Kia Sorento * NOW UPDATED with the Top 53 locals, Top 137 foreigners and Top 30 brands * Sales of new local vehicles in South Korea are up a cool 12% year-on-year in June to 135.218 registrations, bringing the half-year total to 732.688 units, up 4% on 2014. Hyundai (46.4%) and Kia…
The Hyundai i30 is the best-selling vehicle in Australia for the first time in history. * See the Top 48 All-brands and Top 25 models by clicking on the title * Despite hiccups in the overall economy and mining in Western Australia slowing down drastically, never before had Australians purchased…
Nissan X-Trail * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Taiwanese new car market is up 3% year-on-year in June to 41.248 registrations, bringing the half-year total to 216.327 units, also up 3% on 2014. Toyota still reigns supreme at…
The Hyundai Elantra is the best-selling nameplate in Jordan so far this year. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * For the first time in almost two years (since June 2013) I can give you official sales data in Jordan where 13.288 new light…
Sana'a, Yemen * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Just as the country is thrown into turmoil with its president in exile in Saudi Arabia, we have access to rare official data for Yemen where 4.811 new light vehicles found a buyer over the…
The Mitsubishi Lancer EX ranks 2nd overall in the UAE so far this year. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * The UAE new car market is up 1% year-on-year over the First Quarter of 2015 to 101.676 registrations. Toyota is…
The Nissan Patrol is the third best-selling vehicle in Qatar so far in 2015. * See the Top 15 best-selling models by clicking on the title * The new car market in Qatar is up a very pleasant 6% year-on-year over the 1st Quarter of 2015 to 25.154 registrations. Toyota unsurprisingly…
The Nissan X-Trail leaps up to #13 so far in 2015 in Bahrain. * See the Top 15 best-selling models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Bahrain are up 11% year-on-year over the 1st Quarter of 2015 to 18.006 registrations. Toyota jumps to an extravagant 45.8%…
* See the Top 45 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * The Malaysian new car market continues to put on the brakes at -8% year-on-year in May to 51.254 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 264.747 units, down 4% on 2014. The Top 4 brands return to their…
The Baojun 730 is the most successful new launch of 2014 worldwide... See the Top 1000 best-selling models in the world in 2014 here. Among the 95 all-new nameplates making their appearance in the worldwide sales charts in 2014, the most successful comes from China where it became the most successful…
First Swiss podium ever for the Seat Leon. * See the Top 343 All-models and Top 37 All-brands below * The Swiss new car market is up by a vigorous 6% year-on-year in May to 27.422 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 128.679 units, up 5% on 2014. In what could well…
The VW Polo is up 42% year-on-year in Germany in May. * See the Top 317 All-models and Top 50 brands by clicking on the title * The German new car market is down a disappointing 7% year-on-year in May to 256.385 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1.305.410 units,…
Jeep sets an all-time volume record in May at 79.652 units. * Now updated with the Top 20 groups, Top 40 brands and Top 275 models * Whereas the totality of analysts had predicted a slight year-on-year decline due to less selling days in May this year than in 2014, the…
BMW X5 * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 190 All-models by clicking on the title * New vehicle sales in Hong Kong are up 4% year-on-year in May to 4.300 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 22.680 units, up 9% on 2014. Toyota continues to dominate the brands ranking…
Honda Shuttle * See the Top 60 All-brands, Top 30 regular cars, Top 35 kei cars by clicking on the title * Japan report prepared in collaboration with Stephen Bloom. Sales of new vehicles in Japan are down 8% year-on-year in May to 335.644 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 2.234.004…