The Kia PV5 has landed in its home charts. The South Korean new light vehicle market edges up 1% year-on-year in August to 138,408 units, that includes 111,109 for domestic manufacturers (-3.2%) and 27,299 for foreigners (+22.6%). The year-to-date tally is now up 3.2% to 1,100,839 including 908,543 locals (+1.3%)…
The Nissan Magnite is up to a record 8th place in Mexico in August. The Mexican new light vehicle market is down -3% year-on-year in August to 124,180 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -0.6% to 958,085. Keep in mind Chery Group has stopped sharing Mexican sales data in…
i Another outstanding month for new car sales in Austria at +25.3% YoY in August to 21,452 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 10.7% to 189,370. The Top 3 carmakers trail the market with Volkswagen (+11%) and Skoda (+17.2%) still in positive but BMW (-6.9%) struggling. Audi (+26.1%)…
Geely posts another euphoric score in August. CAAM hasn't yet communicated detailed data about the Chinese market, we'll update this article when they do. For now, the selection of models included in this dataset adds up to 2,031,354 in August, up 6.9% year-on-year with a YTD tally up 9.6% to…
The Citroen C3 Aircross is up to #4 in Bulgaria in August. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria shoot up 18.5% year-on-year in August to 4,132 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 4.1% to 36,054. Toyota (+38.9%) and Dacia (+41.6%) top the brands charts with excellent showings to 11.8%…
The outgoing T-Roc benefits from promotions before the arrival of the new generation (pictured) New car sales in Germany stand at 207,229 in August, up 5% year-on-year. This is still a weak result given August 2024 was off -27.8% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is down -1.7% to…
Daihatsu Move sales soar 145% YoY in August. The Japanese new vehicle market has now completely caught up on year-ago disruptions and endures a second straight month of YoY decline in August at -8.3% to 301,221 sales. The year-to-date tally remains in positive at +6.2% to 3,037,194. Toyota (-12.5%) falls…
First Australian Top 10 finish for Chery. 09/09 update: Now with Top 341 All models ranking. New light vehicle sales in Australia gain 2.9% year-on-year in August to 103,694 units. This is the 2nd best August volume ever below the 109,966 of August 2023. Due to a pushy first half…
The Explorer helps Ford surge +153.3% The Norwegian new car market sports a fantastic +25.2% YoY lift in August to 13,915 units, bringing the YTD tally up 25.67% to 98,996. BEV sales are up 28.6% to 13,482 and 96.9% share vs. 94.3% in August 2024 which was a record at…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in New Zealand in August. 11,739 new vehicles found a buyer in New Zealand in August, a splendid 17.7% year-on-year lift. This way, the YTD volume is up 5.8% to 86,814. Passenger Cars (Cars and SUVs) grow 19.8% to 8,090, light commercials are…
The Tesla Model Y is by far the best-selling vehicle in Turkiye in August. New light vehicle sales in Turkiye advance 12.8% year-on-year in August to 101,650 units. This is a new August record and the first time above the 100,000 unit mark. The year-to-date tally is up 7.2% to…
Mercedes is the #1 brand in Luxembourg in August. 2,941 new cars hit Luxembourg roads in August, a small 1.1% year-on-year lift, keeping in mind August 2024 was off -14.8% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now up an equally discreet 1.4% to 32,718. This month Mercedes (+0.5%)…
Kia Telluride sales are up 18.5% in August Estimates by J.D. Power and GlobalData, S&P Global Mobility and Cox Automotive have the U.S. new light vehicle market up between 1.3% and 4.4% in August. Part of the reason behind this lift is customers rushing to buy EVs before the federal…
Hyundai Kona sales are up 68.3% year-on-year in August. Note: This article only contains data for the brands reporting monthly. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive estimate the Canadian new light vehicle market to drop -2.9% year-on-year in August to 160,000 units. We remain well below the average of 180,000+ sales over…
The VW Polo is the most popular vehicle in Switzerland in August. The Swiss new car market edges up 1.3% year-on-year in August to 16,136 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -4.3% to 148,898. 4x4 sales drop -2.7% to 7,836 and 48.6% share vs. 50.6% a year ago. Petrol…