Only 5% of VW Passat sold in Italy in October were not Station Wagons... * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Italians are one of the last consumers in the world with the Swedish and Slovak to continue to love Station Wagons (SW). This is why there is a…
Yes it's the Hyundai Santa Fe. Because you already know what the Skoda Octavia looks like. :-) * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 561 new vehicles found a buyer in Iceland in October as the country gets ready for the harsh polar winter,…
Renault Clio * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * From 16 October 2011 and until 31 March 2013, the Spanish government has put in place the PIVE plan (Programa de Incentivos para los Vehículos Eficientes), a 2,000€ rebate on the purchase of a low emission vehicle…
Renault Duster * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Extremely robust month for new car sales in India, up a massive 32% year-on-year in October to 231,543 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 2,224,610 units, up 11% on 2011. After a couple of eventful…
VW Amarok * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Light Commercial Vehicle sales are down 1% in October in Norway to 2,880 units, bringing the year-to-date total to 25,554 units, down 5% on 2011. No surprises on top: the VW Caddy leads the way…
Nissan Qashqai * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Finland are down a worrying 19% year-on-year in October to 8,075 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 95,808 units, down 12% on 2011. After climbing into the year-to-date pole position last…
Kia Cee'd * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Irish licence plates are stamped with the year of registration, so new car sales in the country are at their strongest in January and slip down to minuscule numbers towards the end of the year.…
Volvo V40 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Swedish new car market slows down its decline in October at -4% year-on-year to 24,028 registrations, compared to -18% in September. The year-to-date total now stands at 227,739 units, down 10% on 2011. The…
Manhattan, Tuesday 30 October 2012. Picture by ECA UPDATE: Yesterday Wards Auto published a report that suggested Superstorm Sandy would have a dramatic impact on new car sales in the country. October registrations could be 200,000 to 300,000 units less than expectations. Wards Auto was forecasting a 15 million light-vehicle seasonally adjusted annual…
VW Up! * See Japan's best-selling imports by clicking on the title! * Volkswagen released its new Up! in Japan on October 1. Three weeks on, orders for the mini car have just reached 3,000. The Nikkei thinks the Up! “may beat the Golf to become the German automaker’s most successful…
Citroen C4. Picture courtesy of L'Argus * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to STAC * October is shaping up to be quite an unusual month for new car sales in France. Over the first 3 weeks, the market is down a drastic…
BYD e6 * See how the BYD e6 has fared so far in China by clicking on the title! * Chinese manufacturer BYD has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create London’s first fleet of all-electric minicabs with London taxi company Greentomatocars, previously known for its fleet of Toyota Prius. It is…
Mercedes will need the A-Class to reclaim the world #1 premium brand spot it lost in 2005 * See the full article by clicking on the title! * Launched in mid-September across Western Europe, the new generation Mercedes A-Class already has over 70,000 orders despite being €7,000 more expensive than the…
Ford Ecosport * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Brazil are up 5% year-on-year at mid-October with 149,377 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 2,816,163 units, also up 5% on 2011. Almost one year after its launch, the new generation…
Skoda Rapid * See the full article and the Top 67 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * This is Part 3 of my Sydney Motor Show special report, you can see Part 1 covering Toyota, Mazda, Ford and Holden here and Part 2 covering Hyundai, VW, Kia, Range…