Malaysian Mercedes sales are up 91% year-on-year in June. * See the Top 45 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title * The Malaysian new car market is losing steam in 2015: down 2% year-on-year in June to 57.437 registrations and down 3% year-to-date at 322.184 units. Perodua follows the…
The Fiat 500 should remain the best-selling nameplate in Lithuania. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands by clicking on the title * The Lithuanian new car market is up by a whopping 30% year-on-year in June to 1.571 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 8.445 units, up 16% on 2014.…
The new generation Passat helped Volkswagen become #1 worldwide so far in 2015. The long-term trends made us anticipate it and it has now happened: over the first six months of 2015, the Volkswagen Group overtook Toyota Motor to become the largest automaker in the world in volume, putting the…
The Haval H6 leaps to third place overall so far in 2015. * See the Top 391 All-local models by clicking on the title * * NOW UPDATED with the Top 10 best-selling Light Commercials * If over the period the Chinese new light vehicle market is still up by…
The Fiat 500 is up to #3 in Latvia in June. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Latvian new car market is up a splendid 12% year-on-year in June to 1.465 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 8.068 units,…
The Renault Captur is #1 in Bulgaria for the 2nd straight month. * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 178 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Bulgaria are up a whopping 23% year-on-year in June to an estimated 3.220 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total to…
Lexus NX * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 186 All-models by clicking on the title * The Hong Kong new vehicle market is up a splendid 25% year-on-year in June to 5.711 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total halfway through 2015 to 28.391 units, up 12% on 2014. Toyota keeps…
Only 10 sales separate the Ford Ranger from the Malawi pole position. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * 698 new vehicles were registered in Malawi over the First Half of 2015, and three brands hold a combined 78% market share: Toyota…
Hyundai cracked the Indian code with the Elite i20. * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and Top 60 models by clicking on the title * The Indian market is back on the up in 2015 at +5% over the First Half of the year to 1.321.367 registrations to dealers.…
Hyundai Creta * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and Top 60 models by clicking on the title * The Indian new light vehicle market marks a pause in its recovery in June: down 0.5% year-on-year to 217.642 deliveries to dealerships - Indian data doesn't track end-customer purchases. The year-to-date total…
The Dacia Duster tops the sales charts outright for the first time in Slovenian history. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Slovenia are up a very robust 13% year-on-year in June to 5.446 registrations, lifting the year-to-date…
Dacia Logan sales are up 33% so far this year in Algeria in a market down 15%... * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * Government measures restricting imports of new car in the country have hurt the Algerian market: after losing 20%…
Opel LCV sales are up 34% year-on-year in France so far this year. Full H1 2015 Top 12 LCV brands & Top 100 LCV models vs. Full H1 2014 figures here. The France 1st Half 2015 article has now been updated with LCV data. The French LCV market remains and by…
Ford Ranger * See the Top 35 best-selling manufacturers & Top 229 All-models by clicking on the title * The South African new car market recedes by 4% in June to 50.251 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 302.619 units, now down 2% on 2014. In the manufacturers ranking, Toyota keeps the…
Seat Ibiza sales are up 48% year-on-year in Portugal. * See the Top 36 All-brands and Top 218 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Portugal continue to catch up on lost time at +34% in June to 21.063 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total halfway through…