BYD ranks as the #5 brand in Romania for the second month in a row. It's yet another mediocre month in Romania, with August volumes down a ghastly -36.8% year-on-year to just 9,552 units. The year-to-date tally is off a more palatable -10.6% to 86,145. Local behemoth Dacia (-48.4%) completely…
Peugeot sales are up 41.6% year-on-year in August. New car sales in Belgium are up a sturdy 8.3% year-on-year in August to 28,295 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume down -1.4% to 288,250. BMW (+24.2%) vastly outpace the market and continues to lead the brands charts with a splendid…
The Kia EV2 is an instant blockbuster in the Netherlands. Dutch new car sales are stable in August at -0.1% year-on-year to 26,455 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -3.8% to 228,760. BEVs are the most successful propulsion type, reaching 48.9% market share thanks to 12,925 sales, followed…
The BMW iX3 is among the 10 most popular vehicles in Switzerland in August. The Swiss new car market edges down -0.6% year-on-year in August to 16,047 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 1.8% to 151,589. 4x4 sales soar 6.8% to 8,372 and 52.2% share vs. 48.6% a year ago…
First podium finish of the year for the VW ID.7 The Swedish new car market is up by a very satisfying 12% year-on-year in August to 22,584 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 2.4% to 183,119. Rechargeable cars hold a fantastic 66.7%, or exactly 2 in 3 vehicles…
Omoda/Jaecoo is the #8 brand in Italy in August with 4.1% share. New car sales in Italy gain 3.2% year-on-year in August to 69,411 units in what is traditionally the weakest month of the year, coinciding with the summer holidays. The year-to-date volume is now up 8.5% to 1,129,596 which…
The Mercedes GLC is up to a record 7th place in Portugal in August. 14,086 new cars hit Portuguese roads in August, a robust 8.4% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date tally is now up 9.5% to 169,323. The brands ranking is completely reshuffled this month. Mercedes (-2%) takes the lead with…
The Foxtron Cavira has entered its home Top 20. August 13 marked the start of the traditional "Buddhist Month," meaning more than half of the month falls within this period. Traditionally, some consumers are less inclined to take delivery during the Buddhist Month. As a result, August volumes are lower.…
The Atto 2 pushes BYD to 7th place in August. The Spanish new car market continues on its splendid run this year, with August sales up 11.8% to 68,544 units. This is the best August volume since the 74,426 units of August 2019. This way, the year-to-date tally is up…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in France in August. It's a fourth consecutive month of year-on-year gains for the French new car market at +7.4% to 94,349 in August. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 3% to 1,078,323. units. Petrol sales implode -40.5% to 10,903 and…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to a record third place in Argentina in August. It's the start of August updates! The Argentinean new light vehicle market sinks by a ghastly -19.3% year-on-year this month to just 41,752 units. This brings the year-to-date tally down -13.9% to 362,497. Strikingly, the…
An insurance calculator promises a fast answer: enter a few basics, get a price. The speed is real. What often is not real is the price, because a calculator can only be as accurate as the information it is given, and most people give it far less than it needs.…
Dreame has folded just one year after appearing. It was high time to look closely at our Exclusive Chinese Brands Guide and make sure all brands are still active and which ones have been discontinued. We are in the middle of an intense price war in China which, combined with…
For the second time this summer, BSCB is featured in French weekly Auto Plus (the best-selling automobile weekly in the country), in the 28th August issue. This time this is about the tiny market share of French manufacturers in China (0.09%!) since the start of the year. This data was…
First Top 15 finish for the Zeekr 7X in New Zealand. New vehicle sales in New Zealand are flat in July at 11,663 units. However this masks very different results by category, with passenger cars up 14.5% to 8,736 (the best July result since 2021) but commercial vehicles off -27.4%…