Renault sales are up 156.2% year-on-year in May. 4,402 new cars hit Luxembourg roads in May, up 24.6% year-on-year and leading to a YTD volume up 19.2% to 21,727. Volkswagen (+16.5%) trails the market but holds onto the top spot with 11.4% share, while BMW (+39.1%) is very impressive at…
Skoda sales almost double year-on-year in May. Data by our local partner cartube.co.il shows an Israeli new car market down -3.1% year-on-year to 24,303 units. Thanks to a strong start of the year, the year-to-date tally is now up 10% to 149,604. Hyundai (-25.6%) stays overall best-seller despite a hefty year-on-year loss.…
Audi is the most popular manufacturer in the UK this month. 145,204 new cars hit UK roads in May, a 16.7% year-on-year improvement leading to a year-to-date tally up 16.8% to 772,454. We are nevertheless still below the May 2021 volume of 156,737. Private sales worryingly fall into negative at…
The Skoda Enyaq is up to #3 in Finland in May. 9,258 new cars hit Finnish roads in May, a 19.9% year-on-year improvement leading to a year-to-date volume up 4.9% to 37,156. Toyota (+13.3%) can't quite catch up with the market growth but continues to dominate the brands ranking head…
The Avenger is Jeep's best-seller in Italy this month. New car sales in Italy rise 23.1% year-on-year in May to 149,411 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 26.1% to 702,339. However, worryingly private sales trail the market significantly at +11.5% to 81,062 and 53.5% share vs. 59.2% a year…
MG ZS sales are up 537.6% year-on-year. New car sales in Spain rise 8.3% year-on-year in May to 92,025 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 26.9% to 404,337. Private sales edge up 5.3% to 36,495 for the month and 16.8% to 165,425 year-to-date while company sales are up 5.4%…
The new Aygo X helps Toyota remain in 2nd place in Europe. 14/07 update: Now with Top 75 All-brands and Top 410 All-models. 29/06 update: Now with Top 10 models. According to preliminary data from ACEA, the European market (EU+EFTA+UK) drops -12.5% year-on-year to 948,149 units, that's a better hold…
Exeed lands directly inside the Kazakh Top 10 in May. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan drops -17.8% year-on-year in May to 8,295 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -9.9% to 39,987. Chevrolet (-5.8%) limits its fall to reach 31.7% share vs. 21.3% YTD where it remains #2. Hyundai (+6.6%) swims…
Great Wall is down just -17% in a market off -41% New Light Commercial Vehicle sales sink -41% year-on-year in May to 196,767 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -27% to 1,149,344. Foton (-31%) climbs up to the brands pole position, dislodging a freefalling Wuling (-56%). Changan (-22%) and…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in Serbia in May. Thanks to our Central European partner CE Auto, we can share with you today new car sales in Serbia, a market edging down -2.1% year-on-year to 2,685 registrations. The year-to-date volume is now down -5.7% to 11,525 units. It's…
The Skoda Octavia signs its first win of the year in May. According to our Central European partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market is down -2.3% year-on-year in May to 821 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +2.6% and 3,603 registrations. The Skoda Octavia (-2%) surges…
The Toyota RAV4 holds 13.4% of the Moldovan market in May. According to data shared with us by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market shoots up 33.6% year-on-year in May to 696 registrations, lifting the year-to-date tally up 13.4% to 2,567 units. The Toyota RAV4 (+93.8%)…
The Renault Express ranks on the North Macedonian podium in May. Based on data by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market edges up 0.2% year-on-year in May to 451 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now off -3.6% to 2,057. The Dacia Duster (+133.3%) tightens its…
Dacia is the #3 brand in France for the first time in history. Picture largus.fr 22/06 update: Now with Top 150 models. New car sales in France slow down their fall in May to -10.1% to 126,813 units vs. -22.6% in April. The market is down -34.6% on pre-pandemic April…
The Toyota Yaris is the most popular model in Cyprus in May. Based on data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, new car sales in Cyprus return to positive in May at a splendid 26.8% year-on-year to 1,304 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 8.7% to 5,110. The…