UK September 2012: Merc C-Class at #6, Peugeot 208 in Top10
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Slovenia September 2012: Renault Clio and Scenic on top
Renault Scenic. Picture by L'Argus, all rights reserved. * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Slovenia are looking worse by the minute, with September down 29% year-on-year to just 3,203 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 38,707 units, down 17%…
Portugal August 2012: Peugeot 208 on top, 3 Audis in Top 20
Peugeot 208 * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Tuga * No improvement in sight for the new car market in Portugal: sales are down 33% year-on-year in August to 5,443 units, bringing the year-to-date total to 68,103 registrations, down 40% on…
Austria September 2012: VW Tiguan only 45 units from #1 spot!
VW Tiguan * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Austria are down 12% year-on-year in September to 27,094 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 266,890 units, down 3% on 2011. We nearly witnessed a massive event this month in Austria:…
Romania September 2012: VW Up! and Dacia Lodgy in Top 20
In November, Romania will be the first country in the world to get the 2013 Dacia Logan. * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * It's still not looking good in Romania this month, with new car sales down 31% year-on-year in September to 4,736…
Italy September 2012: Fiat 500L up to #25
Fiat 500L * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 50 best-selling models! Click on title to see * Italian new car sales fall deeper into recession in September, down 25% year-on-year to 110,346 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,096,408 units, down 20% on 2011. The podium is 100% Fiat…
Greece September 2012: Opel Corsa leads, VW Up! in Top 10
Opel Corsa * See the Top 70 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * I wish I could finally give you good news about the Greek new car market, but unfortunately it is still not the case in September, with sales down 42% year-on-year to 3,463 registrations, bringing the…
Czech Republic September 2012: 4 Skodas in Top 4, Superb #3
Skoda Superb * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The new car market in Czech Republic is down 4% year-on-year in September to 12,475 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still up by 3% at 131,059 units. For the 4th time in the last…
Netherlands September 2012: VW Up! snaps up top spot!
VW Up! * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The European gloom and doom has now officially reached the Netherlands, with new car sales down 28% year-on-year in September to 32,090 registrations. The year-to-date total now stands at 427,377 units, down 6% on 2011.…
Argentina September 2012: Ford Ka and Ranger impress
Ford Ka * See the Top 75 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * This is it: dropping by an alarming 24% year-on-year to 64,189 units in September, new car sales in Argentina are now down 2% year-to-date at 659,165 registrations. Looks like 2011 will remain the country's record…
Norway September 2012: Toyota Prius #3, Peugeot 4008 in Top 30
Peugeot 4008 * NOW UPDATED with the Top 1o0 best-selling models! Clicking on title to see * The new car market in Norway is down 5% year-on-year in September to 11,134 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still 1% on 2011 at 104,199 units. The VW Golf is #1 for the…
France September 2012: Renault Clio 4 already in Top 10
Renault Clio 4. Picture by L'Argus, all rights reserved. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 200 best-selling models! Click on title to see * The French new car market is now behaving dangerously similarly to the Italian and Spanish ones, down 18% year-on-year in September to 136,859 registrations, the biggest fall…
Norway LCV September 2012: VW Caddy & Transporter dominate
VW Caddy * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Alex * Thanks to a tip from Alex, Norway is now the 5th country after China, France, Spain and the Netherlands to display a monthly Light Commercial Vehicles ranking. LCV sales are down…
France LCV September 2012: Renault Kangoo above 13% share
Renault Kangoo Popemobile * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Sales of new Light Commercial Vehicles in France are down 12% year-on-year in September to 30,032 units (compared to a Passenger Car market down 18%), bringing the year-to-date total to 287,202 units, down 8%…
Spain September 2012: Worst ever recorded month
The Seat 850 launched in 1966, the last time new car sales in Spain were so low. * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Whereas the Brazilian new car market was in uncharted "high" territory at above 400,000 registrations in August for the first time,…