The Ford Puma confirms it is the favourite vehicle of UK customers. The UK new car market soar 28.3% year-on-year in July to 143,921 units, recording the best July volume since 2020. The year-to-date tally is now up 19.6% to 1,093,641 sales, however this is still -23.3% below the first…
The VW Polo is the best-selling vehicle in Brazil for the 2nd month running. The Brazilian new light vehicle market shoots up 27.6% year-on-year in July to 215,711, leading to a year-to-date tally up 12.7% to 1,150,213. Fiat (+24.5%) retains the brands top spot with 20.6% share vs. 12% at…
The Kia Picanto is by far the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in July. The Dutch new car market is up 30.7% year-on-year in July to 28,687 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 30.6% to 229,342. Kia (+7.1%) reclaims the brands lead it held over the Full Year 2022…
The Citroen C3 is the most popular vehicle in Bulgaria in July. 3,854 new light vehicles found a buyer in Bulgaria in July, leading to a year-to-date tally up 20.1% on 2022 to 23,909. Keep in mind a large part of these sales are re-exported to other countries in the…
The Renault Clio is by far the best-selling vehicle in France in July. The French new car market is up a solid 19.9% year-on-year in July to 128,947 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.8% to 1,018,723. Keep in mind July 2022 was the weakest July in 51 years.…
Exceptional start for the BYD Atto 3 in Sweden. New car sales in Sweden disappoints with July sales down -3% to 17,300 units. The year-to-date tally is now off -2.5% to 157,963. Electric cars soar 38.7% year-on-year to 6,487 ad 37.5% share vs. 26.2% a year ago in July 2022,…
The Tesla Model Y is up to 5th place in Romania in July. 13,630 new cars hit Romanian roads in July, a 12.7% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 23.3% to 87,275. Local behemoth Dacia (+17%) beats its home market to 31.6% share, a little below the 33.1%…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is up to a record 2nd place in July. July is the month of the biannual license plate change and therefore boosted registrations in Ireland. In fact July sales almost equal January volumes at 27,143 (+23.9%) vs. 27,323. After 7 months, the Irish market is up 20.1%…
The Jeep Avenger is knocking on the Italian Top 10's door again. The Italian new car market progresses 8.8% year-on-year in July to 119,207 registrations, however this is down -22.3% on pre-pandemic July 2019. Over the first seven months of the year, sales are up 21% to 960,765 but down…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-seller in Spain again. The Spanish new car market continues to align strong results month after month this year, with July volumes up another 10.7% to 81,205 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 21.9% to 586,626. Prive sales are up 12.1% to 35,111 for…
The Toyota Town Ace is up 60.2% year-on-year in June. 42,359 new cars hit Taiwanese roads in July, a strong 10.9% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date volume is now up 14.9% to 277,216. Toyota (+11.9%) roughly matches the market to 30.7% share vs. 26.3% so far this year while Lexus (+75.2%)…
The Dacia Jogger is inside the Top 10 models with private consumers. Sales to private consumers account for less than half the French new car market over H1 2023. Private sales tend to reflect the most 'honest' best-sellers, shedding the somewhat artificial fleets and long+short term rental channels. The most…
First Top 10 finish for the VW Taos in Argentina. New light vehicles in Argentina climb a solid 14.1% year-on-year in July to 41,507 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 13.8% to 264,389. Toyota (+11.6%) continues to dominate the brands ranking head and shoulders with 22.7% share, distancing Volkswagen…
The Proton X50 is a rebadged Geely Coolray. The Malaysian new car market gains 10.3% year-on-year to 366,037 units. Note 2022 was a record year in the country with 720,658 sales, up 41.6% on the year prior. According to local manufacturers association MAA, the robustness of the automobile sector in…
The Chevrolet D-Max is estimated to be the best-selling vehicle in Ecuador in 2022. 139,517 new vehicles found a buyer in Ecuador in 2022, a 16.9% year-on-year increase. Chevrolet (+0.2%) celebrates 28 years as the best-selling marque in the country but sees its market share thaw from 20.6% in 2021…