Changan sales are up 117.3% year-on-year. 136,221 new passenger cars found a buyer in Russia in July, a 42.4% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 72% to 855,561. Lada (+30.1%) trails its home market to 26.1% share vs. 28.4% year-to-date. Haval (+95%) continues to lead the Chinese offensive…
Mini sales are up 82.4% year-on-year in July. The June 2024 post has been updated with a H1 2024 Top 20 models and Top 5 models by region, fuel type and sales channel. The Belgian new car market falls -1.6% year-on-year in July to 32,151 units, bringing the year-to-date tally…
Xpeng G9 6,456 new cars hit Norwegian roads in July, a harsh -14.2% year-on-year decline. The year-to-date tally is off by an equally disappointing -8.6% to 67,718. BEVs fall slower than the market in July at -3.5% to 5,934 units, resulting in an improved market share at 91.9% vs. 81.7% in…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Argentina in July. After sinking -25.5% last month, new light vehicle sales in Argentina edge down just -4% year-on-year in July to 40,284 units. This way, the year-to-date tally reduces its fall to a still daunting -19.1% to 214,340. The Top 3…
Chery sales double year-on-year in July. According to data by our local partner cartube.co.il, the Israeli new car market advances 7% year-on-year in July to 25,064 units, but the year-to-date volume remains in negative at -8.9% to 180,209. Toyota (+10.9%) confirms it is the new favourite of Israeli buyers with…
The Volvo XC60 is the most popular vehicle in Sweden in July, for just 13 sales. 16,337 new car hit Swedish roads in July, a -5.6% year-on-year decline. The year-to-date tally evolves similarly at -5.9% to 148,631. Rechargeable vehicles hold a 59.6% market share vs. 59.9% over the same month…
The Toyota Corolla Cross leads the way again in Taiwan. 45,678 new light vehicles found a buyer in Taiwan in July, that's 7.8% over the year-ago figure. Year-to-date, the market tilts into positive at +0.3% to 278,181. Toyota (+5.1%) trails the market slightly but delivers an outstanding share at 29.9%…
Fiat Panda sales crash -17.6% year-on-year in July. 124,806 new cars found an Italian buyer in July, a 4.7% year-on-year improvement. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 5.2% or over 50,000 units to 1,011,259. This is still -18.2% below the pre-pandemic January-July 2019 figure. Local association UNRAE predicts a…
The MG ZS ranks #2 in Spain in July. New car sales in Spain edge up 3.4% year-on-year in July to 83,979 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.6% to 619,224. We however remain -23.4% below the pre-pandemic figure of January-July 2019. This time and encouragingly, private sales pull…
The Iran Khodro Tara is now inside the Iranian Top 10. Production of models with data available in Iran is up 5.4% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2023 to 657,983 units. Peugeot, who doesn't share the detail by model, edges don -2% to just under 200,000 units over…
The Hyundai Bayon lodges its first podium finish in Kazakhstan. The Kazakh new vehicle market continues on its euphoric run with sales up a whopping 61.7% year-on-year in July to 18,818. This way, the year-to-date volume is up 61.1% to 102,069. Both are all-time high by far. For perspective, this…
The VW T-Roc is the most popular vehicle in Europe in July. 4/09 update: Now with Top 83 All brands and Top 456 All models. The European new car market (28 countries) shines in July at +16.5% to 1,018,403 units. This marks 12 consecutive months of year-on-year gains. The year-to-date…
The Kia Soluto is the best-selling car in Ecuador so far this year. Ecuador is a new monthly addition on BSCB. New vehicle sales in this country are down -6.5% year-on-year over in July to 10,826 units. Yet thanks to a strong start of the year, the 7-months total is…
The Skoda Scala hits a record 2nd place in Serbia. According to data released by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market falls -2.2% year-on-year to 2,965 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 1.8% to 18,026 sales. The Skoda Octavia (-0.6%) stays atop the…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to #2 in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Data by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a Bosnian new car market soaring 26.6% year-on-year in July to 1,086 sales. This brings the year-to-date volume up up 27.8% to 6,941. The Skoda Octavia (+64.3%) remains by far the…