In 2010, the Croatian car market is down 14% on an already slow 2009 with 38,587 registrations. The leadership of the Opel Astra, #1 for 6 consecutive years, is challenged this year: Croatian car websites have published an article saying the VW Polo is actually the best selling car in…
Slovak car sales are up a shining 51% in January at 4,414 registrations. The two leading Skodas stay put, with the Octavia #1 at 480 sales and a very solid 10.9% share, and the Fabia very stable in #2 at 328 sales and 7.4%. The surprise of the month is…
VW Passat At 211,056 registrations, the German market is up a very healthy 16% this month. Volkswagen monopolises the podium: below the Golf at 8%, the Passat benefits from its renewal with 8,888 sales and a strong 4.2% share, and the Polo is solid at 3.5%, above its 2010 share.…
11,678 new cars were registered in Czech Republic in January, up 8%. Skoda is on each step of the podium with the Octavia #1 at 16.2% share, the Fabia #2 at 9.3% and the Superb #3 at a superb 4.1%. The Renault Thalia is back to its historical level in…
The Hyundai Elantra tops the passenger car charts in January. In January and for the 2011 model's first full month of sales, the Hyundai Elantra manages to become the best-selling passenger car in Canada with 2,253 units moved, followed by the Toyota Corolla at 2,146. Segment leader for the past…
Renault Fluence No less than 99,461 cars were sold in December in Turkey, by far 2010's best month, bringing the 2010 total to 509,784 units, up 38% on 2009. The Renault Symbol is the best selling passenger car in the country with 28,667 sales and 5.6% share, ahead of the…
Hyundai Grandeur The Hyundai Avante (aka Elantra) keeps the lead in South Korea for the 6th consecutive month with a comfortable margin at 11.2% share. The Hyundai Sonata drops to 4th at 6.7%, perhaps impacted by the arrival of the new generation Hyundai Grandeur, up 15 spots in 6th with…
The Italian car market is off to a slow start this year with 165,302 registrations in January, down 21% on last year. The Fiat Punto stays strong at 13,173 sales and 8% share, but the Panda drops to 6.1%. The VW Golf has a good month in 4th place and…
The Maruti Alto sold 33,118 units in India in January, its best ever month. Very strong start of the year for Indian car sales: no less than 13 models either beat their volume record or are at their yearly best. At the very top, both the Maruti Alto at 33,118…
The Ford F-Series remains the most popular vehicle in Canada in 2010. Now with All-brands and All-models rankings instead of the Top 50 models. New light vehicle sales in Canada recover somewhat in 2010 at +6.6% to 1.558.487 registrations, still the lowest volume since 2004. Ford (+18.6%) posts a stunning…
VW Polo * See the Top 60 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Icelandic new car market is slowly recovering from the 2008-09 crisis, with sales up 32% on 2009 to a still extremely shy 3,395 units. The new generation VW Polo is an instant hit in…
Hyundai Accent * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In spite of a good month of December at +9% (14,086 sales), Algerian car sales are down 3% in 2010 with 216,862 registrations. The Renault Symbol is the best selling car in Algeria again this…
Hyundai Verna The Egyptian car market bounces back quite nicely from the recession at +21% and 248,917 registrations in 2010. After leading the way in 2007, the Hyundai Verna is back in the top spot this year with sales up a massive 58% to reach 22,020 units and 8.8% market…
BYD F3 *Thanks to DC at www.autoweek.nl for the Full Year 2010 Top 200! See 'Read more' below* This month, 3 Chinese models land in the Top 6, a feat rare enough to be noticed. The BYD F3, after months spent outside the podium, comes back to #1 to cap off…
The recovery is here in Poland: car sales are up 25% in November at 33,911 units, bringing the 2010 total back into positive at 298,344 units, up 2%. The top of the ranking is unchanged, with the Skoda Octavia and Fabia still dominant. This month's surprises are just below: the…