Only #8 in 2008, the Hyundai Avante (aka Elantra) manages the impressive feat of taking the top spot in Singapore in 2009, passing ahead traditional strong sellers Toyota Corolla Altis and Vios. The newly launched Kia Cerato Forte is already the 4th best selling car in the country, ahead of…
Toyota Innova The Top 4 best selling cars in Vietnam are unchanged over 2007 and 2008: the Toyota Innova keeps the pole position by far, with record sales numbers: 12,433 units and 15.5% in 2007 and 14,947 units and 13.6% in 2008. The Honda Civic has a stellar two years,…
In an ever-changing Singaporean car market, the Honda Civic becomes the country's most popular model in 2008 with 5,663 units sold. The Toyota Corolla Altis comes second, ahead of the Toyota Vios with 3,936 sales. The Nissan Latio is 4th with 3,066 registrations. The best selling non-Japanese model is the Hyundai…
Toyota Innova The Filipino car market is back in relative good shape over the period, passing the 100,000 registrations mark in 2007 for the first time in 10 years at 117,903 units. These are Toyota's best years in the country: at 38.4% share in 2006 and 38.2% but a record…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Thailand in 2006. After 6 years of double-digit gains lifting the market from record lows in 1998 to record highs in both 2004 and 2005, the Thailand new vehicle market takes a breather in 2006 at -3.8% to a still very high…
Toyota Hilux in Bangkok, Thailand December 2004 I only have official figures for July this year in Thailand, so if you have more complete data please make sure to get in touch! Now that the new generation Toyota Hilux is at full production capacity, the model is back to the…
Toyota Innova Launched in January 2006 to replace the best seller Zace, the Toyota Innova is an instant hit in Vietnam and takes an out-of-this world share of the market at over 23% for its first year! The Innova sells 9,934 units over the full year, a new record for…
Toyota Corolla Altis in Singapore October 2007 ( I took the picture during one of my trips there) In 2006 the Toyota Corolla Altis has a comfortable margin on top of Singaporean car sales with 10,910 registrations and 11% of the market. The Mitsubishi Lancer is #2 at 6.8% followed…
More than 150.000 Isuzu D-Max were sold in Thailand in 2005, a record. Half a decade after the financial crisis that annihilated the market, Thai new vehicle sales finally return to pre-crisis levels with 2003 volumes up 28.9% to 518.440, only the third half-million+ annual result in Thai history after…
Isuzu D-Max I only have official figures for the first 6 months of the year, so if you have more complete data please make sure to get in touch! Over the first 6 months of 2005, Isuzu moved 80,558 units of its D-Max pick-up, positioning the model on top of…
Perodua Kancil In 2004, new car sales in Malaysia leap up 15.2% year-on-year to break a new annual volume record at 487.313 units. After falling apart in 2003 (-26.8%), Proton stops the rot with a 7.2% uptick to 34.6% share, widening the gap with Perodua (-1.8%) at 25%, but adding…
Toyota Zace * Many thanks to Ben Wyn for the info! * In 2003, the Toyota Zace is the best selling car in Vietnam in a market totaling 42,557 units. Its stays leader in 2004 and 2005, until its replacement by the Toyota Innova in January 2006. In 2005 the…
Toyota Hilux in Thailand, December 2004 I only have official Thai figures for November this year, so if you have more complete data please make sure to get in touch! 4 of the 5 best selling vehicles in Thailand in November 2004 are pick-ups, cementing the country's status as 'pick-up…
The Toyota Kijang Innova launches in Indonesia in 2004. New car sales in Indonesia surge 37.9% year-on-year in 2004 to smash its all-time volume record, crossing the 400.000 unit benchmark for the first time in history at 441.912 wholesales. Brand leader Toyota (+40.8%) drives the growth with an improved 31%…
Toyota Revo * See the Top 10/15 best-selling models by clicking on the title - Thanks myk for the data! * The Filipino new car market is relatively stable over the period, starting at 85,588 registrations in 2002 to finish at 88,074 in 2004. The Toyota Revo is again the…