Peugeot is the best-selling carmaker in Martinique in 2014. * See the Top 14 best-selling brands by clicking on the title * The Martinique island is a French overseas territory located in the Caribbean Sea, however even though it is thousands of kilometres away from Metropolitan France, car purchase tastes…
Daihatsu Terios The only piece of official sales data information I have managed to get my hands on for the Haitian market is the fact that the Daihatsu Terios is the best-selling SUV in the country, according to dealer network AutoPlaza Haiti. If you have more information about this market…
Volkswagen holds 17.3% of the San Marino market in 2014. * See the Top 34 best-selling brands by clicking on the title * After a 18% drop in 2012 and a further 14% in 2013, new car sales in San Marino stabilise in 2014: down just 3% to 1.051 registrations.…
Let's play guess the logo. After going through 35 different Chinese carmakers (backwards) in my 'most impressive' ranking, our heads are all spinning and there's nothing better than a good old table to make them stop and summarise everything. You're welcome. (Click on the brand to see the full article) Auto…
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling car in Israel in April. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 240 All-models by clicking on the title * The Israeli new car market is down 4% year-on-year in April to 17.674 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 97.674 units, up 8% on…
Renault Duster * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 202 All-models by clicking on the title * No sign of recovery for the Kazakh market which has now been in decline for a full year: down a harsh 31% year-on-year in April to just 9.573 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total…
Matchedje Pickup testing in South Africa * Many thanks to Anton Smit for the tip * Chinese investment through the Shanghai-based China Tongjian Investment Co. has transformed Mozambique into a car manufacturing and exporting country, at a time when first-world countries like Australia drop out of the list. Last September, the…
VW Polo * See the Top 33 All-brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * The Greek new car market is up a fantastic 43% year-on-year in April to 7.801 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 25.072 units, up 14% on 2014. Volkswagen holds the right end…
Second consecutive month inside the Top 10 for the Fiat 500L. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Romania are up 11% year-on-year in April to 5.482 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 19.915 units, up 9% on…
VW Passat * See the Top 32 All-brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * Slovenian new car sales are up another very dynamic 10% year-on-year in April to 5.348 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 20.995 units, up 12% on 2014. Even though Volkswagen retreats below Renault…
Toyota Rush * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title * After 4 consecutive record years, the Indonesian new car market has been reversing gears for about 10 months now. But this is different. April sales are down 24% year-on-year to just 81.600 registrations, the steepest…
Peugeot 206 in the Iran-Khodro factory near Tehran. * See the Top 10 most produced models by clicking on the title * Iranian production data is now up for Farvardin, the first month of the year 1394 in the Persian calendar and roughly equivalent to April 2015. Sales and import data is…
The Wuling Hongguang V is the best-selling LCV in China this month. * See the Top 10 best-selling LCV by clicking on the title * A change in classification has LMC Automotive publish 346.867 LCV sales in China in April and a total of 1.313.161 for the first 4 months…
Dongfeng dealership in Mohe After Harbin, we head North to Mohe, still in the Heilongjiang province. This is the northernmost city in the whole of China, completely rebuilt in 1985 after a devastating fire in striking Russian imperial-era style with colourful facades, spired domes and pillared entrances. A further 60km north…
VW Passat * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Latvian new car sales continue on their very vigorous trend so far this year with April up 16% year-on-year to 1.452 registrations and the year-to-date total now up 11% on 2014 at…