The Toyota RAV4 scores the largest gain in the Top 25, while the Mitsubishi Outlander (right) hits its highest ranking in almost 5 years. Picture zr.ru New light vehicle sales in Russia endure a 9th year-on-year decline in the past 12 months in February at -2.2% to 119.073 units, tilting the…
The Vauxhall Grandland X is the best-selling SUV in the UK in February. UK new car sales slip down -2.9% year-on-year in February to 79.594 units, the lowest score for the month since 2015 and marking an 11th year-on-year drop in the past 13 months. The year-to-date tally is now…
The Toyota RAV4 is up to a record 2nd place in Australia in February. Now updated with the Top 290 All-models. Drought, bushfires, floods and now growing coronavirus concerns have all combined to tear down the Australian new car market, February (-8.2%) marking a 23rd straight month of decline at…
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 Hyundai i30 is up 72.7% year-on-year in February. New car sales in the Czech Republic accelerate their fall in February at -7.8% to 17.377 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -4.2% to 36.509. Homegrown brand leader Skoda (-2.7%) resists better than the market but sees its share thaw from…
The coronavirus outbreak has stopped the Chinese car market - and economy. This is a special update on China. If you read our recent China wholesales and retail January 2020 updates, this won't come as too much of a surprise to you. According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA),…
Polestar is the 36th best-selling carmaker in Belgium in February. The Belgian new car market drops -6.3% year-on-year in February to 46.775 registrations, tilting the year-to-date tally into negative territory at -2.3% to 98.615 units. Volkswagen (-11.7%) reclaims the brands pole position ahead of Renault (-23.8%) and Peugeot (-20.9%) but the…
The Chevrolet Onix is the best-selling vehicle in Argentina in February. New vehicle sales in Argentina skid down -31.7% year-on-year in February to just 27.204 registrations - the weakest February volume since 2004 - bringing the year-to-date tally down -27.8% to 71.921. An old and somewhat questionable theory of the…
Seat posts the largest year-on-year gain among the Top 15 brands. Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il we can share with you today February brands data for Israel, models data is a quarterly occurrence. Israeli new car sales edge up 1.4% year-on-year in February to 24.861 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 5.7%…
Audi sales soar 49.5% year-on-year in Luxembourg in February. The Luxembourg new car market drops -4.9% year-on-year in February to 4.795 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally down -1.4% to 9.114. Volkswagen (-10.6%) reclaims the brands top spot despite falling twice faster than the market, Mercedes (+2.4%) posts a strong result…
The Ford Puma is the best-selling hybrid in Italy so far in 2020. New car sales in Italy accelerate their fall in February to -8.8% year-on-year and 162.793 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume now down -7.3% to 318.545. As of today March 5, over 3.000 Italians have been infected…
The Kia Stonic soars to an all-time record 12th place in Spain in February. The Spanish new car market slightly slows down its fall in February at -5.1% to 98.221 registrations, the slowest February since 2016. The year-to-date tally is now down -6.2% to 187.871. Once again the reading by…
The Dacia Lodgy is the #1 vehicle in Hungary in February. New car sales in Hungary edge down -1.3% year-on-year in February to 11.078 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 1.2% to 21.192. Both brands and models ranking continue to be unrecognisable as carmakers release eco-friendly cars to respect…
The Volvo XC40 smashes its ranking record at home to hit #2 in February. The Swedish new car market drops -6.3% year-on-year in February to 21.694 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -11.8% to 38.492. Sales of rechargeable cars (EV+PHEV) surge another 95% in February to 25.1% of the…
The Toyota RAV4 signs a 6th win in the past 7 months in Taiwan. New car sales in Taiwan bounce back up 39.2% year-on-year in February to 27.350 units as February 2019 volumes were hampered by the Lunar New Year holiday which fell in January this year. As a result,…