Proton Saga 6 Malaysian models in the Top 7 this month, with the Top 3 accounting for 38% of the market! #3 in August, the Proton Saga climbs back into the lead with 5,582 registrations and a gargantuan 13.4% market share. It is #2 year-to-date with 55,374 sales (12.7%). The…
After having lost no less than 73% in 2009, the Latvian car market is shyly recovering in 2010 with +15% over the first 10 months of the year at 3,905 registrations. The VW Golf leads the pack by a very large margin with 216 sales and 5.5% of the market.…
The South African market is up an impressive 22% in October with 44,055 registrations, and the #1 spot goes to the VW Polo Vivo, a restyled old gen Polo, with 2,576 sales and 5.8% of the market. The new Polo can only dream of this success: it is only 14th…
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…
One model is head and shoulders above the competition in Peru: the Toyota Yaris, with the sedan being the preferred version. It delivers 2,564 sales in just 4 months, or 12.4% of the market. The Kia Rio comes in 2nd at 5.5%, ahead of the Toyota Corolla at 4.2%. Top…
Chevrolet dominates the Colombian car sales and places the Aveo first with 13,870 registrations and 12.1% of the market (vs. 13.5% in 2009), and the Spark 2nd with 6,502 sales and 5.7%. In third, the Renault Sandero, helped by the Stepway version (pictured below), gets a solid 4.7% market share,…
Renault Scenic * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Estonian car market is slower by 19% over the first trimester 2010 (2,185 sales), and by 3% in March (864 sales). This is a very small market so the ranking by model is constantly…
Sales data is very rare for Bosnia. Please get in touch if you have more recent info! Over the first 2 months 2008, Skoda does a 1-2 in Bosnia with the Fabia 1st at 11% market share ahead of the Octavia at 9%. The Renault Clio lands in 3rd place…
Weak September in Turkey at 42,477 registrations (-19%) but the year-to-date figure is still up by a shiny 11% at 312,403 sales. After a couple of months all over the place, the model ranking is back to its more traditional self in Turkey: Renault tops the charts with the Symbol…
Thailand is the 'pick-up factory of the world': most pick-up trucks are actually built in the country, and it shows in the model ranking: the Toyota Hilux and Isuzu D-Max fight it out for the 1st spot. Over 11 months 2008 the Toyota is ahead with an astounding 20.4% market…
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…
The economic crisis hitting Greece impacted on car sales: at 7,803 in October they drop 36% over 2009, which was already -41% over 2008. The year-to-date figures are at -32%. Traditionally dominated by compact cars (Golf, Astra, Auris), this year the Greek market is led by minis: with 5.2% market…
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…