The Skoda Fabia is the best-selling vehicle in Serbia in March. Thanks to our Central European data partner CE Auto, we can share with you today March data for Serbia, a market down -5.7% to 2.962 units, leading to a Q1 volume down -5.5% to 6.601. This month the Skoda Fabia (+90.6%)…
The VW Caddy shoots up to #2 in Bosnia in March. According to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, new light vehicle sales drop -7.8% year-on-year in March to 888 units, meaning the Q1 tally is now down -10.4% to 2.322. The Skoda Octavia (-12.3%) easily remains on top…
The Dacia Duster takes the lead both in March and YTD in Moldova. Thanks to our partnership with Eastern European data specialist CE Auto, we can share with you today March sales for Moldova, a market down -14.9% year-on-year to 486 units, leading to a Q1 volume edging up 1.3%…
The CX-5 (+118%) helps Mazda up 45.8% in Mexico this month. The Mexican market keeps its decline to a minimum in March at a slim -1.2% year-on-year to 117.135 units, which could signal a return to form later in the year. The YTD tally is down -1.5% after three months…
The Toyota Hilux holds 8.9% of the South African market in March. New vehicle sales in South Africa drop -3.1% year-on-year in March to 47.718 units, with passenger cars down -5.6% to 30.348 while light commercials gain 1.9% to 14.994. The rest of the market goes to medium and heavy…
The Kia Stonic is the most popular vehicle in Cyprus in March. Thanks to our partnership with SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, we can share with you today Cyprus data, and the freefall continues with March sales down an abysmal -53.5% year-on-year to 887 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down 34%…
The Kia Sportage (+46.9%) is the best-selling passenger car in New Zealand this month. New vehicle sales in New Zealand skid down -5.4% to 13.271, leading to a Q1 tally down -3.7% to 38.855. Toyota (-29.9%) continues to freefall but holds onto the brands pole position at 12.8% above Ford…
Honda sales surge 54.7% year-on-year in Singapore in March. The Singaporean new car market is back in positive territory in March at +3.4% year-on-year to 7.239 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 15.2% at 20.506. Honda (+54.7%) roars back into the pole position, also leading YTD (+38.1%) and knocking…
Renault dominates the Uruguayan market again. It's not a good start of the year for the Uruguayan market in freefall in March at -23.8% to 3.145 units leading to a Q1 volume down -20.6% to 9.253. Renault (-8.7%) scores the smallest decline on the podium leading to a mammoth 18.8% share,…
As per the BSCB tradition, after covering March sales in detail, it's now time to focus on the all-new locally produced launches so you can stay on the bleeding edge of the the fastest-evolving automobile market in the world. Note this update is based on wholesales figures, and sometimes new…
Usually in freefall, Beijing Auto (+39.1%) signs the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 30 in March. Although China wholesales endure a 9th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in March - a stint unseen since 1990, the signs of recovery shown by our exclusive coverage of China retail sales up…
The Hyundai Ioniq remains the best-selling vehicle in Israel. Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il, we can share with you today Israeli March brands data as well as complete models data for Q1 and every month so far in 2019. In March, the market is almost immobile at +0.3% to 29.127 units,…
The Tesla Model 3 is the outright best-seller in 3 European markets: Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland. Picture popularmechanics.com. New car sales in Switzerland return to positive territory for the first time since July 2018 and only the third time in 12 months (add April 2018) with March deliveries up 3% to 28.958…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in March. The Irish new car market has managed to contain its year-on-year decline into the single-digits for the first time this year with March deliveries down 6% to 16.696, leading to a Q1 tally down -10.8% to 64.042. Volkswagen (-9.2%)…
The Nissan Qashqai is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark so far in 2019. It's a record start of the year for Danish new car sales at a whopping +33.2% year-on-year in March to 26.310 units, lifting the Q1 volume up 16.4% to an all-time high of 66.270 sales, smashing the…