Thanks to Ron from Lebanon I am able to share with you an almost iron clad Top 5 best selling models ranking for 2010. Many thanks Ron! The Kia Picanto has been the best selling car in Lebanon since 2008 and it keeps its title in 2010, but the Hyundai…
VW Jetta Excellent start of the year in Turkey with 29,868 registrations in January, +137% year-on-year! The Renault Symbol reaches 9.4% market share with 2,807 sales, nearly double its historical level... Outstanding performance of the VW Jetta, up to #2 with 1,755 sales and 5.9%. The Hyundai Accent Era is…
Renault Fluence Car sales in Belgium are up 8% year-on-year in January at 53,236 registrations. No surprises on top, the VW Golf leads the way ahead of the VW Polo, exactly like in October 2010 (date of my last figures), however with weaker market shares at 3.3% and 2.8% respectively.…
Traditionally the weakest month of the year in Romania, January sales are however up 24% at 2,648 registrations. The Dacia Logan is 11 percentage points below its 2010 market share at 15.1%, followed by the Skoda Octavia (5.7%) and a Dacia Duster (4.6%) consolidating its presence on the podium. Below…
VW Passat At 211,056 registrations, the German market is up a very healthy 16% this month. Volkswagen monopolises the podium: below the Golf at 8%, the Passat benefits from its renewal with 8,888 sales and a strong 4.2% share, and the Polo is solid at 3.5%, above its 2010 share.…
11,678 new cars were registered in Czech Republic in January, up 8%. Skoda is on each step of the podium with the Octavia #1 at 16.2% share, the Fabia #2 at 9.3% and the Superb #3 at a superb 4.1%. The Renault Thalia is back to its historical level in…
The Italian car market is off to a slow start this year with 165,302 registrations in January, down 21% on last year. The Fiat Punto stays strong at 13,173 sales and 8% share, but the Panda drops to 6.1%. The VW Golf has a good month in 4th place and…
In 2010, the Romanian car market slowed down by 19% at 94,541 registrations, but the trend should reverse in 2011 as the year's last months were up (December is at +10%). The Dacia Logan is the best selling car in Romania for the 6th consecutive year, and is still extremely…
VW Golf * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * The German market is back to harsh reality this year after being artificially boosted by scrappage schemes in 2009. It is down 23% on 2009 and down 6% on 2008 at 2,916,260…
Austrian car sales are up 4% in December at 20,366 sales with the 2010 total up 2% at 328,563 registrations. The VW Golf is the best selling car in the country at 16,986 sales (5.2%) ahead of the VW Polo at 12,340 sales (3.8%) and the Hyundai i30 at 8,017…
There is a light at the end of the tunnel for the German car market: November sales (262,262) are down only 6% year-on-year. Behind the VW Golf (slipping 0.5 point to 7.7% share), the Mercedes C Class continues its great run and improves its market share again to 3.3%. It…
French car sales dropped less than expected in November at -11% (193,970 registrations), bringing the year-to-date total to 2,023,410 (-2%). The Renault Clio is the best selling car in France for the third month in a row with 10,732 sales (5.5%) vs. 10,627 for the Peugeot 207 (5.5% also). This…
Very healthy Romanian market in November: up 35% year-on year at 11,440 registrations, however the year-to-date figure is still down 22% at 82,069. The Dacia Logan is in very good shape again this month at 29.5% market share, a level it has attained a few times this year which is…
The Spanish car market is down 26% year-on-year in November at 64,515 registrations, but still up 6% year-to-date. No surprises at #1, the Seat Ibiza is still the best selling car in Spain at 3.7% this month. The Nissan Qashqai's strong performance at #2 with 2,093 sales and 3.2% enables…
The Romanian market is starting to recover from a catastrophic start in 2010 (-85% in January vs. '09!): October is at +9% with 8,281 sales, with the Year-to-date figure still down 27% with 70,629 registrations. No surprises on top: the Dacia Logan is king with 27.7% of the market, very…