Renault Clio * NOW UPDATED with the Top 150 best-selling models: see 'Read more' at end of post! * French car sales resist at just -1.4% in September with 167,631 registrations and +0.2% year-to-date at 1,661,376 units. Renault has now solved its supply issues and has an exceptional month: the Renault…
Nissan Juke * See the Top 120 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Swiss market is at +19% in September at 26,479 registrations and +8% year-to-date at 232,738 units. The September podium is identical to the 2011 year-to-date ranking with the VW Golf…
Toyota Wish * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Car sales in Taiwan are back to normal this month at 32,600 registrations, the third best month of the year so far. Toyota is back to overwhelming domination with 4 models…
Ford Ranger * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models! Many thanks to Yves for the data * Down to 3rd place in August, the Ford Ranger reclaims its traditional pole position in New Caledonia this month with 67 units sold. It was #1 during 5 of the…
Dodge RAM * See the Top 125 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The American car market is up 10% this month at 1,053,722 units and year-to-date at 9,518,172 registrations. Truck sales are up 16%: the Ford F-Series passes the 50,000 sales mark for…
Honda Fit Shuttle * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * For the first time since August 2010, the Japanese car market is up year-on-year, but at a very shy +1.7% and 313,790 registrations. The year-to-date total is still down 26%…
Skoda Octavia * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Car sales in Finland are up 4% in September at 9,982 registrations and a very healthy 14% year-t0-date at 98,767 units. The Skoda Octavia leads the market for the third consecutive…
Renault Sandero * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Brazilian car sales are up just 1% this month at 293,617 registrations and 7% year-to-date at 2,527,358 units. The VW Gol is #1 for the 6th month in a row with…
Skoda Octavia * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Car sales in Poland are down 14% in August at 19,633 registrations and 6% year-to-date at 179,922 units. The Skoda Octavia enjoys its 6th consecutive month atop the models ranking with…
Renault Megane * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Spanish car market is down 1.7% this month at 55,648 registrations, with the year-to-date total down 21% at 625,502 units. For the first time in years, the Renault Megane is…
Nissan Qashqai * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * With one month delay I can now share with you August figures for Turkey. For the first time this year, the market is down year-on-year at -8% with 38,875 registrations, however…
Hyundai Elantra * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Toyota Hilux reclaims its top spot in Panama with 307 sales in August and 1,981 over the first 8 months of the year. The new generation Hyundai Elantra is up…
Peugeot Partner * See 'Read more' for the Top 10 best-selling models! Thanks to Carlos for the data * The Light Commercial Vehicle market is in great shape in Spain this month, up 15% year-on-year at 3,360 registrations. The year-to-date total is however still down by 16% at 40,556 units.…
Mitsubishi L200 - picture by Al Hayat * Click on title for more info and pictures * * Now updated with pictures from Emirati newspapers Al Khaleej and Al Hayat * YouTube videos of the streets of Libya's capital, Tripoli, show that in all likeliness, the Chevrolet Optra, old gen Mitsubishi…
GMC Sierra and Toyota Land Cruiser in Dubai, September 2011 * See the estimated Top 15 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * I was lucky enough to stop over in Dubai over the weekend for the second time in 2 months, so I can…