2nd with 11,543 sales (12.3%) and the Kia Picanto closes the podium in 3rd at…
* See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Ecuadorian car market is at -18% in 2009 with 92,764 registrations. Chevrolet leads the way and delivers an impressive 1-2-3 in the models ranking: The Chevrolet Aveo first generation (called Aveo Activo) is #1 with 10.7%…
ZAZ Lanos * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Ukrainian car market virtually stopped in 2009: it went from 623,253 sales in 2008 to 162,291, down a devastating 74%. In this context, the ZAZ Lanos, a 1998 Daewoo Lanos…