Kia is the only year-on-year gainer in the Top 25. Picture quattroruote.it The Italian new car market accelerate its fall in August at -27.1% year-on-year to just 65.185 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 31.1% to 1.069.875. Compared to the first 8 months of 2019, the Italian market is…
The new Yaris Cross helps Toyota sign its first ever win in Spain. New car sales in Spain continue to suffer from the microchip crisis at -28.9% year-on-year in August to just 47.584 units, the lowest August tally since 2013 and exactly the same evolution as July. The year-to-date tally…
Both Tesla and the Model 3 are #1 in Hong Kong for the first time in history. New light vehicle sales in Hong Kong enjoy their first post-pandemic year-on-year gain in August at +9% to 3.550 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -18.1% to 18.535. Helped by a particularly…
Mitsubishi holds 13.6% of the Filipino market in August. While the country totals 344.000 Covid cases (#18 in the world), new car sales in the Philippines remain decimated by the crisis at -39.5% year-on-year in August to just 19.770 according to the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI).…
BMW is the only Top 10 brand in positive in August. Picture quattroruote.it 06/10 update: Now with Top 56 All-brands and Top 352 All-models. 30/09 update: Now with final Top 25 brands and Top 100 models. 25/09 update: Now with Top 10 models, HEV, PHEV and BEV. Just as we…
Fiat sales in Lithuania are up 68.6% year-on-year, but the large majority is re-exported. The Lithuanian new car market has managed to contain its loss to -7.3% year-on-year in August at 3.397 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -22.9% to 23.578. Fiat (+68.6%) and Toyota (+38.7%) ignore the negative…
The Toyota RAV4 remains the best-selling vehicle in Latvia in 2020. New car sales in Latvia drop a harsh -31.6% year-on-year in August to just 1.113 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -28.4% to 9.181. The Toyota RAV4 (-11.2%) remains on top year-to-date with a minimal loss due to…
The new Pao helps lift Great Wall sales up 80% in August. Light Commercial Vehicle sales in China continue to surge in August at +31.5% to 314.765 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.7% to 2.256.422. Wuling (+27.3%) once again dominates the brands ranking head and shoulders with almost…
The VW Tiguan is up to a record 4th place in Ukraine in August. The Ukrainian new car market brutally ends a run of two consecutive months of gains in August at -15.6% year-on-year to 6.970 registrations leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.8% to 52.506. Renault (-6.2%) and Toyota (-2.3%)…
The Toyota RAV4 is #1 in Iceland in August. After an excruciating 6 year hiatus, monthly updates for Iceland are back on BSCB thanks to a tip from one of our local readers Ingólfur, and this time it's not just an All-brands ranking bit also a complete All-models. Given this…
The Isuzu D-Max remains firmly in control of the Thai market. 12/10 update: Now with sub-compact hatch models data. 05/10 update: Now with compact SUV models data. 03/10 update: Now with sub-compact SUV models data. Despite having long brilliantly controlled the spread of Covid-19, the Thai new car market remains…
JAC breaks its ranking record in Kazakhstan in August to #7. New car sales in Kazakhstan celebrate a fourth straight month of year-on-year upticks in August at a spectacular +50.3% year-on-year to 9.608 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 17% to 53.266. Hyundai (+33.7%) reclaims the brands pole position for…
The Fiat 500L signs its first win of 2020 in Serbia. Based on data shared by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market is down -17.2% year-on-year in August to 2.320 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume down -27.9% to 17.555 units. The locally-produced Fiat 500L…
The Skoda Scala scores its first Bosnian podium. Picture radiosarajevo.ba According to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market drops -13.4% year-on-year in August to 590 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -28.1% to 5.319. The Skoda Octavia (-26.7%) remains the most popular vehicle in…
The Mitsubishi Space Star soars to 2nd place in North Macedonia in August. Based on data by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia flip back into negative in August at -32.1% to 412 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -34.4% to 3.224. The Citroen…