Mazda is the leading brand in Israel and the Mazda3 the best-selling car with no less than 12.3% of the market in 2009 at 21,269 sales, ahead of the Toyota Corolla at 7.1% and the Hyundai i30 at 4.9%. The ranking by segment over the first 6 months 2010 indicates…
* See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Ecuadorian car market is at -18% in 2009 with 92,764 registrations. Chevrolet leads the way and delivers an impressive 1-2-3 in the models ranking: The Chevrolet Aveo first generation (called Aveo Activo) is #1 with 10.7%…
Nissan Sentra No car sales data available for Bolivia, so this is a very rough estimation based on my observations during my trip to Bolivia in December 2005. A lot has happened since, so if you have any info about car sales in Bolivia please make sure to get in…
* See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Hungarian car market is in dire straits: with only 17,391 registrations over the first 5 months 2010, it drops by 49% vs. 2009, which was already at -50% vs. 2008! Suzuki models, built in the country,…
VW Polo * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at end of post! * Annihilated by the GFC (the market was at -89% at its worst over 5 months 2009), Icelandic car sales are slowly getting back into shape with +29% over 7 months 2010 at…
Catastrophic month for car sales in Japan: it is the weakest October since 1968 with 193,258 registrations (excluding Kei cars), -27% on 2009, mostly because the government subsidy for fuel- efficient cars ended on Sept. 8. The Toyota Prius is still safely on top with 21,769 sales, ahead of the…
The Indian car market is growing strongly in 2010 but interestingly it is not getting more fragmented along the way. The best selling car, the Maruti Alto, is logically increasing its sales month after month (it reached 30,147 units in September - as many as the US sales of Toyota…
Car sales are up 10% in New Zealand over the first 4 months of the year at 25,037 registrations. The Toyota Corolla holds onto its pole position but see its market share slip slightly from 6.7% over the Full Year 2009 to 5.5% now. The Toyota Hilux is stable at…
Ford Focus * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Car sales in Hungary have been laminated by the economic crisis: down 60% on 2008 to 61,143 registrations... This context completely reshuffles the models ranking: for only the second time in 10 years after 2003,…
Suzuki Swift * See the Top 60 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * 2009 is 'annus horribilus' for car sales in Iceland, the market contracting by 89% year-on-year at its worst around mid-year, finishing at -76% and 2,570 registrations... In this context and for the first time in…
Suzuki Wagon R The Suzuki Wagon R has been the best selling Kei car in Japan since 2003 and managed to stay above 200,000 sales over the period: 221,066 in 2006, 226,725 in 2007, 205,354 in 2008 and 201,528 in 2009. The Daihatsu Move is #2 the whole time, constantly over 180,000…
Toyota Avensis The Danish car market is operating at a much lower level than usual this year at 112,346 registrations. Toyota holds the first two spots: the new gen Toyota Avensis is the best selling car in the country for the second time in 4 years at 3,265 sales, and…
Suzuki Mehran The Pakistan Automobile Manufacturers Association compiles car production figures since 1995 and sales of models produced locally since 1998. Given the restrictions on imports, these figures give a pretty accurate picture of the best selling models in the country. The Pakistani car market structure has been very stable…
Boosted by the new generation called Emotion in Colombia, the Chevrolet Aveo keeps the lead and consistently reaches very high levels: 13% share in 2007, 12.7% in 2008 and 13.5% in 2009. The Chevrolet Spark grabs the 2nd spot in 2007 and stays there for the next two years, progressing…
70,048 new cars were registered in New Zealand in 2009, a drop of 28% over 2008. The Toyota Corolla comes out #1 with a large margin at 4,699 sales and 6.7% of the market, ahead of the Toyota Hilux at 3,047 sales (4.3%) and the Holden Commodore at 2,875 sales…