Toyota Hilux in Bangkok, Thailand December 2004 I only have official figures for July this year in Thailand, so if you have more complete data please make sure to get in touch! Now that the new generation Toyota Hilux is at full production capacity, the model is back to the…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * One car stands out from the crowd in the Estonian models ranking over the period: the Toyota Corolla. It sells 1,026 units in 2005 and 1,307 in 2006, way above the competition, in the form…
Ford Focus * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Complete reshuffle atop the models ranking in Cyprus this year: the Ford Focus gains 7 spots and no less than 144% on 2005 to land quite comfortably in pole position with 1,249 sales. It is…
* You can see the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Toyota Corolla returns to its traditional Japanese market domination pattern and leads 8 months out of 12. The 10th generation of the model is launched in October and sales reflect it immediately: the Corolla…
Toyota Innova Launched in January 2006 to replace the best seller Zace, the Toyota Innova is an instant hit in Vietnam and takes an out-of-this world share of the market at over 23% for its first year! The Innova sells 9,934 units over the full year, a new record for…
Honda Civic New light vehicle sales in Canada leap up 2.5% in 2005 to 1.583.599 units. Rare event atop the brands ranking: Chevrolet (+0.7%) reclaims the top spot off Ford (-4.5%) for the first time since 1991. Toyota (+2.3%) follows the market at 10.5% share in third place, with the…
Chevrolet holds 15% of the Saudi new car market in 2006. It's another record for the Saudi new light vehicle market at 445,856 units in 2006, up 13.3% on the year prior. Toyota (+8.8%) doesn't quite benefit from the sales growth and loses share to 27.9%. Chevrolet on the other…
The VW Jetta is back to the #1 spot in the Passenger Car charts. New vehicle sales in China are back to their extravagant growth rate at +26.2% year-on-year in 2006 to 6,765,512 units, eclipsing 6 million units for the first time. Volkswagen (+38.2%) rallies back from two mediocre years…
Toyota Camry * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Relative set back for trucks this year in the US: the Ford F-Series is the best-selling vehicle in the country for the 25th year in a row in spite of a…
In a stable market at 76,804 registrations, the fight for the pole position between the Holden Commodore and the Toyota Corolla has never been that tight: the Commodore, perhaps helped by the arrival of the new generation at the end of the year, loses 8% but keeps its title with…
Suzuki Swift * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Hungary drop 5.6% year-on-year in 2006 to 187.842 units. Local producer Suzuki celebrates ten consecutive years atop the brands ranking but sinks 17% this year to 17.4% share.…
The Toyota Avanza is the new leader in Indonesia. New car sales in Indonesia are hit full frontal by another economic crisis in 2006 at -40.2%, tumbling down to 295.326 units - the lowest annual score since 2002 - 314.000 according to Gaikindo. Toyota (-30%) resists much better, improving its…
The Nissan Tsuru resumes its domination of the Mexican market. It's another record year for Mexican new car sales in 2005, up 4% to 1.157.137 units, only the 2nd time in history above one million. Nissan (+0.1%) edges up to retain the brands pole position with 20.3% share but Chevrolet…
Holden Commodore VE * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In 2006, car sales drop by 2% in Australia to 962,666 units, and larger models suffered greatly from the petrol price surge. The Holden Commodore needed the help of its new VE generation to…
Ford Fiesta * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * The British car market is down again in 2006, this time at -4% with 2,344,864 registrations. The Ford Focus is on top for the 8th year in a row, holding its…