The Ford Focus/Toyota Corolla duel continues... * See the Top 250 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * It always takes a little more time to compile worldwide rankings, but today I can share with you both March and April figures. I will do one…
Dacia Logan. Dacia is the best-performing major brand in Europe so far in 2013. * See the Top 30 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! * (Note models data will be added as soon as available) New car sales in Europe are not getting better, and far from it. In…
First generation 1974 VW Golf * See the full article by clicking on the title! * On Friday, Volkswagen announced it had produced its 30 millionth Golf since the introduction of the nameplate in 1974... If you do the maths, this means no less than 2,000 Golfs were sold every…
The Hawtai Lusheng E70 is one of 50 all-new models in the Chinese ranking (#282). * See the Top 315 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Now that we have explored May sales in detail and focused on the 5 all-new models entering the Chinese ranking this month,…
Toyota Hiace in Hong Kong. Picture by Jeremy, all rights reserved. * See the Top 160 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * 3,618 new vehicles found a buyer in Hong Kong in May, adding up to 19,124 so far in 2013. The Toyota Hiace is the most popular model on…
Renault Captur * See the Top 35 All-brands Ranking by clicking on the title! * The horrendous year-on-year drops of 2011 and 2012 may have stopped, but the Portuguese new car market is still down 6% in May to 10,061 registrations, which means the year-to-date total after 5 months is…
Dacia Logan. Dacia sales nearly doubled compared to May 2012 in Belgium... * See the Top 47 All-brands Ranking by clicking on the title! * After gaining 10% last month, Belgium confirms it is one of a few European countries to resist the doom and gloom that characterises this first half…
Bentley Continental GT. Picture by MDL 2011, all rights reserved. * See the Top 37 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Michael * As predicted last month, sales of new cars in Singapore slow down their fall in May at -5% year-on-year to 2,186 registrations, which brings…
The Dacia Sandero had not ranked inside the Romanian podium since 2009... * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 34 All-brands by clicking on the title! * After giving us a little hope last month when it gained 21% year-on-year, Romanian new car sales are back to hell in May,…
VW Polo * NOW UPDATED with the Top 100 best-selling models! Click on title to see * New car sales in South Africa continue to be extremely robust, up 7% year-on-year in May to 53,997 registrations which brings the year-to-date total to 268,156 units, up 7% on 2012. Another strong month…
Fiat 500L * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 50 models and Top 46 All-brands! See title * Italian new car sales are down year-on-year for the 17th consecutive month at -8% to 136,711 registrations which brings the year-to-date total to 611,689 units, down 11% on 2012. Now this…
BMW 3 Series * See the Top 300 All-models and Top 48 All-brands rankings by clicking on the title! * Tough month for new car sales in Germany, down 10% year-on-year in May to 261,316 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 1,219,717 units, down 9% on 2012. Below the…
The Subaru Forester is up 36% year-on-year so far in 2013 * See the Top 270 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As it has now been the tradition for nearly one year, after exploring the Top 258 models in the US in May we have a closer look…
Fiat Linea * See the Top 300 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks Cem * Including Light Commercial Vehicles, the Turkish market delivers its best month so far in 2013 in May at 81,468 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 307,647 units. The Fiat Linea celebrates 2 years since…
VW Up! * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Another horrendous month for new car sales in the Netherlands, down 37% on May 2012 to just 30,089 registrations. This means the year-to-date figure is now down 31% on 2012 at 175,931 units. The VW…