The Volvo XC40 is #1 in the Netherlands for the 2nd time in the past 3 months. Picture ad.nl Whereas the rest of Europe is enjoying artificially good results in March due to Covid-impacted year-ago volumes, new car sales in the Netherlands don't follow this trend. They actually drop -17.6%…
The Ford Fiesta is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in February. Picture largus.fr The Dutch new car market is down -26.3% year-on-year in February to 21.862 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -22.7% to 56.933 units. Kia (-31.4%) is up three spots on January to return to the…
The Volvo XC40 is the #1 vehicle in the Netherlands in January. Picture dagelijksauto.nl New car sales in the Netherlands are down -20% year-on-year in January to 35.193 units. Volkswagen (-45.9%) more than doubles the market fall a very high year-ago comparison base, yet the brand drops to 10.3% share vs.…
The Kia Niro is the first Asian nameplate to top the annual Dutch charts. In December 2020, carmakers rushed to register EVs so they could count as a 2020 sale and lower their average CO2 emissions, resulting in grossly inflated numbers and a market up 2.9% year-on-year on an already…
The VW ID.3 is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands for the second month running. Picture autoweek.nl New car sales in the Netherlands drop -14.3% year-on-year in November to 33.499 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -22.3% to 313.501. Volkswagen (-12%) easily remains the most popular carmaker in the…
The VW ID.3 is by far the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in October. New car sales in the Netherlands remain in negative waters in October at -6.2% year-on-year to 31.988 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -23.6% to 281.668. The entire brands podium outpaces the market with Volkswagen…
The VW ID.3 already knocks on the Dutch Top 10's door in September. The July uptick (+4%) was short-lived: after August (-21.5%), new car sales in the Netherlands endure another -21.9% freefall in September to 29.434 units, the worst performance of all European markets we have covered so far. This leads…
The Kia Niro cements its YTD domination in the Netherlands. After tilting into positive in July (+4%), the Dutch new car market is, like all European markets we have covered so far, back in hell in August at -21.5% year-on-year to 26.461 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally down…
The BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe already ranks inside the Dutch Top 50. New car sales in the Netherlands manage their first year-on-year gain since last February at +4% in July to 34.885 units, with the year-to-date tally now down -25.7% to 192.868. Volkswagen (-16.6%) remains the most popular brand…
Opel Corsa sales are up 388.1% year-on-year in the Netherlands. Whereas neighbours France (+1.2%), Belgium (-1.8%) and Luxembourg (-10.6%) have all spectacularly recovered from Covid-19 annihilation in June, the Dutch new car market is still in a deep rut at -39.2% year-on-year to 24.926 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -30%…
The Kia Niro is the best-seller in the Netherlands so far in 2020. Picture autoverhaal.nl The Netherlands did not completely lock down its economy in March-April and therefore had until now enjoyed relatively smaller new sales drops (-24.6% in March and -53% in April). But now that most of Europe has…
The Kia Niro is #1 in the Netherlands for the 2nd time in the past 3 months. The Netherlands have managed to escape a full national lockdown over the past couple of months, and the new car market losses are therefore not as devastating as in neighbouring countries. After March…
Skoda sales are up 19.8% thanks to the new Scala (pictured) and Kamiq. Unlike neighbouring France and Germany, Netherlands has so far chosen to not resort to strict population confinement measures but wide-ranging business shutdown have been in place since March 13. Car dealerships remain open in the country mainly for…
The Kia Niro is the #1 car in the Netherlands in February. Picture autoblog.nl Dutch new car sales go against the European grain in February, edging up 0.3% to 29.868 units which reduces the year-to-date tally drop to -4% at 73.898 units. The hero of the month is Kia (+32.4%)…
The VW Polo is #1 in the Netherlands for the 5th time in the past 10 months. New car sales in the Netherlands drop -7.1% year-on-year to 44.303 registrations even though January 2019 was already down -19.6%. Volkswagen (-7.9%) falls slightly faster than the market but easily holds onto the…