Suzuki Swift This is our second monthly World round up after March 2012, and if last month the focus was on the Toyota Prius family and its huge success in the US and Japan, April takes us to India where we witness a historical change... Don't get me wrong, the Prius is…
Toyota Avanza in Ubud, Bali Indonesia April 2012 * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As I promised on my return from my trip to Bali, I am using the Indonesian April update to share with you more photos I took while I was…
Perodua Alza * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! There is one month data delay * Malaysian car sales are down 18% year-on-year in March to 50,248 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 130,001 units, down 15% on 2011. Traditionally extremely stable, the models ranking…
Who else would take a pic of himself with a Toyota Avanza, right? Yep this is good old me posing proudly next to a new generation Toyota Avanaza at Denpasar International Airport, Bali Indonesia. You may not have noticed because I have made sure the updates kept flowing, but I…
Toyota Avanza * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * While 2010 and 2011 were both record years for new car sales in Indonesia, 2012 goes even further with registrations up a very solid 11% over the first 3 months of the year to 250,533…
Suzuki Swift * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! There is a month data delay * Car sales in Malaysia are back into positive, up 8% year-on-year in February at 42,397 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 81,742 units, down 11% 0n 2011. The Top…
2012 Toyota Avanza * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Austin for the tip * 2010 was already a record year for the new car market in Indonesia at 764,710 registrations, well 2011 smashed that record with sales up a massive 17% to 894,180…
Suzuki APV * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Indonesian car sales slow down slightly this month with a market estimated at 72,000 units. While the new generation arrives in dealerships, the Toyota Avanza sees its market share drop from 16.9% in October to…
Toyota Fortuner (South African version) * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * A massive 86,345 new cars were registered in Indonesia in October, this has to be one of the highest monthly volumes ever for the country. No surprises on top: the Toyota Avanza…
Toyota Avanza * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models! Many thanks to wolfsburg for the tip * In June, car sales in Indonesia were down slightly at -0.3% year-on-year and 70,157 registrations, bringing the half-year figure to 417,687 units, up 13% on an already record-breaking 2010, thanks…
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.…
The Indonesian car market had a record year in 2010 with 764,710 sales, up 57% on 2009! The Toyota Avanza is still the best selling car in Indonesia by far with 141,799 sales and 18.5% share, ahead of its twin the Daihatsu Xenia at 65,901 sales (8.6%). The two models…
* Click on title for street scenes! * The observation of the streets of Colombo through YouTube videos shows a Sri Lankan market inspired by its neighbour India (Maruti Alto definitely in the Top 3), but with strong specificities: the Nissan Sunny seems to have been by far the best…
Very particular model ranking in Indonesia where the Top 10 is saturated with SUV's and MPV's. In 1st with 100,065 registrations and a whopping 20.6% market share is the Toyota Avanza, a mini MPV designed and produced in Indonesia, and sold in emerging countries around the world, along with its…
Perodua Myvi in Malaka, Malaysia April 2008 Perodua Viva in Malaka, Malaysia April 2008 A couple of years of stability in a traditionally turbulent market, 2008 and 2009 see the continuing rule of the Perodua Myvi at 17.5% share in 2009 and close to 90,000 sales in both years. It…