Carlos Ghosn unveils the Datsun Go in New Delhi * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * A few minutes ago in New Delhi, India, Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn unveiled the first model of the relaunched brand Datsun: the Datsun Go. He emphasised Datsun's role to 'open the…
Could the Peugeot 207 Compact dethrone the Chevrolet Classic by the end of the year? * See the Top 75 best-selling models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title! * After the USA, China and Spain, we continue on our exploration of the Top 20 biggest car markets'…
Skoda Rapid * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Igor * As in neighbour Russia, new car sales in Ukraine hit the brakes in June: down 18% year-on-year to 16,534 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 104,276 units, down 5% on 2012.…
The Seat Ibiza may struggle to lodge a 5th consecutive year at #1 in Spain... * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 53 All-brands by clicking on the title! * As promised yesterday, I now kick start a series of articles that look at the year-to-date rankings of…
Renault Clio IV * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 50 models/Top 46 All-brands! See title * 18th consecutive month of year-on-year decline for the Italian new car market, down 5% in June to 122,555 registrations. Halfway through the year, new car sales in Italy are down 10% on 2012 to…
The launch of the new gen sedan in H2 2013 could help the Corolla get back to #1 YTD. * See the Top 250 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Austin * The race to the title of best-selling car in the world continues in May.…
Skoda Octavia * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 40 All-brands by clicking on the title! * Things are starting to go alarmingly wrong for new car sales in Romania, with June down 46% year-on-year to just 3,967 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 24,549 units, down 26%…
Peugeot Pars * See the Top 15 most produced models by clicking on the title! * As always the Iranian monthly models ranking reflects production (not sales) but is a pretty accurate representation of the most popular cars in the country as high import duties limit sales of other vehicles.…
Nissan Qashqai * See the Top 190 All-models and Top 34 All-brands by clicking on the title! * June new car sales in Bulgaria are estimated at 2,424 units, bringing the year-to0-date total to 11,671 units, down just 3% on 2012 with is a fine performance in the depressed European context…
Renault Captur * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 47 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Austria limit the damage in June, down just 5% year-on-year to 31,279 registrations, which brings the year-to-date total to 171,204 units, down 8% on 2012. The Top 4…
The BMW 3 Series is now the third best-selling model in Switzerland so far in 2013. * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 37 All-brands by clicking on the title! * It's a very painful month for new car sales in Switzerland: June is down a harsh 28%…
Renault Clio * See the Top 35 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * It seems too good to be true: after years of absolute hell with 2011 down 31% and 2012 down 38%, new car sales in Portugal are up 18% year-on-year in June to 12,706 registrations, the…
Lada Granta * See the Top 25 best-selling models and Top 54 All-brands by clicking on the title! * This is it: the Russian market is now officially as depressed as the rest of Europe: with June down 10% year-on-year to 241,346 registrations, we have our 4th consecutive month of…
Ford Ecosport * See the Top 60 best-selling models and Top 12 brands by clicking on the title! * No light at the end of the tunnel for Indian car sales in 2013: June marks the 7th consecutive month of year-on-year decline at -5% to 187,462 registrations, bringing the year-to-date…
Fiat Panda. 66% of French Fiat sales in June are "tactical". * You can check out the France June 2013 Top 100 models ranking here * After going through the Top 100 best-selling models in France in detail, there has been an interesting development in the structure of the market…