The Hyundai Elantra was #1 Passenger Car in June. The Chinese market consolidates its growth in 2004 to "just" +13.1% year-on-year, still an additional 530,000 units to 4,589,782 sales. A surprise atop the brands ranking: Volkswagen not only can't keep up with the market evolution but actually registers a year-on-year…
Suzuki Ignis * See the Top 37 All-brands and Top 10 models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Hungary are stable in 2004 at 208.044 units (-0.2%) but market leader Suzuki sinks 15% to 16.3% share and #2 Opel is down 11% to 24.147 while Renault…
Ford F-Series 2004 will be remembered as the year the Ford F-Series reached its best-ever volume. At 939,511 units, Ford's best-selling truck is up 11% on 2003 and lodges a record year for the nameplate, on sale since 1948 in the country. So a benchmark year for the automobile industry…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to a light facelift, the Toyota Corolla stays on top for the 2nd year in a row, however its sales are down for the 3rd consecutive year at -13% with 173,301 units. It held…
The Toyota Kijang Innova launches in Indonesia in 2004. New car sales in Indonesia surge 37.9% year-on-year in 2004 to smash its all-time volume record, crossing the 400.000 unit benchmark for the first time in history at 441.912 wholesales. Brand leader Toyota (+40.8%) drives the growth with an improved 31%…
Ford F-SeriesHonda CivicDodge Caravan The Canadian new light vehicle market drops -4.2% year-on-year in 2004 to 1.545.580 units. Ford (-13.3%) is hit full frontal but manages to keep the brands pole position for just 0.4% of share at 14% ahead of Chevrolet (+5.2%) improving to 13.6%. Toyota (+3.2%) cements its…
Toyota Revo * See the Top 10/15 best-selling models by clicking on the title - Thanks myk for the data! * The Filipino new car market is relatively stable over the period, starting at 85,588 registrations in 2002 to finish at 88,074 in 2004. The Toyota Revo is again the…
The Maruti Alto, left, ends the year 20.000 sales below the 20 year leader, the Maruti 800, right. * See the Top 23 All-brands and Top 80 All-models by clicking on the title * The new vehicle market in India is expanding by leaps and bounds, up another 23.7% to annihilate…
The Chevrolet Chevy C2 is the best-selling model in Mexico in 2004. In 2004, the Mexican new light vehicle market crosses the symbolic million annual sales mark for the first time in history thanks to a solid 12.4% year-on-year uptick to 1.112.130 units. Nissan (+9.8%) cements its domination of the…
Mazda6 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Latvian car market is up 11% in 2003 to 8,730 registrations and a further 29% in 2004 to 11,256 units. Up 340% on '02, the Mazda6 takes the lead of the models ranking in '03…
In 2004, the Holden Commodore is the best selling car in New Zealand with 7,439 units moved, followed by the Ford Falcon at 5,611 and the Toyota Corolla at 4,902. These 3 cars dominate the ranking by a large margin. In 4th comes the Honda Accord (2,628 units), ahead of…
At 1,478,859 registrations, the Brazilian market is up 9% in 2004. No change on top, the VW Gol is number 1 for the 17th year, but sees its gargantuan market share slip down a little bit each year, this time at 12% thanks to 177,111 sales (-2%). Boosted by the…
The Buick Regal is now inside the Chinese Top 10 and #6 Passenger Car. The Chinese new vehicle market continues on its gigantic year-on-year gains in 2003 at +37.4%, passing both the 3 million and 4 million annual sales in the process. The market goes from 2,954,986 units in 2002…
Ford F Series Trucks are back in fashion this year in the US: for the first time in over decade they monopolise the podium. The Ford F-Series is in the lead again, up 4% at 845,586 units thanks to the new generation arriving in dealerships this year. The Chevrolet Silverado…
Toyota Wish * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * This year no less than 4 different models held the Japanese best seller trophy for at least one month: the Toyota Corolla, back to #1 after having its 33-year long reign interrupted by the Honda…