Honda Insight The Malaysian car market has another solid month in March at 61,313 registrations. First Quarter 2011 figures are up 8% year-on-year at 153,643 units. The Perodua Myvi is #1 again this month at 14% share, followed by the Proton Saga at 13.1% and the Perodua Viva at a…
Official sales data from the Pakistan Automobile Manufacturers Association indicate that the Toyota Corolla is still by far the best-selling car in the country this month with 3,397 sales and 21.6% share. It is also leader year-to-date at 12,103 units and 27.7%. The Suzuki Mehran (aka Maruti 800) stays 2nd…
Suzuki WagonR After two months under the leadership of the Daihatsu Move, the Suzuki Wagon R reclaims its title of best selling Kei car for the first time this year with 17,290 sales. It is however still #2 year-to-date at 42,764 units vs. 47,215 for the Move. The next three models…
FAW Xiali N5 * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * The Chinese car market continues to take a breather after the extravagant growth of 2010, up 5% in March at 1,828,500 vehicles and 8% over the first quarter…
Honda Jazz * Now with the Top 100 best selling models: see 'Read more' at end of post - thanks Ausrutherford for the tip! * Over the first 3 months of the year, the Swiss car market is up 11% at 72,853 registrations. The podium is unchanged: the VW Golf stays…
Honda Fit Hybrid The effect on car sales of the quake and tsunami that devastated the country is now tangible: the Japanese car market dropped 37% in March at 279,389 units. This is the highest year-on-year fall for Nippon car sales since the -55% of May 1974 during the oil-supply…
Nissan Altima * See the Top 60 best selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * US car sales are up 17% at 1,246,668 registrations this month, and a few manufacturers break their monthly sales record, among them Nissan, Hyundai and Kia. Behind the…
* See 'Read more' below for the full Top 200 best selling models! Thanks Ausrutherford for the tip * German car sales are up for the second month in a row at +15% and 224,226 units. Volkswagen monopolises the podium again with the Golf at #1 (7.6%), the Passat at…
Daihatsu Move Custom * Visit this site and pick “Japan: earthquake and tsunami” to help the victims of the disaster * In February the Daihatsu Move is the best selling Kei car in Japan for the 2nd month in a row with 16,230 sales, keeping at bay the Suzuki Wagon R, the…
Nissan Leaf *Best Selling Cars offers its condoleances to the victims of the Sendai earthquake & tsunami* It's a good month for 'green' cars in Japan: the Toyota Prius climbs back to the top of the ranking with 19,110 sales, and the all-electric Nissan Leaf makes its entry in the…
Great result again for South African car sales, up 25% in February at 49,164 registrations. The Toyota Hilux climbs back on top with 6.2% of the market, just above the VW Polo Vivo at 6% and a Toyota Yaris in excellent shape at 5.2%. The new VW Polo is down…
Fiat Strada After a weak January, the Fiat Uno is back in the race for #1 with a 8.4% share half-way through February, as the VW Gol drops to 8.8%. The VW Fox/CrossFox stays 3rd above 5%, and the Fiat Strada, a pick-up based on the Fiat Palio, climbs to…
The Hyundai Elantra tops the passenger car charts in January. In January and for the 2011 model's first full month of sales, the Hyundai Elantra manages to become the best-selling passenger car in Canada with 2,253 units moved, followed by the Toyota Corolla at 2,146. Segment leader for the past…
Chevrolet Cruze The American market continues its recovery from the GFC, with most models registering sales increases on January 2010: the Ford F-Series, #1, is at 35,806 sales (+30%), ahead of the Chevrolet Silverado at 28.172 (+24%), the Toyota Corolla at 20,581 (+20%) and the Toyota Camry at 18,145 (15%).…
Honda Fit Hybrid The Japanese market is down 21% in January at 187,154 registrations. For the first time in 20 months the Toyota Prius is not #1 in Japan, dethroned by the Honda Fit (aka Jazz), #1 with 14,873 sales possibly thanks to the new Hybrid version. The new gen…