Renault 4 La Parisienne * Discover 50 French Historical Data articles spanning the last 65 years here * Today we inaugurate a new series on BestSellingCarsBlog: This was years ago…. Where I focus on one year in one country and reflect on the changes that have affected that specific market…
Mercedes sales are up a massive 28% year-on-year this month in Belgium. * See the Top 45 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * If you have access to a models ranking for Belgium please get in touch and hit the 'Contact' tab! Belgian new car sales are down…
40 million Corollas have been sold worldwide since the first generation launched in October 1966. * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * Today Toyota celebrates a milestone that no other manufacturer has: the 40 millionth model of a single nameplate, the Toyota Corolla. Global sales figures have shown…
VW Passat * See the Top 60 best-selling models and Top 34 All-brands by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Sweden are up a shy 3% year-on-year in August to 21,616 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 168,677 units, down 7% on 2012. Huge surprise in pole position:…
Kia now has 208 showrooms in France vs. 70 in 2003... * See the evolution of number of dealerships for 31 brands by clicking on the title! * Thanks to French magazine L'Argus today I can share with you some unusual info: the evolution of the number of dealerships by…
The VW Up! is back inside the Croatian Top 20 at #3. * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 20 models and Top 33 All-brands! See title * Contact me at matt@bestsellingcarsblog.com for a more in-depth analysis of this market. Finally some good news for new car sales in Croatia:…
Lexus LFA * See the Top 30 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! * Contact me at matt@bestsellingcarsblog.com for a more in-depth analysis of this market. In July, new car sales in Singapore are down a horrid 27% year-on-year to just 1,702 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 13,391…
Toyota Hilux. 1 in 3 new vehicles sold in Gabon so far in 2013 is a Toyota. * See the Top 5 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rutger * After reaching a record 5,925 units in 2011, the Gabonese new car market was down 10%…
Audi sales are up 16% year-on-year in July in Belgium. * See the Top 43 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! Thanks to fbl * Second month in a row of year-on-year decline for the Belgian new car market, down 5% in July to 34,879 registrations. The year-to-date total…
Toyota is up to almost 8% market share in Liechtenstein in 2013... * See the Top 35 All-brands ranking by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rutger * Liechtenstein is a 160 square kilometres principality located between Austria and Switzerland and home to 35,000 inhabitants. Over the first 6 months…
Fiat Panda. Fiat could become the #1 brand in San Marino in 2013, like in surrounding Italy. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rutger * San Marino, also romantically called the Most Serene Republic of San Marino, is a 61 square…
BMW is now the #2 brand in Luxembourg. * See the Top 6 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Rutger * New car sales are struggling in Luxembourg, down 8% halfway through 2013 to 26,409 registrations, dragged down by a horrid month of June down 13%…
The new generation Corolla could help Toyota retain its worldwide crown in 2013... * See the Full article by clicking on the title! * Over the first half of 2013, Toyota just announced it sold 4.911 million vehicles worldwide, down 1.1% year on year but enough to keep the Japanese…
Renault Symbol * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * If you have read the last articles on Armenia and Ukraine you will know that the new generation Renault Symbol and Logan have been rationalised into one single model. As a result, countries that…
Ford European sales are up 7% year-on-year in June. * See the Top 25 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! * June new car sales are down 6% year-on-year in Europe to 1,175,363 registrations, once again the weakest June result in 20 years. This brings the 6 months 2013…