Nissan NP200 The South African car market finishes a euphoric year on a high: it is up 30% in December at 39,504 registrations, bringing the 2010 total to 492,956, up 25% on 2009. Stellar month for Toyota: the Hilux confirms its #1 spot and increases its share to 7.3% with…
Holden Commodore & Cruze * See the All-models Top 280 Ranking and every monthly Ranking by clicking on the title! * The Australian market gains 11% in 2010 at 1,035,574 registrations, the second highest figure ever after 2007's 1,049,982 units. The Holden Commodore is the best selling car in the…
* See the Top 290 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Kostas * The Greek car market was hit hard by the economic crisis this year, down 36% to 141,404 registrations, with December down 62%. #6 in 2009, the Toyota Yaris is the best-selling car in Greece…
VW Polo * See 'Read more' for the Top 365 best-selling models and all monthly Rankings! * Car sales in the Netherlands are up 25% in 2010 to 484,432 registrations. This year 2 Volkswagens swapped leadership: the VW Polo is the best selling car in the country for the first…
Norwegian car sales are up 29% in 2010 at 127,754 registrations, and in December, the Volvo V70 (#1 at 658 sales and 6.5%) and XC60 (#5 at 284 sales and 2.8%) post very strong figures. The VW Golf is the best selling car in Norway over the full year 2010 by…
Never before had Argentineans bought that many cars in a year: 662,591 registrations in 2010 is the new record for this market, up 29% on 2009. In December the VW Amarok (#12, 892 sales) is ranked above the Toyota Hilux (#19, 625 sales) in Argentina for the very first time.…
VW Golf * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Finnish car market is up 24% in 2010 with 110,475 registrations, and the VW Golf is the best-selling model for the third consecutive year at 6,172 sales and 5.6%, up 36%. The Toyota Avensis…
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%…
The Turkish car market is euphoric this month at +182% year-on-year and 50,061 registrations, bringing the year-to-date figure to 410,323, up 31%. The Renault Symbol, #1 in November at 5.8%, is now also the best selling car in Turkey year-to-date with 23,558 sales and 5.7%, passing the Hyundai Accent (23,174…
Best Selling Cars wishes you all a Happy New Year 2011! Check out above my little New Year video filmed in Hanoi, Vietnam where I'm spending my holidays. The trick for crossing the city's busy streets is to walk at a steady pace. This way the traffic can anticipate where…
Best Selling Cars now covers 154 countries around the world, so we can rank models by the number of times they appear #1 in any given country (more on the methodology below). This is exclusive to Best Selling Cars, you won't find it anywhere else! Toyota places 4 models in the…
Toyota Fortuner in HoChiMinh City, November 2010. Picture by my dear Mum and Dad. At 11,198 registrations this month, the Vietnamese market is down 9% year-on-year and 4% year-to-date at 99,798 sales. The Toyota Innova regains its first spot with 811 sales (7.2%) followed by the Toyota Fortuner at an…
Very strong sales figures this month in China, with each of the Top 3 cars delivering yearly bests. The VW Lavida is #1 for the second month in a row at 25,072 sales and 227,087 year-to-date (#2). The FAW Xiali N3/N5 continues its impressive progression and gains one more spot…
* Click on title for more street scenes! * Georgian consumers were very fast to shed their Soviet past: there are virtually no Ladas anymore in the streets of the capital city Tbilisi. The Toyota Corolla should take the lead of the sales ranking in 2010, followed by the Hyundai…
Street Scene in Yerevan, Armenia. Picture by ls2_zed. All rights reserved. * Click on title for more street scenes and videos! * Lada dominates Armenian car sales, with the 2104/2105 very likely to be the best-seller, and the 4x4 (aka Niva) also doing well in spite of its old age.…