The Skoda Enyaq lodges its first Top 10 finish in Germany. The German new car market disappoints in November, recording a -5.7% year-on-year loss at 245,701 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 11.4% to 2,602,726, still at historical low levels and 21.7% below the pre-pandemic result of 3,323,878 after 11…
The Honda Vezel ranks 5th among regular cars in November. 411,089 new vehicles hit Japanese roads in November, that's a 9% year-on-year improvement. It brings the year-to-date volume to 4,416,248 units, up 14.5% over the same period in 2022. Brand leader Toyota (+23.8%) outpaces its home market but at 32.3% share,…
The Maruti Wagon R is now #1 YTD in India. After four consecutive months spent above 350,000 units, the Indian new wholesales market falls back down to "just" 334,868 in November, up 4% year-on-year. This is however a new November record, eclipsing the previous best of 322,070 established in November…
The Tesla Model 3 is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in France in November. 152,713 new cars found a home in France in November, a solid 14% year-on-year gain. This is 11.6% below the pre-pandemic level of November 2019 (172,735). The year-to-date volume is now up 16.2% or 223,000 units to…
The Hyundai Creta breaks its monthly volume record in November. 201,649 new light vehicles hit Brazilian roads in November, a 5.1% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 10.7% or 187,000 units to 1,942,792. Fiat (-1.5%) goes against the positive market but still manages a very solid 22% share…
The Toyota Tundra has landed in the Australian charts. It's a 7th monthly record in the past 10 months for the Australian new vehicle market, with 112,141 units sold this month, a new record for November. That's a 17.9% year-on-year surge. The year-to-date volume is now up 12.6% to 1,118,236, also…
The Ford Puma is the best-selling vehicle in the UK in November. 156,525 new cars hit UK roads in November, a 9.5% year-on-year uptick and back to the pre-pandemic level of November 2019 (156,621). Note 2019 was the weakest November in 7 years. The year-to-date tally is now up a…
The Nissan Qashqai is inside the Italian Top 10 for the first time since August 2014. 139,278 new cars found a buyer in Italy in November, that's a 16.2% year-on-year surge. As a result the year-to-date tally is up 20.1% to 1,455,271. Private sales advance 17.7% for the month to…
The BMW X1 breaks its Spanish ranking record in November. The Spanish new car market advances 7% year-on-year in November to 78,314 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 17.3% to 867,587. Encouragingly, private sales soar 14% to 40,785 for the month with company sales up just 3.3% to 32,674…
The VW Taos is inside the Argentinean Top 10 in November. New light vehicle sales in Argentina advance 6.7% year-on-year in November to 33,716. This brings the year-to-date tally up 12.3% to 407,265. Brand leader Toyota (-6.1%) goes against the positive market but scores a strong 23.5% share vs. 21.9%…
The Volvo XC40 is the best-selling vehicle in Sweden in November. New car sales in Sweden edge down -0.7% year-on-year in November to 25,406 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.1% to 260,391. BEVs actually drop -7.3% year-on-year this month to 10,076 and 39.7% share vs. 42.5% a year…
The new gen Land Cruiser helps Toyota sales surge in October. Retail sales of new imported vehicles in China for once gain ground year-on-year this month at +4% to 59,431 units, reducing the year-to-date tally fall to -6.5% at 594,985 sales. Lexus (+20.7%) confirms it is now back in command…
Dacia scores the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 15 2/12 update: Now with Top 93 All brands and Top 475 All models. Preliminary data by ACEA shows a European market (EU+EFTA+UK) up a solid 14.1% year-on-year in October to 1,039,253 units. This is however still down -14.5% on the 1.214.989…
The Citroen C3 is the best-selling vehicle in Serbia for the first time. Based on data by our local partner CE Auto, 2,207 new light vehicles hit Serbian roads in October, a small 1.6% year-on-year improvement. Year-to-date sales are up 3.4% to 25,193. In pole position this month we have the…
The Skoda Octavia holds 10% of the Bosnian market in October. Thanks to our local partner CE Auto we can share with you today October data for Bosnia & Herzegovina, a market shooting up 37.7% year-on-year to 1,030 units. This means the year-to-date volume is now up 27.5% to 9,946. The…