2008 is the year when the fight between the Toyota Corolla and Holden Commodore turned to the advantage of the Corolla for the first time in New Zealand. Over the first 4 months of the year, the Corolla leads with 2,013 sales and 5.9% share, ahead of the Commodore at…
Ford Mondeo * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Irish car market struggles in 2008, down 19% to 149,855 registrations. The Ford Focus conserves its pole position, but with 7,156 sales (4.8% share) it falls faster than the market at -29%. The Toyota…
Toyota Yaris near Olafsvik, Iceland August 2008 * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * During the first half of 2008 (or just before the GFC), 8,885 cars were sold in Iceland, and Toyota dominated the landscape. The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling car in…
In an ever-changing Singaporean car market, the Honda Civic becomes the country's most popular model in 2008 with 5,663 units sold. The Toyota Corolla Altis comes second, ahead of the Toyota Vios with 3,936 sales. The Nissan Latio is 4th with 3,066 registrations. The best selling non-Japanese model is the Hyundai…
Dacia Logan in Morocco. Picture: Flickr Production of the Dacia Logan started in 2005 in Morocco, and its success in the country was immediate. It became Morocco's best-selling car in 2006 with 12,735 sales (15.2% share) and stayed at this position both in 2007 with 12,636 sales (12%) and 2008…
VW Gol At 2,671,338 registrations (+14%), the Brazilian car market is now the 4th biggest in the world, below the USA, China, Japan and Germany. Car sales in Brazil simply doubled in 5 years! On top for the 21st year, the VW Gol saw its vastly improved 5th generation launch…
Renault Clio * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Great performance for Renault this year in Portugal: it holds the first 2 spots with the Renault Clio in pole position with 10,124 sales and the Renault Megane at #2 with 9,151 units. The arrival…
Fiat Grande Punto Fiat Panda * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The car market is down 14% this year in Italy at 2,162,124 registrations. For the first time in decades in the country, the fight for the first place is actually quite disputed.…
Ford Focus * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * In 2008 the English car market is hit by the credit crunch at -11% and 2,131,795 registrations. The Ford Focus celebrates its 10th consecutive year atop the British sales ranking but…
Peugeot 207 * See the Top 374 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * In a stable market at 2,050,289 sales, the Peugeot 207, #1 with 136,283 sales and 6.6%, and Renault Clio III, #2 at 129,337 units and 6.3%, reach their full potential: they…
Fiat Grande Punto * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Italian car sales reach their record level in 2007 at 2,510,837 registrations, up 8% year-on-year. The Fiat Punto/Grande Punto leads the way again at 224,722 sales and 9%, however a Bestsellingcars estimated split puts…
Lada 2105 * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Anton for the tip * The Russian car market is up 20% year-on-year to reach a record 2,344,785 units in 2007, its first time above 2m annual sales. The Lada 2104-7 stays in pole position…
Renault Clio * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In 2006, the arrival of the third generation boosts sales of the Renault Clio by 131% and shoot it up to the top of the Luxembourg models ranking this year with 2,383 sales, up 8…
Toyota Yaris in Iceland, August 2008 * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After hitting its record year in 2005, the Icelandic new car market stays at extremely high levels the two following years with 20,198 registrations clocked up in 2006 (-3%) and 19,316…
Honda CR-V * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Complete reshuffle of the models ranking this year in Estonia with Honda having the time of its life! The Honda CR-V is the new best-selling model in the country thanks to 1,479 sales, up 175%…