Chevrolet Sail * See the Top 65 All-brands by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales are down a harsh 11% year-on-year in Chile to 337,594 registrations, and local manufacturers association predicts an even worse 2015 down 18% to just 275,000 units. Chevrolet remains the most popular marque…
Toyota Hilux * See the Top 35 manufacturers and Top 275 All-models by clicking on the title * The South African new vehicle market is down just 0.7% year-on-year in 2014 to 644,523 registrations, a solid performance in an uncertain economic climate and despite industrial action over the course of the…
The Kia Rio outsold the Lada Granta to rank #1 in November. * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 63 All-brands by clicking on the title * There is now a Top 434 All-models ranking available here Economic sanctions on the back of the Ukraine situation coupled with rising inflation…
The on-DO is the first Datsun to crack the Top 10 anywhere in the world. * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 54 All-brands by clicking on the title * A flicker of hope: just as analysts predict the Russian new car market will be down 25% in 2015…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 285 All-models by clicking on the title * Thanks to www.cartube.co.il New car sales in Israel are up a very dynamic 13% year-on-year in 2014 to 239,771 registrations. Hyundai maintains its grip on the brands ranking despite sales down 2% to 31,376…
The VW Vento jumps to #4 in Mexico this year. * UPDATED - See the Top 258 All-models and Top 39 All-brands by clicking on the title * * Check out 10 years worth of Mexican archived data here * Exactly as I predicted last month, the Mexican new car…
Fiat Palio Way * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and Top 200 models by clicking on the title * After a decade of uninterrupted growth taking the Brazilian new light vehicle market from 1.35 million units in 2003 to 3.65 million in 2012, 2014 marks the 2nd consecutive year of recession…
The Renault Sandero hits its highest ever monthly volume in Brazil in December. * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and Top 150 models by clicking on the title * For the first time since last February, new car sales in Brazil are encouragingly gaining ground year-on-year: up 5% to 353,558…
Tata Bolt * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and Top 60 models by clicking on the title * The sky is getting clearer and clearer for the Indian new car market: up a very dynamic 17% year-on-year in December to its 5th consecutive month above 200,000 shipments at 206,081…
Hyundai Sonata * See the Top 200 All-models and Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title * Sales of new local cars are up a robust 6% year-on-year in South Korea to 1,453,786 registrations, whereas imports surge by an astounding 25% to 196,359 units, lifting the total market up…
Chevrolet sales are up 20% in December, with the Colorado back inside the Top 100. * See the Top 275 All-models, Top 40 brands & 15 groups by clicking on the title * An improving economy, fuel prices at 6 year-lows and very advantageous year-end deals: all conditions were reunited…
Uz-Daewoo Nexia * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title * With a little delay we now have access to November Kazakhstan data courtesy of www.akab.kz, and things are getting a turn for the worse here with sales down a harsh 19% year-on-year to 13,673 units, impacted…
Renault Logan * See the Top 162 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * The Egyptian new vehicle market continues to catch up on the backlog of missed sales it accumulated last year when the country was troubled by political unrest. Sales are up 59% year-on-year in November to…
Suzuki topples Chevrolet to become Uruguay's most popular manufacturer this month. * See the Top 40 best-selling brands by clicking on the title * New car sales in Uruguay are down a steep 25% year-on-year in November to just 4,095 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 47,208 units, down 8%…
First incursion of the Honda CR-V on the Canadian podium. * See the Top 34 best-selling brands and Top 250 models by clicking on the title * It's (nearly) official: never before had Canadian consumers purchased as many light vehicles as in 2014: November sales are the highest in the history…