The Volvo EX30 does an even better job in Norway than at home in Sweden. 7,380 new cars hit Norwegian roads in February and -0.8% year-on-year loss. The year-to-date volume is up 34.5% to 12,502. BEV sales are up 7.5% to 6,647 and 90.1% share vs. 83.1% in February 2023…
The Volvo EX30 ranks #7 at home in February. The Swedish new car market edges up 1.8% year-on-year in February to 18,766 sales, a lukewarm result given February 2023 was off -12.7% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is up 8.7% to 35,930. BEV sales actually fall at -14.6%…
The Dacia Sandero repeats at #2 in Italy. 147,094 new cars hit Italian roads in February, a +12.8% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally is up 11.7% to 289,103. Private sales (+18.3%) beat the market to 57.1% share vs. 54.3% a year ago and are up 14.1% year-to-date to 59.1% of…
Peugeot is the #1 brand in Spain for the first time since December 2021. New car sales in Spain continue on their good form in February at +9.9% year-on-year to 81,348 units, leading to a year-to-date result up 8.7% to 150,033. However the YTD cume remains off -22.8% on pre-pandemic…
MG is up to #3 brand in Taiwan in February, with the HS ranking at #4. With the Lunar New Year falling in February this year, there was only 16 working days in the month and sales reflects this at -20% year-on-year to 26,267 units. The year-to-date tally is now…
The VW Lavida is the best-selling vehicle in China for the first time in 3 years. 19/03 update: Now with revised figures for all brands and models. Chinese retail sales of the selection of vehicles included in this update rally back up 68.1% year-on-year in January to 2,084,941 units. January…
The Saipa Shahin is up to #7 in Iran in 2023. Discover over 55 years of Iranian Historical Data here. Today we can share with you production data for Iran over the Full Year 2023. Note prediction figures are very close to sales data as exports are minimal. It amounts…
The Skoda Octavia holds 7.4% of the Slovak market in January. The Slovak new car market soars 18.8% year-on-year in January to 7,935 sales. Behemoth Skoda (+61.7%) vastly outpaces the market to reach 25.4% share vs. 19.8% over the Full Year 2023. The Top 6 brands are unchanged on December…
The Skoda Kamiq is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Serbia in January. Data shared with us by our central European partner CE Auto shows a Serbian market up an impressive 28.2% year-on-year in January to 1,993 sales. The Skoda Octavia (+450%) firmly holds onto the pole position with 8.3% share…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-selling model in Bosnia & Herzegovina in January. According to data shared with us by our local partner CE Auto, new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina climb up 13.9% year-on-year in January to 768 units. The Toyota Yaris Cross secures its first ever…
The Dacia Duster continues its run as the best-seller in Moldova. CE Auto data shows a Moldovan new car market up 4.3% year-on-year to 507 sales. The Dacia Duster (-7.4%) is faithful to the pole position it has held for the past two consecutive years with a strong 9.9% share.…
The Dacia Duster is by far the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in January. According to data by our Central European partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market is stable in January at +0.5% to 420 units. This month the Dacia Duster is the clear leader with 10.5%…
Mercedes is the most popular importer in China in January. For once sales of new imported cars in China surge year-on-year at +36% to 75,052, even if this has a lot to do with the Lunar New Year falling in February this year vs. January in 2023. Brand-wise, Mercedes (+27.6%)…
The Kia Picanto is the most popular vehicle in Colombia in January. 26/03 update: Now with Top 20 best-selling brands The Colombian new vehicle market sinks another -16.4% year-on-year in January to just 11,594 units, the weakest January figure since 1998 (11,295). Toyota (+10.2%) goes against the negative environment to…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in January. 8,040 new passenger cars hit Hungarian roads in January, a -3.3% year-on-year decrease. This month the Skoda Octavia (+178.5%) takes the lead of the models ranking, toppling the Suzuki S-Cross (+15.6%) and Vitara (+49.3%). The Toyota Corolla (+30.7%) is…