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…
VW Golf *See the Top 100 best-selling models and each monthly Top 20 by clicking on the title! * New car sales are down 3% in Germany this year at 3,236,938 units. The VW Golf continues its downward spiral at a worrying -20% this year to 205,084 sales and 6.3%…
The Ford Transit is the best-selling vehicle in Turkey in 2002. The Turkish new light vehicle market remains in purgatory in 2002, down a further -13.9% to 158,388 units. Big event atop the brands charts: the leadership changes hand as Fiat (-15.4%) snaps the pole position off Renault (-46.6%) which…
The Toyota Kijang hasn't been threatened in the Indonesian first place for the past 24 years. Exceptional year for new car sales in Indonesia with the 1999 volume multiplied by 3.5 (+241.2%) to reach 289.747, the highest since 1996. As expected Toyota (+240%) drives the market growth to a stable…
VW Golf * See the Top 100 best-selling models and every monthly Top 10 by clicking on the title! * Car sales are down 3% in Germany this year at 3,252,898 units. No surprises on top: the VW Golf leads the way again but with 255,430 sales it delivers its…
The Isuzu Faster Z was also called Golden Power, Dragon Eyes or Dragon Power in Thailand over the period. The Thai new vehicle market wakes up from its financial crisis torpor with a 53.6% year-on-year surge in 1999 leading to 212.974 sales, albeit less than half the high of 547.000 sales…
Peugeot 206 The Spanish new car market resumes its record run in 2001 with registrations up 3.7% to 1.410.170 units, a new all-time high eclipsing the previous best set in 1999. No surprise atop the brands ranking: Renault (+2.2%) dominates again at 12.6% share ahead of Opel (+13.5%) up 3…
VW Golf * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * In 2001 the VW Golf celebrates its 18th year atop European car sales, but the task was a little harder this year. It leads with 664,328 units, down just 1%, that's…
The Renault Megane is the most popular vehicle in Turkey in 2001. The Turkish new light vehicle market crashes and burns in 2001 at -70.3% year-on-year to just 184,047 units. The Top 3 carmakers fall slightly slower than the market. Renault is off -68.4% to 21.2% share, followed by Fiat…
Mercedes C Class * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Florian for the data * The German car market slows down its decline this year at -1% and 3,341,718 registrations. No surprise at #1: the VW Golf holds on tight to its title of…
VW Golf * See the Top 120 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Thanks to a tip from Florian, we now have access to the 120 best-sellers in the entire world, data sourced on Interautonews and AutoWorld. We were expecting the Toyota Corolla to…
VW Golf * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Florian for the data * In 2000 the German car market is down 11% at 3,378,886 registrations. The VW Golf celebrates 20 consecutive years in pole position but is down 4% to 300,579 sales and…
The Chevrolet Joy/Swing, based on the Opel Corsa, is #2 in Mexico. It's a second consecutive record annual volume in Mexico in 1999 with sales up 5.9% to cross the 700.000 unit-milestone for what is believed is the first time in history at 716.938. Chevrolet (+1.7%) loses share for the…
Suzuki Swift * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 15 best-selling models by clicking on the title * The Hungarian car market jumps 30.3% year-on-year in 1998 to 104.055 registrations, its first six-digit figure this decade. Suzuki enjoys a second consecutive year atop the brands ranking with deliveries soaring…
VW Golf Opel Astra * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Florian for the data * Over the first 6 months of 1999, Germans bought 2,037,526 new cars, only the third time in history (after 1991 and 1992) that the 2 million mark is…