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…
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…
The Lada Samara misses out on the pole position for less than 1.000 sales. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 275 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Russia surge 19.1% year-on-year in 2004 to smash their all-time volume record established just last year…
Hyundai Santa Fe * See the Top 40 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! * After 5 consecutive years in pole position, the transition between two generations of Hyundai Sonata (EF to NF) is fatal for the nameplate: in 2004 the Hyundai Santa Fe is the most popular…
Hyundai Sonata * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The South Korean podium in 100% Hyundai over the first 6 months 0f 2004: in a market down 25%, the Hyundai Sonata keeps the pole position it held at the end of 2003 with 41,307…
The Ford F-Series reclaims the top spot in Canada. The Canadian new light vehicle market slides -4.9% in 2003 to 1.613.299 units, still estimated to be the 2nd largest annual volume in history below last year. Market leader Ford (+1.5%) defies the market decline to improve to 15.5% share whereas…
Hyundai sales in Malaysia are up 3-fold year-on-year in 2003. After two consecutive years of record annual volumes, Malaysia takes a breather in 2003 dropping -3.8% to 423.184, still only the 2nd time in history the market is above 400.000 units. 2003 marks the year local carmaker Proton starts to…
The Maruti 800 is back up to 18.5% share in India. * See the Top 20 All-brands and Top 65 All-models by clicking on the title * It's a very impressive surge for Indian new vehicle sales at +20.1%, smashing the all-time volume record established just last month at 923.599…
#1 after 8 months, the Lada 2110 ends 2003 in third place. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 245 All-models by clicking on the title * The Russian new car market gains a solid 8.6% year-on-year in 2003 to break it all-time volume record at 1.234.017, its first time above…
Holden Commodore * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to David * The Australian car market absolutely destroys its record in 2003, up 10% year-on-year to 909,811 registrations, its first time above 900,000 units. The Holden Commodore is king again, however with 86,553…
Hyundai Sonata * See the Top 35 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Pedro * After losing the top spot to the Hyundai Avante at mid-year, the Hyundai Sonata reclaims the title of best-selling car in South Korea by the end of 2003, and this for…
* See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Over the first 6 months of 2003, the Hyundai Avante (aka Elantra) is on top of South Korean car sales with 53,325 sales, followed by the Hyundai Sonata at 49,828 units and the Hyundai Porter at 43,478. Hyundai…
Toyota RAV4 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Icelanders love Toyotas, and not much else. The Japanese brand monopolises the Icelandic best-selling models podium in 2001 and places 5 models in the Top 5 in 2002! The best-seller both years is the Toyota…
The Mazda Protege is inside the Canadian Top 5 both in 2001 and 2002. New light vehicle sales in Canada edge up 0.8% in 2001 to 1.562.460 units, believed to be a new record. Ford (-10.1%) struggles but remains the most popular brand at 15.5% share, distancing Chevrolet (-2.7%) which…
The Lada Riva remains the best-seller but drops 21%. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 230 All-models by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales in Russia drop 2.5% year-on-year in 2002 to 1.136.379. Local carmakers resist very well this year given the influx of new…