Zeekr sales are up 200% YoY in Singapore. 4,650 new cars hit Singaporean roads in August, a solid 17.7% year-on-year improvement. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 25.7% to 33,233. BYD (+82.5%) remains the faraway leader with a whopping 19.8% share, with Toyota (+7.4%) and Honda (+8.5%) at a…
The Kia PV5 has landed in its home charts. The South Korean new light vehicle market edges up 1% year-on-year in August to 138,408 units, that includes 111,109 for domestic manufacturers (-3.2%) and 27,299 for foreigners (+22.6%). The year-to-date tally is now up 3.2% to 1,100,839 including 908,543 locals (+1.3%)…
i Another outstanding month for new car sales in Austria at +25.3% YoY in August to 21,452 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 10.7% to 189,370. The Top 3 carmakers trail the market with Volkswagen (+11%) and Skoda (+17.2%) still in positive but BMW (-6.9%) struggling. Audi (+26.1%)…
The outgoing T-Roc benefits from promotions before the arrival of the new generation (pictured) New car sales in Germany stand at 207,229 in August, up 5% year-on-year. This is still a weak result given August 2024 was off -27.8% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is down -1.7% to…
Daihatsu Move sales soar 145% YoY in August. The Japanese new vehicle market has now completely caught up on year-ago disruptions and endures a second straight month of YoY decline in August at -8.3% to 301,221 sales. The year-to-date tally remains in positive at +6.2% to 3,037,194. Toyota (-12.5%) falls…
The Explorer helps Ford surge +153.3% The Norwegian new car market sports a fantastic +25.2% YoY lift in August to 13,915 units, bringing the YTD tally up 25.67% to 98,996. BEV sales are up 28.6% to 13,482 and 96.9% share vs. 94.3% in August 2024 which was a record at…
The VW Polo is the most popular vehicle in Switzerland in August. The Swiss new car market edges up 1.3% year-on-year in August to 16,136 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -4.3% to 148,898. 4x4 sales drop -2.7% to 7,836 and 48.6% share vs. 50.6% a year ago. Petrol…
The new Tavascan helps lift Cupra to a record 8.1% share The Danish new car market edges up 1.4% year-on-year in August to 13,030 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 5.1% to 116,395. Volkswagen (-15.7%) stays in the lead of the brands ranking despite a hefty YoY loss, it…
The Toyota Corolla scores its highest ranking of the year in August. New car sales in Czechia advance 3.1% year-on-year in August to 17,611, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.8% to 161,067. Local behemoth Skoda (-10.8%) underperforms to 29.3% share vs. 33.6% so far this year. In fact the…
First UK Top 10 finish for the Jaecoo 7. The UK new car market is down for the 2nd consecutive month with August sales at -2% to 82,908, the weakest August since 2022. The year-to-date tally is now up 2.1% to 1,265,281, the highest result since pre-pandemic 2019 (1,519,016). Private…
The Hyundai Inster cracks the Dutch Top 10 in August. The Dutch new car market is off -2.7% year-on-year in August to 26,663 units. This means the year-to-date volume is now down -3.8% to 237,909. Kia (-2.5%) continues to dominate in the brands ranking with 10.2% share, while Toyota (+6.2%)…
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…
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…
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…