VW Golf * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Australian new car sales are up 5% in October at 85,196 registrations, bringing the 2011 year-to-date total to 837,324 units, down 3%. The Toyota Corolla is in the top spot for…
Toyota Corolla * NOW UPDATED with the Top 80 best-selling models: see 'Read more' at end of post! * Australian car sales are up year-on-year for the 2nd month in a row in September at 88,819 registrations (+2%), putting the year-to-date total (752,128 units, -4%) now in line to break…
Toyota Land Cruiser 70 * NOW UPDATED with the Top 175 best-selling models! See 'Read more' at end of post! * For the first time since November 2010, the Australian car market is up year-on-year at +7% and 88,082 registrations in August. Year-to-date, car sales in Australia are down 4% at…
Suzuki Swift The New Zealand car market is back to healthy growth after a couple of months of Japan earthquake-induced disruption. At 6,705 units, it is up 12% on July 2010 and 17% on July 2009, bringing the 2011 year-to-date total to 48,717, up 7%. For the third time this…
Ford Territory * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Japan import situation is getting back to normal in Australia with sales down only 2% year-on-year at 80,991 units, bringing the 2011 figure to 577,227 registrations, down 6%. Toyota is…
Mazda3 * NOW UPDATED with the Top 100 best-selling models thanks to Enrique Garcia at es.autoblog.com, see 'Read more' at the end of the post * The effects of the March earthquake on Japanese cars' deliveries are felt again this month in Australia, with sales down 12% to 96,157 registrations,…
Nissan Navara Still impacted by stock shortages due to the Japan earthquake, new car sales in New Zealand are down 4% year-on-year in June at 7,652 registrations. Boosted by a very successful Fieldays, the ‘largest agricultural event in the Southern Hemisphere’, the podium is monopolised by pick-ups, or 'utes' as they…
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…
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…
Suzuki Swift * Now with the Top 10 best-selling Passenger Cars: click on 'Read more' at end of post * Car sales are down 1% this month in New Zealand at 5,610 registrations. For the second time in 2011 the Suzuki Swift takes the leadership in the models ranking, certainly…
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…
In a market up a healthy 13% at 4,844 units, the Suzuki Swift grabs the pole position with 351 sales and 7.2% share, perhaps showing the effects of the new generation coming through dealerships already. The Hyundai i30 is also very impressive in 2nd place at 310 sales and 6.4%…
Mazda3 The Australian car market is still a little bit soft in February at -2% with 80,896 registrations. Queensland sales are down 3% in the wake of the cyclone season but are expected to surge as people replace their damaged vehicles. The Holden Commodore is #1 for the first time…
Traditionally full of surprises as most of the country stops for Summer holidays, January was further disrupted this year in Australia by dramatic floods in Queensland. The market is down 2% at 73,584 registrations, but -13% in Queensland. Boosted by a 2.9% financing offer with 4,045 sales and 5.5% share,…
The New Zealand car market is up 16% in January at 7,523 registrations. Boosted by strong rental vehicles sales, the Toyota Corolla reigns with 903 sales and no less than 12% of the market, followed by the Holden Commodore at 380 sales (5%) and the Suzuki Swift at 265 units…