Old and new Vauxhall Astra * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * The European new car market marks a pause in October with sales down 0.5% to 1.140.978 registrations across 29 markets (Russia and Turkey excluded), indicating the strong growth…
Andreas Mikkelsen, winner of Rally Australia 2016. Last weekend I had the privilege to reconnect with an age-old passion of mine: World Rally Cars, to witness Volkswagen's very last outing after the shock announcement earlier in the month that the company would retire from WRC, effective immediately. I watched three…
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…
Range Rover Evoque sales are up 143% year-on-year in September * See the Top 52 brands and Top 344 models by clicking on the title * Final data for Europe in September is now available, coming just a tad below the preliminary figures at 1.489.343 sales across 29 countries, up…
First Dutch pole position for the new gen Opel Astra. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 256 All-models by clicking on the title * Dutch new car sales falter down 22% year-on-year in October as the imminence of an end to tax benefits for green cars created a…
VW Golf Alltrack. Picture mullersvarld.se * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 247 All-models by clicking on the title * Despite one less selling day, new car sales in Sweden are up 0.9% year-on-year to 31.840 sales, the highest ever October score, leading to a year-to-date tally up 8%…
The Tiguan helps Volkswagen monopolise the Top 4 models in October. * See the Top 50 brands and Top 316 All-models by clicking on the title * The German new car market is down 6% year-on-year in October to 262.724 units on less selling days, yet the year-to-date tally remains frankly…
As planned, the locally-made Fiat Egea is very popular with Turkish taxi companies. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 240 All-models by clicking on the title * After the last few months troubled with political unrest, the Turkish government has cancelled a tax applying only to commercial vehicles (mainly…
Mercedes now outsells Audi YTD and the C-Class snaps its very first Top 10 ranking. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * The European new car market posts its best September score in a decade, up 7.1% to 1.495.815 deliveries across…
The Chevrolet Aveo is the best-selling vehicle in Mexico this month. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 227 All-models by clicking on the title * There's no stopping the Mexican new light vehicle market this year. Up 18% year-on-year to a September record 131.454 sales, this is the 29th…
The VW Tiguan is up 52% to 2nd place overall in Austria. * See the Top 42 All-brands and Top 278 All-models by clicking on the title * The Austrian new car market gains a splendid 15% year-on-year in September to 29.836 sales, lifting the year-to-date tally up 6% to…
The VW Tiguan smashes its ranking record in France this month to #15. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 45 All-brands and Top 275 All-models - see title * The September French new car market gives us another false sense of security: on paper, sales are up 2.5% year-on-year to 168.827 units,…
The Hyundai Creta climbs up to 4th place overall for its 2nd month on sale in Russia. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 55 All-brands and Top 257 All-models - see title * Russian new car sales post a 21st consecutive month of year-on-year decline in September at -10.9% to 125.568…
The Fiat Egea achieves both its 1st monthly pole position and the YTD top spot all at once. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 245 All-models by clicking on the title * The Turkish new car market is up 6% year-on-year in September to 67.593 registrations, leading to a year-to-date…