Picture by Teemu R. All rights reserved. Historical date today in Cuba: until now only people who bought a car before the 1959 revolution or those who were granted the right to purchase one afterwards for personal or political achievements could actually own their vehicles. From October 1, every Cuban citizen…
Toyota Land Cruiser 70 * NOW UPDATED with the Top 175 best-selling models! See 'Read more' at end of post! * For the first time since November 2010, the Australian car market is up year-on-year at +7% and 88,082 registrations in August. Year-to-date, car sales in Australia are down 4% at…
Chevrolet Sail * See the Top 35 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Thanks to Autoblog Español I can share with you the best-selling models in Algeria: the Renault Symbol stays on top by far with 2,126 sales. In fact the podium is identical to July…
Mitsubishi L200 - picture by Al Hayat * Click on title for more info and pictures * * Now updated with pictures from Emirati newspapers Al Khaleej and Al Hayat * YouTube videos of the streets of Libya's capital, Tripoli, show that in all likeliness, the Chevrolet Optra, old gen Mitsubishi…
Hyundai Elantra new generation * See 'Read more' for the August Top 50 and Year-to-date Top 100 best-selling models! * Many thanks to Ldman for making this post possible! Egyptian new car sales are down 25% year-to-date in August at 16,396 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 111,108 units, down…
Renault Symbol * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Romanian car sales are back in shape in August, up 3% year-on-year with 8,747 registrations. The year-to-date total is down 12% at 49,006 units. The Dacia Logan celebrates 7 years -…
Kia Picanto * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Car sales in Denmark are up 4% this month at 12,256 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 113,120 units, up a massive 16%. For the first time since the launch of…
VW Passat * See the Top 245 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Another upside down month for the Chinese models ranking... The Buick Excelle confirms its newly acquired year-to-date pole position by ranking #1 in August for the first time in 12 months…
Opel Astra GTC * Now updated with the Top 303 best-selling models! See 'Read more' at end of post * Excellent month for car sales in Germany, up 18% year-on-year at 237,561 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 2,121,047 units, up 11%. The VW Golf is strong at #1 just…
Hyundai i20 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Solid month for car sales in Austria, up 5% in August at 25,884 units and 9% year-to-date at 242,784. VW unsurprisingly places the Golf #1 and the Polo #2 as per…
Hyundai Elantra * See the Top 10 best-selling passenger cars by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Car sales are up 3% in Canada this month to 140,361 registrations. At this stage only the passenger cars Top 10 is available with the Hyundai Elantra holding the pole…
Kia Cee'd * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Czech car sales are up a massive 17% in August at 14,105 registrations and 2% year-to-date at 114,507 units. It's the usual suspects on top: the Skoda Octavia is weaker but…
Mitsubishi Lancer * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Venezuelan car market is stable in August at 10,987 registrations, with the year-to-date total down 4% at 78,346 units. The Chevrolet Aveo dominates again with 2,061 sales and 18,8% share,…
Lada Priora * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Russian car market is far from weakening its growth: up another 32% in August at 224,764 registrations and 48% year-to-date at 1,685,730 units. The Lada Priora climbs back into pole…
Tata Nano * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Soft month for auto sales in India, with most consumers waiting for the festive season to purchase a new car. The Maruti Alto is of course still #1 but at its…