The Cupra Leon breaks into the Austrian Top 20 for the first time. The Austrian new car market rallies back up 20.6% year-on-year in May to 20,623 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 19% to 102,179. The top four manufacturers all vastly outpace the market. Volkswagen (+34.6%) is on…
BYD Seagull After detailing May 2023 Chinese wholesales, let's now focus the new locally produced models for the month. This way you can stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the largest and most dynamic market in the world. This month we have no less than 10 new models hitting Chinese…
First Top 5 finish for the Toyota bZ4X in Iceland. 2,578 new cars hit Icelandic roads in May, a 22.5% year-on-year improvement. Given May 2022 was already up 57.2% on the year prior this is a great performance. The year-to-date tally is now up 14.5% to 7,703. Toyota (+20.6%) holds onto the…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in May. The Portuguese new car market a 54.6% year-on-year lift in May to 19,816 units, yet to tamper that enthusiasm let's remember May 2022 was off -23.5% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 46.4% to 88,114.…
First Top 10 finish for the VW ID.Buzz in Norway. New car sales in Norway return to positive in May at +15.6% year-on-year to 13,342 registrations. However a poor start of the year has the year-to-date tally down -4.9% to 50,983. BEV sales rise 27.6% to 10,773 and 80.4% share…
Peugeot sales triple year-on-year in Mexico. The Mexican new light vehicle market is up a very robust 17.1% year-on-year in May to 106,798 sales leading to a year-to-date tally up 21.4% to 519,534. Brand leader Nissan (+42.2%) vastly outpaces the market to 18.8% share vs. 18.1% year-to-date where it is…
The Hyundai Grandeur is the best-selling model at home again. 151,728 new light vehicles hit South Korean roads in May, a 5.9% year-on-year improvement. This includes 130,389 local manufacturers (+8.8%) and 21,339 foreigners (-9.2%). Year-to-date, the market is up 11.3% to 730,258 including 626,310 locals (+14.3%) and 103,948 foreigners (-4%).…
Suzuki sales are up 8-fold in Ukraine in May. The Ukrainian new car market shoots back up 101.3% year-on-year in May to 5,118 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 44.7% to 21,477. Toyota (+109.5%) and Renault (+72.8%) remain atop the brands charts with 16.8% and 9.8% share respectively, while…
Chevrolet holds 21.3% share in Uruguay in May. Sales of new light vehicles in Uruguay return to positive in May at +7.2% year-on-year to 4,721 units. The year-to-date tally tilts into positive as a result at +0.6% to 21,232. Chevrolet (+21.2%) surges to a massive 21.3% share, its highest since…
The BYD Qin Plus is now the best-selling model in China over 5 months. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), wholesales in China climb 27.9% year-on-year in May to 2,382,000 units. This is partly due to low year-ago volumes which were down -12.6% on the…
The VW T-Roc is the most popular vehicle in Germany in May. 246,966 new cars hit German roads in May, a robust 19.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 10.2% to 1,116,731. Volkswagen (+13%) trails its home market to 17.7% share, almost one percentage point below its YTD…
The Skoda Enyaq repeats at #3 in Switzerland. New car sales in Switzerland bounce back up 16.9% year-on-year in May to 21,569 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 11.6% to 98,538. 4x4 deliveries are up 14.7% for the month to 10,784 and a round 50% share vs. 50.9% a…
First podium finish in the world for the Cupra Formentor. The Danish new car market edges up 3.8% year-on-year in May to 14,012 sales. Given May 2022 was down -19.8% on the year prior this is a poor score. So far this year 66,030 new cars have hit Danish roads, a…
Nissan Kicks sales soar 130.3% year-on-year in May. The Chilean new car market continues to collapse in May at -32.4% year-on-year to 37,887 and is now down -26.7% year-to-date at 136,535 units. Passenger Cars sink -40.1% to 5,680 for the month and also -40.1% to 28,551 year-to-date. SUVs drop -31.2%…
The Renault Express is on the Bulgarian podium in May. 3,574 new cars found a buyer in Bulgaria in May, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.3% to 15,763 units. This month Volkswagen takes the lead with 11.7% share vs. 9.3% year-to-date where it is up 68.7%. Toyota is up…