GAC Aion S sales are up 5-fold year-on-year in February. The Lunar New Year break has affected the Chinese market these past two months as it occurred from January 21 through to January 27 this year vs. a start on January 31 in 2022. As a result, but also because of…
The Toyota Hilux is once again the most popular vehicle in South Africa. Discover close to 50 years of South African Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in South Africa improve by a solid 13.9% year-on-year in 2022 to 528,963, just under the pre-pandemic total of 536,612 units. This result is achieved…
The Renault Arkana is up to #5 in Cyprus in February. Thanks to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, we can share with you today February data for Cyprus. The market is down a steep -8.2% year-on-year to 1,011 units, yet thanks to a strong January performance the year-to-date tally…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in February. The Portuguese new car market soars another 39% year-on-year in February to 16,080 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally up 43.5% to 30,719. Peugeot (+23.4%) trails the market but easily holds onto the top spot with 13.9% share vs. 11.6%…
Haval is up to a record 6th place in Kazakhstan this month. The Kazakh new vehicle market rallies back up 166.4% year-on-year to 10,432 units on very weak year-ago volumes when sales were down -53% on the year prior due to social unrest. A more significant comparison set is the…
Tesla Model Y sales are up 185.8% year-on-year in February. 206,210 new cars found a German home in February, a very shy 2.8% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally edges into positive at +0.2% to 385,457 units. The podium brands are unchanged on last month and all beat the market with…
Audi sales more than double year-on-year in Denmark. 11,597 new cars hit Danish roads in February, a strong 13.7% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is up 12.2% to a round 22,000 units. Volkswagen (+25.6%) reclaims the brands top spot off Toyota (+8.9%), the latter down to #4 for the month.…
The Skoda Karoq is the most popular car in Switzerland for the 2nd month running. The Swiss new car market gains a shy 3.6% year-on-year in February to 17,198 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.5% to 33,635. 4x4 sales beat the market at +5.9% to 8,561 and 49.8%…
The Toyota bZ4X is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Norway in February. Picture motor.no After a dismal -76.6% fall in January, Norwegian new car sales thin their year-on-year loss to -8.7% to 7,439 registrations. The year-to-date tally is down down -42.3% to 9,299. Thanks to 6,183 sales (+0.4%) BEV hold…
Hyundai Grandeur sales are up 118.6% thanks to a new generation. New vehicle sales in South Korea increase by a robust 19.7% year-on-year in February to 146,877 units, including 125,240 local models (+21.3%) and 21,637 foreigners (+11.2%). Year-to-date, the market is now up 12.9% to 264,267 sales, that includes 226,408…
Lexus sales more than triple year-on-year in February. New vehicle sales in Japan soar 20.3% year-on-year in February to 426,726 units, however keep in mind February 2022 was off -18% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now up 18.2% to 809,064. Toyota (+48%) posts a whopping uptick to…
The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara breaks its volume record. Picture autocarindia.com New wholesales in India climb 10.4% year-on-year in February to 334,245 units, a new record for the month eclipsing the 308,593 units of February 2021. The year-to-date tally is now up 13.8% to 680,050, also a new record after two…
The Renault Austral is getting closer to the French Top 10. The French new car market is up 9.4% year-on-year in February to 126,237 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 9.1% to 238,176. Although an improvement on the previous year, we are still way below pre-pandemic levels as February…
The Kia Sportage is the most popular vehicle in Ireland in February. The Irish new car market is up another robust 9.8% year-on-year in February to 13,140 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.3% to 40,455. Toyota (+2.9%) is a little more shy than the market but resists in…
The Lexus NX is up to #2 in Taiwan in February. New light vehicle sales in Taiwan soar 35.2% year-on-year in February to 32,819 units partly due to the fact Lunar New Year was in January this year vs. February in 2022. After a January down -14.4%, the year-to-date total…