Fiat Panda & 500 in Vintimiglia, Italy August 2012 * See the entire photo report by clicking on the title! * The photo report saga continues: after Scotland and the French countryside, I thought I'd drive across the border to Italy in Vintimiglia to give you a quick snapshot of…
Land Rover Defender at Loch Katrine, Scotland August 2012 * See my entire Scotland photo album by clicking on the title! * With my Scottish stay soon coming to an end I thought I would share a few more observations with you. In total I have driven about 500 miles…
VW Up! * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As part of the subsidies on low emission cars came to an end on July 1, this month new car sales in the Netherlands are predictably down 26% year-on-year to 31,078 registrations, bringing the year-to-date…
Toyota Aygo * See the Top 75 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Another shy month for Danish new car sales, down 14% year-on-year to 11,274 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 52,041 units, down 3% on 2011. The Toyota Aygo was the best-selling model in Denmark in…
Ford Ka * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After being on fire for 28 consecutive months of year-on-year growth from October 2009 until January 2012, the Argentinean new car market dropped by 4% last February but was up again by 35% last month.…
Skoda Superb * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Czech car sales are up a very healthy 13% year-on-year in April to 16,589 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 60,118 units, up a respectable 9% on 2011. For the first time ever, Skoda manages…
Peugeot 107 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Car sales in the Netherlands are down 10% year-on-year in February at 44,129 registrations, bringing the 2012 year-to-date total to 114,322 units, down 8%. In the process of being facelifted, the Peugeot 107 takes command…
Peugeot 508 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Traditionally the strongest month of the year, January sees 70,418 new vehicles registered in the Netherlands, down 6% year-on-year. The VW Polo confirms it is definitely a Dutch favourite, holding the top spot for the…
Renault Duster * See the Top 130 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Another impressive month for Argentinean car sales, up 20% to 65,292 registrations in November, bringing the year-to-date total to 818,442, up 36%. The VW Gol Power (previous generation) holds the top spot for the 2nd…
Ford Ka * NOW UPDATED with Kia Rio sales - See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Dutch car sales are up a shy 1% this month at 44,052 registrations while the year-to-date total is up a much healthier 14% at 497,940 units. The podium…
VW Polo * See 'Read more' for the Top 365 best-selling models and all monthly Rankings! * Car sales in the Netherlands are up 25% in 2010 to 484,432 registrations. This year 2 Volkswagens swapped leadership: the VW Polo is the best selling car in the country for the first…
The Greek car market is falling further into recession, down 63% year-on-year in November. The Year-to-date figure is down 35%. Traditionally very volatile, the Greek models ranking is led this month by the Opel Corsa at a very impressive 7.4% market share, followed by the Ford Fiesta (5.2%) and the…
Chevrolet Corsa New car sales drop 16% in 2009 in Argentina at 515,008 registrations. Big changes atop the models ranking: the VW Gol is no longer the best selling car in Argentina. That is if we follow the official ACARA statistic that separate sales of the 4th gen Gol (#3…
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…
VW Gol At 2,671,338 registrations (+14%), the Brazilian car market is now the 4th biggest in the world, below the USA, China, Japan and Germany. Car sales in Brazil simply doubled in 5 years! On top for the 21st year, the VW Gol saw its vastly improved 5th generation launch…