Proton Persona Malaysian car sales are down 10% in May at 44,077 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 246,850 units, still up 4%. This month the Perodua Myvi is unusually low in the ranking (#4) due to low stocks in advance of the 2nd generation's June launch. This triggers a…
Holden Cruze * Now updated with the Top 150 best-selling models! See 'Read more' at end of post * The Australian car market is at -13% and 77,406 units, impacted by supply issues related to the Japanese tsunami. For the first time since March 2005, Holden passes Toyota as the…
Chery QQ * See the Top 120 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * Car sales continue to impress in Brazil, up 16% during the first half of June. The two stars of the market are both very solid: the VW Gol is…
Hyundai Verna * Now updated with the Top 50 best-selling models actuals for May 2011! * * Thanks to AMIC Egypt, Ldman1 and Max I am now able to share with you for the first time an official models ranking for Egypt! See the May and year-to-date 2011 Rankings by…
Fiat Strada * See the Top 120 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * Brazilian car sales are up 27% in May at 300,534 units and up 8% year-to-date at 1,351,165. The VW Gol manages to steer away from the Fiat Uno a…
Holden Cruze II * Now with the Top 100 best-selling models ranking: click on 'Read more' at end of post * Australian car sales are down 9% in April at 74,214 registrations and down 3% year-on-year at 322,678 units. The Holden Commodore is the best selling model for the third…
VW Saveiro * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * The Brazilian car market returns to outstanding growth, up 30% year-on-year over the first half of May at 139,886 registrations. For the first time since February, the VW Gol…
Range Rover * Click on the title for Albanian street scenes! * * Many thanks to Matthias from Germany who made this post's update possible! * The Albanian car market is very particular, with as much as 1 in every 3 cars in circulation in Tirana and Durres second-hand Mercedes.…
Lexus CT200h * Now with the Top 65 best selling models in Q1 2011: click on 'Read more' at end of post * At 93,984 registrations, Australian car sales are down just 1% year-on-year in March. The Holden Commodore stays #1 at 4,170 sales and 4.4%, but the 2011 leader is…
Ford Ecosport 2011 is looking more and more like another record year for Argentinean car sales, with February up 30% year-on-year at 59,603 registrations. This is the 16th consecutive month of growth. The Chevrolet Classic reclaims its top spot at a very solid 6.2% share, and the Ford Ecosport climbs…
Over 600.000 Saipa Pride were produced in Iran in 2010. According to the Iran Vehicles Manufacturers Association (IVMA), 1.367.014 cars and 196.752 light commercial vehicles were produced in Iran in 2010 for a total of 1.563.766 units, making it one of the Top 10 car markets in the world. Saipa…
* Click on title for the Full Laos Photo Report! * Observation in person during my stay in Laos 5 years ago and through YouTube videos of the streets of Vientiane indicate the Toyota Hilux dominates the car sales in Laos, with even more authority than in neighbouring Thailand where…
The Lada 2105-7 (Riva) reclaims the best-selling title it had held for decades before 2009. * See the annual and monthly Top 57 All-brands and Top 25 models by clicking on the title * After sinking 49% in 2009, aggressive scrappage schemes enable the Russian car market to bounce back up 30.3%…
Never before had Argentineans bought that many cars in a year: 662,591 registrations in 2010 is the new record for this market, up 29% on 2009. In December the VW Amarok (#12, 892 sales) is ranked above the Toyota Hilux (#19, 625 sales) in Argentina for the very first time.…
Another massive month for the Brazilian market with 311,318 registrations in November, +31% vs. 2009! The Year-to-date figure is just under 3 million at 2,967,760 sales and +9%. The VW Gol is as strong as ever and delivers its best 2010 month in terms of volume at 29,697 units (9.5%). It…