Ford Focus March 2020 update: Now with Top 50 All-brands. * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Spanish car market is hit full frontal by the GFC, down 28% and over 450,000 units in 2008 at 1,161,154 registrations. The fight for the top spot…
Kia Cee'd * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Good year for the Slovenian market, up 5% at 68,533 registrations. The Renault Clio keeps its title but sees its market share drop sharply to 6.6% with 4,553 sales. The Fiat Punto climbs to #2…
* See the Top 100 best selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * The main event in 2008 in the Swiss car market is the constant progression of the Skoda Octavia which is starting to threaten the multi-decade-long leadership of the VW Golf...…
Peugeot 207 * See 'Read more' for All models Ranking for each month and year! * For its first full year of sales, the Peugeot 207 brilliantly takes the lead of Dutch car sales in 2007 with 15,537 units and 3.1% share, staying on top in 2008 at 14,778 units…
I missed the boat when Danish Full Year 2008 figures were published so I only have the models ranking over the first 8 months of the year. If you have access to Full Year data please get in touch! The Skoda Fabia, helped by the new generation, takes the lead…
Peugeot 207 * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After the Peugeot 206 from 2002 to 2005, the Peugeot 207 reigns over the Belgian market in 2007 with 16,779 sales and 3.2% and 2008 at 18,316 units and 3.4% respectively. It is followed by…
Dacia Logan in Morocco. Picture: Flickr Production of the Dacia Logan started in 2005 in Morocco, and its success in the country was immediate. It became Morocco's best-selling car in 2006 with 12,735 sales (15.2% share) and stayed at this position both in 2007 with 12,636 sales (12%) and 2008…
Ford Focus * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * In 2008 the English car market is hit by the credit crunch at -11% and 2,131,795 registrations. The Ford Focus celebrates its 10th consecutive year atop the British sales ranking but…
Peugeot 207 * See the Top 374 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * In a stable market at 2,050,289 sales, the Peugeot 207, #1 with 136,283 sales and 6.6%, and Renault Clio III, #2 at 129,337 units and 6.3%, reach their full potential: they…
Fiat Grande Punto * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Italian car sales reach their record level in 2007 at 2,510,837 registrations, up 8% year-on-year. The Fiat Punto/Grande Punto leads the way again at 224,722 sales and 9%, however a Bestsellingcars estimated split puts…
VW Golf * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * Car sales are down 9% this year in Germany at 3,148,163 registrations. The VW Golf continues to wobble its way along, stuck at 4.8% share and a second lowest-ever 150,133 units…
Skoda Fabia March 2020 update: Now with Top 53 All-brands and Top 310 All-models. In a Czech market up 6.9% at 132.542 registrations, Skoda (-5.3%) falls below the symbolic 40% share at 37%. Ford (+56.5%) surges 4 spots to land in 2nd place at 6.4% share, distancing Renault (-8.5%) at…
VW Passat * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Austrian car sales stay stable over the period at 308,594 registrations in 2006 (+0.2%) and 298,192 in 2007 (-3%). Volkswagen monopolises the podium with the VW Golf #1 both years at 3.7% share in 2006…
Peugeot 207 * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The European models ranking reaches the height of its competitiveness in 2007 with 6 models holding the pole position at one stage this year. The Peugeot 207, for its first full year of sales, manages to…
Renault Clio * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Slovenian car market is up 12% in 2007 with 65,511 registrations. No surprises on top, the locally produced Renault Clio is still king, however with a slightly lower market share at 9.1% for 5,954…