The Fiat 127 was the European best-seller from 1973 to 1978. The direct links to 55 Historical Data articles are below. We now offer European coverage for the past 50 years. There is now a podium ranking available all the way up to 1972. We learn that 1972 was the last…
GMC Sierra - Pick-up trucks have brought the US market up big time in 2013. * See the Top 278 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After going through November sales figures, we now follow the BSCB tradition to try and extract some longer-term trends by looking into the…
The Infiniti Q50 ranks #190, the second best-selling all-new model in 2013. * See the Top 278 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * After going through the October sales data, as is the tradition on BSCB we try and extract some longer-term trends by looking into the year-to-date charts.…
Opel Insignia * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title! * With new license plates being issued in January and July, the Irish new car market traditionally dies off towards the end of the calendar year, and this month is no exception…
Mercedes CLA-Class * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Like every Quarter, I can share with you the most popular imported models in Japan, a very rare species although it is getting more common these days: imports are up 10% year-to-date to 257,873 registrations…
Renault 4 La Parisienne * Discover 50 French Historical Data articles spanning the last 65 years here * Today we inaugurate a new series on BestSellingCarsBlog: This was years ago…. Where I focus on one year in one country and reflect on the changes that have affected that specific market…
The SRT Viper is #255 with 381 units sold so far this year. * See the Top 274 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * After going through the August sales data, let's try and extract some longer-term trends by looking into the year-to-date charts. The US market is…
40 million Corollas have been sold worldwide since the first generation launched in October 1966. * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * Today Toyota celebrates a milestone that no other manufacturer has: the 40 millionth model of a single nameplate, the Toyota Corolla. Global sales figures have shown…
GMC Sierra * NOW UPDATED with the Top 254 All-models and Top 37 All-brands! See title * Contact me at matt@bestsellingcarsblog.com for a more in-depth analysis of this market. The US new light vehicle market continues on its supercharged run: up a very impressive 14% year-on-year in July to 1,315,194 registrations, which…
BMW 3 Series * See the Top 300 All-models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Germany are down a painful 8% year-on-year halfway through 2013 to 1,502,630 registrations, meaning it is now the #5 market in the world, passed by Brazil. The…
The Honda N-One is the best performing all-new model in Japan, all categories combined. * See the Top 45 best-selling models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title! * * This article has now been updated with an exclusive Top 50 brands ranking * After a somewhat artificial boost at…
First generation 1974 VW Golf * See the full article by clicking on the title! * On Friday, Volkswagen announced it had produced its 30 millionth Golf since the introduction of the nameplate in 1974... If you do the maths, this means no less than 2,000 Golfs were sold every…
BMW 3 Series * See the Top 300 All-models and Top 48 All-brands rankings by clicking on the title! * Tough month for new car sales in Germany, down 10% year-on-year in May to 261,316 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 1,219,717 units, down 9% on 2012. Below the…
Ford Explorer * See the Top 270 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Check out Mid West Title Loans here! Now that we have gone through the Top 258 All-models ranking for April, as usual let's explore the year-to-date ranking in more detail to extract longer-term trends. Overall the US market…
The Mercedes CLA is up to #61 this month in Germany. * See the Top 300 All-models and Top 50 All-brands by clicking on the title! * German new car sales are reassuringly back in positive territory in April, up 4% year-on-year to 284,444 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to…