Mitsubishi Delica * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * At 38,601 registrations, July is the second biggest month of the year so far in Taiwan after January. Toyota returns to its traditional domination, holding no less than 1/3 of the…
Hyundai i20 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Relative improvement for new car sales in Greece this month: at 9,939 units they are down 'only' 14% year-on-year, compared to -33% in June. The year-to-date total stands at 65,200 units,…
Renault Clio * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * French car sales are down 6% in July at 159,945 registrations, bringing the 2011 total to 1,385,029 units, up 0.2%. To compensate for supply issues of the Clio diesel versions, Renault…
Opel Astra Last country to release official June sales data, Poland delivers 24,776 units this month, down 8% on June 2010 and bringing the 2011 total figure to 137,671, down 6%. The Skoda Octavia holds the top spot both in June with 1,439 sales and 5.8% and in 2011 at…
Suzuki Swift The New Zealand car market is back to healthy growth after a couple of months of Japan earthquake-induced disruption. At 6,705 units, it is up 12% on July 2010 and 17% on July 2009, bringing the 2011 year-to-date total to 48,717, up 7%. For the third time this…
Ford Fiesta Another month in negative in the UK - the 13th in a row - with sales down 3.5% year-on-year at 131,634 units. The year-to-date figure stands at 1,161,272 registrations, down 7%. No waves in the models ranking in July: the monthly Top 6 is identical to the 2011…
Nissan Lafesta Highway Star * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * After dropping an 'encouraging' 23% in June, the Japanese car market is down 28% in July at 241,472 registrations, with Toyota at -37% and Honda at -33%... The Toyota…
Audi A6 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Set back for the Irish car market: sales are down 36% in July to a feeble 3,994 units, by far the weakest month of the year so far. In this context,…
Seat Leon * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * At 79,406 registrations in July, the Spanish car market is down 'only' 4% year-on-year but July 2010 was already a poor month. The 2011 total stands at 522,520 units and -24%...…
Ford Escape * See the Top 120 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Another eventful month in the States! On top, the Ford F-Series and Chevrolet Silverado continue to dominate, albeit both declining slightly at -3% and -4% year-on-year respectively. The Toyota Camry is…
Hyundai Accent Yes, I know. Mongolia was the only major country not to be featured in BestSellingCars... until today! You'd think that given its geographical situation, Mongolia's car market would be a mix of Chinese and Russian cars. Not so! Observation of the streets of Ulan Bataar through recent YouTube…
Lifan X60 * Now updated with the Top 200 best-selling models: see 'Read more' at end of post! * A few models to notice beyond #100: the new BYD S6 SUV up 31 spots to #103, the new Zotye Z200 (a restyled Fiat Siena) landing directly at #146 with 1,617 sales and the…
Opel Corsa * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' below * The Greek car market is back in trouble: after a 'remiss' in April (-18%) and May (-15%), sales are down 33% year-on-year in June at 9,739 units, with the 1st Half total down 44%…
VW Jetta Romanian car sales are down 16% year-on-year in June at 8,606 units, and down 13% over H1 2011 at 31,758 registrations. The Dacia Logan continues its return back in shape, delivering its best market share in the country since November 2010 at 24.5% thanks to 2,108 sales. The…
Toyota Corolla This month the models ranking is almost back to normal in Taiwan after a couple of months of disruption due to the Japanese earthquake. Toyota is back in shape and the Corolla returns to its traditional #1 position with 2,568 sales and 7.9% share. The Nissan Tiida is…