New car sales in Slovakia are up 20% in March at 6,480 units. After a weaker month of February, the Skoda Octavia is back in shape at 616 sales and 9.5% market share, well above the Skoda Fabia at 396 units and 6.1%. The Dacia Duster continues its fantastic progression…
Maruti Alto K10 * See the Top 40 best selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * This month the Maruti Alto, boosted by the facelifted K10 version, sets up a new monthly volume record in India at 38,065 units. This is nearly 5,000…
In a market up a healthy 13% at 4,844 units, the Suzuki Swift grabs the pole position with 351 sales and 7.2% share, perhaps showing the effects of the new generation coming through dealerships already. The Hyundai i30 is also very impressive in 2nd place at 310 sales and 6.4%…
The Slovak car market continues its excellent run at +38% in February with 4,803 registrations. For the first time in over a year, the Skoda Fabia is very close (1 unit!) to the #1 spot, still held by the Skoda Octavia at 396 sales (8.2%). Similarly to neighbour Czech Republic,…
Daihatsu Move Custom * Visit this site and pick “Japan: earthquake and tsunami” to help the victims of the disaster * In February the Daihatsu Move is the best selling Kei car in Japan for the 2nd month in a row with 16,230 sales, keeping at bay the Suzuki Wagon R, the…
Hyundai i10 Car sales are up a whopping 34% in Denmark in February at 11,565 registrations. The Chevrolet Spark is #1 for the third time in 4 months, a significant achievement in a market as volatile as Denmark. Its 6% market share is also no mean feat given all models…
Nissan Leaf *Best Selling Cars offers its condoleances to the victims of the Sendai earthquake & tsunami* It's a good month for 'green' cars in Japan: the Toyota Prius climbs back to the top of the ranking with 19,110 sales, and the all-electric Nissan Leaf makes its entry in the…
The Danish market is up 16% this month at 12,349 registrations, up 58% on January 2009 but still down 14% on January 2008. Already #1 in November, the Chevrolet Spark takes the lead again in January with 903 sales and 7.3% share, well ahead of the Toyota Aygo, #2 at…
Suzuki MR Wagon A bit of shake up in the Kei cars ranking this month: the Daihatsu Move, #3 in 2010, climbs to first place in January with 14,207 sales, well ahead of the two stars of last year, the Suzuki Wagon R at 11,119 units and the Daihatsu Tanto…
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…
Traditionally the weakest month of the year in Romania, January sales are however up 24% at 2,648 registrations. The Dacia Logan is 11 percentage points below its 2010 market share at 15.1%, followed by the Skoda Octavia (5.7%) and a Dacia Duster (4.6%) consolidating its presence on the podium. Below…
Honda Fit Hybrid The Japanese market is down 21% in January at 187,154 registrations. For the first time in 20 months the Toyota Prius is not #1 in Japan, dethroned by the Honda Fit (aka Jazz), #1 with 14,873 sales possibly thanks to the new Hybrid version. The new gen…
The New Zealand car market is up 16% in January at 7,523 registrations. Boosted by strong rental vehicles sales, the Toyota Corolla reigns with 903 sales and no less than 12% of the market, followed by the Holden Commodore at 380 sales (5%) and the Suzuki Swift at 265 units…
The Maruti Alto sold 33,118 units in India in January, its best ever month. Very strong start of the year for Indian car sales: no less than 13 models either beat their volume record or are at their yearly best. At the very top, both the Maruti Alto at 33,118…
Official Pakistani car sales figures only take into consideration the models produced locally, which gives a pretty good idea of actual car sales given imports are very limited. Nearly 1 in every 3 new cars sold in the country is a Toyota Corolla! It totals 44,098 sales over the year…