Nissan Juke in commando attire in Vintimiglia, Italy - August 2013 (Click to view larger version). One year has passed since my last Italian Photo report, and today I had the opportunity to return to Ventimiglia for a new report. If last year I was surprised by the feeble amount…
Ford Focus * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * This post is endorsed by the team at centralcontracts.com The first full July sales figures are starting to trickle down today, with Ireland the first to publish. For the first time in the history of…
VW Golf * NOW UPDATED with actuals! Click on title to see the Top 50 models and All-brands * No recovery in sight for the Italian new car market, and far from it. As the country was preparing for national elections, at 109,213 registrations new car sales are down 17% on February 2012…
VW Up! * NOW UPDATED the Top 30 All-brands and Top 100 best-selling models! See title * Excellent start of the year for the Danish new car market, prompting me to ask: where is this going to stop? Both 2011 and 2012 were indeed record years for new car sales in…
Fiat 500L * NOW UPDATED with the actuals for the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 25 brands! Click on title to see * No sign of recovery for new car sales in Italy, down 22% year-on-year in December to 88,132 registrations, bringing the Full Year 2012 total to a dismal…
Renault Duster * See the Top 170 best-selling models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title! * After reaching an all-time record of 857,983 registrations in 2011, the Argentinean new car market is down just 2% in 2012 to 840,679 sales, its second best annual figure ever. The Chevrolet…
Ford Escosport * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * * See the Full Year 2012 post here * New car sales in Argentina are down 4% year-on-year in December to 37,063 registrations, bringing the Full Year 2012 total to 840,679 units, down 2% on…
Nissan Sylphy * See the entire article by clicking on the title! * With most October data now in, it’s time for our much anticipated monthly rendezvous: the World roundup, now in its 8th instalment. Last month the Ford Focus' success in China made the headlines and in October it does again…
Ford Ka * See the Top 60 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Argentinean new car market is down year-on-year for the 5th consecutive month in October at -3% to 70,035 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 745,381 units, down 1% on 2011 which looks like it…
Ford Focus * Click on the title to see the full article! * With most September data now in, it’s time for our much anticipated monthly rendezvous: the World roundup, now in its 7th instalment. Last month the Subaru XV made the headlines by toppling the VW Golf in Switzerland. In…
VW Up! * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Danish new car market continues to buck the European gloomy context, with September sales up 0.5% year-on-year to 13,923 registrations which brings the year-to-date total to 128,493 units, up 1% on 2011. The VW…
VW Tiguan * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Austria are down 12% year-on-year in September to 27,094 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 266,890 units, down 3% on 2011. We nearly witnessed a massive event this month in Austria:…
Ford Ka * See the Top 75 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * This is it: dropping by an alarming 24% year-on-year to 64,189 units in September, new car sales in Argentina are now down 2% year-to-date at 659,165 registrations. Looks like 2011 will remain the country's record…
The Fiat 600 was #1 in 1962, the last time Italy August sales were so low. * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 50 best-selling models: click on title to see * The new car sales situation is getting critical in Italy, and with the price of petrol above 2…
Skoda Citigo * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Czech Republic are down 6% year-on-year in August to 13,193 registrations, but still up 4% year-to-date at 118,584 units. If the Skoda Octavia stays at stratospheric heights this month with 1,600…