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,…
Ford F-Series * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * One word: dreadful. 2009 is the worst year for car sales since 1982, down 21% on an already timid 2008 at 10.4 million units. In spite of a context extremely unfavourable…
Honda Civic * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * With petrol hitting $4 a gallon, the US models ranking has gone through an eventful year, trucks have lodged their poorest performance in over 20 years and passenger cars climbed to…
Chevrolet Silverado * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * The Ford F-Series leads the US models ranking for the 26th time in a row with 680,589 sales, down 13%, however the fight with the Chevrolet Silverado was a little less…
Honda Civic New light vehicle sales in Canada leap up 2.5% in 2005 to 1.583.599 units. Rare event atop the brands ranking: Chevrolet (+0.7%) reclaims the top spot off Ford (-4.5%) for the first time since 1991. Toyota (+2.3%) follows the market at 10.5% share in third place, with the…
Toyota Camry * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Relative set back for trucks this year in the US: the Ford F-Series is the best-selling vehicle in the country for the 25th year in a row in spite of a…
Ford F Series Another very strong year for trucks in the US: the Ford F-Series is the best-selling model in the country for the 24th consecutive year with 901,463 sales, down 4%. It broke its monthly volume record in July with no less than 126,905 units sold, or one every…
Ford F-Series 2004 will be remembered as the year the Ford F-Series reached its best-ever volume. At 939,511 units, Ford's best-selling truck is up 11% on 2003 and lodges a record year for the nameplate, on sale since 1948 in the country. So a benchmark year for the automobile industry…
Ford F Series Trucks are back in fashion this year in the US: for the first time in over decade they monopolise the podium. The Ford F-Series is in the lead again, up 4% at 845,586 units thanks to the new generation arriving in dealerships this year. The Chevrolet Silverado…
Toyota Camry Tough year for trucks in the US: the Ford F-Series stays distant leader but drops 11% year-on-year at 813,701 units, while the Chevrolet Silverado is down 9% with 652,646 sales. The Toyota Camry reclaims the title of best-selling passenger car in the country and climbs back onto the…
The Mazda Protege is inside the Canadian Top 5 both in 2001 and 2002. New light vehicle sales in Canada edge up 0.8% in 2001 to 1.562.460 units, believed to be a new record. Ford (-10.1%) struggles but remains the most popular brand at 15.5% share, distancing Chevrolet (-2.7%) which…
Honda Accord The Ford F-Series passes an important benchmark this year: 900,000 sales in one year! At 911,597 units it is up 4% on 2000 sales. It even reaches the out-of-this world figure of 102,424 sales in one month in October, its new monthly volume record... The Chevrolet Silverado is…