VW Golf * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * This year European car sales were dominated by an unassailable duo: the VW Golf, boosted by the launch of its 6th generation, and the Ford Fiesta, also completely revamped in late 2008. These two models…
Fiat Punto * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * For the first time in at least a decade, the Renault Clio's domination of Slovenian car sales is seriously threatened in 2009: the Fiat Punto and Kia Cee'd even were the two best selling models…
Skoda Octavia * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 10 Station Wagons by clicking on the title! * Poland has managed to go through the financial crisis relatively unscathed, with car sales down just 2% this year to 336,618 registrations. Big change at the top of the models ranking:…
Toyota Avensis The Danish car market is operating at a much lower level than usual this year at 112,346 registrations. Toyota holds the first two spots: the new gen Toyota Avensis is the best selling car in the country for the second time in 4 years at 3,265 sales, and…
Chevrolet Lanos Egyptian car sales are hit by the recession this year, down 19% at 205,521 registrations. The Chevrolet TFR still leads the way but drops a worrying 33% year-on-year at 15,239 units and 7.4% share. The Lanos, now a Chevrolet, reclaims the success it had as a Daewoo, up…
Hyundai Accent Era * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Turkish car market is booming in 2009, up 21% to 369,819 registrations. After many years of Renault domination, the Hyundai Accent Era, perhaps boosted by end-of-life price readjustments, is a distant leader in…
Ford F-Series * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * One word: dreadful. 2009 is the worst year for car sales since 1982, down 21% on an already timid 2008 at 10.4 million units. In spite of a context extremely unfavourable…
The new Hyundai Sonata launched in South Korea in September 2009. * See the Top 50 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Pedro * In 2009, the launch of the new generation Sonata messed up the rankings: the Hyundai Avante takes the lead over the Full…
BYD F3 The Chinese sales ranking is completely reshuffled in 2009: after 3 consecutive years on top, the VW Jetta drops to 4th in spite of sales still increasing by 11% at 224,857 units. The best-selling passenger car title goes to the BYD F3, with a record 291,010 sales, up…
Only #8 in 2008, the Hyundai Avante (aka Elantra) manages the impressive feat of taking the top spot in Singapore in 2009, passing ahead traditional strong sellers Toyota Corolla Altis and Vios. The newly launched Kia Cerato Forte is already the 4th best selling car in the country, ahead of…
Lada Priora * See the Top annual and monthly Top 56 All-brands and Top 25 models by clicking on the title * Russian car sales are hit full frontal by the Global Financial Crisis in 2009, almost halving the record 2008 score at -49% to just 1.465.917 units. Russian carmakers get a…
The Maruti Alto remains #1 in India. The Indian new car market continues to grow, scoring a 7th consecutive record year in 2008 at 1.544.700 units, up 2.2% year-on-year. Brand leader Maruti (-1.8%) drops to below 700.000 units and 45.2% share, and the hero of the year is without a…
Fiat Punto Evo * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Car sales in Italy are stable in 2009 at 2,157,791 units. The Fiat Punto is the best selling model in the country for the 16th year in a row, but God was it hard!…
Ford Fiesta * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * At 1,994,999 registrations (-11%), the British car market goes below the 2m mark for the first time in over a decade. The fall would have been even more significant were it…
* Click on the title for the All-models Top 280 and every monthly Top 50! * The Australian market is down 7% in 2009 to 937,328 registrations, and the Holden Commodore is the best selling car in the country for the 14th year in a row, albeit down 13% to…