Peugeot 308 * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * Would the French new car market finally see the light at the end of a stagnation tunnel? Sales are up a very healthy 11% year-on-year over the first 19 days of March and…
Perodua MyVi. Picture by Shandys Lee, all rights reserved. * See the Top 46 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * According to Malaysian website Motortrader, while it was expected that February would be another weak month after January in Malaysia because of the long Lunar new year holidays, new…
The Peugeot 308 is up to #2 at home in France so far in March. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales are up an encouraging 4% year-on-year over the first 12 days of March, bringing the year-to-date total…
Fiat Panda in Napoli, Italy * See the Full Photo Report by clicking on the title! * Last time I visited Italy was in August 2013 in Vintimiglia, and there the Fiat 500 was so omnipresent in the streets that I called the Photo Report "a Fiat 500-mania". This weekend…
Renault Captur. Renault is the #2 manufacturer in Europe this month. * See the Top 30 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Europe (EU+EFTA countries) are up a very healthy 8% year-on-year in February to 894,790 registrations, the 6th consecutive month of year-on-year gain…
The new generation Corolla helped Toyota keeps its worldwide crown in 2013. * See the Top 20 best-selling manufacturers by clicking on the title! * In 2013, 84.1 million new vehicles found a buyer worldwide which is a new all-time record, up 5% on 2012 and actually the 4th consecutive record-breaking…
Mercedes A-Class * See the Top 191 All-models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! Thanks Antonio * Another heart-warming month for the Portuguese new car market: February is up 40% year-on-year to 10,546 registrations, the 8th consecutive month of year-on-year gain, bringing the year-to-date total to 19,807…
Suzuki SX4 S-Cross. Suzuki sales are up 34% in February in France. * See the Top 300 models and Top 50 All-brands rankings by clicking on the title! * For the first time this year I can share with you detailed data for France. It gives us visibility beyond the…
Peugeot 308 II in Cannes, France. I'm taking advantage of a short stay in the South of France to update you all quickly on the French car landscape. Last time I was here was in September 2013, and I then saw "a surprising amount of Peugeot 2008 but not as…
Ford Ka * See the Top 120 best-selling models and Top 32 All-brands by clicking on the title! * In a wobbly European context, Danish new car sales do not understand the word 'crisis' and even go from strength to strength this year: on the back on 3 consecutive all-time record…
VW Santana * NOW UPDATED with the Top 309 All-models and Top 66 All-brands rankings! * The Chinese market is up an insolent 18% year-on-year in February to 1.6 million units, brushing off all suggestions that it may slow down in 2014… Below the traditional Wuling Hongguang (65,129 sales), VW…
Toyota Corolla * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Thanks Ldman * New car sales in Saudi Arabia are up a very satisfying 7% year-on-year in 2013 to 755,563 registrations, cementing the country as one of the 20 biggest car markets in the world (in…
Nissan Qashqai * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 37 All-brands by clicking on the title! * The Estonian new car market is up a very healthy 8% year-on-year in February to 1,424 registrations which means the year-to-date total is now even with 2013 at 3,046 units. Surprise…
Ford Fiesta Kinetic * See the Top 193 All-models and Top 35 brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Argentina are down 8% year-on-year in February to 57,967 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 166,683 units, down 3% on 2013. Volkswagen remains the most popular brand…
VW Tiguan * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 15 brands by clicking on the title! * The Polish new car market continues to display outstanding health in this early 2014: up a fantastic 33% year-on-year to 35,573 registrations including LCVs. Skoda (13.8%), Volkswagen (10.7%) and Toyota (8.4%)…