The Opel Frontera slides into the Icelandic Top 20 in August. New car sales in Iceland advance 26.9% year-on-year in August to 589 units, keeping in mind August 2024 was off -60.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now up 27.3% to 9,738. Tesla (+83.7%) retakes control of…
The Toyota Corolla Cross holds 11.6% of the Taiwanese new car market in August. New light vehicle sales in Taiwan are stable in August at +0.2% to 29,460 but the year-to-date tally drops -14.2% to 263,910. Given August 2024 was off -17% on the year prior, this remains a poor…
BYD is up to a record 18th place in Belgium in August. A mediocre month for new car sales in Belgium at -10.9% year-on-year in August to 26,120 units. This is a particularly weak result given August 2024 was already down -20.3% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume stands…
The Toyota RAV4 is the most popular vehicle in Finland in August. After two consecutive months of year-on-year gains, the Finnish new car market is back to hell in August at -19.5% to just 5,147 sales. The year-to-date tally is now down -5.4% to 47,010. Toyota (-12.3%) falls but improves…
The Fiat Panda breaks into its home Top 15 in August. 67,272 new cars found a buyer in Italy in August, a -2.7% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date tally is now off -3.7% to 1,040,734. This is -21.5% or 285,000 units below the pre-pandemic volume of 2019. Once again private sales…
MG sales are up 40.4% year-on-year in Spain in August. It's another euphoric month for the Spanish new car market, up 17.2% year-on-year in August to 61,315 sales. This is the fourth consecutive month of double-digit growth. The year-to-date tally is now up 14.6% to 769,452. We however still remain…
Hyundai holds 4% of the French market in August. First year-on-year uptick of the year for the French new car market, but this happens during the slowest month of the year, August. Sales up 2.2% to 87,850. Keep in mind the year-ago comparison base was particularly weak as August 2024…
The Toyota Yaris Sedan is back up to #2 62,815 new cars hit Saudi roads in July, stable (-0.1%) year-on-year. Through July, it's 472,587 new vehicles that were added to the parc, up 8.5% on the same period a year ago. Toyota (+3.1%) is strong at 32.2% share vs. 27.4%…
The Jetour T2 is the third best-selling vehicle in the UAE in July. The Emirati new car market is up 4.6% year-on-year in July to 24,257 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 5.3% to 181,502. Toyota (+6%) maintains its stranglehold on the brands charts with 27.6% share, well above…
Known as the BYD Seagull at home in China and Dolphin Mini in Latin America, the BYD Dolphin Plus has just launched in Europe. Back in China where it was released in May 2023, it has sold a whopping 890,716 wholesale units and peaked at 56,156 sales back in November…
Skoda is up to #2 brand in Europe in July. Preliminary data by ACEA has the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 5.9% year-on-year in July to 1,085,356 units. This means the 7-months tally is now stable at -0.04% to 7,900,877. Among the Top 5 biggest markets, Spain shoots up…
When it comes to cars there are plenty of options to choose from. There are smaller cars, larger cars, basic cars, luxury cars, and everything in between. But which cars have been the absolute best overall? Well, that’s a matter that’s up for debate. But we’re going to try and…
The Suzuki Jimny is the 4th best-selling vehicle in Panama in July. Panama is back on BSCB, and this is a new monthly update. July sales in the country stand at 4,995 units, up 9.4% year-on-year while the year-to-date tally is up 7.7% to 32,794. Toyota dominates the brands ranking…
The Skoda Octavia doubles its sales year-on-year in July. 27/08 update: Now with the July Top 35 models and YTD Top 75 models (PC+LCV). 10,809 new passenger cars hit Hungarian roads in July, a stunning 26.8% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date volume is up 7% to 76,910. When adding LCVs, the…
The Kia Sportage ranks #4 in Colombia in July. Euphoric new car market in Colombia at +44.7% year-on-year in July to 23,903 units. This way, the year-to-date volume is up by an equally impressive 26.7% to 128,936. Kia (+56.5%) snaps the brands pole position for the third time this year…