The Suzuki Vitara dominates the Hungarian charts. 37,506 new light vehicles found a buyer in Hungary of the First Quarter of 2024, a solid 8.3% year-on-year increase. The PC only total stands at 31,668, up 7.1% year-on-year. Suzuki dominates the PC+LCV charts with 13.9% share just above Toyota (13.5%). Skoda,…
Nissan Juke sales are up 11-fold year-on-year in Greece. After posting two double-digit gains in a row at the start of the year, the Greek new car market brakes -6.2% year-on-year in March to 12,465 units. The year-to-date tally remains in positive for now at +8.6% and 36,668 sales. Toyota…
The Citroen C3/Aircross breaks into the German Top 10 in March. 263,368 new cars joined German roads in March, a disappointing -6.4% year-on-year drop. However the Q1 volume manages to stay in positive at +4.1% to 694,309 units. Volkswagen (-3.4%) fares better than the market albeit in negative to 18.3%…
The Subaru Crosstrek (+147%) ranks inside the Canadian Q1 Top 10. After breaking records in February with sales up 24.4% year-on-year, in March the market falls back to more reasonable growth rates at +9.2% to 159,000 units according to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive. The Seasonally Adjusted Annualised Rate of sales…
The Chevrolet Silverado/Cheyenne ranks #10 in March. In March, the Mexican new light vehicle market is up 4.7% year-on-year to 124,395 sales. This is the strongest result for the month since March 2017 (137,021). As a result the Q1 tally is up 11% to 349,752. Brand leader Nissan (+4%) is…
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The Nissan NP200 has been on sale in South Africa for 16 years with only minor changes. The South African new vehicle market is hit -11.7% year-on-year in March to 44,235 units, leading to a Q1 volume off -5.3% to 131,199. Exports crumble -27.1% this month to 24,161 and are…
The Mitsubishi ASX (a rebadged Renault Captur) cracks the Austrian Top 10 in March. 25,701 new cars found a buyer in Austria in March, a -2.3% year-on-year drop. The Q1 volume remains up, just, at +0.3% to 63,263 units. Volkswagen (-2.9%) easily retains the brands pole position at 13.2% share,…
The Ford Everest is up to a record 7th place in March. 14/04 update: Now with Top 308 All brands ranking. It's yet another record month for Australian new vehicle sales, the 9th in the past 12 months. March volumes are up 12.7% year-on-year to 109,647 units, eclipsing the previous…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling model in Belgium over Q1 2024. It's a tough month for Belgian new car sales: off -13.5% year-on-year to 44,751 in March. However the Q1 volume remains in positive at +2.8% to 135,140. This is the highest Q1 result since 2019. Over Q1,…
Porsche ranks #8 in the Luxembourg brands ranking in March. New car sales in Luxembourg endure a -12.6% year-on-year drop in March to 4,585 units, meaning the Q1 volume is down -4.9% to 12,500. Volkswagen (+12.1%) defies the negative market to cement its leadership in the brands chars with 12.7%…
Geely sales are up a whopping 963.6% year-on-year in March. New car sales in Ukraine advance 47.4% year-on-year in March to 6,647 units, leading to a Q1 volume up 48.8% to 16,660. Toyota (+57.6%) and Renault (+118%) both fare better than the market and cement their brands leadership. Skoda (+30.6%)…
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in March. According to numbers by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, new car sales in Cyprus drop -17.9% year-on-year in March to 1,437 units. Thanks to a strong start of the year, this leads to a Q1 volume up…
The Daihatsu Sigra threepeats at #1 in Indonesia. New vehicle wholesales in Indonesia sink -26.1% year-on-year in March to just 74,724 units, leading to a Q1 volume off -23.8% to 215,069. Meanwhile retail sales drop -14.8% to 82,092 and are down -14.9% year-to-date to 230,776. In the wholesales brands ranking, Toyota…
The Tesla Model Y obliterates its rivals in the foreign model ranking. New light vehicle sales in South Korea sink -11.6% year-on-year in March to 145,658 units, including 120,395 sales (-14.6%) for local manufacturers and 25,263 (+6%) for foreigners. The year-to-date tally is now down -12.1% to 377.043 including 322,460…