VW Golf * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Australian new car sales are up 5% in October at 85,196 registrations, bringing the 2011 year-to-date total to 837,324 units, down 3%. The Toyota Corolla is in the top spot for…
Toyota Corolla * NOW UPDATED with the Top 80 best-selling models: see 'Read more' at end of post! * Australian car sales are up year-on-year for the 2nd month in a row in September at 88,819 registrations (+2%), putting the year-to-date total (752,128 units, -4%) now in line to break…
Nissan Livina X-Gear * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Malaysian car sales are up 2% in September at 42,679 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total even with last year at 434,155 units. The facelifted Perodua MyVi is #1 for the…
Toyota Hilux * Click on title for street videos! * * This post is based on recent YouTube videos of streets of Trinidad & Tobago * We welcome country #157 on BestSellingCarsBlog: Trinidad & Tobago. The car landscape in these two Caribean Islands is mostly Japanese, with pick-up trucks seemingly…
VW Polo Vivo We welcome countries #158 and #159 on BestSellingCarsBlog: Lesotho and Swaziland. I could not find any official data for these two countries landlocked by South Africa. In this context, the best-selling models there are most likely very similar and follow the same evolution as the ones in…
Ford Ranger * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models! Many thanks to Yves for the data * Down to 3rd place in August, the Ford Ranger reclaims its traditional pole position in New Caledonia this month with 67 units sold. It was #1 during 5 of the…
Mercedes C Class * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The South African car market is up a huge 30% year-on-year in September at 54,364 registrations and 16% year-to-date at 424,405 units. The VW Polo Vivo is the best-selling model…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 5 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! The New Zealand car market is down 4% year-on-year in September at 7,628 registrations, bringing the 2011 year-to-date total to 63,810 units, up 7%. Like in Australia, the Toyota Corolla is back…
Hyundai Elantra * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Toyota Hilux reclaims its top spot in Panama with 307 sales in August and 1,981 over the first 8 months of the year. The new generation Hyundai Elantra is up…
Toyota Land Cruiser 70 * NOW UPDATED with the Top 175 best-selling models! See 'Read more' at end of post! * For the first time since November 2010, the Australian car market is up year-on-year at +7% and 88,082 registrations in August. Year-to-date, car sales in Australia are down 4% at…
Peugeot 206+ * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models, many thanks to Yves for the data! * For the first time since April, the Ford Ranger is not the best-selling car in New Caledonia this month: it's the Peugeot 206+ with 77 sales, above the Toyota Hilux…
Mitsubishi L200 - picture by Al Hayat * Click on title for more info and pictures * * Now updated with pictures from Emirati newspapers Al Khaleej and Al Hayat * YouTube videos of the streets of Libya's capital, Tripoli, show that in all likeliness, the Chevrolet Optra, old gen Mitsubishi…
VW Polo Vivo * See the Top 75 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * South African car sales are up 11% in August at 51,315 registrations and 14% year-to-date at 369,947 units. The VW Polo Vivo leads the models ranking for the third consecutive…
Mazda3 Very healthy new car market in New Zealand this month, up 16% year-on-year at 7,465 registrations. The year-to-date figure is up 9% at 56,182 units. The Toyota Hilux climbs back on top of the overall ranking with 340 sales and 4.6% share, and reinforces its lead year-to-date at 2,829…
Hyundai Accent * Now updated with the Top 30 best-selling models: see 'Read more' at end of post! * Unsurprisingly the Renault Symbol stays on top with 2,659 sales - that's 28% less than in July 2010 - and reinforces its leadership year-to-date at 20,049 units. The Hyundai Accent (most…