VW Passat The Irish car market is up again this month at +4% with 8,606 registrations and +13% year-to-date at 56,206 units. VW has a very fruitful month of April: the VW Passat takes the lead with 413 sales and 4.8% share and jumps to #3 year-to-date at 2,131 units…
Fiat Panda Italian car sales seem to be on the mend, at only -2% in April (157,991 registrations), compared to -19% year-to-date at 675,104 units. The Fiat Panda is #1 for the first time since November and for the third time in 12 months with 10,797 sales and 6.8% share.…
Mitsubishi ASX I know I've been putting a picture of the Mitsubishi ASX for the Norwegian post for 4 months now, but the fact is the ASX keeps delivering astounding results in this country month after month. In April, it literally took off and more than doubled its market share…
VW Passat At 28,940 registrations and up 13% year-on-year, the Swedish car market delivers its best month of April in 22 years! The Volvo V70 stays on top but sees its share slip down to 6.7%, and the VW Passat is up to #2 for the first time this year…
Range Rover * Click on the title for Albanian street scenes! * * Many thanks to Matthias from Germany who made this post's update possible! * The Albanian car market is very particular, with as much as 1 in every 3 cars in circulation in Tirana and Durres second-hand Mercedes.…
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 43 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…