Skoda Octavia * See the Top 280 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * That's it. The heavyweight of European new car sales is now officially in recession: the German market is down a horrid 17% year-on-year in March to 281,184 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 673,957 units,…
Skoda Octavia * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 537 new vehicles found a buyer in Iceland in March and there is one standout winner this month: the Skoda Octavia with 74 sales and 13.8% share! This figure alone would have nearly enabled it…
Citroen C-Elysee * See the Top 214 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks to Ran at www.cartube.co.il * The Israeli new car market is down 13% year-on-year in March to 17,831 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 57,249 units, now in negative compared to 2012 at -3%. Passed by the…
Can't be clearer... * Click on the title to see the full article! * This is Part 2 of 3 special reports on the Manila International Auto Show 2013. You can check Part 1 – an overview of the Filipino car market and its perspectives for the near future here.…
Hyundai HB20 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * More limited data for now on Brazil as my traditional Fenavabre source has not been updated for a month. And the big event in March is once again the irremediable progression of the Hyundai HB20:…
Good old me at the Manila Auto Show yesterday * See the full article by clicking on the title! * Yesterday I had the privilege to attend the Manila International Auto Show thanks to the invitation of Rico Soriano. This is the first of 3 articles dedicated to the Show,…
Dacia Duster * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Ireland are down 10% year-on-year in March to 10,672 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 39,488 units, down 13% on 2012 which is roughly in the European average…
VW Golf * See the Top 15 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Still very weak figures for new car sales in Croatia in March but not as catastrophic as the last two months: the market is down 36% year-on-year to 2,436 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total…
Kia Morning * See the Top 50 All-local models ranking by clicking on the title! * Sales of local models in South Korea are down 2% year-on-year in March to 118,217 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 321,420 units, also down 2% on 2012. For only the third time in the…
Honda Stream and Toyota Alphard in Singapore, April 2013. On my way to the Manila Auto Show I had the luck to do a quick stopover in Singapore and as you can expect my eyes were locked on the streets... It's always a exhilarating feeling to see the sales rankings…
VW Golf * See the Top 38 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * In March Belgium aligned itself with the rest of Europe: down 11% year-on-year to 53,076 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 149,160 units, still up 0.5% on 2012. The brands ranking is back in…
Hyundai is the #3 manufacturer in Australia this month behind just Toyota and Mazda. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 46 All-brands! See title * For once I kick start full month figures with Australia, because another big event in the brands ranking has occurred…
Toyota Corolla. Picture by michiel2005, all rights reserved. * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Ldman * The Gulf Cooperation Council is composed of the sates bordering the Persian Gulf: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. After gaining a very impressive 23% over the Full Year…
Toyota Land Cruiser * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * New car sales in Bahrain are up a huge 43% year-on-year in January to 4,358 registrations, bettering its performance of 2012 when it was up 37% over the full year.…
Lexus LX * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * After gaining 27% in 2012, the Omani new car market is still on fire at the start of 2013: up 29% year-on-year in January to 17,187 registrations. The Top 5 best-selling…