VW Golf * See the Top 20 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Imports sales in Japan are compiled by a different organisation, the Japan Automobile Importers Association, and 2011 figures are out! Japanese consumers bought 205,857 foreign models in 2011, up 13% on 2010 and bringing the…
Dacia Duster * NOW UPDATED with the Year-to-date Top 299 best-selling models! Click on title to see, thanks STAC * Experts had predicted the French market would fall by over 10% year-on-year in November. Not so. Once again, car sales in France impress with their hold at -8% and 179,038…
Renault Koleos * NOW UPDATED with the Top 150 best-selling models: click on the title to see * At 176,203 registrations, the French new car market is up an encouraging 3% in October, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,837,474, up 0.4%. After two months of heavy promotions, the Renault Clio returns…
Lancia Ypsilon * Now updated with actuals for the entire Top 60 thanks to Cristiana at UNRAE * * See the Top 60 best-selling models by clicking on the title of the article or 'Read more'! * Italian car sales are down again in October at -6% and 133,722 registrations, bringing the 2011 year-to-date…
Toyota Yaris * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on this article's title or 'Read more'! * Car sales in Romania are down by 5% year-on-year in October at 7,828 registrations and at -9% year-to-date at 63,709 units. The Dacia Logan enjoys its 86th consecutive month atop the…
Mercedes A Class * NOW UPDATED with the Top 303 best-selling models: see 'Read more'! * German car sales are up again at +8% in September with 280,689 registrations, bringing the 2011 total to 2,401,736 units, up 11%. At 27,476 sales and 9.8%, the VW Golf/Jetta hits its highest monthly market…
VW Saveiro * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on 'Read more' at the end of the post * The Brazilian car market returns to outstanding growth, up 30% year-on-year over the first half of May at 139,886 registrations. For the first time since February, the VW Gol…
Imported cars are traditionally very discreet in Japan, only accounting for 5.8% of all passenger car sales at 187,436 units. Volkswagen is the only imported brand to feature in the general Top 10 (9th with 46,707 sales), and it places 2 models on top of the imports ranking: the Golf…
* 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…
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…
The Swiss car market is handling well in 2010 with +7% over the 1st half of the year and 143,046 registrations. Not surprisingly, the VW Golf is by far the best-selling model in the country, but its market share (4.2%) is much weaker than in Germany (8.2%) and Austria (5.2%)…
The German market is still in decline in October with 256,775 registrations and -20% vs. Oct 09, which is actually a little bit better than the year-to-date situation at -27% (2,423,627 sales). Well behind the VW Golf (8.2%), the Polo regains its #2 spot (3.2%) but the Mercedes C Class…