VW Polo * See the Top 60 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Icelandic new car market is slowly recovering from the 2008-09 crisis, with sales up 32% on 2009 to a still extremely shy 3,395 units. The new generation VW Polo is an instant hit in…
* Now with the Top 100 best selling models: click on 'Read more' at the end of the post * At 294,239 registrations, the Swiss car market is up 11% this year. Not surprisingly, the VW Golf is the best selling car in the country again, with 4.1% of the…
The very first 2011 figures come from Brazil, thanks to Fenavabre's bi-monthly updates. Brazilian car sales are up 16% at 114,015 registrations halfway through January, and the VW Gol is off to a great start just under 10% share at 11,262 sales, way above the Fiat Uno (7.5%) and VW…
The Danish car market has completely recovered from the GFC: with 153,562 registrations this year it is up 40% on 2009 and 4% on 2008. The Toyota Aygo is the best selling car in Denmark in 2010 with 4,403 sales and 2.9%, ahead of the Chevrolet Spark at 4,242 sales…
BYD F3 *Thanks to DC at www.autoweek.nl for the Full Year 2010 Top 200! See 'Read more' below* This month, 3 Chinese models land in the Top 6, a feat rare enough to be noticed. The BYD F3, after months spent outside the podium, comes back to #1 to cap off…
* See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Latvian car market is up 33% on a dismal 2009 year with 4,976 registrations in 2010. The VW Golf takes the lead at 238 sales and 4.8%. In #2 thanks to an amazing last couple of…
In 2010, the Romanian car market slowed down by 19% at 94,541 registrations, but the trend should reverse in 2011 as the year's last months were up (December is at +10%). The Dacia Logan is the best selling car in Romania for the 6th consecutive year, and is still extremely…
March 2020 update: Now with Top 45 All-brands. The Spanish market is struggling in December at -24% and 68,942 sales, however the 2010 total is up 3% at 982,015 registrations. This month the Nissan Qashqai leads the Spanish market for the very first time with 2,356 sales and 3.4%. This…
Mini * Now updated with the Top 100 best-selling models and the Top 20 by Region! See 'Read more' at end of post, many thanks to Florian for the tip * December car sales are down 22% in Italy at 131,202 units, bringing the 2010 total to 1,960,218, down 9%…
VW Golf * See the Top 150 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian * The German market is back to harsh reality this year after being artificially boosted by scrappage schemes in 2009. It is down 23% on 2009 and down 6% on 2008 at 2,916,260…
Slovak car sales finish the year at 64,033, down 27%. For the first time ever and after 10 consecutive years of Skoda Fabia domination, the best selling car in the country is the Skoda Octavia with 5,675 sales and 8.9%. The Fabia drops to 2nd at 4,766 sales (7.4%). The…
Renault Clio * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Slovenian car market is up 6% in 2010 at 59,226 registrations. Renault places 2 models at the top of the sales this year: the locally-built Clio is the best selling car in Slovenia again…
Austrian car sales are up 4% in December at 20,366 sales with the 2010 total up 2% at 328,563 registrations. The VW Golf is the best selling car in the country at 16,986 sales (5.2%) ahead of the VW Polo at 12,340 sales (3.8%) and the Hyundai i30 at 8,017…
Nissan Tsuru in Mexico The Mexican car market is up 14% in December at 104,941 sales, bringing the 2010 total to 820,406 registrations, up 9%. The new Jetta 'threat' was short-lived: in December the Nissan Tsuru is again way above the competition at 6.9% share, finishing the year at 61,147…
Nissan NP200 The South African car market finishes a euphoric year on a high: it is up 30% in December at 39,504 registrations, bringing the 2010 total to 492,956, up 25% on 2009. Stellar month for Toyota: the Hilux confirms its #1 spot and increases its share to 7.3% with…