Vauxhall Astra * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * For the first time since 2003, new car sales in England are up, at +3% this year with 2,404,007 registrations. For the first time since it became the best selling car…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Thailand in 2006. After 6 years of double-digit gains lifting the market from record lows in 1998 to record highs in both 2004 and 2005, the Thailand new vehicle market takes a breather in 2006 at -3.8% to a still very high…
Fiat Grande Punto * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Italian car market is up 4% this year at 2,321,321 registrations. The Top 5 best selling models are unchanged, with the Fiat Punto/Grande Punto in the lead at 229,649 sales and 9.9% share,…
The Ford Focus is the best-selling vehicle in Spain for the 2nd time. The Spanish car market is up 7% this year to a record 1,634,595 registrations according to Aniacam, down -1.8% to 1.469.149 according to our sources (+409.694 LCVs). For the first time since 1995 and only the second…
* See the Top 45 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The VW Golf is once again the best selling car in Switzerland in 2006, but this time the #2 is the BMW 3 Series, boosted by the new generation going on sale this year. This is the…
VW Golf Plus Up 4% at 3,467,931 registrations, the German car market has its best year since 1999. It's official: the VW Golf has its worst full year since the launch of the nameplate in 1973, falling 12% to 148,879 sales and a paltry 4.3% market share. All this while…
Chevrolet holds 15% of the Saudi new car market in 2006. It's another record for the Saudi new light vehicle market at 445,856 units in 2006, up 13.3% on the year prior. Toyota (+8.8%) doesn't quite benefit from the sales growth and loses share to 27.9%. Chevrolet on the other…
Toyota Corolla Altis in Singapore October 2007 ( I took the picture during one of my trips there) In 2006 the Toyota Corolla Altis has a comfortable margin on top of Singaporean car sales with 10,910 registrations and 11% of the market. The Mitsubishi Lancer is #2 at 6.8% followed…
Ford Fiesta * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * The British car market is down again in 2006, this time at -4% with 2,344,864 registrations. The Ford Focus is on top for the 8th year in a row, holding its…
Suzuki Swift * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * The Hungarian market is down 4.3% year-on-year in 2005 to 199.068 registrations. Suzuki posts a 9th consecutive year atop the brands ranking, this time frankly outpacing the market at +16% to 19.7%…
VW Golf * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After a one-year interruption by the Renault Megane, #3 this year, the VW Golf reclaims the leadership of the Luxembourg models ranking with sales up 15% to 2,141 units thanks to the 5th generation now…
* See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * A couple of big changes in the best selling models ranking in Switzerland this year: below the invincible VW Golf, the Opel Astra jumps to #2 with 5,231 sales (+39%) followed by the stable Audi A4 and…
Opel Astra * See the Top 100 best-selling models and each monthly Top 30 by clicking on the title! * The German car market is stable again this year, up 0.4% to 3,342,122 registrations. Surprise, surprise, the VW Golf leads for the 25th year in a row but is down…
The Caprice is Chevrolet's best-selling car in Saudi Arabia over the period. New car sales in Saudi Arabia continue to gallop ahead with 2004 volumes up 14.8% year-on-year to a record 341,477 units. Toyota (+5.4%) trails the market but still lodges a splendid 34.9% share. It is followed this year…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * After a decade off, the Toyota Corolla is back atop the world models ranking in 2005 with 1,185,000 units produced, nearly double its 1997 score... In 2nd place but over 400,000…