Mitsubishi Colt Plus This month in Taiwan the effects of the Japan earthquake on the models ranking is blatant: Toyota is highly affected and does not place any model in the Top 6 in May, which is probably a first in Taiwan. Nissan and Mitsubishi monopolise the Top 5, with…
VW Lavida * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * New car sales in China are starting to reflect purchase limits put in place in some cities (Beijing being one of them) to try and address traffic congestion. The…
Kia Morning in Hanoi, Vietnam - December 2010 Vietnamese car sales are down 19% in May at 7,661 registrations but still up 11% year-to-date at 44,966 units. Consequence of Toyota's weakness due to Japan earthquake-related supply issues, Kia and Chevrolet perform very well with the Kia Morning taking the lead…
VW Polo * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * Car sales in Slovenia are stable in May at 5,513 registrations and up 2% year-to-date at 27,173 units. The Renault Clio comfortably stays Slovenia's best-seller with 425 sales and…
Jeep Grand Cherokee The Venezuelan car market is down slightly this month at -1.6% and 10,228 registrations, bringing its 5 months 2011 total to 45,449 units and -7%. The Chevrolet Aveo is more dominant than ever with 2,434 sales and a massive 23.8% share, followed by the Ford Fiesta at…
Lada Priora Hyundai Solaris Russian car dealerships continue to be much busier than last year, with May sales up a whopping 48% at 235,170 units and the year-to-date figure up 60% at 989,013 registrations. For the first time since December 2010, the Lada Priora is the best-selling car in Russia…
Opel Corsa Car sales are up 6% in May in Croatia at 3,875 registrations and up 18% year-to-date at 18,516 units. A pretty significant event occurred this month: for the first time since 2004, the Opel Corsa leads the Croatian models ranking with 174 sales and 4.5%. The VW Polo…
Dacia Logan Traditionally the Romanian new car market gets stronger as the year goes by and 2011 is no exception. May is up 70% over April but down 2% year-on-year at 8,474 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 23,152 units and -12%. The Dacia Logan delivers its best market share…
* See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * After -55% in March and -18% in April, Greek car sales are definitely on the mend but still down 15% in May at 10,076 units, bringing the 2011 year-to-date total to…
Peugeot 107 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * Car sales in the Netherlands are getting better and better this year: up 37% in May at 50,059 units, bringing the year-to-date total to 278,122, up 27%. This month…
VW Golf The UK car market is down for the 11th successive month in May to 150,431 units. However the 1.7% decline was the smallest fall reported since registrations began to contract in July last year. The year-to-date figure is down 7% to 846,513 sales. The Ford Fiesta leads the…
2012 Subaru Impreza Car sales in Japan are on the mend but still down 38% year-on-year at 142,154 units, the lowest May figure since 1968. Toyota drops 57%. The Honda Fit holds onto its pole position for the 3rd month in a row, down only 22% at 9,354 sales. The…
Toyota Hilux Like in neighbour Australia, passenger car sales in New Zealand are hit by stock shortages due to the Japan earthquake and are down 2% at 4,535 units. Conversely, light commercials are up 13% at 2,028, helped by a strong sales push surrounding Fieldays, the 'largest agricultural event in the…
Chevrolet Classic * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * Nineteenth consecutive month of growth for Argentinean car sales at 66,908 units in May, up a massive 32%. The year-to-date figure stands at 362,180, up 29%. We return to…
Hyundai Grandeur The Hyundai Grandeur confirms its recently acquired domination of the South Korean car market and ranks #1 in May with 10,526 sales and 8.8% share. The Hyundai Avante is not far though at #2 with 10,402 units and 8.7%, up from 8.1% in April. The new Kia Morning…