Ford Escape * See the Top 120 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Another eventful month in the States! On top, the Ford F-Series and Chevrolet Silverado continue to dominate, albeit both declining slightly at -3% and -4% year-on-year respectively. The Toyota Camry is…
Volvo V60 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * New car sales in Sweden are down slightly in July at -4% and 19,621 units but still up 11% year-to-date at 176,663 registrations. No surprises on top: the Volvo…
Ford Mondeo * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * At 17,008 units and up 17%, the Danish new car market impresses again in June, with the 1st Half total up 21% at 87,773 registrations. The Opel Corsa takes…
Daewoo Lacetti/Chevy Cruze in Hanoi, January 2011 New car sales in Vietnam are down 25% in June at 7,611 registrations, but still up 4% year-to-date at 52,588 units. For the second time in 3 months, the Daewoo Lacetti/Chevrolet Cruze holds the pole position with 535 sales and an excellent 7%…
Seat Ibiza ST * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * Slovak consumers have bought 6,298 new cars in June, up 2% year-on-year, bringing the 1st Half 2011 figure to 34,183 units, up 23%. Skoda dominates the market again,…
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…
Peugeot 107 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * In June the Dutch car market stands absolutely still year-on-year, down 2 units (!) at 50,683 registrations, bringing the half-year figure to 328,545 units, up 22%. The Peugeot 107…
Chevrolet Cruze * See the Top 120 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * The American models ranking is upside down again this month, still showing the impact of earthquake-related production shortages for Japanese manufacturers. The Ford F-Series and Chevrolet Silverado trucks dominate…
Volvo XC60 In June, Swedish car sales are down for the first time this year at -3% and 27,485 registrations. Midway through the year, the market is still up 14% at 157,042 units. The Top 4 for the month is identical to the year-to-date ranking. The Volvo V70 is unsurprisingly…
Proton Persona Malaysian car sales are down 10% in May at 44,077 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 246,850 units, still up 4%. This month the Perodua Myvi is unusually low in the ranking (#4) due to low stocks in advance of the 2nd generation's June launch. This triggers a…
Kia Sportage * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' below! * Car sales in Slovakia are up a massive 32% in May at 6,513 registrations and 29% year-to-date at 27,885 units. The Skoda Octavia keeps the pole position with 608 sales and 9.3% share, higher…
Kia Morning in Hanoi, Vietnam - December 2010 Vietnamese car sales are down 19% in May at 7,661 registrations but still up 11% year-to-date at 44,966 units. Consequence of Toyota's weakness due to Japan earthquake-related supply issues, Kia and Chevrolet perform very well with the Kia Morning taking the lead…
Peugeot 107 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * Car sales in the Netherlands are getting better and better this year: up 37% in May at 50,059 units, bringing the year-to-date total to 278,122, up 27%. This month…
Hyundai Grandeur The Hyundai Grandeur confirms its recently acquired domination of the South Korean car market and ranks #1 in May with 10,526 sales and 8.8% share. The Hyundai Avante is not far though at #2 with 10,402 units and 8.7%, up from 8.1% in April. The new Kia Morning…
Ford Focus Finnish new car sales are up 22% in May at 12,831 registrations, bringing the year-to-date figure to 59,427 units, up 20%. The VW Golf keeps the pole position and takes its distance with the Skoda Octavia this month at 645 sales and 5% share vs. 512 and 4%.…