The Suzuki Ignis secures a second consecutive - and ever - Top 20 finish. After sporting their first year-on-year gain of 2020 in September (+9.8%), new car sales in Italy stabilise in October at -0.3% to 158.250. The year-to-date tally is now down -30.7% year-on-year to 1.131.466 units. We are…
The Kia Sonet breaks into the Indian Top 10 in October. Indian wholesales continue to catch up on lost time in October thanks partly to new launches, at 333.660 units which is up 17.5% year-on-year. The year-to-date tally is now down -23.5% to 1.865.439. Our 2020 Forecast accordingly goes up from…
The Kia K5 breaks into the Russian Top 25 for the first time in October. The Russian new light vehicle market is up a robust 7% year-on-year in October to 154.164 units: that's the largest year-on-year gain of any month in 2020, eclipsing July (+6.8%). Note BMW and Mercedes now…
The Mercedes A-Class signs its first ever victory in the UK. Picture carmagazine.co.uk According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), new car sales in the UK edge down -1.6% year-on-year in October to 140.945 units, the lowest October result since 2011 (134.944) and the 9th year-on-year decline out of…
In October, Renault sales are up 28.1% in a market down -29.1%. In September, the Slovak new car market rallies back up 30.9% year-on-year to 6.350 registrations, setting the year-to-date tally down -27.3% to 55.607. Skoda (+9.9%) trails the market bit posts a fantastic 25.1% share, distancing Kia (+21%) at…
Maxus LCV sales are up 87.6% year-on-year in September in China. It's another fantastic result for sales of Light Commercial Vehicles in China in September at +25.5% year-on-year to 337.888. This lifts the year-to-date tally up 11.5% over the same period in 2019 - an outstanding feat given the Coronavirus…
Chevrolet now assembles cars in Kazakhstan. Picture kaz.tengrinews.kz The Kazakh new vehicle market remains oblivious to the Coronavirus crisis, with September sales marking a 5th consecutive month of year-on-year gains at a stellar +62.6% to 10.142 units. This lifts the year-to-date tally up 22.3% to 63.408. Lada (+123.3%) more than doubles…
Hi BSCB family, Matt is currently recovering from a minor operation which is delaying processing of the recent data - Matt is slowly working through updating posts when he can in conjunction with his recovery, so you may see some updates flowing through as soon as he can publish them.…
It's official: the VW ID.3 is an instant blockbuster. 20/11 update: Now with Top 57 All-brands and actuals for Top 100 models. 14/11 update: Now with Top 355 All-models, Top 10 BEVs, PHEVs and HEVs. Complete brands data will follow shortly. Provisional data released by ACEA shows the very first…
Both Tesla and the Model 3 are #1 in Hong Kong for the first time in history. New light vehicle sales in Hong Kong enjoy their first post-pandemic year-on-year gain in August at +9% to 3.550 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -18.1% to 18.535. Helped by a particularly…
The Renault Clio returns to #1 in Serbia. According to data provided by our partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market is almost identical year-on-year in September at 2.295 units vs. 2.294 a year ago (+0.04%). The year-to-date tallies are far apart through with 2020 down -25.5% on the same…
Only the Skoda Octavia manages to outsell the Scala in Bosnia & Herzegovina in September. Thanks to our partnership with CE Auto we can share with you today Bosnian September data. The market is still reeling from the Covid crisis with sales down another -22.7% to 637 units which leads to a…
The Dacia Duster holds 14.8% of the Moldovan new car market in September. Picture quattroruote.it According to data shared with us by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market edges up 2.2% year-on-year in September to 561 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -26.2%…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia. Based on data by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia remain at low levels in September, down another -23.4% year-on-year to 423 registrations which leads to a year-to-date tally off -33.3% to 3647. This month…
The Skoda Octavia gains 10% year-on-year in a market down -24.6%. New car sales in Croatia stumble another -24.6% in October to just 3.093 registrations, that's a 7th consecutive double-digit year-on-year drop as Covid-19 and the much lower level of tourism continue to reverberate through end-of-year sales. The year-to-date tally…