Hyundai Accent Yes, I know. Mongolia was the only major country not to be featured in BestSellingCars... until today! You'd think that given its geographical situation, Mongolia's car market would be a mix of Chinese and Russian cars. Not so! Observation of the streets of Ulan Bataar through recent YouTube…
Lifan X60 * Now updated with the Top 200 best-selling models: see 'Read more' at end of post! * A few models to notice beyond #100: the new BYD S6 SUV up 31 spots to #103, the new Zotye Z200 (a restyled Fiat Siena) landing directly at #146 with 1,617 sales and the…
Seat Leon * Now updated with the Top 200 best-selling models, thanks to Ausrutherford! * Spanish car sales are stuck in hell: -31% year-on-year in May at 83,385 registrations and -27% in 2011 year-to-date at 442,217 units. Seat has tried to counter the trend by launching its own scrappage scheme:…
Opel Astra Polish car sales are down a modest 3% in May at 22,476 registrations, adding up to 113,165 units in 2011 year-to-date, down 5%. The Skoda Octavia reclaims the top spot this month at 1,295 sales and 5.8% share, however it is threatened by the Opel Astra, still #2…
VW Passat * Now updated with the Top 250 best-selling models! See 'Read more' at end of post * German consumers are buying new cars again: sales are up a massive 22% year-on-year in May at 304,543 registrations. VW continues to impress: for the 4th time in 5 months the…
Peugeot 508 * Now with the Top 100 best-selling models! Click on 'Read more' at the end of the post * The cash-for-clunkers scheme is now well and truly over, and the French new car market is down 11% year-on-year at 169,451 registrations. The Peugeot 207 reclaims the pole position…
* Now with the Top 200 best-selling models! Click on 'Read more' at the end of the post * The German car sales' newfound growth is slowing down: up 3% in April at 266,251 registrations. For the third time in four months this year, VW monopolises the podium: the VW…
Fiat Panda Italian car sales seem to be on the mend, at only -2% in April (157,991 registrations), compared to -19% year-to-date at 675,104 units. The Fiat Panda is #1 for the first time since November and for the third time in 12 months with 10,797 sales and 6.8% share.…
* Now with the Top 200 best selling models: click on 'Read more' at the end of the post * The German car market is definitely back on track, up 11% in March at 327,911 registrations. Unsurprisingly, the VW Golf is in the lead at 7.5% share, and it is…
* See the Top 50 best selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * Car sales in Greece are not looking any brighter: still down 55% in March at 8,258 registrations and 43% year-to-date at 25,256. The Opel Corsa is #1 for the second…
Seat Leon The Spanish car market is still not feeling too good, down 29% in March at 88,396 units. The year-to-date figure stands at 208,151 registrations, down 27% on 2010. The Seat Ibiza leads the way for the third month in a row, albeit with a slightly lower 3.6% share.…
The Finnish car market is going from strength to strength this year, up a massive 38% in March at 12,445 sales and up 23% year-to-date at 35,349 registrations. This month the Skoda Octavia takes the lead at 562 sales and 4.5% share, just above the Toyota Avensis at 548 units…
Car sales are up 12% this month in Norway at 12,901 units, and the best seller is the VW Golf again, at 5.5% and 714 sales, a comfortable 310 sales above the Volvo V70, up 2 spots at #2 with 404 sales and 3.1% share. All other models are under…
* Now updated with the Top 50 best-selling models thanks to Lancia Lover & autoweek.nl - see 'Read more' below * There is also an All models Top 371 ranking available! Click here to see The VW Golf is the best selling car in Europe for the 3rd year in a row with 502,307…
Greek car sales are down 48% in February at 6,988 units. The Toyota Yaris, best seller in 2010, climbs back onto the top spot with 604 sales and a massive 8.6% market share, ahead of the VW Polo at 5% and the Opel Corsa at 4.3%. The Toyota Auris leads…