Dacia Logan, picture by Vaughan London Moroccan car sales are up a very healthy 9% over the first 5 months of 2011 at 40,919 registrations, with May at 9,032 units. The Dacia Logan looks like it will be the best-seller in the country for a 6th consecutive year, holding its…
Citroen C3 34,767 new cars were sold during the week in France, a reasonable 5% drop year-on-year. For once the Citroen C3 is the best-selling model in the country at a very solid 4.2% market share, beating traditional leaders Renault Clio, #2 at 4% and Peugeot 207, #4 at 3.4%.…
Saipa Tiba * Many thanks to Max from Italy for sharing the data source for this post! * The Iran Vehicles Manufacturers Association (IVMA) publishes car production data monthly so I am now able to share with you for the first time some official monthly figures for Iran. In the Iranian…
Peugeot 3008 * Now updated with the Top 130 best-selling models! See 'Read more' at end of post * For its second month without scrappage schemes, the French car market is surprisingly up 6% at 197,784 registrations (but -8% on an adjusted basis). The the daily sales average at 8,990 is…
DongFeng Utah * Many thanks to Yves Levy from Noumea, New Caledonia for sharing this information! * After giving up its throne to the Dacia Duster last month, the Ford Ranger reclaims the leadership of the New Caledonian car market in May with 85 sales, but the Duster stays strong…
Dacia Logan Traditionally the Romanian new car market gets stronger as the year goes by and 2011 is no exception. May is up 70% over April but down 2% year-on-year at 8,474 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 23,152 units and -12%. The Dacia Logan delivers its best market share…
Fiat Panda The Italian car market is back in positive this month at +3% year-on-year and 171,077 units but is still down 15% year-to-date at 846,988. The Fiat Panda is #1 again with 12,065 sales and 7.1%. It is the 12th time this generation of Panda leads Italian sales, all…
Citroen C4 Picasso The French car market continues to slip down at -13% year-on-year this week with 36,623 registrations. The Peugeot 207 confirms its return in shape at a distant #1 with 4.9% share, followed by a very strong Citroen C3 at 3.9%. Citroen is actually the best-selling brand in…
Peugeot 508 * Now with the Top 100 best-selling models! Click on 'Read more' at the end of the post * The cash-for-clunkers scheme is now well and truly over, and the French new car market is down 11% year-on-year at 169,451 registrations. The Peugeot 207 reclaims the pole position…
Hyundai Santa Fe The Algerian car market continues on its amazing run this year, up 25% in April at 25,534 registrations and up 32% year-to-date at 100,315 units. The Renault Symbol improves on its already imposing market share to reach 11.7% in April thanks to 2,990 new sales. Hyundai places…
VW Golf Although stronger than in March at 4,999 units, the Romanian car market is down 44% year-on-year in April and 17% year-to-date. The Top 2 best selling cars stay unchanged. The Dacia Logan stabilises around 17% market share and the Skoda Octavia confirms it is selling at a much…
Dacia Duster Thanks to Yves Levy from Noumea, I am now able to share with you the models ranking in New Caledonia... Many thanks Yves! New Caledonia is not a country as such, it is an overseas French territory in Oceania. However the best selling cars are so radically different from…
Renault Scenic After a couple of weeks of chaos, the French models rankings returns to normal this week with the Renault Clio at #1 (4.8%) ahead of the Peugeot 207 at #2 (4.6%). After dropping out of the Top 10 in March, the Renault Scenic is back in shape this…
Dacia Duster Last week was not a fluke, the Dacia Duster confirms it is now a force to be reckoned with in the French market and a serious contender for the 2011 podium. During the week of 12 to 18 April, the Duster is the 2nd best selling car in…
* Many thanks to my dear Mum and Dad for sourcing and scanning Auto Plus mag! * According to Dacia's Facebook page, the Dacia Duster was the best selling car in France during the week of April 5th to April 11th! This is confirmed by official data published by French…