The Fiorino was the most popular Fiat in 2023. 14,219 new light vehicles hit Moroccan roads in July, a robust 8.4% year-on-year improvement. This includes Passenger Cars up 5.1% to 12,701 and Light Commercals shooting up 46.5% to 1,518. The YTD PC volume tilts into positive as a result at…
The Volvo EX30 accounts for 44% of Volvo sales this month. The Portuguese new car market slows down -9.5% year-on-year in July to 14,055 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +3.7% to 130,967. The Top 3 manufacturers all beat the market with positive results: Peugeot (+4.4%) leads…
Toyota RAV4 sales are up 105% year-on-year in July. July is the month of the bi-annual licence plate change in Ireland and traditionally corresponds to the 2nd largest monthly volume in the year. July 2024 is no exception, even if results are a little disappointing this year at -6% year-on-year…
The Toyota Land Cruiser ranks #9 in Japan in July. Next gen 250 Series pictured. The Japanese new light vehicle market returns to growth in July and for the first time this year at +6.9% year-on-year to 405,174 units. The year-to-date volume remains battered at -10.5% to 2,532,664. Toyota (+0.1%)…
Subaru Crosstrek The U.S. new vehicle market declines -2% year-on-year in July to 1.273 million units. This leads the year-to-date tally to 9.08 million units, up 1.4% over the year-ago figure of 8.95 million. The SAAR is up slightly to 15.8 million units, up from 15.7 million in July 2023…
The CX-50 (+123.9%) helps Mazda up 51.4% in July. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market up 11% year-on-year in July to an estimated 161,000 units, thanks partly to delayed sales from the June software outage. This is however still below the 170-185,000 units July volumes…
The Hyundai Creta is the best-selling vehicle in India in July. After 2 full years of monthly volume records, Indian wholesales brake -2.5% year-on-year in July to 343,026. Rains disrupted business in multiple regions and may be the cause behind the market slowdown. The year-to-date volume remains at record levels…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Australia in July. 8/08 update: Now with Top 314 All models ranking. After dipping in June for the first time in 20 months, the Australian new car market is back to its record ways in July at a splendid +10.2% year-on-year to…
The Toyota Corolla hits a record 4th place in July. 13,057 new cars found a Romanian buyer in July, a -4.2% year-on-year deceleration. So far this year, the total volume amounts to 96,563 units, up 10.6% over the same period in 2023. Local behemoth Dacia (-16%) suffers this month and…
The Kia Niro is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in July. The Dutch new car market drops -6.2% year-on-year in July to 26,836 units, with the YTD tally off -3.9% to 220,168. Kia (+10.2%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date with a splendid 13% share vs. 10.1% so…
Skoda Karoq sales are up 105.9% in July. Photo: Jan Bürgermeister 238,263 new cars found a German buyer in July, a disappointing -2.1% year-on-year drop and -28.4% below the pre-pandemic levels of July 2019 (332,788). The year-to-date tally is up 4.3% to 1,709,904 and -21.6% below the first 7 months of…
The Fiat Strada is back to #1 in Brazil. The Brazilian new car market advances +5.4% year-on-year in July to 227,300 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 13.4% to 1,304,380. Fiat (+13.6%) posts a stellar performance in the brands leadership and rises to 22.2% share with over 50,000 units, its…
Sales of Skoda Superb are up 81% year-on-year in July 17,452 new car hit Czech road in July, a solid 8.5% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 3.8% to 136,673. Skoda (-2.5%) goes against its positive home market but still accounts for an overwhelming 31.5% share vs. 33.2%…
The Volvo XC40 is up to a record 4th place in July. It's a 24th consecutive month of growth for the UK new car market with sales up 2.5% year-on-year in July to 147,517. The YTD total is up 5.5% to 1,154,280. The trend towards fleet sales continues this month…
Changan sales are up 117.3% year-on-year. 136,221 new passenger cars found a buyer in Russia in July, a 42.4% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 72% to 855,561. Lada (+30.1%) trails its home market to 26.1% share vs. 28.4% year-to-date. Haval (+95%) continues to lead the Chinese offensive…