VW Clasico The Mexican car market is on the rise again this month with 65,246 registrations, up 8% year-on-year. For the second time this year, the VW Clasico (a restyled 3rd generation Jetta) takes the lead, but this time its advance on the Nissan Tsuru is sizeable: with 4,795 sales…
Honda Fit Bad news keep coming from Japan. As predicted, the new car market plunged even further in April, down 51% year-on-year to 108,824 units, the lowest monthly volume since records started in January 1968. Toyota is hit hardest at -69%. More details here. The models ranking is surprisingly stable…
Peugeot 508 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * The Dutch car market is definitely in good shape this year: it is up 28% in April at 47,910 registrations and 25% year-to-date at 228,398 units. The VW Polo…
Nissan Micra * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * The year-on-year decline in the Greek car market is slightly more palatable this month at -18% with 10,190 registrations, bringing the 4 months 2011 total to 35,446 units, down…
Toyota Wish After allowing the Nissan Tiida to wander in the Top 2 for a couple of months, Toyota is back with a vengeance in April in Taiwan, placing no less than 5 models in the Top5! Unsurprisingly, the Toyota Corolla leads with 2,173 sales and 8.3% share, but the…
Opel Astra The Croatian car market is up 33% in April at 4,153 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 14,641 units, up 21%. After 4 months of odd, Police-fleet induced Skoda Octavia domination, the ranking is back to its more traditional self this month, with the Opel Astra #1 at…
Skoda Yeti * See the Top 75 best selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * For the first time this year, new car sales in Czech Republic are down, by 4% at 14,620 units. The year-to-date figure is still up 4% at 56,646…
VW Gol Rallye * See the Top 100 best selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * So close. For the second time in a row, the Fiat Uno is #1 at mid-month but gets passed by the VW Gol by month end. The…
VW Passat Car sales in Finland are up again, by 9% in April at 11,229 registrations and 19% year-to-date at 46,581 units. The VW Golf is back to its traditional top spot at 616 sales and a strong 5.5%, ahead of the Skoda Octavia, also very healthy this month at…
VW Polo New car sales in South Africa are up 8% in April at 38,566 registrations, bringing the 4 months 2011 figure to 186,284, up 19%. The Toyota Hilux keeps its crown at a shiny 7% market share, but the VW Polo Vivo is catching up at 5.8%. The VW…
Chevrolet Cruze * See the Top 85 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * Another strong month in the USA with sales up 18% at 1,157,928 units. The year-to-date figure is up 20% at 4,218,067 units (the detail is here). While the Ford…
VW Golf April 2011 is the 10th consecutive month of decline for UK car sales, down 7% at 137,746 registrations. The year-to-date figure is down 8% at 696,082 units. The Ford Fiesta is the best seller in the country for the 7th time in the last 12 months at 6,755…
Hyundai Grandeur * Thanks to Rutger (DC) at AutoWeek NL for the data! * The Hyundai Grandeur, above the Sonata in the Hyundai range, takes the lead of the South Korean market for the first time in April with 11,265 sales and 8.9% share. The Hyundai Avante drops one spot…
Tata Nano * See the Top 40 best selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * Another very solid month for car sales in India with 6 models posting all-time high volumes. The Maruti Alto takes a breather with 25,462 sales, its lower figure…
In 2011 Turkish consumers have decided to buy way more cars than in 2010. March sales are up 59% at 54,023 units, and the 1st Quarter figure is up 83% year-on-year at 122,895 registrations. The Renault Symbol keeps the hold on the 1st place at 3,025 sales and 5.6% and…