Honda City * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Every quarter I give you an update on the Pakistani new car market thanks to the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association. Note the data is restricted to models produced locally, however this is a pretty accurate…
Ford Focus * See the Top 269 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The year 2012 is the year of firsts in China: after the VW Passat in January and the Chevrolet Sail in May, a third model holds the pole position for the very first time this month: the…
Suzuki Ertiga * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Indonesian car market is breaking record after record. 2010 was already a record year at 764,710 registrations, 2011 smashed that figure at 894,180 units and 2012 is en route to break the million milestone, with…
Toyota Vellfire * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The first half of 2011 was a traumatic time for Japan, devastated by an earthquake and tsunami with damage that will take years to rebuild. As a counterbalance the first 6 months of 2012 have…
The Hyundai Eon is the best-selling all-new model over the period. * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After Brazil and France, India is the third of the Top 10 biggest worldwide car markets we explore in further detail halfway through the year. Sometimes…
Toyota Fortuner * See the Top 20 best-selling passenger cars by clicking on the title! * Vietnamese car sales are back on BSCB and the situation is getting worse: the market is down 27% year-on-year in May to 5,710 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 29,812 units, down a very…
Chevrolet Cobalt * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Given we are now halfway through 2012, I will write a specific post exploring the year-to-date models ranking and their year-on-year evolution for the Top 10 biggest car markets in the world. First one to…
Mazda CX-5 * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * At 317,152 units, Japanese passenger car sales are up 41% year-on-year in June, still off a low based as June 2011 sales were still disrupted by the after-effects of the tsunami that hit the country…
Honda Civic * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Taiwanese car sales are down 7% year-on-year in June to 30,278 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 185,898 units, down 1% on 2011. The Toyota Corolla celebrates its 13th consecutive month atop the models ranking…
Hyundai i30 * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Czech Republic are holding up extremely well: +12% year-on-year in June to 18,140 registrations and +7% year-to-date at 94,233 units. The Czech models ranking is potentially on the eve of a…
Toyota Vios * See the Top 75 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to myk * New car sales in the Philippines are up 5% year-on-year over the first 5 months of 2012 to 63,769 registrations. Like it has been the case since 2008, the Toyota Vios…
Holden Commodore * NOW UPDATED with the Top 50 best-selling models! Click on title to see * While Europe car sales are falling a bit deeper into recession each month and the US is recovering with strong growth off very low bases, one Western country continues to impress: Australia. June 2012…
Toyota Aqua * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * NOTE This is not yet sales figures for June in Japan but a more detailed look at overall May sales of both passenger and Kei cars split by version, to see…
Proton Prevé * See the Top 60 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * At 56,606 registrations in May, the Malaysian new car market is up a massive 28% year-on-year, bringing the year-to-date total to 235,867 units, down 4% on 2011. Something awkward is happening though: Toyota, Lexus, Mercedes,…
Hyundai Tucson * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * New car sales in Bahrain are up a massive 49% to 3,677 registrations in May and up 66% year-to-date up to 18,848 units. For the second time this year after March…