The Seat Arona is by far the best-selling vehicle in Spain in May. New car sales in Spain drop another -10.9% year-on-year in May to 84,977 units, with sales to rental companies (-41.4% to 18,235) the single channel responsible for this month's fall. Indeed private sales are up 4.3% to…
The VW T-Roc is the best-selling vehicle in Spain for the first time in April. The Spanish new car market falls another -12.1% year-on-year in April to 69,111 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -11.8% to 233,509. The main culprit in this month and year's fall is sales to…
The Cupra Formentor is up to 5th place overall in Spain in March. The Spanish new car market sinks -30.2% year-on-year in March to just 59,920 units and is down -51% on pre-pandemic March 2019. The year-to-date tally now stands at 164,399, down -11.6% over the same period in 2021…
The Seat Arona is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in February. New car sales in Spain climb up 6.6% year-on-year in February to 62,103 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 4.2% to 104,480 units. However keep in mind February 2021 was down -38.4% on the year prior. Private sales surge 29.1%…
The Toyota Yaris Cross breaks into the Spanish Top 10 in January. New car sales in Spain edge up 1% year-on-year to 42,377 units. This is the first year-on-year gain since June 2021, however keep in mind this is with a particularly low comparison base as January 2021 was down -51.5%.…
The Seat Arona signs its very first annual win at home. Discover almost 50 years worth of Spanish Historical Data here New car sales in Spain end up only edging up 1% year-on-year in 2021 to 859,477 units. The microchip crisis has negated the recovery the industry was expecting after…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in November. The Spanish new car market drops -12.3% year-on-year in November to 66,399 units, a contained fall in the current European context. However the fall widens to -28.7% when comparing with pre-pandemic November 2019. The year-to-date volume is now up…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in October. New car sales in Spain lose -20.5% year-on-year in October to 59.044 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.6% to 706.998 registrations but down -33% on the first 10 months of pre-pandemic 2019. Looking at different distribution channels,…
The Fiat 500 is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in September. As the microchip crisis continues, the Spanish new car market slows down its fall in September at -15.7% year-on-year to 59.641 units, in line with our projections and compared to a -28.9% fall in August. The year-to-date tally is…
The new Yaris Cross helps Toyota sign its first ever win in Spain. New car sales in Spain continue to suffer from the microchip crisis at -28.9% year-on-year in August to just 47.584 units, the lowest August tally since 2013 and exactly the same evolution as July. The year-to-date tally…
The Dacia Sandero signs its first Spanish win of the year in July. New car sales in Spain fall a ghastly -28.9% year-on-year in July to just 83.900 units. Granted, July 2020 figures were boosted by pent-up demand after a strict lockdown as well as the start of a scrappage…
The Fiat 500 is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in June. The Spanish new car market is up 17.1% year-on-year in June to 96.785 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 34.4% to 456.833. However when compared to pre-pandemic levels of two years ago in June 2019, the market is…
The Seat Arona is now #1 year-to-date in Spain. The Spanish new car market rises 177.8% year-on-year in May to 95.403 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 40% to 360.057 units, reflecting lockdown volumes in May 2020. Private sales significantly trail the market at +79.4% and 33.234 units as do company…
The Seat Arona is #1 at home for the first time. The Spanish new car market surges 1787% year-on-year in April to 78.595, a meaningless growth figure that reflects the strict lockdown of April 2020 when only 4.163 vehicles were registered. The year-to-date volume is now up 18.8% to 264.655…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Spain this month and YTD. New car sales in Spain are up 128% year-on-year in March to 85.819 units and down -14.9% year-on-year so far in 2021 to 186.061. However these figures are compared with a lockdown volume in March 2020. A…