The Opel Astra ranks #3 in Germany in June. * See the Top 50 brands and Top 275 All-models by clicking on the title * The German new car market gains a robust 8% year-on-year in June to 339.563 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total up 7% or 116.000 additional sales to…
Renault is clearing off the current gen Renault Scenic to make room for the new (pictured). * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 320 All-models by clicking on the title * The Belgian new light vehicle market is up by a very dynamic 18% year-on-year in May to 54.906…
The Clio (+76%) helps Renault up 58% in June in Italy. * Now updated with the Top 45 All-brands and Top 180 models - click on title to see * The May 2016 post has also been updated with the Top 180 models Explosive new car sales growth slows down to…
The All-new Renault Mégane at Frankfurt. After BMW CEO Harald Krueger collapsed during the very first Press Conference at the Frankfurt Auto Show (he's okay), the rest of the first Press day went smoothly and I give you my first impressions: what surprised me, what stood out and what disappointed…
The Citroen C4 Cactus breaks into the Italian Top 30 for the first time in June. * UPDATED with actuals for the Top 45 All-brands and Top 50 models * The Italian market posts a 13th consecutive month of year-on-year gains in June and the 6th month in a row of…
Fiat 600 See below for the direct links to 60 Italy Historical Data posts. Detailed Historical Data is now available for Italy for the past 95 years. Annual sales volumes are available from 1928 onwards. From 1952 onwards, there is uninterrupted brands data. Production from 1952 to 1959 and sales…
The Renault 4 was the most successful model in Rhodesia over the period * See the Top 25 most produced models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Frank * Today the Africa Project is getting its first historical contribution, thanks to Frank Stevens. Frank was born and grew up…
Fiat 128 * See the Top 60 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Andrea * Launched in 1969, the Fiat 128 becomes the best-selling car in Italy in 1972 and sells 239,675 units over the first 11 months of the year. During the same period the…
Fiat 500 Over the first 5 months of 1969, the Fiat 500 is by far the best-selling car in Italy with over 160.000 sales, followed by the Fiat 850 just under 100.000, the Fiat 124 above 50.000 and the Alfa Romeo Giulia above 25.000. Fiat 124 Italian manufacturer Innocenti sells…
Fiat 850 In 1965, new car sales in Italy bounce back up 6.8% to 886.297 units. Fiat improves to 73.9% share, the highest since the 76.9% it managed in 1960 and well above Alfa Romeo at 5.5%. Italian carmakers reclaim the monopoly of the Top 4 with Lancia at #3…
Fiat 500 In 1964, the Italian market takes a breather after exponential growth that saw it climb from just 209.215 units in 1958 to 951.704 in 1963. 1964 sales are down -12.8% to 830.175 registrations. Fiat holds 70.3% of the market ahead of Alfa Romeo at 5.7% with Volkswagen remaining…