Kia Xceed sales are up 81.3% year-on-year. New car sales in Poland edge down -3.2% year-on-year in August to 32.660 sales, keeping in mind August 2020 was already down -28.6% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume now stands at 308.418, up 22.4% on the same period in 2020. Toyota…
The Dongfeng Joyear X5 is up to 6th place in New Caledonia. New Caledonia is a French archipelago located north-east of Australia. Its new light vehicle market is up a very satisfying 19.9% year-on-year in August to 873 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 11.9% to 5.721. Toyota (-10.7%) easily…
The Ford Kuga is up to a record #6 in August. Picture moottori.fi The Finnish new car market is down -8.5% year-on-year in August to 7.595 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 10.3% to 69.936. Toyota (-14.2%) easily remains the best-selling brand in the market with 16.3% share despite…
Toyota sales are up 66.7% year-on-year in Bulgaria in August. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria gain 6.9% year-on-year in August to 2.416 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 22.3% to 22.076. Brand leader Dacia (+26%) almost quadruples the market's growth rate to cement its pole position at 15.2% share…
The Renault Captur is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in August. The Slovenian new car market is off -19% year-on-year in August to 3.529 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up by just 0.5% at 38.971 units. Volkswagen (+18.5%) is the only Top 4 brand lodging a positive result,…
The VW ID.4 is up to a record 2nd place overall in August. Note July 2021 data is also included in the tables below. The Danish new car market skids -10% year-on-year in August to 15.844 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up just 0.6% to 125.743 units. Volkswagen…
Toyota C-HR sales are up 144.1% year-on-year in a market down -9.6%. New car sales in Greece endure their first negative month since February at -9.6% to 6.198 units in August, keeping in mind August 2020 volumes were already down -28.6% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now…
The VW ID.3 breaks its ranking record in Switzerland in August. New car sales in Switzerland edge up 1.2% year-on-year in August to 16.456 units, keeping in mind August 2020 volumes were down -16.3% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally now stands at 160.425, up 12.9% over the same…
The Wuling Hongguang MINI EV is the best-selling vehicle in China in August. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), Chinese wholesales endure a 4th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in August, accelerating their fall to -17.8% at 1.799.000 units. This includes 1.552.000 Passenger Vehicles (-11.7%)…
The Fiat 500 lineup is up to a record 6th place in Germany in August. New car sales in Germany crater -23% year-on-year in August to just 193.307 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up a tiny 2.5% to 1.820.589. August 2021 volumes are also down -38.4% on August 2019…
The Hyundai Tucson remains the best-selling vehicle in Ireland. New car sales in Ireland gain 24.9% year-on-year in August, exactly the same growth rate as July, to 6.007 units, leading to a year-to-date tall up 22.1% to 96.298. Volkswagen (+16.8%) is up two spots on July to snap the brands…
The Jeep Compass is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in August. The Croatian new car market is up 9.3% year-on-year in August to 2.841 units, keeping in mind August 2020 volumes were down -23.9% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally now stands at 34.619, up 37.6% on the same period…
The Toyota Corolla Cross breaks into the Argentinean Top 10 in August. New vehicle sales in Argentina edge up 2.5% year-on-year in August to 31.167 units, still a poor result given August 2020 volumes were down -30.9% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 27.7% to 271.689.…
Toyota is the only year-on-year gainer in the Top 20 in August. It's another difficult month for new car sales in Belgium, down another -25.7% year-on-year in August to 27.026 units, keeping in mind August 2020 was already down -24.1% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now down -3.5%…
Mercedes is the best-selling carmaker in Luxembourg in August. New car sales in Luxembourg skid down -23.9% year-on-year in August to 2.792 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now up just 7% to 32.063. Mercedes (-24.9%) signs its first monthly win since last January at 11.1% share vs. 9.9% so…