Hyundai i30 * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Slovakia are down 9% year-on-year in May to 5,948 registrations, brining the year-to-date total to 28,340 units, up 2% on 2011. As usual the Skoda Octavia and Fabia dominate sales, respectively…
Mercedes B-Class * See the Top 300 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Steam * In May the German new car market is down 5% year-on-year to 289,977 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,337,679 units, up just 0.3% on 2011. The VW Golf predictably holds…
VW Polo * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 20 best-selling models! Click on title to see - many thanks to Luka * Croatian new car sales recuperate somewhat from a disastrous month of April (-37%) at -13% year-on-year in May at 3,377 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to…
Chevrolet Malibu * NOW UPDATED with the Top 257 All-models ranking! Click on title to see * At +26% year-on-year, chances are the US car market will grow faster than China this month! Yep, this is rare enough to be bolded in my article... So it looks like the American consumer…
Peugeot 208 * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title! * There is a lot at stake this month for French car sales as June is traditionally one of the strongest months of the year. But it hasn't started well: over the first 5…
The Fiat Palio seems to have plateaued at 4.6% market share * NOW UPDATED with the Top 150 best-selling models! Click on title to see * Car sales in Brazil are down 9% year-on-year in May to 274,490 units, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,291,913 registrations, down 4% on 2011. The podium…
Skoda Superb * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Czech new car market is up 3% year-on-year in May to 15,975 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 76,093 units, up 5% on 2011. For the first time since February and the 5th time…
Chevrolet Cruze * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Russian car market continue on its insolent good run while most of Europe is slowing down, up 11% year-on-year in May to 260,944 registrations and bringing the year-to-date total to 1,141,484 units, up 15%…
Chevrolet Classic * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Argentinean new car market is taking us on a roller coaster in this first half of 2012. After being down 4% last February, up 35% in March and down 8% in April when dealerships admitted there was a slowdown in…
Vauxhall Corsa * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * While most European countries are slowly but surely falling back into recession, UK car sales have a euphoric month of May, up 8% year-on-year to 162,288 registrations with private sales up 14%. This is the…
Toyota Camry * See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in Taiwan are up a massive 28% year-on-year in May to 31,213 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 155,620 units, down just 0.8% on 2011. The Toyota Corolla has now been in…
Fiat Linea * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Turkish new car sales continue at a much lower level than 2012, down 15% year-on-year in April to 45,645 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 143,181 units, down 19% on 2011. The Fiat Linea is…
Fiat Panda * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 50 best-selling models: click on title to see! * Another disappointing month for the Italian car market, down 14% year-on-year in May to 147,426 registrations. This means the 2012 year-to-date total stands at 688,232 units, down 19% on 2011. The Fiat…
Toyota Etios Liva * See the Top 80 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in South Africa are up a brilliant 21% year-on-year in May to 50,228 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 249,582 units, up 10% on 2011. After 3 consecutive months in pole…
Wuling Rongguang * See the Top 5 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Chinese Light Commercial Vehicle sales are down 2% year-on-year in April to 434,103 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,791,301 units, down 5% on 2011. The Wuling Sunshine stays dominant with 46,328 sales but is…