The Seat Ateca is the most popular vehicle in Austria for the first time. 18,850 new cars hit Austrian roads in January, a very solid 20.7% year-on-year improvement. Volkswagen (+16.1%) easily retains the lead of the brands ranking with 16.7% share vs. 14.9% over the Full Year 2022, and is…
Usually weak in start of quarters, the Tesla Model Y is up to #2 in January. New car sales in Denmark climb 10.6% year-on-year in January to 10,403 units. The podium brands all outpace the market this month. Toyota (+64.1%) overtakes Volkswagen (+30.3%) to take the lead for the first…
Mazda sales are up 78.4% in a devastated market. The price increase on all new cars registered from January 1, 2023 has wrecked havoc on the Norwegian car market. Among the changes are the introduction of a weight fee for all vehicles, the 25% VAT now valid for any EV…
The Fiat Cronos accounts for 90% of Fiat sales in January. 50,085 new vehicles found a home in Argentina in January, a solid 15.1% year-on-year improvement. Toyota (+34.6%) brilliantly doubles the market growth rate to remain at #1 with 20.6% share. It is followed by Fiat (-4%) seemingly in difficulty…
Volkswagen sales triple year-on-year in Turkey this month. The Turkish new light vehicle market soars 33.5% year-on-year in January to hit a new record for the month at 50,894 units. It beats the previous best of 43,728 established in 2021. Fiat (+43.7%) advances faster than the market to a solid…
The Dacia Sandero easily tops the Bulgarian charts in January. New car sales in Bulgaria rally back up 23.2% year-on-year in January to 2,928 units. Dacia (+87.1%) surges ahead to first place in the brands charts with 16.3% of the market vs. 9.5% over the Full Year 2022. Renault (-1.1%)…
The Skoda Karoq is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland for the first time. 16,437 new cars found a home in Switzerland in January, a 3.4% year-on-year improvement. 4x4 sales edge up 3.9% to 8,217 and a round 50% vs. 49.7% a year ago. Petrol sales recede -6% to 5,905 and…
Renault sales double year-on-year in Romania. 12,266 new cars hit Romanian roads in January, a splendid 31.4% year-on-year improvement. The Top 2 brands outrun the market with even more impressive upticks: Dacia is up 65.4% to 37.4% share vs. just 30.9% over the Full Year 2022 while Renault soars 95.7%…
The Dacia Jogger breaks into the Portuguese Top 10 in January. New car sales in Portugal surge 48.4% year-on-year in January to 14,639 units. #2 in December, Peugeot (-2.3%) reclaims the top spot it held over the Full Year 2022 with 9.1% share, dislodging Renault (+109%) which doubles its sales…
The GLE is Mercedes' best-seller in the Czech Republic in January. New car sales in the Czech Republic gain 5.4% year-on-year in January to 17,137 units. Local behemoth Skoda (-11.1%) goes against the market but still manages a strong 34.5% share vs. 32.7% over the Full Year 2022. The next…
The VW T-Roc is the most popular vehicle in the Netherlands in January. New car sales in the Netherlands gain 6.5% year-on-year in January to 32,845 units. Volkswagen (+32.9%) vastly outpaces the market to repeat at #1 with 12.4% share, a lot better than its FY2022 level of 8.3%. Toyota…
First Top 10 finish in Sweden for Dacia. The Swedish new car market is hit -26.6% year-on-year in January to just 14,601 sales. Volvo (-18.7%) resists better than the market and climbs to 20.7% share vs. 15.9% over the Full Year 2022. Kia (-47.7%) pays the price of a particularly good…
Skoda breaks its market share record in Germany in January. 179,247 new cars hit German roads in January, a disappointing -2.6% year-on-year fall. Volkswagen (+1.3%) edges up to 20.7% share, its highest and first time above 20% since July 2021. Mercedes (+14.5%) hits its highest monthly share since October 2018…
The Toyota Crown is up to #14 in January. The Japanese new vehicle market lifts 16% year-on-year in January to 382,338 registrations. The Top 8 order of best-selling carmakers are identical to December and the Full Year 2022. Toyota (+17.4%) climbs to a very strong 32.4% market share vs. 29.7%…
Mahindra Scorpio sales are up 188% year-on-year in January. New wholesales in India surge 17.3% year-on-year in January to 345,805 units, by far the biggest January volume in Indian history. Maruti Suzuki (+14.3%) trails the market but sees its share up to 42.6% vs. 41.6% over the Full Year 2022.…