Audi sales surge 91.1% year-on-year in a market down -20.4% The Hong Kong new light vehicle market drops -20.4% year-on-year in May to 2.840 units, leading to a H1 2020 tally down -22.6% to 12.270. Toyota (-40.5%) easily remains the most popular carmaker in the territory but doubles the market drop…
The Peugeot 2008 ranks #18 in May in the UK vs. #82 so far in 2020. A full Top 160 UK models ranking is now available for the January-May 2020 period as well as a Top 100 models for May, allowing us a much more detail look at this market.…
DS sees its volume decline "just" -41.6% year-on-year in May. Picture largus.fr 9/07 update: Now with Top 370 All-models. 2/07 update: Now with actuals for Top 25 brands and Top 100 models. 29/06 update: Now with Top 10 models overall, Hybrid, PHEV and EV (Source JATO Dynamics). Final figures by…
Kia Sportage sales are up 83.6% year-on-year in May. New car sales in Ukraine are recovering: from -46.9% in April to just -15.1% in May at 5.895 units, bringing the year-to-date tally down -7.3% to 29.838. This is a much better hold than the rest of Europe where Moldova (-27.7%) and…
Great Wall sales soar 177.7% year-on-year in May. The last Chinese May update is here and shows Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) up a whopping 41.7% year-on-year to 355.343 units according to data released by LMC Automotive, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -10% to 1.238.158. Brand leader Wuling (+56.5%)…
The Proton Saga is the best-selling vehicle in Malaysia in May. 2/07 update: Now with Top 40 All-brands ranking. After grinding to a complete halt in April (-99.7%), new car sales in Malaysia are estimated to drop -62.5% year-on-year in May to 22.800 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -49%…
Toyota RAV4 sales surge 92.7% in a market down -59%. 1/07 update: Now with actuals for Top 40 All-brands and Top 285 All-models. In the two weeks since we published the April 2020 article, confirmed COVID-19 cases in Mexico have flared up from 71.105 to 129.184, with the country consistently…
Citroen sales are up 134.9% in a market down -2.4%. 30/06 update: Now with Top 25 models. As the country progressively returns to normal after the COVID-19 crisis, Turkish new car sales drop just -2.4% year-on-year in May to 32.235 registrations, which in fact gives a false sense of recovery as…
Peugeot is the best-selling brand in Belgium in May. 30/07 update: Now with YTD Top 120 models and May Top 50 models. 30/06 update: Now with YTD Top 10 models. After enduring one of the strictest coronavirus lowdown in Europe and the highest death rate per million in the world…
...meanwhile Ssangyong is up 3700%! 30/06 update: Now with YTD Top 10 models. Slovak new car sales continue to be battered by the coronavirus crisis with May registrations down another -58.3% year-on-year to 4.123, showing only a slight improvement on the -61.5% from April. The year-to-date tally is now down…
The Peugeot 3008 swims upstream in May with a year-on-year gain. New car sales in Latvia drop -57.9% year-on-year in May to 744 units, pulling the year-to-date volume down -32.7% to 5.297. The Toyota RAV4 (-55.1%) cements the top spot it also holds year-to-date, distancing the Skoda Octavia (-51.5%), VW…
The Citroen C3 is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in May. According to data released by our Eastern European data specialist partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia sink -56.4% year-on-year in May to 274 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -23.9% to 1.776. The Citroen C3 (+15.4%)…
Opel scores the best hold among the Top 10 brands at -28%. 30/06 update: Now with Top 10 models. New car sales in Luxembourg rally back in May as the country is progressively reopening after a COVID-19 lockdown with sales down -43.8% to 3.041 leading to a year-to-date tally down…
The Renault Clio is the best-seller in Serbia for the 2nd month running. According to data shared with us by our Central European data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Serbia fall -43.9% year-on-year in May to 2.123 units, pulling the year-to-date volume down -38.9% to 8.950. The Renault Clio…
The Skoda Octavia is back to #1 in Bosnia & Herzegovina. According to our with Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market drops -49.5% year-on-year in May to 539 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -33.9% to 3.108. The Skoda Octavia (-39.4%) resists better and returns to…