Toyota FJ Cruiser in Dubai, July 2011 I was lucky enough to stopover in Dubai over the weekend so I can update you on the Emirati car market. Toyota looks like it is still leading the way by a very large margin there, with the Toyota Corolla, Camry and Land…
Chevrolet Cruze * See the Top 120 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * The American models ranking is upside down again this month, still showing the impact of earthquake-related production shortages for Japanese manufacturers. The Ford F-Series and Chevrolet Silverado trucks dominate…
The Chevrolet Malibu is the #1 passenger car in May. The new model (above) arrives in 2012. * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post! * This month, the effects on Japanese manufacturers of parts and production shortages resulting from…
Fiat 500 Canadian car sales are up a healthy 7% in April at 159,942 registrations. The Ford F-Series is on top again with 8,858 sales and 5.5% share. Now counted together, the twins Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra are close behind, landing in 2nd place with 8,479 sales and 5.3%.…
Ford Fiesta The Venezuelan car market is down 5% in March at 10,289 registrations, and down 7% year-to-date at 25,790 units. There is a bit of a reshuffle in the models ranking this month: after leading with nearly 20% share for a few months, the Chevrolet Aveo drops to #2…
Nissan Altima * See the Top 60 best selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * US car sales are up 17% at 1,246,668 registrations this month, and a few manufacturers break their monthly sales record, among them Nissan, Hyundai and Kia. Behind the…
Ford Fusion "Buyers are back" is the cry we have been hearing all over the USA this month, with sales up 27% year-on-year at just under 1 million. The Top 2 best selling vehicles are still trucks: the Ford F-Series is #1 at 37,549 sales and the Chevrolet Silverado is…
Chevrolet Cruze The American market continues its recovery from the GFC, with most models registering sales increases on January 2010: the Ford F-Series, #1, is at 35,806 sales (+30%), ahead of the Chevrolet Silverado at 28.172 (+24%), the Toyota Corolla at 20,581 (+20%) and the Toyota Camry at 18,145 (15%).…
The Ford F-Series remains the most popular vehicle in Canada in 2010. Now with All-brands and All-models rankings instead of the Top 50 models. New light vehicle sales in Canada recover somewhat in 2010 at +6.6% to 1.558.487 registrations, still the lowest volume since 2004. Ford (+18.6%) posts a stunning…
The Ford F-Series is the best-selling vehicle in the USA since 1982 * See the Top 100 best-selling models of 2010 by clicking on 'Read more' below * In a slowly rebounding US market, the Ford F-Series finishes the year at 528,349 sales, up 28% on a dismal 2009 and 2%…
Nissan Altima If the Top 3 is stable in November in the USA, the rest of the ranking reveals its lot of surprises. The trucks have an excellent month: the F-Series is #1 at +26%, Silverado #2 at +16% and Ram #6 at +86%. The Nissan Altima is this month's…
No surprises, the Toyota Corolla is the best-selling car in the world in 2009, thanks to very strong results in the USA, Japan, China and most of Asia and Africa. 908,661 units of the model were sold in 2009 alone. The Ford Focus takes the second spot with 781,139 registrations,…
Good month of October for the Venezuelan car market at +5%, the year-to-date figure is still at -11% though with 103,665 registrations. The Chevrolet Aveo old gen is #1 in Venezuela with 13,188 sales and 12.7%, but the new generation is coming soon, so its October score is a weak…
Jeep Grand Cherokee The 4 best selling models stay unchanged in October in the States: F Series, Silverado, Camry and Accord. The trucks are up vs. last year, the cars are down. Great perf for the Nissan Altima which breaks into the Top 5 with close to 19,000 sales at…
Hyundai Sonata After a very tough year last year, 2010 has seen the US car market go back to normal with an outrageous domination from the Ford F-Series and September is no exception: it gains 40% over to Sep '09 at 47,433 sales, while the Chevrolet Silverado does even better,…