Subaru sales soar 85% in May and the Crosstrek is up 165%. The Canadian new light vehicle market is estimated to be up 35.8% year-on-year in May to 153.761 units according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants, lifting the year-to-date tally up 28.9% year-on-year to 686.252. However, a big caveat to these…
American Honda posts a new all-time volume record this month in the U.S. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. are estimated to bounce back up 42% year-on-year in May to 1.51 million units according to Morgan Stanley. The seasonally adjusted, annualised rate of sales (SAAR) stands at 17.1 million…
The Toyota Corolla is the most successful model in Finland in May. The Finnish new car market bounces back up 95.2% year-on-year in May to 9.590 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 18.3% to 45.590. Brand leader Toyota (+94.8%) matches the market and remains at #1 with 14% share.…
Skoda Octavia sales are up 169.5% year-on-year in May. The Romanian new car market is up only 14.9% year-on-year in May to 8.221 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 22.1% to 35.836. Note May 2020 was down -45% on the year prior and as a result May 2021 volumes…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in May. New car sales in Ireland bounce back up 241.6% year-on-year in May to 5.947 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 17.8% to 61.132. However May sales are down -6.1% on two years ago in May 2019 (6.331) while the…
Grandma and grandpa may tell you that they are still able to drive safely, but you may have other suspicions. After all, a AAA survey found that 85 percent of drivers think they are more careful on the road than others, but with so many crashes that occur each year,…
The Skoda Kamiq is up to a record 5.5% share in the Czech Republic in May. The Czech new car market is up 62.4% year-on-year in May to 21.734 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 21.5% to 90.244. However it's worth noting that May 2021 volumes remain down -9.7% on…
Daihatsu Move sales are up 268.6% year-on-year in May. The Japanese new vehicle market rallies back up 46.3% year-on-year in May to 319.318 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 12.8% to 2.098.955. Toyota (+31.6%) trails its home market but remains ultra-dominant at 32.9% share vs. 31.6% so far this year.…
The Lada Niva is the best-selling SUV in Russia in May. New light vehicle sales in Russia bounce back 133.8% year-on-year in May to 147.378 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 38.7% to 663.312. More significantly, the market is up 12.6% on pre-pandemic May 2019, when removing Daimler and BMW…
The Hyundai Creta is the best-selling vehicle in India in May. As Covid infections suddenly surged to world record levels, the Indian new car market suffers in May. At 103.343 wholesales, it is up 184.9% on May 2020 which was also heavily impacted by Covid, but more significantly it is…
The VW Golf is the best-selling vehicle in the UK in May. As the UK market was paralysed by Covid-19 restrictions a year ago, UK new car sales surge 674.1% year-on-year in May to 156.737 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 42.5% to 723.845. However, May 2021 volumes remain down…
The Isuzu D-Max is up to a record 4th place overall in Australia in May. Now updated with the Top 289 All-models. New vehicle sales in Australia surge 68.3% year-on-year on Covid-impacted year-ago volumes to 100.809 units, stopping just short of the all-time May record of 102.901 hit in 2017…
Tesla holds 3% of the Israeli new car market in May. Thanks to our partner cartube.co.il, we can share with you today Israeli brands data for Israel, models data is a quarterly occurrence. New car sales in the country are up 159% year-on-year in May to 26.800 units, leading to a year-to-date…
Volkswagen sales are up 175.4% year-on-year in Turkey. Picture sabah.com.tr 7/06 update: Now with Top 25 models. New light vehicle sales in Turkey are up 132.4% year-on-year in April to 61.488 units. This ends three consecutive months of all-time record results but still marks the highest April volume since 2018…
The Fiat Argo scores its first ever monthly win in Brazil in May. As the coronavirus crisis worsened a year ago, new light vehicle sales in Brazil jump up 209.8% in May to 175.405 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 30.7% to 837.125. However a comparison with pre-pandemic May 2019…