Ram Pickup Canadian sales are estimated to gain 17.2% in August. New light vehicle sales in Canada are estimated to edge up 0.2% or 373 units year-on-year in August to 181.996 registrations, ending a painful stretch of 17 consecutive year-on-year declines. Note other market estimates have the August tally ranging from…
The Renault Triber is one of 3 high profile launches in India in August... New light vehicle wholesales in India are stuck in a devastating rut: down another painful -30.6% year-on-year in August - the steepest fall in over a decade - to an estimated 197.735 units, the lowest result…
The Smart Fortwo is the best-selling foreigner in France in August. 07/09/2019 update: Now with the Top 50 All-brands and Top 355 All-models. One year ago pre-WLTP stock clearances artificially boosted August sales up 40% in France, and they are logically down -14% this month to 129.259, but only -10%…
The Dacia Logan has been #1 in Romania every month since September 2004. The Romanian new car market ends a stretch of 8 straight months of double-digit gains in August at -18.8% to 23.177 units because of an unusual high comparison base with pre-WLTP filled registrations a year ago. The…
Now under Chinese ownership, MG sales are up 116.9% in Australia in August. 06/09/2019 update: Now with the Top 310 All-models. There's no light at the end of the tunnel just yet for the Australian new vehicle market, enduring a scathing 17th consecutive month of year-on-year declines in August at…
The Renault Arkana breaks into the Russian Top 25 in August. New light vehicle sales in Russia continue to slide down yet post a measured -1.6% year-on-year decline in August, the 6th in the past 7 months, to 145.545 units which leads to a year-to-date volume down -2.3% to 1.114.263.…
Hyundai sales soar 30.4% in a declining Moroccan market. New light vehicle sales in Morocco skid down -10% year-on-year in August to 10.231 units, and the decline is even steeper for passenger cars down -12.2% to 9.143 as light commercials soar 13.4% to 1.088. The year-to-date, evolution is similar, with the…
The Tesla Model 3 lands directly at #3 in the UK. Picture auto express.co.uk The UK new car market is down for the 6th consecutive month in August but limits its fall to just -1.6% to 92.573 units, the 2nd largest August tally in the past 17 years (see below), leading…
The MG ZS is up to a record 2nd place in Wales in August. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you today the Top 10 best-sellers for all UK nations in August. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures being included in…
The Peugeot 108 hits its highest ranking in two years in Denmark. Danish new car sales logically recede -9.8% year-on-year in August to 18.698 units, paying the price for artificially boosted deliveries a year ago in the lead-up to WLTP implementation. This means the year-to-date volume edges back below the…
The Toyota Sienta is the best-selling regular car in Japan for the first time in history. The Japanese new vehicle market posts a third consecutive year-on-year uptick and its largest since last November at +6.7% to 388.600 registrations. Kei cars are almost solely responsible for this dynamic lift with sales up…
The Kia Seltos is inside the South Korean Top 5 for its 2nd month in market. This article has been updated with the Top 10 foreign models. New car sales in South Korea slide down -6.1% year-on-year in August to 136.601 registrations, pulling the year-to-date volume down -4.5% to 1.148.319.…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Poland for the 4th consecutive month. The Polish new light vehicle market is logically down -12.6% year-on-year in August to 54.099 units as post-WLTP hangover engulfs most European Union markets. The year-to-date volume remains however in positive at +0.6% to 422.030, a new…
The VW T-Cross is now inside the Croatian Top 10. The Croatian new car market grows 6.8% year-on-year in August to 3.417 registrations, an excellent performance given August 2018 volumes were boosted by pre-WLTP stock clearances. As a result the year-to-date tally is now up 1.3% to 47.785. The brands…
The Skoda Scala scores its very first podium at home - and in the world. New car sales in the Czech Republic logically drop -10.1% year-on-year to 25.026 as year-ago volumes were artificially boosted by the Europa-wide pre-WLTP rush, but are up a much more encouraging +18.1% on August 2017. The…