The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in March. New car sales in Portugal are up 19.8% year-on-year in March to 12.699 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -31.4% to 31.039. Keep in mind March 2020 was down -57.4% due to the Covid-19 lockdown so this year's…
MG Gloster. MG sales are up to a record 5.538 units in India in March. Picture Autocar India. New car wholesales in India shoot up 127.7% year-on-year in March to 320.487 as year-ago volumes were impacted by coronavirus lockdowns. More significantly, compared to two years ago in March 2019, the Indian market…
The Fiat Strada topples the Chevy Onix as the YTD best-seller. As March 2020 corresponded to the first week of lockdown measures, this year the Brazilian market is back up 13.7% year-on-year to 177.109 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -6.5% to 497.885. However the March 2021 level remains…
Mazda places 5 nameplates in the March Australian Top 20. The Australian new car market rallies back up 22.4% year-on-year in March to 100.005 units, but more significantly this result is up 0.6% on pre-pandemic March 2019, meaning the market has already completely recovered in what in essence is a…
Haval sales are up 77.2% year-on-year in March. Picture zr.ru The Russian new light vehicle market steps back -5.7% year-on-year in March to 148.676 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -2.8% to 387.322. Both brand leaders Lada (+3%) and Kia (+1.3%) defy the negative conditions to improve their share…
The Vauxhall Corsa is the best-selling vehicle in the UK in March and YTD. The UK new car market posts its first year-on-year gain since last August at +11.5% to 283.964 units for the all-important month of March which coincides with new license plates. However the comparison base in March…
The VW Touareg is up to 7th place in Ukraine in February. The Ukrainian new car market slows down its fall in February to -4.7% year-on-year at 6.336 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -14% to 12.072. Toyota (-19%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country but for…
The new generation 2008 hits a record #2 in February in Europe. 07/04 update: Now with Top 335 All-models. 01/04 update: Now with Top 58 All-brands and Top 100 models. 25/03 update: Now with Top 10 models. Preliminary figures by ACEA show a European market (EU+EFTA+UK) down -20.3% to 850.170…
The Peugeot 208 II secures an 8th win in the past 9 months at home. 7/04 update: Now with Top 10 EVs. The French new car market is up 191.7% year-on-year in March to 182.775 sales as year-ago volumes were impacted by the Covid-19 lockdown. A more telling comparison set…
Car accidents happen all across America’s roads every day. Some are relatively harmless and some are extremely serious. The reasons why car accidents happen are varied and so are the types of people who cause those car accidents. Any person from any demographic group is capable of causing a car…
The Volvo S/V60 holds 8.8% of the Swedish market in March. The Swedish new car market is up by a spectacular 71.7% year-on-year in March to 47.460 units, a new record for the month. Year-to-date sales are now up 37.4% to 90.870. Unlike the markets we've covered so far, the…
The Fiat 500 is up to #2 at home in March. Picture quattroruote.it One year ago, the Italian new car market was paralysed by a strict coronavirus lockdown, and logically this month sales shoot back up 495.7% year-on-year to 171.064 units. A more adequate comparison is with March 2019 which…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Spain this month and YTD. New car sales in Spain are up 128% year-on-year in March to 85.819 units and down -14.9% year-on-year so far in 2021 to 186.061. However these figures are compared with a lockdown volume in March 2020. A…
The VinFast Fadil is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in February. According to local manufacturers association VAMA, new vehicle sales in Vietnam are down -22.9% year-on-year in February to 13.585 due to the Lunar New Year holiday falling in February this year vs. January 2020. The year-to-date tally now stands…
Isuzu MU-X sales soar 183.9% year-on-year in February. New vehicle sales in Thailand drop -13.6% year-on-year in February to 58.960 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -18.4% to 114.168. For only the the second time in at least 30 years in Thailand after June 2020, Isuzu (+13.8%) outsells Toyota (-14.6%) to become…