There is a light at the end of the tunnel for the German car market: November sales (262,262) are down only 6% year-on-year. Behind the VW Golf (slipping 0.5 point to 7.7% share), the Mercedes C Class continues its great run and improves its market share again to 3.3%. It…
The South African car market is very dynamic in November, up 30% over last year with 44,371 registrations, and up 24% Year-to-Date at 453,505. The Toyota Hilux claims the top spot this month with a massive 6.8% market share vs. 4.4% for the VW Polo Vivo in 2nd, ahead of…
The Lebanese car market is doing well in 2010 with 25,565 cars sold in the first 9 months, a 5% increase on '09. Japanese cars account for 39.2% of total sales (down 15%), Korean cars for 30.8% (up 87%!) and European 23.3%. The Association of Automobile Importers in Lebanon released…
The German market is still in decline in October with 256,775 registrations and -20% vs. Oct 09, which is actually a little bit better than the year-to-date situation at -27% (2,423,627 sales). Well behind the VW Golf (8.2%), the Polo regains its #2 spot (3.2%) but the Mercedes C Class…
The South African market is up an impressive 22% in October with 44,055 registrations, and the #1 spot goes to the VW Polo Vivo, a restyled old gen Polo, with 2,576 sales and 5.8% of the market. The new Polo can only dream of this success: it is only 14th…
This year the German market is taking a hit due to the phasing out of the scrappage scheme. September is at -18% vs. 09 (259,748 sales) and the market is at -27% over the first 9 months of the year. No surprise, the VW Golf leads the pack, as it…
Hyundai Accent Era * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Turkish car market is booming in 2009, up 21% to 369,819 registrations. After many years of Renault domination, the Hyundai Accent Era, perhaps boosted by end-of-life price readjustments, is a distant leader in…
VW Golf 6 * See the Top 346 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * At 3,090,040 registrations this year, down 2%, German new car sales are at their lowest since the reunification... The VW Golf is slowing getting itself out of the weakest period of the…
* See the Top 100 best selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * The main event in 2008 in the Swiss car market is the constant progression of the Skoda Octavia which is starting to threaten the multi-decade-long leadership of the VW Golf..…
VW Golf * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * Car sales are down 9% this year in Germany at 3,148,163 registrations. The VW Golf continues to wobble its way along, stuck at 4.8% share and a second lowest-ever 150,133 units…
VW Golf V * See the Top 100 best-selling models and each monthly Top 20 by clicking on the title! * Very stable car market in Germany at 3,266,826 registrations this year. The VW Golf, helped by the 5th generation now in dealerships, keeps the lead for the 24th consecutive…
VW Golf * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Car sales in Luxembourg are dominated by the VW Golf over the period, selling 2,475 units in 2001, 2,159 in 2002 and 2,048 in 2003. The 2nd place changes hands each year: from the Peugeot…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Vic Mouton I have some insight on the best-selling models in South Africa in 2003 with a Top 10 for May. Although not representative of the Full Year 2003 ranking, it still gives…
VW Golf *See the Top 100 best-selling models and each monthly Top 20 by clicking on the title! * New car sales are down 3% in Germany this year at 3,236,938 units. The VW Golf continues its downward spiral at a worrying -20% this year to 205,084 sales and 6.3%…
VW Golf * See the Top 100 best-selling models and every monthly Top 10 by clicking on the title! * Car sales are down 3% in Germany this year at 3,252,898 units. No surprises on top: the VW Golf leads the way again but with 255,430 sales it delivers its…