Citroen C3 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The freefall continues for new car sales in Greece: after dropping by 17% in 2009, 36% in 2010 and 31% in 2011, it is down 40% this year to 58,476 registrations, the weakest annual result since…
Peugeot 208 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * We have unfortunately become accustomed to month after month of deep decline for the Greek new car market, and December is no different: down 34% year-on-year…
Skoda Yeti * See the Top 130 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title! * * Many thanks to Viktors, Armands, Janis, Martins and Zane from LPAA for sharing the data! * Because of a painful end of year (-21% in November and -25% in December),…
BMW 1 Series * See the Top 308 All-models ranking and Top 50 All-brands by clicking on the title! * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * Whereas the German new car market had held remarkably well so far this year in a depressed European context, in December it…
Norwegian sales of VW Tiguan are up 46% in 2012 * NOW UPDATED with the Top 277 All-models ranking! Click on title to see, thanks thanks Øystein * Because of a horrendous month of December (-19%), new car sales in Norway finish the year down 0.3% to 137,967 registrations. The VW…
Hyundai i30 May 2020 update: Now with the Top 340 All-models. The Czech new car market is up just 0.4% in 2012 to a record 174,009 registrations, and the Top 2 models stay unchanged for the 4th consecutive year. The Skoda Octavia remains the most popular model in the country…
The Fiat Panda put an end to 18 consecutive years of Fiat Punto domination in Italy * NOW UPDATED with the Top 50 best-selling models actuals and Top 46 All-brands! Click on title to see * After losing a sizeable 15% in 2011 to fall to 1,749,739 registrations, the Italian new car…
BMW 1 Series * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 43 All-brands by clicking on the title! * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * Another very satisfying month for new car sales in the UK, bucking the gloomy European trend once again and up 4% year-on-year…
Dacia Sandero * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * December closes a difficult year for the French new car market at -15% year-on-year to 160,426 registrations, bringing the Full Year 2012 total to 1,898,872 registrations,…
BMW 3 Series * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 20 best-selling models! Many thanks to Rolf * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * New car sales in Finland are down 6% year-on-year in December to 6,375 registrations, bringing the Full Year 2012 total to 109,856 units,…
Ford Focus * See the Top 100 best-selling models and all brands by clicking on the title! * The Irish new car market is down 11% in 2012 to 79,498 registrations and for the 2nd year running the Ford Focus is the most popular model in the country thanks to…
Nissan Qashqai * See the Top 30 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * The Finnish new car market is down 12% in 2012 to 109,856 registrations. This year the pole position is as unexpected as it is impressive: the Nissan Qashqai, which had never ranked #1 even…
Opel Astra Sports Tourer * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Italians car buyers are some of the last in the world with the Swedish and Slovak to continue their love affair with Station Wagons (SW): most models in the Large segment are sold almost exclusively through that…
VW Passat * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! * Difficult year for new car sales in Sweden, down 8% on 2011 to 279,478 registrations, the lowest result in 3 years. The Volvo V70 is the most popular model in the country…
VW Golf 7 * NOW UPDATED with the Top 40 all-brands ranking! * * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to José * After falling by 30% in September and 5% in October, the Portuguese new car market is down 25% year-on-year in November to 7,217…