The Attitude helps lift Dodge sales in February. The new light vehicle market in Mexico surges back up 28% year-on-year in February to 101,911 sales, lifting the year-to-date tally up 24.1% to 196,325. Yet this is still below the 104,328 and 209,160 units of pre-pandemic February 2020. Nissan (+28.1%) matches…
The new WR-V helps Honda up in February. New vehicle wholesales in Indonesia climb 7.4% year-on-year in February to 86,954 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 9.6% to 181,077. Retail sales are up 20% to 83,973 for the month and up 17.7% year-to-date at 174,845. Looking at wholesales by…
Zeekr 009 Now that we have explored February 2023 Chinese wholesales, it’s time to review 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 4 new models…
Hyundai manages the best hold in market in February. February sales of locally assembled light vehicles in Pakistan implode -73.4% year-on-year in February to just 5,762 units, the lowest month of sales since pandemic-hit May 2020. This is according to local association PAMA. Note not all manufacturers present in Pakistan…
The Suzuki Swift is up to #3 overall in February. Affected by the month's floods and Cyclone Gabrielle, new vehicle sales in New Zealand sink -24% year-on-year in February to just 9,541 units. This is the lowest February volume since 2014. The year-to-date tally now skids -15.5% to 22,022 sales. Passenger Cars…
The Mitsubishi L200 sells almost 3 times any other vehicle in the country. New light vehicle sales in Chile continue to freefall at -17.4% year-on-year in February to 26,220 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -22% to 53,837. Passenger Cars skid -28.7% to 5,216 and -38.9% year-to-date to 10,976,…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Austria in February. After sinking -18.9% in February 2022, the Austrian new car market rallies back up 11.1% this month to 17,895 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.8% to 36,745 units. Volkswagen (+45.8%) compensates for a particularly drab year-ago…
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 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%…
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…