The Polestar 2 makes its first appearance inside the Finnish Top 10. Whereas most of Europe is back in positive year-on-year territory, Finnish new car sales endure a -3.7% loss in November to just 6,328 units. This means 17 out of the last 18 months have been in negative. Through…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Poland. Picture auto-motor-i-sport.pl 33,528 cars found a new home in Poland this month, that's a 7.4% year-on-year expansion. The year-to-date volume remains in negative however, at -7% to 374,539 units. Toyota (+9.2%) hits a strong market share at 18.5% vs.…
The VW Taigo is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in November. New car sales in Croatia is up 5.4% year-on-year in November to 2,698 units, bringing the year-to-date volume down -3.3% to 41,385. Volkswagen (+146.3%) surges on a low year-ago volume to 14.8% share vs. 12% so far this year.…
The MG ZS is the #1 SUV in Australia for the first time. 9/12 update: Now with Top 275 all models. The Australian new vehicle market marks a 5th consecutive month in positive in November at +17.9% year-on-year to 95,080 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 2.3% to 993,509.…
Ford compensates for a particularly low year-ago volume. The Turkish new light vehicle market is gaining momentum in November with a splendid 36.7% year-on-year rise to 82,311 sales. The year-to-date volume is now down only -1.3% to 668,063 and could tilt in positive if the positive trend continues into December. Fiat…
BMW holds 12.2% of the Belgian market in November, a record. New car sales in Belgium soar 23.4% year-on-year in November to 29,778 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -5.8% to 341,719. In pole position, BMW (+38.5%) is well above the market growth rate to break its share record…
Toyota sales are up 40.8% year-on-year in November. 3,435 new cars found a home in Luxembourg in November, a 8.1% year-on-year increase keeping in mind November 2021 was down -16.6% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume now stands at 38,973 units, down -5.3% on the same period in 2021.…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Romania for the third time ever. The Romanian new car market edges down -3.5% year-on-year in November to 11,074 registrations, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 6.9% to 116,892. Local hero Dacia (+0.5%) is stable to 34% share vs. 29.7% year-to-date, with…
The Skoda Fabia is the best-selling vehicle in the Czech Republic in November. The Czech new car market slows down its growth: from +28.5% in October to +7.6% in November at 17,408 sales. The year-to-date tally is now off -6.9% to 177,534 units. Once again homegrown behemoth Skoda outpaces the market…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in November. New car sales in the Netherlands edge up 2.1% year-on-year in November to 27,810 units, a poor result given November 2021 was down -17.5% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally stands at 281.383 sales, off -2%…
Volkswagen sales are up 53.9% year-on-year in November. 39,670 new light vehicles hit Taiwanese roads in November, a -1.1% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date volume is now down -5.3% to 387,877. Toyota (-10.2%) underperforms at 28.3% share vs. 29.4% so far this year but Mercedes (+38.4%) signs an excellent month to remain…
The Outback is Subaru's best-seller in the USA in November. According to estimates by COX Automotive, the U.S. new light vehicle market is up 10.8% year-on-year in November to 1.13 million sales. The SAAR is up to 14.4 million units vs. 13.1 million a year ago, but down from 14.9 million…
Kia Seltos sales are up 174.8% year-on-year in November. According to estimates by local consultancy Desrosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market edges up 4.1% year-on-year in November to 114,966 sales. However November 2021 was down -13.9% on the year prior and November 2022 is down -19.8% on pre-pandemic…
The Honda ZR-V lands at #21 in the regular cars ranking. New vehicle sales in Japan markedly slow down their growth in November to +7% year-on-year and 377,079 units. The year-to-date tally remains in negative at -6.2% to 3,856,956. Market leader Toyota (-5.1%) goes agains the market with the only…
The Haval Dargo lands at #20 in November. The Russian new car market seems to have stabilised its fall around -60% year-on-year with a -61.6% drop in November to 46,403 registrations vs. -62.8% in October and -59.6% in September. The year-to-date tally is now down -60.9% to 548,877 units. Note these…