Nissan is the #2 brand in Bulgaria in September. The Bulgarian new car market steps up 3.7% year-on-year in September to 2.530 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 6.3% to 33.661. Dacia (+9%) comfortably outpaces the market to remain in first place at 12.9% share but two carmakers post…
Dacia sales are up 36.4% year-on-year in Morocco in September. The Moroccan new light vehicle market signs its first solid year-on-year gain of the year in September at +9.2% to 12.847 units including 11.110 passenger cars (+7.8%) and 1.737 light commercials (+25.2%). The year-to-date volume remains however frankly in negative at…
The VW Passat is up to #2 in Turkey in August. Given August 2018 sales were already imploding -52.6%, the Turkish new light vehicle market somewhat "limits" its fall to -23.6% this year to 26.246 units, with Passenger Cars down -20.1% to 21.544 and Light Commercials crumbling -36.2% to just 4.702.…
Suzuki sales more than double year-on-year in Slovakia in August. New car sales in Slovakia skid down -5.1% year-on-year in August to 10.051, a good performance given year-ago volumes were boosted up 45.8% by artificial pre-WLTP sales. The year-to-date tally is now up 0.5% to 71.569. Brand leader Skoda (-9.1%)…
Mitsubishi posts the largest gain in the Top 13 in August. Following 29 consecutive months of growth between January 2017 and May 2019, the Thai market has now declined for 3 months in a row with August (-6.9%) showing the largest drop since November 2016 to 80.838 units. However thanks…
Proton hits its highest market share at home since July 2015. For the third consecutive month, the Malaysian new vehicle market suffers from an unusual high year-ago comparison base as GST was temporarily scrapped between June and August 2018. As a result this month's sales drop -22% year-on-year to 51.148…
BMW sales gain 41.6% year-on-year in Hong Kong in July. New light vehicle sales in Hong Kong manage their first year-on-year gain since last March at +0.8% in July to 3.403 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.5% to 22.641. Toyota (+2.8%) easily keeps the lead of the brands…
The Toyota Corolla is #1 in Lithuania for the third month in a row. New car sales in Lithuania jump 11.5% year-on-year in August to 3.688 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 39.4% to 30.745. The Toyota Corolla (+291.2%) manages a third consecutive month at #1 but remains #2…
The VW Golf is the most popular vehicle in Latvia in August. The Latvian new car market edges up 0.8% year-on-year in August, a fine performance given year-ago volumes were artificially boosted by pre-WLTP stock clearances. The year-to-date tally is now up 6.2% to 12.826. This month the VW Golf…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Estonia in August. New car sales in Estonia slide -4.6% year-on-year in August to 2.534 units, tilting the YTD volume back into negative territory at -0.5% to 18.893. The Skoda Octavia (+85.2%) ends 5 consecutive months of Toyota domination and takes the…
The new model boosts Daihatsu Tanto sales up 84.3% in September. New vehicle sales in Japan surge +12.9% year-on-year in September to 548.209 units, its largest gain since June 2017 (+13.4%), lifting the year-to-date volume up 3.1% to 4.149.685. If last month the market growth was almost entirely due to…
The Kia Seltos is up to #4 in South Korea in September. The South Korean new car market manages to post its first gain since last January at +4.1% to 132.611 units thanks to foreign manufacturers particularly strong at +17.3% to 20.204 and 15.2% share with local carmakers a little…
The new Stepway variant boosts Renault Logan sales up 178.9% in Russia. The Russian new light vehicle market is down for the 7th time in the past 8 months in September but this time the decline is minimal at -0.2% to 157.129 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -2%…
The new generation Vauxhall Corsa (pictured) hasn't landed just yet in the UK, but it's already had an impact through clear-out sales of the outgoing model. Whereas all other major European market spectacularly recuperate from dismal post-WLTP year-ago figures, the UK remains plagued by consumer confidence stifled by Brexit uncertainty,…
The Skoda Kamiq is getting closer to its home Top 10: up to #13 in September. The Czech new car market only partly recovers from disastrous post-WLTP year-ago volumes in September at +8.5% to 15.770 registrations but down a dismal -22% on September 2017 which is a more realistic comparison…