The Hyundai Accent is #1 in 5 countries across the world * See the full list by clicking on the title! * Now that most official sales data is in for the first 5 months of the year we can start looking at the #1 models around the world in…
Toyota Prado * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * The Kuwaiti car market is down 4% in March to 12,728 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 34,014 units, still up a very healthy 14% on 2011. While in February it…
Hyundai i40 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Typically peaking at the start of the year, the Irish new car market typically slows down as the months go by and 2012 is no different, with April down 49% on March but more worryingly…
Toyota Prado * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * Kuwaiti car sales are up 27% in February to 10,900 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 21,286 units, up 28% on 2011. In 2011 the Toyota Prado inherited the models ranking…
Renault Logan * See the Top 140 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * The Belarus car market bucks all trends this year and grows by 26% on 2010 to reach 16,275 registrations including Light Commercial Vehicles. A significant event in 2011: the best-selling model…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * Emirati consumers purchased 21,197 new vehicles in December for a 2011 final total of 243,582 units. After Oman, the United Arab Emirates is the second country in the region where the…
Toyota Hilux * See the Top 110 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Ldman * After many attempts at guessing the list of best-selling cars in the UAE based on a couple of short trips there, I can finally share with you official sales figures thanks…
Mitsubishi Pajero * Click on the title for the November Top 20 & 2011 YTD Top 50 best-selling models! * Thanks to Guillaume and his very clever research I am now able to confirm that the reason why the Mitsubishi Pajero jumped into the Irish Top 10 this month is…
Toyota Corolla in Lagos, Nigeria May 2010 * Now updated with 2011 info - many thanks to nami for your insights! * Even though Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with 155 million inhabitants, only 45,000 new cars were sold in the country in 2010. That's 1 new…
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…
* Click on title for more street scenes! * Georgian consumers were very fast to shed their Soviet past: there are virtually no Ladas anymore in the streets of the capital city Tbilisi. The Toyota Corolla should take the lead of the sales ranking in 2010, followed by the Hyundai…
* Click on title for street scenes and video! * The Nicaraguan car market is pretty easy to read as 2 cars stand out by far: the Toyota Hilux, probably the best-selling car in Nicaragua, and the Toyota Yaris Sedan following not far behind. Other popular cars in the country…
The Gabonese market is down 2% over the first semester 2010 with 2,147 sales, its lowest level in 10 years. The most recent data by brands is for 2009 when the market fell by 7.5% at 4,638 sales. Toyota was 1st with 31.3% of the market, followed by Mitsubishi (18.7%),…
* Click on title for street scenes and videos! * No less than half the cars in circulation in Bamako, Mali's capital and biggest city, are old Mercedes imported from Europe: mainly 1980's Mercedes 190 & 220/230 and 1990's Mercedes C Class. As far as new cars are concerned, the…
Nissan Sentra No car sales data available for Bolivia, so this is a very rough estimation based on my observations during my trip to Bolivia in December 2005. A lot has happened since, so if you have any info about car sales in Bolivia please make sure to get in…