Renault Megane * NOW UPDATED with the Top 140 best selling models thanks to Enrique from es.autoblog.com. See 'Read more' at end of post! * The French market is down 13% year-on-year in June at 210,172 registrations, not that bad given the scrappage scheme has stopped and there is two less…
Mazda3 * NOW UPDATED with the Top 100 best-selling models thanks to Enrique Garcia at es.autoblog.com, see 'Read more' at the end of the post * The effects of the March earthquake on Japanese cars' deliveries are felt again this month in Australia, with sales down 12% to 96,157 registrations,…
Mini Countryman * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * The Swiss car market is up 4% over the 2nd Quarter of 2011 at 85,621 registrations, bringing the half-year figure to 158,474 units, up 7%. The best-selling models podium…
VW Polo Vivo South African car sales continue on their good run, up 13% in June at 44,880 registrations, bringing the half-year figure to 272,685 units, up 16%. The VW Polo Vivo, a restyled previous generation of the model, is back in the lead for the first time since January…
VW Polo Croatian car sales are up a very healthy 25% in June at 4,621 registrations and 19% over the first half of the year at 23,137 units. The VW Polo leads the ranking for the first time in 12 months with 318 sales and an exceptional 6.9% share, just…
VW Clasico Mexican car sales are still clearly ahead of 2010, up 14% in June at 68,365 registrations. The VW Clasico continues to impress: it ranks 1st for the 4th time this year and delivers its best scores yet: 5,373 sales for a 7.9% share. This means the VW Clasico…
Nissan March Japanese car sales are down 'only' 23% this month at 225,024 units, compared to -38% in May and -51% in April. In June, an average 10,228 cars were registered per day, up from 7,482 in May and 5,441 in April. Nissan even showed a 4% increase year-on-year while…
Samsung QM5 After two months of Hyundai Grandeur domination, the smaller Hyundai Avante (aka Elantra) reclaims the South Korean leadership in June with 11,117 sales and 8.7% share, which means it was #1 in the country during 8 of the last 12 months. It is also #1 in 2011 year-to-date…
Great Wall Wingle * Many thanks to Yves Levy from Noumea, New Caledonia for sharing this information! * Second month in a row in pole position for the Ford Ranger, distant leader with 87 sales, nearly twice as many as the Dacia Duster, stable in 2nd place at 45 units.…
Nissan Navara Still impacted by stock shortages due to the Japan earthquake, new car sales in New Zealand are down 4% year-on-year in June at 7,652 registrations. Boosted by a very successful Fieldays, the ‘largest agricultural event in the Southern Hemisphere’, the podium is monopolised by pick-ups, or 'utes' as they…
Hyundai Solaris Car sales in Russia continue on their scrappage scheme-fuelled run, up 40% in June at 246,429 registrations and 56% over the first half of 2011 at 1,235,442 units. The Lada Priora leads the way again at 13,704 units and 5.6%, only the 2nd time in 12 months it…
Toyota Avanza * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models! Many thanks to wolfsburg for the tip * In June, car sales in Indonesia were down slightly at -0.3% year-on-year and 70,157 registrations, bringing the half-year figure to 417,687 units, up 13% on an already record-breaking 2010, thanks…
Lancia Ypsilon * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * The Italian car market is back into negative at -1.7% year-on-year this month with 169,662 registrations, bringing the half-year figure to 1,017,388 units, down 13%. The Fiat Punto reclaims…
VW Gol The Brazilian car market is up 16% this month at 286,934 registrations and 10% year-to-date at 1,638,078 units. The two traditional best-sellers are both in good shape in June: the VW Gol sells 27,428 units, its highest volume in 6 months, for a 9.6% market share, its best…
Peugeot 207 Peugeot 308 Strong week in France for car sales at 59,393 registrations, down only 3% on the same week last year. Peugeot leads the way again by a large margin with 12,515 sales (+4%) compared to 11,252 to Renault (-23%). The Peugeot 207 is back to market shares…