The UK market is down for the 8th consecutive month in February, however recording the smallest decline over the period at -8% with 63,424 registrations. February has a traditionally low volume as buyers await the March plate change, resulting in a very volatile models ranking: Exceptional event this month, the…
Renault Fluence Car sales in Belgium are up 8% year-on-year in January at 53,236 registrations. No surprises on top, the VW Golf leads the way ahead of the VW Polo, exactly like in October 2010 (date of my last figures), however with weaker market shares at 3.3% and 2.8% respectively.…
The Polish car market is up 4% this year with 334,395 registrations. The Skoda Octavia (5.5% share) and Fabia (3.8%) keep their positions, whereas the Opel Astra climbs up to the 3rd place (+11 spots and 111%) at 11,635 sales and 3.5%. It is followed by the Ford Focus (+1…
The Danish car market has completely recovered from the GFC: with 153,562 registrations this year it is up 40% on 2009 and 4% on 2008. The Toyota Aygo is the best selling car in Denmark in 2010 with 4,403 sales and 2.9%, ahead of the Chevrolet Spark at 4,242 sales…
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…
In November, the UK market is down only 11% over a November 09 boosted by the Scrappage Incentive Scheme, and the year-to-date figure is still up by 3% at 1,907,029. The Ford Fiesta holds the pole position again, very stable at 4.6%, ahead of the Focus at 4%. The VW…
No car sales data available for Belarus, but the observation of Belarusian streets through recent YouTube videos show a structure very distinct from Russia and more alike neighbours Latvia and Lithuania: Lada has completely lost its grip on the Belarusian car market which appears to be very fragmented with a…
The Belgian car market is up a healthy 10% in October with 43,570 registrations. Like in Germany, Volkswagen pulls a 1-2 this month with the Golf/Jetta #1 at 3.8% followed by the Polo at 3%. The French influence is also being felt in Belgium with the Renault Clio, Megane/Fluence and…
The UK car market is down 22% this month, the steepest decline since May 2009, at 131,495 registrations. The year-to-date figure is still up by 5% over 2009 at 1,767,154 registrations. While the Ford Fiesta stays on top at 4.6%, the VW Golf scores a very impressive 2nd place with…
Vauxhall Insignia Twice a year, new car plates are released in the UK which results in exceptionally high sales numbers, in March and September. This September is 9% below 2009 at 335,246 sales but the year-to-date numbers are still up 8% at 1,635,659 sales. The Ford Fiesta stays ahead with…
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…
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:…
Ford Fiesta * See the Top 303 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Kostas * In a market down 17% to 220,412 registrations, the two best-selling models were not even in the Top 10 last year! Another complete reshuffle of the models ranking sees the new…
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…
VW Golf * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Norwegian car sales drop below the 100,000 mark in 2009 at -11% and 98,675 units. The VW Golf holds onto the pole position and improves its market share significantly at 5.5% and 5,401 sales. Toyota…