Ford sales are up 20% in the US in February. Picture caranddriver.com * See the Top 275 best-selling models, Top 15 groups & Top 40 brands by clicking on the title * In the U.S., January and February are typically the two weakest months of the year. Thanks to petrol prices at…
The GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado both fit inside the Canadian Top 5 this month. * See the Top 15 groups, Top 35 brands and Top 255 All-models by clicking on the title * The Canadian new light vehicle is up 10% year-on-year to 108.660 registrations, the highest January score…
The Mitsubishi Lancer EX is the best-selling car in the UAE in 2015. * Now updated with the Top 44 All-brands and Top 384 All-models * New car sales in the United Arab Emirates are up 4% year-on-year in 2015 to 401.922 units, and Toyota remains ultra-dominant here despite sales down…
The Toyota Land Cruiser Pick-up takes the lead of Omani sales in 2015. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 318 All-models by clicking on the title * Another year of correction for the Omani new car market: after losing 5% in 2014, new light vehicle sales in the country…
The Ram Pickup breaks sales records and helps push FCA to #1. Picture caranddriver.com * See the Top 15 groups, Top 35 brands and Top 275 models by clicking on the title * At +2.5% in 2015, the Canadian year-on-year gain is more subdued than last year (+6%) but still pushes the…
The Ford F-Series is at a 9-year high 780.354 sales. Picture caranddriver.com * See the Top 15 groups, Top 40 brands and Top 297 models by clicking on the title * * Check out over 100 years worth of U.S. Data archives here * Never before had U.S. consumers purchased that…
The Jeep Cherokee, Compass & Renegade all post all-time record volumes in December. * See the Top 15 groups, Top 40 brands and Top 280 models by clicking on the title * Five weekends and two extra business days mean December 2015 was the highest on record at 1.641.913 registrations, however the…
Ford Figo. Picture panoramaautomoriz.com.mx * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 254 models by clicking on the title * Incredible but true: the Mexican new car market is headed for a never-seen before 12 straight months of monthly records: this month is the best November score ever recorded in the…
The new generation is starting to push Honda Civic sales up (+22%). Picture caranddriver.com * UPDATED with the Top 253 models, Top 40 brands and Top 15 groups * Canadian new light vehicle sales are serenely headed towards a third consecutive all-time annual record with November up another 5% year-on-year to…
Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen, resigned following the emissions scandal. * See the Top 15 groups, Top 40 brands and Top 279 models by clicking on the title * We are approaching the end of what is shaping up to be a historical year for new light vehicle sales in the U.S.…
The Toyota RAV4 is up 31% to #7 (2016 hybrid variant pictured) * See the Top 15 best-selling groups, Top 40 brands and Top 280 models by clicking on the title * Similarly to electric wonder Tesla, the U.S. new light vehicle market got into "Insane Mode" in October. Sales…
GMC Sierra in Petersburg, Alaska After stopping in Juneau, we now take the Alaska Marine Highway — the ferry in simple terms — on a little over five hour sail to reach the next town in our journey: Petersburg, definitely the most picturesque fishing station I got to visit in Alaska. Nicknamed…
Never before had so many Ford F-Series found a new Canadian home in a single month. * See the Top 15 groups, Top 35 brands and Top 255 models by clicking on the title * The Canadian new light vehicle market celebrates 30 consecutive months of year-on-year gains in September at…
Ford F-350 in Prudhoe Bay, AK After starting in Barrow, the northernmost settlement in the United States, our second stop takes us 200 miles (320 km) south east to Prudhoe Bay, again on the Arctic Ocean. As I detailed in the opening report, there are no roads linking Barrow to Prudhoe Bay,…
The Outback (best-ever 15.126 sales) lifts Subaru to a third consecutive all-time record U.S. month. * See the Top 15 groups, Top 40 brands and Top 280 models by clicking on the title * All planets aligned for the U.S. new car market in September. A calendar twist that put Labor…