Nissan Note * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After being in negative for 12 consecutive months from September 2010 to August 2011, then in positive for 12 months in a row also from September 2011 to August 2012, the Japanese market is down…
Toyota Auris * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * As usual after exploring the passenger car Top 30 and the Kei car Top 20 in Japan, we have a more detailed look at overall August sales split by version and…
Subaru XV * Click on the title to see the full article! * With most August data now out in the open, it’s time for our much awaited monthly rendezvous: the World roundup, now in its 6th instalment. Last month all eyes were on Ukraine where the Geely CK notched…
Suzuki Wagon R and Wagon R Stingray * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Sales of kei cars are up 22% year-on-year in Japan to 138,405 units, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,413,410 registrations, up 46% on 2011. The Honda NBOX is the most popular…
Toyota Porte and Spade * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Now that government subsidies are running out, the explosive grow the Japanese new car market has experienced in the last few months is coming to an end, but there is no crash landing…
Mitsubishi Mirage * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * Note this is not August 2012 sales figures yet, but a more detailed look at overall July sales of both passenger and Kei cars split by version, to see how the…
The Toyota Corolla launched in 1966 and became #1 in Japan in 1969. * The direct links to 46 Japan Historical posts are below Japan Historical Data back to 1969 is now available. From 1996 onwards there is now a detailed Year-end Top 30 models ranking and links to absolutely…
Honda NBOX * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Kei car sales are up 40% year-on-year in Japan in June to 184,582 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,275,005 units, up 49% on 2011. The Honda NBOX confirms it is the favourite car in the…
Toyota Corolla Axio * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Japanese new car market is up another massive 36% year-on-year to 328,543 registrations, once again due to the combined effects of government subsidies and a lower, tsunami-affected base in 2011. Subaru (+65%) and…
VW Beetle * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Imports sales in Japan are published every Quarter by the Japan Automobile Importers Association, and over the first 6 months of 2012, 150,668 imported new cars found a buyer in the country, up 15% on…
Suzuki Every Wagon * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * NOTE: This is not July sales figures yet, but a more detailed look at overall June sales of both passenger and Kei cars split by version, to see how the…
Hyundai Santa Fe * Click on the title to see the full article! * Now that most June figures have been published, may I introduce you to the fourth instalment of BSCB's monthly World Roundup. While last month we focused on General Motors and the Toyota Etios, this month the…
The Hyundai Eon is #6 in India over the first 6 months of 2012 For the first time on Best Selling Cars Blog, you now have access to an exhaustive study of the 10 biggest car markets in the world halfway through 2012, with the evolution of the best-selling models…
The Toyota Corona may have been the best-selling car in Japan before the arrival of the Corolla in 1966... If you know this for sure please get in touch! * Click on the 'Historical Data' tab below the BSCB logo to see all countries! * I have created a new…
Honda NBOX Custom * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Kei car market is up 48% year-on-year in Japan in June to 188,190 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,090,423 units, up 51% on 2011. Once again Honda is by far the best performing manufacturer…