Leaning towards the American market: Australia. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 50 All-brands and Top 285 All-models - click on title to see * October sales in Australia are disappointing: down 1% year-on-year to 93.357 units, however the year-to-date tally is still at all-time record heights, up 2.4% on 2015 to…
The Ford Ranger is the best-selling vehicle in South Africa in October. * See the Top 35 All-manufacturers and Top 265 All-models by clicking on the title * The South African new vehicle market continues on its downward trend with October sales down a harsh 10% year-on-year to 48.745 units,…
The VW Up is back in the lead in Denmark. * See the Top 43 All-brands and Top 207 All-models by clicking on the title * Another record-breaking month for the Danish new car market with October sales up 1% year-on-year to 17.064 units, the highest ever October score in…
Toyota Aygo in Rabat * See The cars of Malta in 50 pictures here * Being one of the smallest new car markets in Europe doesn't prevent Malta from being secretive. My contact at the ACIM - the Association of Cars Importers in Malta - is at first not very keen to…
The Toyota Hilux confirms it is the most popular vehicle in South Africa. * See the Top 35 manufacturers and Top 270 All-models by clicking on the title * The South African new car market is stuck in recession this year with September sales down another harsh 14% year-on-year to…
The Kia Sportage is now the best-selling vehicle in Israel year-to-date * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 290 All-models by clicking on the title * Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il we can now share with you both brands and models data for Israel in September / Q3 as models data is now…
The Renault Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia so far in 2016. * See the Top 30 best-selling brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * The Colombian new car market continues to struggle this year with a harsh 14% year-on-year drop in September to 21.391…
The Toyota Prado is up 64% to rank #2 in Lebanon so far in 2016. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 270 All-models by clicking on the title * The Lebanese new car market is down slightly so far in 2016 at -6% over the first 7 months…
The Lexus LX ranks #4 best-seller in Qatar so far in 2016. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 300 All-models by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales in Qatar are down a steep 30% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2016 to an almost…
The Opel Karl is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in August. * See the Top 40 best-selling brands and Top 257 All-models by clicking on the title * After dropping 8% in July, the Dutch new car market falls deeper into negative territory in August at -12% to 27.110…
The Peugeot 308 is now #2 year-to-date in Denmark. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 215 All-models by clicking on the title * A little dent in the record-breaking pace the Danish new car market had got us used to in the past five years: sales are down…
The VW Golf is the best-selling nameplate in Sweden in July. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 252 All-models by clicking on the title * The Swedish new car market posts a 31st consecutive month of year-on-year gains in July, but just, with a +0.2% improvement to 24.197…
The Kia Sportage is up to #2 year-to-date so far in 2016. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 280 All-models by clicking on the title * The Israeli new car market is up 4% year-on-year in June to 26.400 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total up 15% to 165.461…
The new generation Toyota Fortuner is turning out to be a blockbuster in South Africa. * See the Top 10 manufacturers and Top 285 All-models by clicking on the title * The South African new vehicle market continues to skid at -10% both in May to 42.907 units and year-to-date…
Like in 2015, the Toyota Yaris is the best-selling nameplate in Lebanon so far this year. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 245 All-models by clicking on the title * The middle-eastern region isn't showing its best new car sales form so far in 2016, yet Lebanon is…