Nissan Micra * See the Top 70 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * A flicker of hope this month in Greece: thanks to the return of scrappage scheme, the new car market is up a timid 7% on a particularly horrendous month of February 2012 that was at…
Hyundai sales are up 40% year-on-year in February in Belgium. * See the Top 38 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * Excellent hold of the Belgian new car market in February given the overall depressed context the European market has fallen into: up 4% year-on-year to 45,400 registrations.…
The 2013 model could cement the 3008's newly acquired pole position in Latvia... * See the Top 50 best-selling models and Top 20 brands by clicking on the title! * Thanks to Armands from the Automotive Association of Latvia I can share with you the most popular models and brands in…
Skoda Octavia * See the Top 80 best-selling models and Top 34 All-brands by clicking on the title! * The new car market in Romania is down a painful 16% year-on-year in February to 3,473 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 7,909 units, down 13% on 2012. If last month Dacia…
Chevrolet Volt * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After starting the year rather sheepishly, sales of hybrid and electric cars are back in shape in February, with most models recording sharp year-on-year growth. The Toyota Prius is still unattainable for now in pole…
Toyota Corolla * NOW UPDATED with the Top 20 best-selling models and Top 54 All-brands! Click on title to see * Another excellent month for new car sales in New Zealand: February is up 11% year-on-year to 7,946 registrations, including 2,146 commercial vehicles which is only the fourth time since 1981 sales…
Renault Twingo * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to JKLN * After going through overall German sales for February, let's now have a look at what cars German consumers really like (and not rental companies or fleet)... As usual it is a very…
Ford Fiesta * See the Top 75 best-selling models and Top 44 All-brands by clicking on the title! * The Polish new car market is down just 1% year-on-year in February, a solid performance given the current depressed environment in Europe. This brings the year-to-date total to 56,740 units, up 5%…
Hyundai i30 * See the Top 274 best-selling models and Top 50 All-brands by clicking on the title! * The German new car market is down a rather painful 11% year-on-year in February to 200,683 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 392,773 units, down 10% on 2012. The Top 5 most…
Chevrolet Captiva * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Still not much daylight to inspect a new car in dealerships this month in Iceland, even then 420 new vehicles found a buyer in the country in February. And it would seem that the Icelandic…
The new Pulsar (#19 in February) should help Nissan stay high in the ranking in 2013. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 25 models and Top 47 All-brands! Click on title to see * Australian new car sales are up 5% year-on-year in February to 90,218 registrations, bringing the year-to-date…
Chevrolet Spark * See the Top 10 best-selling models and Top 30 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Mexico are up 7% year-on-year in February to 80,193 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 164,462 units, up 10% on 2012. This means the Mexican market has been up…
Opel Astra * NOW UPDATED with actuals! See the Top 20 models and Top 34 All-brands by clicking on the title * Very dark prospects for the Croatian new car market in 2013: after diving by 48% year-on-year in January, sales fall by an equally catastrophic 49% in February to just 1,817…
Toyota Etios * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks * New car sales in South Africa are still in positive in February but less so that what we are used to: up 2% year-on-year to 53,220 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 108,227…
Mazda Atenza * See the Top 30 best-selling models and Top 30 brands by clicking on the title! * Sales of 'normal' vehicles (not Kei cars) in Japan are down 12% year-on-year in February to 292,339 registrations (including imports, for once) which brings the year-to-date total to 521,732 units, also…