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…
Chevrolet sales are up 35.5% over Q3 2022. Estimates by DesRosiers Automotive have the Canadian new light vehicle market down -4.5% year-on-year in September to 130,421 units, the lowest September volume in 13 years: since 2009. The SAAR is down from 1.55 million a year ago to 1.48 million this…
The Geely Geometry C is #3 over Q3. Picture motormagazine.co.il Thanks to our local partner cartube.co.il, we can share with you today Israeli September brands data for Israel as well as monthly models data for Q3. 17,020 new cars hit Israeli roads this month, that's a 37.5% year-on-year gain, however September…
The Kia Niro is the best-selling vehicle in Sweden in September. Swedish new car sales fall back into negative in September at -2.6% year-on-year to 22,048 units. The year-to-date volume is now off -11.9% to 204,640. Rechargeable cars are up 2% to hold a 55% market share vs. 53.9% a…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in New Caledonia in September. New Caledonia is a French archipelago located north east of Australia. New car sales there surge 46.6% year-on-year to 724 units, keeping in mind September 2021 was down -38.2% on the year prior. As a result the year-to-date…
The Lexus RX is up to a record #13 in Poland this month. 35,194 new cars hit Polish roads in September, a 8% year-on-year gain. The year-to-date volume now stands at 309,704 units, down -9.2% over the same period in 2021. Toyota (-1.5%) remains the most popular carmaker in the…
The Tesla Model 3 breaks into the Croatian Top 10 in September. 3,397 new cars found a buyer in Croatia in September, that's a 22.5% year-on-year improvement and the second straight month of double-digit gains. The Top 4 manufacturers all beat the market, starting with Volkswagen (+104.6%) and Skoda (+104.8%)…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-seller at home for the third straight month. New car sales in Romania bounce back into positive in September at +34.3% to 11,927 units. The year-to-date volume is now up 8% to 95,277 sales. Dacia (+46.2%) beats its home market to reach 29.9% share but…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in the Czech Republic in September. New car sales in the Czech Republic gain 5.2% year-on-year in September to 14,898 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -11.1% to 143,843. Homegrown behemoth Skoda (+9.4%) beats its home market to reach 36.2% share vs.…
First month in market for the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara Wholesales of new locally produced cars in India surge by a whopping 89.5% year-on-year in September to hit a new all-time monthly volume record at 354,702 units. This is the first time the Indian market crosses the 350,000 monthly unit milestone…
Toyota Voxy sales are up 174.7% year-on-year in September. The Japanese new vehicle market manages its first year-on-year since June 2021 this month with a very robust +24.1% to 395,163 units. However keep in mind September 2021 was down -32.2% over the prior year so we're still evolving at below pre-Covid volumes.…
The Haval Jolion is up to a record 4th place in Russia in September. New light vehicle sales in Russia confirm they have bottomed out in September at -59.6% year-on-year to 46,698 units compared to a worst of -83.5% last May. The year-to-date tally is now down -59.8% to 506,661 sales and,…
The Toyota Aygo X scores its first Top 10 finish in Italy. Italian new car sales are in positive for the second straight month in September at +5.4% year-on-year to 110,976 units. However keep in mind September 2021 sales were down -32.5% on the year prior so we remain at…
The Tesla Model Y is the third best-selling vehicle in Australia in September. 07/10 update: Now with Top 270 all-models. The Australian new vehicle market confirms it is on the mend with a 12.3% year-on-year gain in September to 93,555 units. This is the best September result since 2018. The…
The Volvo C40 is up to #6 in Norway in September. Picture klikk.no 14,646 new cars hit Norwegian roads in September, that's another harsh -18.6% year-on-year drop. This negative streak is unlike other European markets that seemed to have stopped the rot. The year-to-date volume is now down -20.3% to…