Dacia Duster Last week was not a fluke, the Dacia Duster confirms it is now a force to be reckoned with in the French market and a serious contender for the 2011 podium. During the week of 12 to 18 April, the Duster is the 2nd best selling car in…
Fiat Punto * Now updated with the Top 50 best selling models over Q1 2011. See 'Read more' below * Italian car sales are down a worrying 28% year-on-year in March at 187,774 units. First Quarter figures are down 23% at 513,794 registrations. Both the Fiat Punto at 7.5% (14.035…
Lexus CT200h * Now with the Top 65 best selling models in Q1 2011: click on 'Read more' at end of post * At 93,984 registrations, Australian car sales are down just 1% year-on-year in March. The Holden Commodore stays #1 at 4,170 sales and 4.4%, but the 2011 leader is…
Ford Focus Car sales are down 5% in Europe this month, dragged down by the 8% drop of the UK market, a traditional powerhouse in March due to the registration change. The VW Golf still leads but is down 10% at 53,055 units, followed by the Ford Fiesta, up 2…
The Danish car market continues on its good run, up 28% in March at 16,381 sales and 26% year-to-date at 40,341. The Chevrolet Spark is #1 for the third month in a row at 654 units at 4%, a distant leader year-to-date at 2,254 sales and 5.6% share. The Suzuki…
* See the Top 100 best selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * The Brazilian car market is level year-on-year at 149,604 registrations over the first half of April. The Gol-Uno battle is heating up, with the Uno back in pole position over…
The VW Fusca was #1 in Brazil from 1954 to 1980 The direct links to 42 Historical articles are below. January 2020 update: There is now a Top 20 brands ranking from 2003 onwards, Top 10 for 2002 - 10 articles have been updated over the 2002-2010 period. To celebrate…
Peugeot 508 * See the Top 50 best selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * Slovenian car sales are stable in March at 5,909 registrations. The podium is unchanged vs. February and 2010, with the Renault Clio in the lead at 6.2% share,…
VW Caddy * See the Top 50 best selling models by clicking on 'Read more' below * At 1,902 units over the first 3 months of 2011, new car sales in Latvia are up 132% on 2010 and 45% on 2009 but are still a far cry (-68%!) from the…
Mexican consumers continue to buy more new cars than last year, a total of 75,125 units in March, up 15%. The Nissan Tsuru reclaims the pole position, just: with 5,406 sales (7.2%) it is 95 units above the VW Clasico at 5,311 (7.1%). The Nissan Tiida Sedan at #3, Chevrolet…
Skoda Octavia Policija. Picture by Rescuenav, all rights reserved. Croatian car sales are up for the third month in a row, an encouraging +12% in March at 3,836 units. Once again the Skoda Octavia takes the lead with 255 sales and 6.5% share. Local website Slobodna Dalmacija explains part of…
FAW Xiali N5 * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * The Chinese car market continues to take a breather after the extravagant growth of 2010, up 5% in March at 1,828,500 vehicles and 8% over the first quarter…
* Now with the Top 200 best selling models: click on 'Read more' at the end of the post * The German car market is definitely back on track, up 11% in March at 327,911 registrations. Unsurprisingly, the VW Golf is in the lead at 7.5% share, and it is…
* See the Top 50 best selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * New car sales in Argentina are up for the 17th month in a row at +16% in March with 66,608 registrations. ACARA changes its methodology and doesn't split models by…
UK car sales are down for the 9th month in a row, at -8% in March with 366,101 registrations. March and September are traditionally the strongest months of the year in the UK as they coincide with the launch of new licence plates that act like a new model year.…