Ford Fiesta Kinetic * See the Top 120 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' below * New car sales in Argentina are up for the 20th consecutive month at a whopping +40% in June with 76,497 registrations, bringing the half-year figure to 438,677 units, up 31%. The Chevrolet Classic…
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,…
Mini Countryman * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * The Swiss car market is up 4% over the 2nd Quarter of 2011 at 85,621 registrations, bringing the half-year figure to 158,474 units, up 7%. The best-selling models podium…
VW Polo Vivo South African car sales continue on their good run, up 13% in June at 44,880 registrations, bringing the half-year figure to 272,685 units, up 16%. The VW Polo Vivo, a restyled previous generation of the model, is back in the lead for the first time since January…
VW Polo Croatian car sales are up a very healthy 25% in June at 4,621 registrations and 19% over the first half of the year at 23,137 units. The VW Polo leads the ranking for the first time in 12 months with 318 sales and an exceptional 6.9% share, just…
Great Wall Wingle * Many thanks to Yves Levy from Noumea, New Caledonia for sharing this information! * Second month in a row in pole position for the Ford Ranger, distant leader with 87 sales, nearly twice as many as the Dacia Duster, stable in 2nd place at 45 units.…
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…
Hyundai Solaris Car sales in Russia continue on their scrappage scheme-fuelled run, up 40% in June at 246,429 registrations and 56% over the first half of 2011 at 1,235,442 units. The Lada Priora leads the way again at 13,704 units and 5.6%, only the 2nd time in 12 months it…
Seat Leon * Now updated with the Top 200 best-selling models, thanks to Ausrutherford! * Spanish car sales are stuck in hell: -31% year-on-year in May at 83,385 registrations and -27% in 2011 year-to-date at 442,217 units. Seat has tried to counter the trend by launching its own scrappage scheme:…
Opel Astra Polish car sales are down a modest 3% in May at 22,476 registrations, adding up to 113,165 units in 2011 year-to-date, down 5%. The Skoda Octavia reclaims the top spot this month at 1,295 sales and 5.8% share, however it is threatened by the Opel Astra, still #2…
Chevrolet Cruze * See the Top 120 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * The American models ranking is upside down again this month, still showing the impact of earthquake-related production shortages for Japanese manufacturers. The Ford F-Series and Chevrolet Silverado trucks dominate…
Ford Focus Excellent month for car sales in Ireland: up 32% year-on-year at 10,944 registrations. The market is up 15% at 76,468 units. The Ford Focus confirms it has returned to its traditional position in Ireland, #1 again with a strong 7.1% share and back to #1 year-to-date also at…
VW Passat Like in neighbouring Sweden, the Norwegian car market is down year-on-year for the first time in 2011 at -7% and 10,354 registrations in June. The year-to-date figure is still up by 10.5% at 68,505 units. For the first time since 2007, the VW Passat is the best-selling model…
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…
Hyundai Elantra The new car market in Canada is down 4% this month to 149,034 units. The Ford F-Series keeps the pole position with over 7,500 sales and 5% share and is followed by two Dodge models: the RAM pick-up and Caravan, both very solid at 3.7%. The Hyundai Elantra…