Another good month for Irish car sales, up 7% at 14,298 units. The (new generation) Ford Focus flamboyantly takes the lead of the ranking at 657 sales and 4.6% of Irish sales, up from #15 in February. After all, the Focus was the best selling car in the country 9 years in…
Citroen C4 *Thanks to Enrique @ Autoblog for sharing the data! Click on 'Read more' below for the Top 100* Still boosted by December 2010 orders being delivered now, the French car market is up 13% in February at a record-breaking 204,486 registrations. The Renault Clio is #1 for the…
Tata Nano Another very strong month for car sales in India with at #1 the Maruti Alto above 33,000 units for the 2nd time only in its career, and at #2 the Hyundai i10 at 15,000+ sales for the 4th time in the last 12 months. Tata is doing well,…
* See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * No surprises in Thailand: the Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in the country with 144,190 sales, ahead of the Isuzu D-Max at 133,766. Both pick-ups add up to nearly 278,000 registrations, or around 35% of the…
VW Golf * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * The German market is back to harsh reality this year after being artificially boosted by scrappage schemes in 2009. It is down 23% on 2009 and down 6% on 2008 at 2,916,260…
Thai car sales continue their fantastic run this year, up 50% over the first 10 months 2010 at 628,361. The Toyota Hilux and Isuzu D-Max are still distant leaders with 112,225 and 105,604 sales respectively, followed by the Toyota Vios (53,220), Honda City (37,859) and Toyota Corolla Altis, the most…
Nissan March The Thai market is recovering from the crisis at full speed: the first 8 months 2010 are at +56% vs. '09 at 488.088 registrations! The Top 4 is stable: Toyota Hilux (20%), Isuzu D-Max (15%), Toyota Vios (8%) and Honda City (6%) dominate the sales. The Corolla Altis…
Catastrophic month for car sales in Japan: it is the weakest October since 1968 with 193,258 registrations (excluding Kei cars), -27% on 2009, mostly because the government subsidy for fuel- efficient cars ended on Sept. 8. The Toyota Prius is still safely on top with 21,769 sales, ahead of the…
Buick Excelle True to its new status as the biggest car market in the world, China features 32 models above 10,000 sales this month, vs. 23 in the USA. Leading the pack is the Buick Excelle, confirming General Motors' excellent shape in this part of the world. The hatchback version,…
Skoda Fabia * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * To counter the financial crisis, a cash-for-clunkers scheme was put in place in Germany this year, benefitting mainly small and affordable cars. As a result, the market is up 23% to…
Ford Fiesta * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * The British car market is down again in 2006, this time at -4% with 2,344,864 registrations. The Ford Focus is on top for the 8th year in a row, holding its…
Fiat Punto * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Car sales in Italy are stable in 2005 at 2,237,456 registrations (-1%). Big event in 2005: the Fiat Punto is replaced by the Grande Punto in September and together the two models sell 173,632 units…
Peugeot 206 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 5 years after its launch and after missing the title by only 500 units last year, the Peugeot 206 finally becomes the best selling car in Europe in 2003. It is the first time a…
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…
Ford Focus * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * The UK market is down 2.2% at 2.2 million registrations this year. For its first full year of sales, the Ford Focus doesn't waste time and take control of England with…