The A-Class is #1 in Portugal in May, helping Mercedes to a record share. New daily coronavirus cases have remained below 400 since May 8 in Portugal but the pandemic hasn't been completely wrestled to the ground just yet, adding up to 33.592 cases and 1.455 deaths at the time…
The Skoda Fabia is the best-selling vehicle in Poland in May. The COVID-19 curve hasn't been flattened in Poland with total infections still on the rise: from 2.311 as of March 31 to 12.877 as of April 30 and 23.786 as of May 31. The Polish new car market does a…
Brilliance soars 109.5% in a market down -72.2%. COVID-19 total cases have seen an exponential rise in Chile in the past two months, going from 2.738 as of March 31 to 16.023 as of April 30 and 113.618 at the time of writing. In the past week, Chile ranks 6th…
Opel scores the best hold among the Top 10 brands at -28%. New car sales in Luxembourg rally back in May as the country is progressively reopening after a COVID-19 lockdown with sales down -43.8% to 3.041 leading to a year-to-date tally down -37.7% to 16.145. Although still ghastly, the drop…
The Hyundai Creta is the best-selling vehicle in India in May. After completely stopping in April with zero wholesales and retail sales, the Indian new car market gingerly steps out in May at -84.5% year-on-year to just 36.576 wholesales vs. 236.533 in May 2019, pulling the year-to-date tally down -48.1%…
The VW T-Roc is up to a record 2nd place overall in Italy in May. Having been hit by COVID-19 earlier and harder than most other European countries with some cities in quarantine as early as late February, Italy was able to ease its nationwide lockdown a little earlier as…
Chevrolet Tracker sales are lifted up 51.7% by the new generation. Brazil is in the process of displacing the USA to become the new global epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, going from 108.620 total cases a month ago to 555.383 today and 7.367 deaths when we published the April sales…
The Hongqi H9 is part of an avalanche of new local models hitting the Chinese market as it recovers from the coronavirus... According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), May wholesales in China are expected to surge 11.7% year-on-year to 2.14 million units according to preliminary estimates. This…
The U.S. recovery is hampered by absent fleet sales, notably rental cars. U.S. new light vehicle sales are estimated to fall -33% year-on-year in May to 1.065.000 units according Edmunds, ALG and Cox Automotive, compared to a revised -50% and 668.000 in April. This pulls the year-to-date tally down -24.2%…
Kia sales drop just -25.4% in Canada in May. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive estimates 113.224 new light vehicle found a home in Canada in May, which is a -44.2% year-on-year drop compared to the 202.800 it estimated a year ago for its selection of brands (which don't include Tesla and smaller…
Skoda leaps onto the European podium for the first time in history and the Octavia is up to a record 2nd place overall. 03/06 update: Now with final figures for the Top 100 models (JATO) 29/05 update: Now with Top 55 All-brands and Top 365 All-models (JATO). Final figures for…
The Suzuki Vitara is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in May. Picture autonavigator.hu Following the same trend as Netherlands, Sweden and Finland, new car sales in Hungary fare worse in May at -54.5% year-on-year and 6.472 units than they did in April (-50.3%). The year-to-date tally is now down -25.7%…
As Australians get ready to holiday at home, Toyota Land Cruiser sales strengthen. Australia has not just flattened by squashed the coronavirus curve, going from being the 20th most affected country in the world as of March 31 (4.559 cases) to 49th as of April 30 (6.875) and 64th at…
Peugeot is the best-selling brand in Belgium in May. After enduring one of the strictest coronavirus lowdown in Europe and the highest death rate per million in the world (822), Belgium progressively eased its restrictions on May 4, 11 and 18. As a result the new car market is showing…
BMW manages the best hold among the Top 15 brands. Picture autofilou.at Austria both imposed movement restrictions and stepped out of the COVID-19 crisis earlier than most European countries, and May new car sales figures confirm recovery is now well on the way. A drastically reduced -33.6% year-on-year drop to…