The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling nameplate in NZ. Picture stuff.co.nz In September, new vehicle sales in New Zealand backtrack -9.7% year-on-year to 14,879 units. This means the year-to-date volume tilts back into negative at -0.1% to 122,728 sales. Passenger cars freefall -42% to 2,026 and just 13.6% share…
The Tesla Model Y is now #1 year-to-date in Austria. New car sales in Austria soar 16.1% year-on-year in September to 20,735 units, however the year-to-date tally remains in frank negative at -14% to 163,209. The Top 4 brands all beat the market, with the podium identical to the YTD…
The Fiat Panda is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in September. The Portuguese new car market grows 15.6% year-on-year in September to 12,471 sales, tilting the year-to-date total into positive at +1.1% to 113,764 units. Mercedes (+102.3%) more than doubles its sales year-on-year to score its 4th ever monthly win…
Volkswagen is the best-selling brand in Uruguay in September. 4,684 new light vehicles hit Uruguayan roads in September, that's a solid 9% year-on-year increase. It leads to a year-to-date volume up 2.1% to 38,123 units. Volkswagen (+25.6%) is the best-selling brand in the country for the second time in the…
The Suzuki Swift is up to #2 in Pakistan in September. According to data by PAMA, sales of locally-produced light vehicles in Pakistan implode for the third month in a row in September at -50.7% to just 10,953 units. The year-to-date tally remains in positive for now at +4.3% and…
Chevrolet Equinox sales are up 34.8% year-on-year over Q3. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. climb 9.5% year-on-year in September to 1.1 million units, the market's second consecutive month of year-on-year gains. Volumes are still very weak given September 2021 was down -25% on the year prior. The SAAR…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in September. After 7 consecutive months of double-digit losses, Danish new car sales curb their fall somewhat in September to -8.5% year-on-year at 13,011 units. The year-to-date tally is however off a damning -22.1% to 109,085. The Top 3 brands all…
Hyundai Venue sales are up 27.9% in September. 35,822 new cars hit Taiwanese roads in September, a -12.9% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date volume now stands at 311,581, off -6.7% over the same period in 2021. Toyota (-5.7%) resists better than the market to lift its share slightly to 29.9%, compared…
Toyota lodges the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 10. The Turkish new car market displays a 8.6% year-on-year gain in September to 62,084 sales, however these remain very low levels as September 2021 was diving -36.9% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now off -7% to 520,530…
Skoda is up to #9 brand vs. #14 year-to-date. Belgian new car sales rebound back up 16.8% year-on-year in September to 31,025 units, but once again this is compared to a particularly weak year-ago basis with September 2021 down -24.6% on 2020. The year-to-date tally is now -9.3% to 284,490. To gauge this…
Peugeot manages the largest uptick in the Top 10. 3,572 new cars found a buyer in Luxembourg in September, that's a 21.2% gain and the second straight year-on-year uptick. This has to be mitigated by the fact September 2021 was down -27.6% on the year prior. Year-to-date levels are down -8.4%…
Renault lodges by far the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 10. 34,562 new vehicles hit Argentinean roads in September, a 8.4% year-on-year uptick. The cumulative year-to-date volume now stands at 321,511, up 4.7% over the same period in 2021. Toyota (+6.4%) remains the best-seller in the country by a…
The VW ID.4 ranks #2 in Ireland in September. Picture completecar.ie It's a second consecutive month of double-digit gains for Irish new car sales: after soaring +36.6% in August, the market is up an even more impressive 42.3% in September to 6,330 registrations. This leads to a year-to-date volume virtually…
The Tesla Model Y is the first EV to rank #1 in Germany. Picture autobild.de 224,816 new cars hit German roads in September, a 14.1% year-on-year uptick. However let's remember September 2021 was off -25.7% on the year prior so a weak comparison base. The year-to-date volume is now down -7.4%…
Excellent start for the Hyundai Ioniq 6 at home. 137,584 new light vehicles hit South Korean roads in September, the first year-on-year increase in 7 months at +22.6%. This includes 113,656 domestic vehicles (+23.8%) and 23,928 foreigners (+17.3%). Year-to-date, sales remain down at -6.2% to 1,209,927 including 1,009,767 local cars…