The Renault Grand Koleos aka Geely Monjaro has a blockbuster debut in South Korea. New light vehicle sales in South Korea edge up 0.9% year-on-year in September to 130,416 units. This lift is only due to the good health of foreign manufacturers at +10.1% to 24,839 whereas locals are off…
The Mercedes G-Class is the 2nd best-selling foreign model in Japan over Q3. The Japanese new vehicle market stabilises in September at +0.3% too 438,733 sales. The year-to-date tally remains in frank negative meanwhile at -8.5% to 3,299,869 units. Local behemoth Toyota (-6.9%) underperforms but still manages a strong 28.9%…
The Tesla Model 3 is the most popular vehicle in Portugal in September. 15,055 new cars found a buyer in Portugal in September, a 7% year-on-year improvement. This way, the year-to-date volume is now up 2.9% to 157,844. Peugeot (+7.8%) keeps the lead of the brands charts with 9.9% share…
The Skoda Kodiaq scores its 2nd ever Irish win. New car sales in Ireland drop a harsh -10.4% year-on-year in September to just 5,130 units, marking a 7th consecutive month of decline. The year-to-date volume is now off -1.4% to 117,256. Strikingly the Top four carmakers all ignore the negative…
The Skoda Karoq ranks #4 in Switzerland in September. The Swiss new car market edges down -6.6% year-on-year in September to 20,155 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now off -3.9% to 175,730. 4x4 sales are down just -2.5% to 10,676, improving their share to 53% vs. 50.7% a…
The VW Tiguan is #1 at home for the first time. German new car sales remain in negative in September at -7% year-on-year to 208,848, leading to a year-to-date tally off -1% to 2,116,074. We are off -14.6% on pre-pandemic September 2019 (244,622) and year-to-date volumes are down -22.8% over…
The Mahindra Thar breaks its volume record in September. Thar Roxx pictured. It's a third consecutive month of slight year-on-year declines for wholesales in India in September at -1.1% year-on-year to 358,879. However keep in mind September 2023 was a record month outright (not just September). The year-to-date volume is…
The new Kardian helps Renault sales up in September. New light vehicle sales in Brazil gain a splendid 18.6% year-on-year in September to 222,243 units. Once again this is the best September volume since pre-pandemic September 2019 (223,240). The year-to-date tally is now up 13.9% to 1,747,019. Fiat (+14.8%) can't…
Launched in July, the Xpeng G6 is #4 overall in September. Thanks to our local partner cartube.co.il we can share with you today brands and models ranking for Israel over September and Q3 respectively. The market is up 25.5% year-on-year this month to 22,743 sales, meaning the year-to-date tally is…
Zeekr is inside the Ukrainian Top 20 this month. The Ukrainian new car market is stable in September at +0.1% to 5,697 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 21.4% to 53,260. Toyota (-12.5%) loses market share year-on-year to 14.7% but easily stays on top of the brands charts.…
Dacia sales are up 42.4% in Morocco in September. The Moroccan new light vehicle market is up 22.6% year-on-year to 14,398 sales on slow earthquake-affected year-ago volumes. Passenger Cars surge 25% to 12,684 while Light Commercials edge up 7.3% to 1,714. Year-to-date PC sales are up 3.5% to 109,848. Dacia…
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is the most popular vehicle in Iceland in September. The Icelandic new light vehicle market freefalls again in September at -50.8% year-on-year to just 559 registrations. This way, the year-to-date tally is now off -40.7% to 8,210. Toyota (-24.3%) stays in first place in the brands…
The Ford Ranger is up 11 spots on August to #2. It's a third consecutive month of year-on-year gains for the Chilean new light vehicle market at +1% to 25,765 units. This reduces the year-to-date decline to -6.1% at 221,673 units. Toyota (+11.5%) vastly outpaces the market to reclaim the…
The Ford Focus is inside the Polish Top 20 so far in 2024. The Polish new car market is up a sturdy 6.1% year-on-year in September to 40,706 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 13.9% to 390,016. Toyota (-11.5%) is handicapped by a particularly good year-ago result but signs…
The Ford Everest is up to #4 in Australia in September. 08/10 update: Now with Top 304 All models ranking The Australian new vehicle market seems to have peaked out, with sales off -9.8% year-on-year in September to 99,881 units. The year-to-date tally remains at record levels for now at…