The Dacia Sandero repeats at #1 in Kosovo in 2019. Picture quattroruote.it. For the third year in a row we can share with you exclusive sales data for Kosovo, a market edging down -1.1% year-on-year in 2019 to 3.608. The two most popular nameplates are the same as in 2018:…
The Jeep Wrangler is the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Today we welcome a new market on BSCB. The U.S. Virgin Islands is an unincorporated U.S. territory located east of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Sea and home to 107.000 inhabitants. It is not to be confused with…
The Skoda Scala breaks into the North Macedonian Top 10. Thanks to our partnership with Eastern European data specialist CE Auto we can share with you today January data for North Macedonia, a market down -7% year-on-year to 467 registrations. Toppled over the Full Year 2019 by the Kia Sportage, the Citroen C3…
The Seat Ibiza scores its first Serbian Top 10 finish in at least 6 years. Based on data by our Central European data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Serbia surge 13.9% year-on-year in January to 1.831 units. The Skoda Fabia (+79%) overtakes its stablemate the Octavia (+39.2%) to take…
The Renault Clio is #1 in Bosnia & Herzegovina for the first time since 2017. According to data shared with us by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market lifts 8.9% year-on-year in January to 735 units. The Renault Clio (+140%) more than doubles its…
The Toyota RAV4 is the #1 vehicle in Moldova again. Thanks to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, we can share with you January sales for Moldova, a market down -7.3% year-on-year to 442 registrations. The Toyota RAV4 manages a second consecutive monthly pole position, soaring to a stunning 10.9%…
The Geely Icon is the best-selling newcomer in China in January. After detailing Chinese January wholesales, as is the tradition we now detail all the new locally-produced launches for the month so you can keep up-to-date on the fastest-evolving automotive market in the world. Carmakers have rushed their new models before…
Suzuki sales soar 85.1% year-on-year in a declining market. The Thai new vehicle market skids down -8.2% year-on-year in January to 71.688 registrations. Toyota (-24.4%) freefalls to 28.2% share vs. 32.9% over the FY2019, whereas Isuzu (+12.4%) is up to 19.9% vs. 16.7% and Honda (+22.8%) is up to 15.9%…
The Kia Stonic is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in January. Thanks to our partnership with SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, we can share with you today January figures for Cyprus, a market surging 16% year-on-year to 1.166 registrations. The Kia Stonic (+40.5%) soars to the pole position for the 4th time…
Roewe RX5 wholesales are lifted up 21.6% by the new MAX model. Chinese wholesales (ex-factory shipments) drop for the 19th consecutve month in January at -18.4% to 1.932.700 units but unlike most articles you may have read on the subject, this is not (yet) because of the COVID-19 virus. The…
Mercedes is the most popular carmaker in Singapore in January. Lunar New Year falling in January this year means Singapore new car sales dive -39.1% year-on-year to just 5.029. We have a surprise brand leader: Mercedes (-4.3%) snapping its first win in exactly five year (since January 2015) at a…
The Kia Sportage is the most popular vehicle in North Macedonia in 2019. Discover over a decade of of Macedonian Historical Data here. Thanks to our Central European data partner CE Auto we can share with you today 2019 figures for North Macedonia. Inconsistencies with November 2019 data are explained by the…
The Kia Seltos breaks its NZ ranking record at #4 overall. The New Zealand new vehicle market slides down -6% year-on-year in January to 13.078 registrations, but SUV sales soar 7.8% to 6.522 and light commercials (mainly pickups) edge up 1.2% to 3.481. Passenger cars are indeed solely responsible for…
The VW Tiguan is up to a record 2nd place in January. New car sales in Slovenia dive -8.3% year-on-year in January to 6.215 registrations. Volkswagen (+17.6%) goes completely against the grain to return to the pole position it held over the FY2019 with a strong 18% share, distancing Renault…
A bright light in the dark: Toyota Group sales gain 10.1%. Image quattroruote According to preliminary figures published by ACEA, the European new car market sinks -7.4% year-on-year in January to 1.135.116 units, its lowest January level since 2016. This month's sales are paying the price for all the registrations…