First ever Spanish podium for the Peugeot 2008. After France last month (+1.2%), Spain is the second main European market to return to positive thanks to a generous cash-for-clunkers government incentive plan aimed at reviving an industry battered by Covid-19. July volumes are up 1.1% to 117.929 units, meaning the year-to-date…
Kia (+26.3%) posts the largest gain in the Top 20 in July. The Swedish new car market manages to drastically reduce its fall in July to just -4% year-on-year at 22.718 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -22.5% to 148.403. Helping a lot are sales of rechargeable vehicles (EV…
BMW sales surge 67% year-on-year in Belgium in July. Whereas neighbours France (+3.9%) and Luxembourg (+14.9%) have returned to positive, new car sales in Belgium can't quite get there just yet with July volumes down -1.3% year-on-year to 44.532 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -26.6% to 261.137. As…
Dacia sales surge 158.9% year-on-year in Luxembourg in July. New car sales in Luxembourg make a spectacular return into positive territory in July at +14.9% year-on-year to 5.509 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -26.8% to 26.302. Although it remains at #1, Volkswagen (-10.7%) misses out on the market…
Brilliance is one of only two carmakers in positive in July. Chile is showing signs of controlling the Covid-19 pandemic in July with new daily cases slowing down to under 2.000. However its new vehicle market remains devastated at -63.6% year-on-year in July to 11.464 units. This leads to a…
The Dacia Duster accounts for 7.7% of New Caledonian sales in July. New car sales in New Caledonia, a French Overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, continue to race ahead: after surging 35.2% in June, they gain another 43.8% year-on-year in July to 971 units, spectacularly tilting the year-to-date tally into positive…
The new Triber helps lift Renault sales up 75.5%. Picture nepaldrives.com The Covid-19 pandemic continues to spiral out of control in India with over 1.8 million confirmed cases and 38.135 lives lost at the time of writing this article and new daily cases records being broken almost on a daily…
The Peugeot 2008 is up to a record 2nd place at home. French new car sales manage a second consecutive month in positive in June at +3.9% year-on-year and 178.982 sales (we at BSCB had forecast 180.800) thanks to the continuation of aggressive government incentives offering up to 19.000€ for…
Skoda is one of only five Top 30 carmakers in positive in July. New car sales in Austria continue to struggle in July at -21.1% year-on-year to 24.830 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -33.6% to 137.617. Brand leader Volkswagen (-30.1%) is hit full frontal at 15.6% share, albeit…
After returning to positive in June (+8.2%), new car sales in Taiwan are off -9.3% year-on-year in July to 43.939, tilting the year-to-date tally back into negative at -0.6% to 253.720. This disappointing evolution has in fact a lot to do with the timing of the traditional folklore month which…
The Lada Granta is back to #1 in Kazakhstan. New car sales in Kazakhstan confirm they have recovered from Covid-19, posting a second consecutive double-digit year-on-year gain in June at a spectacular +55.1% to 9.924 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 12.8% to 36.205. The Top 3 brands in June all…
Ford Kuga sales shoot up 176.4% year-on-year in June. The Ukrainian new car market shoots back into positive in June at +12.4% year-on-year to 7.306 units, leading to a First Half 2020 tally down just -4% to 37.144. Renault (+18.8%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date at 15.8% share, toppling…
Renault Clio sales are up 129.3% year-on-year in Slovakia in June. New car sales in Slovakia drastically reduce their fall in June at -20.2% year-on-year to 7.502 units, leading to a H1 2020 tally down -34.7% to 34.015. Brand leader Skoda (+8.2%) completely bucks the negative trends with a sturdy year-on-year…
Volkswagen sales surge 21.6% year-on-year in Belgium in June. 3/08 update: Now with Top 10 models. Although Belgium remains the country in the world with the largest Covid-19 death count per inhabitant, the pandemic is now under control and business has resumed to almost normal, illustrated by a spectacularly stabilised…
Skoda sales soar 49.8% in Luxembourg in June. 3/08 update: Now with Top 10 models. Luxembourg new car sales manage to drastically reduce their losses in June at -10.6% year-on-year to 4.648 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -33.2% to 20.793. Although Volkswagen (-13.1%) easily remains the most popular…