The Ford Kuga is up to a record #6 in August. Picture moottori.fi The Finnish new car market is down -8.5% year-on-year in August to 7.595 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 10.3% to 69.936. Toyota (-14.2%) easily remains the best-selling brand in the market with 16.3% share despite…
Toyota sales are up 66.7% year-on-year in Bulgaria in August. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria gain 6.9% year-on-year in August to 2.416 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 22.3% to 22.076. Brand leader Dacia (+26%) almost quadruples the market's growth rate to cement its pole position at 15.2% share…
The Renault Captur is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in August. The Slovenian new car market is off -19% year-on-year in August to 3.529 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up by just 0.5% at 38.971 units. Volkswagen (+18.5%) is the only Top 4 brand lodging a positive…
The VW ID.4 is up to a record 2nd place overall in August. Note July 2021 data is also included in the tables below. The Danish new car market skids -10% year-on-year in August to 15.844 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up just 0.6% to 125.743 units. Volkswagen…
Toyota sales are up 1.1% in a market off -18.1%. Preliminary data from ACEA show European new car sales (EU+EFTA+UK) down another harsh -18.1% year-on-year in August to 724.710 units, the lowest level for the month since 2014. Given August 2020 was already off -17.8% on the year prior this…
Toyota C-HR sales are up 144.1% year-on-year in a market down -9.6%. New car sales in Greece endure their first negative month since February at -9.6% to 6.198 units in August, keeping in mind August 2020 volumes were already down -28.6% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now…
The VW ID.3 breaks its ranking record in Switzerland in August. New car sales in Switzerland edge up 1.2% year-on-year in August to 16.456 units, keeping in mind August 2020 volumes were down -16.3% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally now stands at 160.425, up 12.9% over the same…
The Wuling Hongguang MINI EV is the best-selling vehicle in China in August. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), Chinese wholesales endure a 4th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in August, accelerating their fall to -17.8% at 1.799.000 units. This includes 1.552.000 Passenger Vehicles (-11.7%)…
The Fiat 500 lineup is up to a record 6th place in Germany in August. New car sales in Germany crater -23% year-on-year in August to just 193.307 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up a tiny 2.5% to 1.820.589. August 2021 volumes are also down -38.4% on August 2019…
Dacia is up to #3 brand in Turkey in August. The Turkish new light vehicle market edges down -5% year-on-year in August to 58.454 units, leading to a year-to-data tally now up 24.3% to 501.004. Evolutions vary wildly between the most popular brands. Fiat (-23%) struggles year-on-year but scores a…
The Hyundai Tucson remains the best-selling vehicle in Ireland. New car sales in Ireland gain 24.9% year-on-year in August, exactly the same growth rate as July, to 6.007 units, leading to a year-to-date tall up 22.1% to 96.298. Volkswagen (+16.8%) is up two spots on July to snap the brands…
While it’s not even officially fall yet, you might already be looking forward to and preparing for winter. One area that you could overlook is the importance of winter-proofing your car. The risk of being in accidents on icy or snowy roads is significant, and if you weatherproof your vehicle…
The Jeep Compass is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in August. The Croatian new car market is up 9.3% year-on-year in August to 2.841 units, keeping in mind August 2020 volumes were down -23.9% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally now stands at 34.619, up 37.6% on the same period…
The Toyota Corolla Cross breaks into the Argentinean Top 10 in August. New vehicle sales in Argentina edge up 2.5% year-on-year in August to 31.167 units, still a poor result given August 2020 volumes were down -30.9% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 27.7% to 271.689.…
Toyota is the only year-on-year gainer in the Top 20 in August. It's another difficult month for new car sales in Belgium, down another -25.7% year-on-year in August to 27.026 units, keeping in mind August 2020 was already down -24.1% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now down -3.5%…