Irish car sales are up again in February at +5% with 12,457 registrations. Excellent performance for the Toyota Avensis, # 1 in both January and February (most likely the two strongest months of the year), it now takes a strong option towards the 2011 Irish best-seller title. With 551 sales…
Renault Symbol Euphoric start of the year for the Algerian car market, up 29% at 23,641 registrations. The Renault Group monopolises the podium: the Renault Symbol leads the way with 2,613 sales and 11.1% of the market, ahead of the Dacia Logan (6.7%) and the Renault Clio III at a…
The European car market is stable in January, down only 1% at 1,070,231 registrations thanks to France and Germany holding well. The VW Golf is distant leader at 38,860 sales and 3.6%, and the VW Polo is back to #2 with 28,882 sals and 2.7%. Both are very close to…
Peugeot 206+ *Thanks to Enrique at Autoblog Espanol for sharing the best-selling models by segment! Check out the Top 100 best selling models by clicking on 'Read more' below* The French car market is up 8% in January at 185,603 registrations, the result of orders made in December to benefit…
In 2010, the Croatian car market is down 14% on an already slow 2009 with 38,587 registrations. The leadership of the Opel Astra, #1 for 6 consecutive years, is challenged this year: Croatian car websites have published an article saying the VW Polo is actually the best selling car in…
Slovak car sales are up a shining 51% in January at 4,414 registrations. The two leading Skodas stay put, with the Octavia #1 at 480 sales and a very solid 10.9% share, and the Fabia very stable in #2 at 328 sales and 7.4%. The surprise of the month is…
VW Polo Sedan Another exceptional month for the Russian car market, up 72% at 127,564 registrations! The Lada 2105/2107 claims the #1 spot back with 9,812 sales and 7.7% share, comfortably ahead of the Lada Kalina at 8,414 sales and 6.6%. The Lada Priora (6%) and Samara (4.8%) follow. The…
VW Passat At 211,056 registrations, the German market is up a very healthy 16% this month. Volkswagen monopolises the podium: below the Golf at 8%, the Passat benefits from its renewal with 8,888 sales and a strong 4.2% share, and the Polo is solid at 3.5%, above its 2010 share.…
Renault Megane Sport Tourer * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Portuguese market is the best performing large market this year in Europe at +39% and 223,464 registrations. For the second consecutive year the Renault Megane holds the pole position, this time with…
11,678 new cars were registered in Czech Republic in January, up 8%. Skoda is on each step of the podium with the Octavia #1 at 16.2% share, the Fabia #2 at 9.3% and the Superb #3 at a superb 4.1%. The Renault Thalia is back to its historical level in…
The Dutch car market is up 20% in January with 75,174 registrations, the first month of the year being traditionally strong. Confirming its pole position acquired last year, the VW Polo delivers an extremely solid figure at 4,816 sales and 6.4% market share. The Renault Twingo obtains a brilliant 2nd…
The VW Voyage, a Gol Sedan, is #10 in January. The Brazilian car market is up 13% in January at 228,959 registrations, and Volkswagen starts the year on a high with a 26.1% passenger car market share (vs. 22.7% over 2010), way above traditional #1 Fiat. Most VW models are…
Peugeot 207 Compact January is traditionally the strongest month of the year in Argentina but this year it reaches never-seen before levels: January 2011 will stay in Argentinean car history as the first month the market crossed the 100,000 sales mark, at 100,964 exactly. Another first, the Peugeot 207 Compact…
Renault Fluence No less than 99,461 cars were sold in December in Turkey, by far 2010's best month, bringing the 2010 total to 509,784 units, up 38% on 2009. The Renault Symbol is the best selling passenger car in the country with 28,667 sales and 5.6% share, ahead of the…
Fiat Doblo Very rare to come across, Light Commercial Vehicle sales in Turkey are very significant because even though the LCV market is roughly half the size of the passenger car market (251,129 registrations, +34%), higher market shares mean LCV best sellers are actually the best-selling vehicles in the country.…