The Chevrolet Malibu is the #1 passenger car in May. The new model (above) arrives in 2012. * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * This month, the effects on Japanese manufacturers of parts and production shortages resulting from…
VW Passat The Swedes bought 30,853 new cars in May, an impressive 23% increase year-on-year. The year-to-date figure stands at 129,557 units, up 18%. The Volvo V70 stays on top at 2,110 sales and 6.8%, but the VW Passat, boosted by the new generation, is getting closer this month with…
Citroen DS3 The French market is down 12% this week at 44,474 registrations, and all the big sellers drop significantly year-on-year. In this week's order, the Renault Clio is down 31%, the Peugeot 207 down 33%, the Citroen C3 26% and the Renault Megane 25%. On the bright side, the…
VW Saveiro * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * The Brazilian car market returns to outstanding growth, up 30% year-on-year over the first half of May at 139,886 registrations. For the first time since February, the VW Gol…
Citroen C4 Picasso The French car market continues to slip down at -13% year-on-year this week with 36,623 registrations. The Peugeot 207 confirms its return in shape at a distant #1 with 4.9% share, followed by a very strong Citroen C3 at 3.9%. Citroen is actually the best-selling brand in…
* See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Hungarian car market is in dire straits: with only 17,391 registrations over the first 5 months 2010, it drops by 49% vs. 2009, which was already at -50% vs. 2008! Suzuki models, built in the country,…
May 2020 update: Now with Top 52 All-brands and Top 300 All-models. New car sales in Romania break a record for the third consecutive year thanks to volumes up 12.7% to 283.238 units. Despite the recent arrival of the Logan, Dacia (-6.4%) drops to 37.4% share, the lowest since we…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Vic Mouton I have some insight on the best-selling models in South Africa in 2003 with a Top 10 for May. Although not representative of the Full Year 2003 ranking, it still gives…