VW Golf The Finnish new car market is down 8% in June at 10,995 registrations, however the 2011 half-year figure is still up 15% at 70,438 units. It is a pretty uneventful month as far as the models ranking is concerned, with the podium unchanged on May. The VW Golf…
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…
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:…
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…
Volvo XC60 In June, Swedish car sales are down for the first time this year at -3% and 27,485 registrations. Midway through the year, the market is still up 14% at 157,042 units. The Top 4 for the month is identical to the year-to-date ranking. The Volvo V70 is unsurprisingly…
Mercedes C Class, #2 in Germany in 2001 * Now with every Monthly Top 30 for 2010! * After the 1946 to 2000 period, I have now uploaded Historical Data for years 2001 to 2010 in Germany. You can access at least a year-end Top 50 for each year and…
VW Passat * Now updated with the Top 250 best-selling models! See 'Read more' at end of post * German consumers are buying new cars again: sales are up a massive 22% year-on-year in May at 304,543 registrations. VW continues to impress: for the 4th time in 5 months the…
Fiat Punto The European car market is looking brighter, up 7% year-on-year in May at 1,230,453 units. This brings the year-to-date total to 6,038,928, now only down 0.3%. 7 of the Top 10 best-selling models register year-on-year increases, compared to only 2 last month. The VW Golf stays very strong…
Holden Cruze * Now updated with the Top 150 best-selling models! See 'Read more' at end of post * The Australian car market is at -13% and 77,406 units, impacted by supply issues related to the Japanese tsunami. For the first time since March 2005, Holden passes Toyota as the…
Skoda Fabia * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * Czech car sales are down slightly in May at -3% and 15,482 registrations, but still up 2% year-to-date at 72,128 units. The Skoda Octavia and Fabia still dominate as…
Opel Meriva * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * Car sales in Austria are up a very healthy 18% in May at 34,393 registrations and 14% year-to-date at 155,575 units. The VW Golf enjoys its 15th consecutive month…
VW Polo * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * Car sales in Slovenia are stable in May at 5,513 registrations and up 2% year-to-date at 27,173 units. The Renault Clio comfortably stays Slovenia's best-seller with 425 sales and…
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…