The 2013 model is not responsible for the Outlander's record October... * See the evolution of Mitsubishi Outlander's sales in Australia by clicking on the title! * Today Caitlin Beale, Manager of Corporate Communications at Mitsubishi Australia, kindly confirmed to me that the Mitsubishi Outlander did deliver its strongest ranking,…
Good old me in front of Parliament House in Canberra, Australia November 2012. * See each year of Toyota Corolla sales in Australia since 1967 by clicking on the title! * JANUARY 2013 UPDATE: The answer is yes, 2013 was indeed the year of the Corolla - see the Full…
Ford Ranger * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Stéphane * Thanks to Stéphane, this month I can share with you more detail on new car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory located North-East of Australia. The New Caledonian new car…
The Great Wall V-Series is the first Chinese model to break into the Australian Top 50 * See the entire article by clicking on the title! * Today I had the privilege of interviewing Daniel Cotterill, spokesperson for Ateco Automotive who distribute Chinese brands Great Wall and Chery in Australia…
Peugeot 504 Station Wagon in the background. Picture by Liki Fumei, all rights reserved. * Click on title for more street scenes and videos! * In 2011, 7,350 new cars were imported into Senegal, making it the biggest market in Western Africa. 585 of these were then re-exported in the…
* Click on title for Ghanaian street videos! * Ghana is one of the most dynamic car market in Africa, with 12,000 new car sales in 2011, double that of neighbour Cote d'Ivoire. It is also relatively mature, with a full variety of models available and a very fragmented structure.…
Chevrolet Aveo Activo * See the Top 12 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Oscar * A few days ago I called for your help to get more recent official data for some countries - and you heard my call! Thanks to Oscar I am now…
Great Wall Steed - Bulgarians have embraced Great Wall's vehicles * See the Top 50 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Kalo * 2012 will stay in the history of automobile as the year the Chinese started manufacturing cars in Europe. The Great Wall factory opened in…
The Dacia Logan was the best-selling model in Central & Eastern Europe from 2005 to 2008 * See the direct links to 6 new Historical Data articles by clicking on the title! * Today I have created a new category on the right hand side of the site: Europe (Central…
Toyota Land Cruiser in Mogadishu, Somalia. Picture by danielzolli. All rights reserved. * See more Somalian street scenes by clicking on the title! * Under the spotlight today: Somalia. Given the country's last 17 years of on and off civil war, the car market in Somalia is rather disorganised and…
Daihatsu BeGo Terios in Costa Rica Now it's the turn of Costa Rica to be under the spotlight! The Costa Rican car market differs from its neighbours in the fact that Toyota isn't completely owning the place. Favoured by end consumers and rental car companies alike, the Daihatsu Terios (called…
Holland Car Awash Executive in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia September 2010 * Click on title for Addis Ababa street scenes! * The second country to be put under the spotlight this month is Ethiopia, where along from the usual suspects Toyota and other Japanese and Korean brands, a local brand, Holland…
ZAZ Lanos * See the best-sellers by category by clicking on the title! * My cry for help has been heardl! Thanks to Just I can now share with you more recent data for Ukraine. Granted, it is one year old but it's better than nothing. Like in 2009, the…
The Ford Cortina was #1 in England for the first time in 1967 * 29 articles have been revised - click on the title for the direct links * Thanks to data shared by Florian I can now give you much more detail on the UK market since 1985, with…
Toyota Corolla in Lagos, Nigeria May 2010 * Now updated with 2011 info - many thanks to nami for your insights! * Even though Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with 155 million inhabitants, only 45,000 new cars were sold in the country in 2010. That's 1 new…