Mazda sales are up 4.6% in a market down -17%. August is the month the microchip and parts shortage and associated idling of numerous local factories finally took their toll on the U.S. new light vehicle market. It is estimated by Morgan Stanley at 1.095 million sales, a vertiginous -17%…
Toyota Aqua sales are up 147.6% year-on-year thanks to the new generation. The Japanese new vehicle market edges down -2.1% year-on-year to 319.697 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 7.9% to 3.161.731. Once again Toyota (+6%) defies the negative context to cement its leadership at 33.8% share vs. 32.5%…
Chery is up to a record 9th place in Russia in August. New light vehicle sales in Russia skid down -17% year-on-year in August to 114.130 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 21.3% to 1.067.890. Local behemoth Lada (-32.1%) is in difficulty this month as it almost doubles the…
The Maruti Suzuki Baleno is the best-selling vehicle in India in August. New car wholesales in India gain a solid 10.9% year-on-year in August to 259.555 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up a whopping 72% to 2.131.496. Brand leader Maruti Suzuki (-8.7%) goes against the market with a significant…
The Tesla Model Y has landed in Norway. The Norwegian new car market is up a whopping 52% year-on-year in August to 16.427 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 38.9% to 110.864. Electrified car sales shoot up 77.6% year-on-year to 15.156 and 92.3% share vs. 79% in August 2020. Year-to-date,…
The Ford Puma is the best-selling vehicle in the UK in August. New car sales in the UK are down a further -22% year-on-year in August to just 68.033 units, the lowest August tally since 2013 (65.937), leading to a year-to-date volume up 20.3% to 1.101.302 units. August 2021 is down…
The Kia Niro is the best-selling vehicle in Sweden for the second time ever. The Swedish new car market sinks -22.4% year-on-year in August to 19.808 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 20.6% to 209.749. Rechargeable cars are up a spectacular 25.8% to 9.322 and 47.1% share vs. just…
The Dacia Duster holds a record 14.2% of the Romanian market in August. New car sales in Romania soar 44.6% year-on-year in August to 16.129 units on a low year-ago comparison base (11.155), leading to a year-to-date tally up 7.6% to 79.311. The Top 3 carmakers vastly outperform the market,…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in Europe for the very first time. Picture carmagazine.co.uk 07/09 update: Now with Top 330 models. 01/09 update: Now with Top 52 brands and Top 100 models. According to data released by JATO Dynamics, the European new car market falls a steep -24%…
The Skoda Scala is up to #4 in Slovakia in July. The Slovak new car market skids down -6.9% year-on-year in July to 7.695 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.1% to 46.144. Brand leader Skoda (-15.7%) drops more than twice as fast as the market to fall to…
The Fiat Strada is the best-selling vehicle in Brazil in August. The Brazilian new vehicle market accelerates its fall with a -8.6% year-on-year drop in August to 158.514 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now up 20.7% to 1.327.535 units. Fiat (+24.5%) once again ignores the challenging context to fly…
Toyota Prado sales are up 452.8% year-on-year in August. 06/09 update: now with Top 275 All-models. New car sales in Australia surge 33.1% year-on-year in August to 81.199 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 27.2% to 732.828 sales, the highest volume at this stage of the year since 2018.…
The Lynk & Co 01 is up to #12 in the Netherlands in August. The Dutch new car market sinks -16.8% year-on-year in August to 21.877 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -3.4% to 211.460, making the Netherlands one of only a few countries in the world where YTD…
Kia is the only year-on-year gainer in the Top 25. Picture quattroruote.it The Italian new car market accelerate its fall in August at -27.1% year-on-year to just 65.185 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 31.1% to 1.069.875. Compared to the first 8 months of 2019, the Italian market is…
The new Yaris Cross helps Toyota sign its first ever win in Spain. New car sales in Spain continue to suffer from the microchip crisis at -28.9% year-on-year in August to just 47.584 units, the lowest August tally since 2013 and exactly the same evolution as July. The year-to-date tally…