The Hyundai H100 is the only model to sell in Syria this month. Syrian new car sales are down -50.4% year-on-year in March to just 60 units and like last November only one nameplate manages to sell any units this month. Last November it was the Hyundai H1, this time…
The Audi Q3 is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in April. New car sales in Switzerland sink -29.1% year-on-year in April to just 15,646 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -11% to 69,873. BMW (-18.4%) overtakes Volkswagen (-33.8%) to snap the brands pole position for 24 sales at 9.9%…
The VW T-Roc is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in April. 3,918 new cars hit Slovenian roads in April 2022, that's a -8.5% year-on-year dip leading to a year-to-date tally off -19% to 16,670. Volkswagen (-11.5%) remains by far the best-selling carmaker here with 15.9% share vs. 14.6% so far…
The Peugeot 308 breaks into the Polish Top 20 in April. New car sales in Poland drop -14.7% year-on-year in April to 33,643 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -13.8% to 133,918. Toyota easily remains the most popular carmaker in the country with 18.4% share vs. 18.2% year-to-date, that's…
Toyota Yaris sales are up 141.7% in a market down -7.3% The new car market in New Caledonia, a French overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, is down -7.3% year-on-year in April to 711 sales, however thanks to a good start of the year, the year-to-date volume remains up 15.8% to 2,703…
The new Mazda CX-50 helps the brand contain its fall in April. The U.S. new light vehicle market is estimated to fall -17% year-on-year in April to 1.16 million units as the ship shortage continues to bite. The Seasonally Adjusted Annualised sales Rate (SAAR) is down 20.5% to just 14.7…
The VW Taigo follows the same path as the T-Cross in Croatia. 4,470 new cars hit Croatian roads in April, a 7.3% year-on-year improvement which goes against the overall European trend. The year-to-date tally now stands at 14,233 units, down just -3.1% over the same period in 2021. Kia (+126%)…
The Hyundai Porter is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in April. The South Korean new light vehicle market reduces its fall to -11.5% to 142,698 sales in April as parts shortages continue to impact the industry. New subsidies for eco-friendly cars has somehow prevented a larger drop. The year-to-date…
The Lada Niva, including the Niva Classic pictured, is up to #3 in Russia in April. As economic sanctions levelled at Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine start to take full effect, notably triggering rampant inflation and an exodus of carmakers from the country, the local new…
The Nissan Qashqai is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Finland this month. 6,288 new passenger cars found a Finnish home in April, that's a -26.7% year-on-year drop. It leads to a year-to-date volume down -23.1% to 27,692. Toyota (-1.8%) easily retains the brands top spot with 18.1% share vs. 19.1%…
Renault Taliant New car sales in Turkey edge down just -2.4% year-on-year in April to 60,035 units, its smallest decline since last August. However due to a paltry start of the year the year-to-date volume remains well down at -18.5% to 212,085 sales. Renault (+34.1%) scores a fantastic result to…
BMW lifts its share record to 12% in April. Only 28,402 new light vehicles found a buyer in Belgium in April, a -23.6% year-on-year fall which brings the year-to-date tally down -14% to 131,548. BMW (-15.7%) improves to a record 12% share (previous best 11.8% in January 2021) and signs…
The Polestar 2 is up to #9 in Denmark in April. The Danish new car market continues to freefall in April: -29% to just 11,015 sales leading to a year-to-date volume off -23.9% to 45,248. Volkswagen (-34.3%) falls even faster than the market which has been the case in a…
The BMW iX has appeared in the Taiwanese charts. The Taiwanese new car market skids -7% year-on-year in April to 35,254 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -12.5% to 139,598. Toyota is immobile year-on-year in the brands ranking and holds 30.8% of the market, in line with its…
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