Mercedes B Class * See the Top 302 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * The European recession has now caught up with Germany as well, with new car sales down 11% year-on-year in September to 250,082 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 2,358,798 units, down 2% on…
VW Jetta * See the 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Turkey is as usual making August figures available a little later and for the second month in a row the Turkish new car market bucks the general European trend and is up 6% year-on-year to 41,236…
Kia Optima * NOW UPDATED with the All-models Top 265 best-selling models! Click on title to see * New car sales in the USA are up a very healthy 13% year-on-year in September to 1,188,865 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 10,899,949 units, up 14.5% on 2011. Brand-wise, with 100,694 units sold…
BMW 3 Series * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Imports sales in Japan are published every Quarter by a separate organisation, the Japan Automobile Importers Association. 26,510 new imported passenger cars were sold in September, up 2% year-on-year and bringing the year-to-date total…
Fiat 500L * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 50 best-selling models! Click on title to see * Italian new car sales fall deeper into recession in September, down 25% year-on-year to 110,346 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,096,408 units, down 20% on 2011. The podium is 100% Fiat…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 70 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * I wish I could finally give you good news about the Greek new car market, but unfortunately it is still not the case in September, with sales down 42% year-on-year to 3,463 registrations, bringing the…
Skoda Superb * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The new car market in Czech Republic is down 4% year-on-year in September to 12,475 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still up by 3% at 131,059 units. For the 4th time in the last…
VW Polo Vivo * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in South Africa slow down their growth in September, up 'only' 1% year-on-year to 55,097 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 466,918 units, up a still very respectable 10% on 2011.…
The Seat 850 launched in 1966, the last time new car sales in Spain were so low. * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Whereas the Brazilian new car market was in uncharted "high" territory at above 400,000 registrations in August for the first time,…
Volvo V40 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * As usual Sweden is the first cab off the ranks as far as new monthly sales figures are concerned... The new car market in Sweden is down an alarming 18% year-on-year in September to 21,937…
The Infiniti FX is predicted to be the brand's best-seller in Australia * Click on the title for the entire article! * After Opel (see my article on the launch of Opel in Australia here), it's now Infiniti's turn to launch in Australia with an advertising campaign openly targeting luxury…
208 Rolls Royce Ghost were sold in Europe so far in 2012. Picture by gstaranto, all rights reserved. * See the Top 325 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Lancia Lover from www.autoweek.nl I can share with you today and for the first time since last April…
The Renault 4 was the most successful model in Rhodesia over the period * See the Top 25 most produced models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Frank * Today the Africa Project is getting its first historical contribution, thanks to Frank Stevens. Frank was born and grew up…
Subaru XV * Click on the title to see the full article! * With most August data now out in the open, it’s time for our much awaited monthly rendezvous: the World roundup, now in its 6th instalment. Last month all eyes were on Ukraine where the Geely CK notched…
Mercedes A-Class * See the link to the Top 215 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to STAC * You are already familiar with the French Top 100 models ranking for August 2012 with the Dacia Lodgy under the spotlight. With actuals now uploaded there is more accurate detail…