First Top 10 finish for the Toyota Yaris Cross in France. 9/09 update: Now with Top 300 all models ranking. New car sales in France end 14 consecutive months of decline in August with a timid +3.8% year-on-year lift to 91,406 units. This is still down a harsh -29.3% vs.…
Tesla Model 3 9/09 update: now with Top 270 All models. It's a clear recovery for the Australian market in August: up 17.3% year-on-year to 95,256 deliveries, the best August result in five years. The year-to-date tally now stands at 717,575 units, down just -2.1% over the same period in 2021.…
Suzuki Alto sales are up 40.6% year-on-year in August. New vehicle sales in Japan drop -9.3% year-on-year in August to 290,042 units as parts shortage continue to hamper production. The year-to-date volume is off -13.8% to 2,725,555 sales. Toyota (-26.4%) continues to suffer from supply issues and endures the largest…
The VW T-Roc is the best-selling vehicle at home in August. At +3% and 199,183 units, the German new car market lodges its first year-on-year uptick since last February. The year-to-date tally is now down -9.7% to 1,643,069. The Top 3 manufacturers all beat the market: Volkswagen is up 5%…
Over 1 in every 4 light vehicles sold in Russia in August is a Lada Granta. The Russian new light vehicle market continues to slow down its fall in August at -62.4% year-on-year to 41,698 registrations, compared with -74.9% in July, -82% in June, -83.5% in May, -78.5% in April and -62.9% in…
The Mahindra Scorpio hits all-time high volumes in August. Picture autocarindia.com Indian wholesales continue to evolve at historical high levels in August at +26.4% year-on-year to 328,079 units, a new record for the month of August, eclipsing its previous best of 292,550 established in 2017. Maruti Suzuki (+30%) manages to…
The Fiat Strada is the best-selling vehicle in Brazil in August. New light vehicle sales in Brazil rally up 22.5% year-on-year in August to 194,142 unit, the largest August tally since the 230,718 sales of August 2019. The year-to-date volume remains in frank negative though at -8.5% to 1,214,636 registrations. Fiat…
Ford Explorer sales are up 124.7% year-on-year in August. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. grow 4.8% year-on-year in August to 1,149,440 units, marking the first gain since July 2021. The Seasonally Adjusted Annualised Rate of sales (SAAR) is up to 13.2 million vs. 13.09 million a year ago. The year-to-date…
Honda HR-V sales are up 34.2%. The Canadian new car market doesn't show signs of recovery in August with Desrosiers Automotive Consulting (DAC) estimating the market at 126,534 units, down -13.9% year-on-year. This is the weakest August volume in 23 years: since the 121,655 sales of August 1999. Coincidently, the…
First Top 10 finish for the Citroen C3 in the UK. In August, new car sales in the UK register their first year-on-year gain since February, although the increase is minimal at +1.2% to 68,858 registrations. August is traditionally a very weak month in the UK as customers await the…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Sweden in August. It's a second consecutive positive month for the Swedish new car market at +3.9% year-on-year in August to 20,576 units. The share of rechargeable cars stands at 45.9% thanks to 9,440 sales (+1.2%) vs. 47.1% in August 2021. The…
The DR 5.0 ranks #10 in Italy in August. After 13 consecutive months of decline, the Italian new car market finally lodges a gain in August at +9.9% to 71,190 registrations. The year-to-date tally is however almost 200,000 sales below that of the same period last year at 865,044 vs.…
The Peugeot 2008 is up to #3 in Finland in August. The Finnish new car market is down -7.8% year-on-year in August to 7,005 units, bringing the year-to-date tally down -21.4% to 54,980. Toyota (-17.5%) continues to dominate the brands ranking head and shoulders at 14.6% share despite a steep…
The Toyota Yaris is the most popular vehicle in Spain for the first time. In August, 51,907 new cars found a buyer in Spain, that's a +9.1% year-on-year increase and the first market uptick since last February. Yet the market is off -30.3% on pre-pandemic August 2019 (74,490). The year-to-date volume…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Lebanon over the period. The Lebanese new car market drops -11.3% year-on-year over the first eight months of 2021 to 7.036 units vs. 7.935 a year ago. Toyota improves its share even further to 38.3% vs. 35.2% after four months this year,…