-7% for the French car market in September 2010, which given the phasing out of the scrappage incentive scheme is actually not too bad. The year-to-date numbers are still up by 3%. The Renault Clio is #1 this month for the 3rd time this year after January and April with…
BMW 5 Series It's very rare to have access to car sales results in Luxembourg (last time I managed to do so was 3 years ago!) so let's enjoy them while we got them! No model detail is available but the market is pretty dynamic with 20.189 sales in 8…
Renault Megane * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Lithuanian car market is really affected by the economic crisis: down 66% on 2008 at 7,515 registrations. But like in Estonia, one model makes a joke of this drop by gaining 411% year-on-year and…
Skoda Fabia * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * To counter the financial crisis, a cash-for-clunkers scheme was put in place in Germany this year, benefitting mainly small and affordable cars. As a result, the market is up 23% to…
Chevrolet Corsa New car sales drop 16% in 2009 in Argentina at 515,008 registrations. Big changes atop the models ranking: the VW Gol is no longer the best selling car in Argentina. That is if we follow the official ACARA statistic that separate sales of the 4th gen Gol (#3…
VW Golf * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * This year European car sales were dominated by an unassailable duo: the VW Golf, boosted by the launch of its 6th generation, and the Ford Fiesta, also completely revamped in late 2008. These two models…
Seat Ibiza March 2020 update: Now with Top 45 All-brands. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title! * Car sales continue to drop in Spain, down 18% this year at 955,397 registrations. For the 7th time in history (the first one being…
VW Golf * See the Top 369 All-models ranking and each Monthly Ranking by clicking on the title! * * Now updated with the #1 models for each Province * Dutch car sales drop 22% in 2009 to 389,131 registrations, their lowest level in 30 years! The pole position changes…
Toyota Avensis The Danish car market is operating at a much lower level than usual this year at 112,346 registrations. Toyota holds the first two spots: the new gen Toyota Avensis is the best selling car in the country for the second time in 4 years at 3,265 sales, and…
Ford Fiesta * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Belgian car market suffers from the GFC in 2009, down 12% at 476,194 registrations. The market fragments further, with all models under 3% share, making Belgium the most fragmented market in the world with…
Fiat Punto Evo * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Car sales in Italy are stable in 2009 at 2,157,791 units. The Fiat Punto is the best selling model in the country for the 16th year in a row, but God was it hard!…
Ford Fiesta * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * At 1,994,999 registrations (-11%), the British car market goes below the 2m mark for the first time in over a decade. The fall would have been even more significant were it…
Renault Twingo * See the Top 320 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Boosted by government subsidies and scrappage schemes, the French car market is up 11% in 2009 with 2,268,730 registrations, its best year since 1990! The Peugeot 207 is the best-selling car in…
Renault Symbol In 2009, three passenger cars clocked in more than 10,000 sales in Algeria: the Renault Symbol at 16,258, the Suzuki Alto at 11,096 and the Dacia Logan at 10,598. The Chevrolet Aveo Sedan, leader of the market a couple of years ago, is now #4 at 8,743, ahead…
Suzuki SX4 * See the Top 37 All-brands and Top 10 models by clicking on the title! * At 158.628 registrations in 2008, the Hungarian car market is starting to feel the effects of the economic crisis, down 10.4% on 2007. Suzuki enjoys its 12th consecutive year as the country's…