2008 is the year when the fight between the Toyota Corolla and Holden Commodore turned to the advantage of the Corolla for the first time in New Zealand. Over the first 4 months of the year, the Corolla leads with 2,013 sales and 5.9% share, ahead of the Commodore at…
Ford Mondeo * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Irish car market struggles in 2008, down 19% to 149,855 registrations. The Ford Focus conserves its pole position, but with 7,156 sales (4.8% share) it falls faster than the market at -29%. The Toyota…
Toyota Yaris near Olafsvik, Iceland August 2008 * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * During the first half of 2008 (or just before the GFC), 8,885 cars were sold in Iceland, and Toyota dominated the landscape. The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling car in…
In an ever-changing Singaporean car market, the Honda Civic becomes the country's most popular model in 2008 with 5,663 units sold. The Toyota Corolla Altis comes second, ahead of the Toyota Vios with 3,936 sales. The Nissan Latio is 4th with 3,066 registrations. The best selling non-Japanese model is the Hyundai…
Toyota Yaris in Iceland, August 2008 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After hitting its record year in 2005, the Icelandic new car market stays at extremely high levels the two following years with 20,198 registrations clocked up in 2006 (-3%) and 19,316…
Honda CR-V * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Complete reshuffle of the models ranking this year in Estonia with Honda having the time of its life! The Honda CR-V is the new best-selling model in the country thanks to 1,479 sales, up 175%…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The effect of the new generation on Toyota Corolla's sales in Japan are rather short-lived: from +24% in January, the year-on-year variation slips into negative as early as August. Nevertheless the Corolla was #1 10…
The Pontiac Pursuit is #13 in Canada in 2007. The Canadian market is up 2.4% in 2007 to 1.653.771 registrations, the 2nd largest annual volume in history below 2002 (1.696.803). Ford (-3.1%) remains the #1 brand in the country despite losing one percentage point of market share to 13.1%, and…
Renault Symbol * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Renamed Symbol (instead of Clio Symbol) in 2006, the small Renault sedan passes its big sister the Renault Megane Sedan to establish itself as the best-selling passenger car in Turkey in 2007, selling 23,220 units for…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Finnish car sales are down 13% in 2007 at 125,608 registrations, and the Toyota Corolla is still the best selling car in the country in spite of its split between Auris (hatchback) and Corolla (sedan)…
VW Passat * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Stable in 2006, the Norwegian car market booms in 2007 at +18% and 129,195 registrations. As predicted towards the end of 2005 when it got renewed, the VW Passat takes the lead in Norway, with…
VW Polo * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Vic * In 2006, the VW Polo passes the Toyota Corolla to become South Africa's best selling vehicle with 41,153 units sold (+25%), but the fight was very intense. I only have data for 7…
Toyota Innova The Filipino car market is back in relative good shape over the period, passing the 100,000 registrations mark in 2007 for the first time in 10 years at 117,903 units. These are Toyota's best years in the country: at 38.4% share in 2006 and 38.2% but a record…
Chevrolet Silverado * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Ford F-Series leads the US models ranking for the 26th time in a row with 680,589 sales, down 13%, however the fight with the Chevrolet Silverado was a little less…
The New Zealand car market is euphoric this year: with 102,468 registrations, it is up 33% over 2006! The Holden Commodore increases its margin over the Toyota Corolla even though its share slips from 7% to 5.9%. The Corolla goes from 6.9% to 5%. The Ford Falcon stays 3rd but…