The Nissan Qashqai is the #1 vehicle in the UK in September. Picture autocar.co.uk During the all-important licence plate change month of September, UK new car sales gain 4.6% year-on-year to 225,269 units. This is according to SMMT. Although commendable, this is however down a massive -31.3% on September 2020…
The Chery iCar ranks #52 in Brazil in September. New light vehicle sales in Brazil post a second consecutive month of year-on-year double-digit gains in September at a splendid +26.8% to 180.424 units. Keep in mind however that September 2021 was down -28.4% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally…
The BMW i4 sports its first Top 10 finish in Finland. Picture moottori.fi New car sales in Finland edge up 4.8% year-on-year in September to 6,706 registrations. This is the first year-on-year uptick in this market since June 2021. The year-to-date tally remains in deep negative at -19.2% to 61,688…
The Renault Arkana is up to a worldwide record 2nd place in Spain in September. 67,240 new cars hit Spanish roads in September, that's a second consecutive year-on-year uptick at +12.7%. The year-to-date tally is now down -7.4% to 600,281 units. In the detail, private sales grow by a modest…
Toyota is the best-selling manufacturer in Singapore for the 2nd year running. Discover 15 years of Singapore Historical Data here. New car sales in Singapore lift 10.1% year-on-year over the Full Year 2021 top 48,947 units. Toyota (+25%) leads and improves its market share from 17.3% to 19.7% whereas Mercedes…
The Dacia Spring breaks into the French Top 10 for the first time in November. 24/05/2022 update: Now with Top 150 models The French new car market limits is fall to -3.2% year-on-year in November to 121,995 registrations, however we must keep in mind that the November 2020 comparison base…
The Suzuki Swift Dzire ranks #10 in the UAE so far in 2021. The UAE new car market is up 27.1% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2021 to 140,679 registrations. Toyota (+19.5%) and Nissan (+12.1%) both trail the market significantly but remain the outright best-sellers, holding 51.1% of…
The Land Rover Defender is the 6th best-selling vehicle in Qatar so far in 2021. New car sales in Qatar gain 15.3% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2021 to 30,660 units. Toyota (-6.9%) goes against the market with a year-on-year drop but easily remains the most popular carmaker…
Changan ranks 5th brand in Saudi Arabia so far in 2021. New car sales in Saudi Arabia surge 27% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2021 to 424,689 units. Toyota (+29.4%) edges past the market growth to post a 28.1% market share while Hyundai (+19.4%) is more shy at…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Oman so far this year. The Omani new vehicle market is up 7.8% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2021 to 54,646 registrations. Brand leader Toyota (+20.9%) vastly outpaces the market to improve its share to a suffocating 47.5% vs. 42.4%…
The Chevrolet Captiva is #5 in Kuwait so far this year. New vehicle sales in Kuwait surge 38.2% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2021 to 76,854 units. Toyota (+7.5%) significantly trails the market but remains the runaway leader at 28.9% share. Nissan (+100.9%) more than doubles its sales…
The Toyota Land Cruiser holds 11.3% of the Bahrain market so far in 2021. The Bahrain new light vehicle market is up 8.7% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2021 to 18,363 registrations. Brand leader Toyota (-2.1%) can't quite jump on the positive bandwagon but remains ultra-dominant at 38%…
The Tesla Model 3 is the best-selling vehicle in Europe in September. 4/11 update: Now with Top 63 All-brands ranking. 28/10 update: Now with Top 404 All-models ranking. 26/10 update: Now with Top 50 models. Provisional data from ACEA shows a European market accelerating its fall in September at -25.2%…
The Kia Rio X is the best-selling recent launch in Ukraine. New car sales in Ukraine jump up 24.4% year-on-year in September to 9.438 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 26.6% to 76.099. Toyota (+12.8%) trails the market but is back to the top spot it holds year-to-date at…
The Kia Ceed ends the month just two sales off a historic pole position. The Slovak new car market drops -8.7% year-on-year in September to 5.797 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.6% at 58.719 units. Market leader Skoda (-40.9%) freefalls to just 16.3% share vs. 21.3% so far…