The Kia Rio outsold the Lada Granta to rank #1 in November. * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 63 All-brands by clicking on the title * There is now a Top 434 All-models ranking available here Economic sanctions on the back of the Ukraine situation coupled with rising inflation…
The on-DO is the first Datsun to crack the Top 10 anywhere in the world. * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 54 All-brands by clicking on the title * A flicker of hope: just as analysts predict the Russian new car market will be down 25% in 2015…
The Datsun GO sold 13,079 units in 10 months in India. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * After surprisingly halting by -7% in 2013, the Indian new car market is back in positive territory in 2014, up 3% to 2,540,750…
Tata Bolt * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and Top 60 models by clicking on the title * The sky is getting clearer and clearer for the Indian new car market: up a very dynamic 17% year-on-year in December to its 5th consecutive month above 200,000 shipments at 206,081…
Hyundai i20 Elite * See the Top 60 best-selling models and Top 8 brands by clicking on the title * The eye of the storm has passed for the Indian new car market: up 6% year-on-year in November to 208,668 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 2,306,418 deliveries, up 2%…
For its 2nd month in market the Maruti Ciaz breaks into the Indian Top 10. * See the Top 60 best-selling models and Top 14 brands by clicking on the title! * The Dusshera and Diwali festivals is traditionally an auspicious season a lot of car buyers wait until to make…
Hyundai Elite i20 * See the Top 60 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in India remain in positive territory for the third straight month in September at +5% to 217,050 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 1,879,487 units, up 2% on 2013. I…
The Hyundai Elite i20 has revitalised the i20 nameplate in India. * See the Top 60 best-selling models and Top 14 brands by clicking on the title! * Second month of euphoric news for the Indian new car market: after gaining 10% in July, it improves by an even more…
Only 800 Datsun Go found a buyer in July. * See the Top 60 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Great news coming from India: after two years of wobbliness, new car sales seem to finally be out of trouble: up a very satisfying 10% year-on-year in July…
Maruti Wagon R * See the Top 60 best-selling models and Top 14 brands by clicking on the title! * Is this the rebound everyone had been waiting for? After gaining ground for the first time in almost a year last month, in June new car sales in India are…
The Xcent is already Hyundai's 2nd best-selling model in India. * See the Top 60 best-selling models and Top 14 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in India continue on their downward spiral at -8% year-on-year in April to 183,388 registrations. This brings the year-to-date total…
The Wuling Hongguang launched this month in India as the Chevrolet Enjoy. * This is Part 4 of 5 in my series on Chinese carmakers abroad. See also Part 1 (Africa), Part 2 (Latin America), Part 3 (Eastern Europe) and Part 5 (Mature markets) * In the first 3 parts of this series we observed that…
Kazakhstan is the fastest growing car market in the world. Photo © Eric Lafforgue * See the Top 50 biggest car markets in the world by clicking on the title! * Thanks to OICA I can share with you the overall Full Year 2013 sales figure for 143 countries in the world! I…
Yesterday Renault and its Romanian subsidiary Dacia announced the one millionth Duster produced in its Curitiba, Brazil plant, only 4 years after its original launch. This announcement was made as pictures of a Duster rescuing a Porsche Macan in distress were doing the rounds on the net (see below). A…
Datsun Go * See the Top 60 best-selling models and Top 14 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in India are down 5% year-on-year in March to 232,423 registrations (ex-Commercial Vehicles), bringing the First Quarter total to 660,328 units, down 4% on 2013. We have been…