The new generation Renault Clio is about to hit the Turkish market. The Turkish new light vehicle market seems to have finally bottomed up in September with sales up a stunning 82.3% year-on-year to 41.992 units, managing a first gain in 18 months (since March 2018). However September 2018 was…
The Cee'd lifts Kia Slovak sales up 97.1% in September. The Slovak new car market only edges up 7.3% year-on-year in September to 4.849 units, whereas last year was a particularly weak post-WLTP comparison based (4.519), itself down 37% on September 2017 (7.177). The year-to-date tally is now up 1%…
Maxus wholesales soar 33% year-on-year in China in September. Up 1% year-on-year to 269.159 units, Light Commercial Vehicles wholesales gain ground for the first time since last April but remain in negative year-to-date at -5% to 2.326.707. Wuling (-2%) is once again ultra dominant with over 56.000 units, distancing Foton (+1%)…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Lithuania in September. The Lithuanian new car market surges 75.8% year-on-year in September to 4.006 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 42.8% to 34.751. The Toyota Corolla (+175%) holds onto the Lithuanian top spot for the 4th straight month, but only 3…
The Toyota Corolla dominates the Latvian sales charts. New car sales in Latvia soar 19% year-on-year in September to 1.283 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 7.2% to 14.109. The Toyota Corolla (+261.1%) leaps up 3 spots on August to reclaim the pole position for the 4th time in…
The imminent arrival of the new gen 208 could install Peugeot in the Belgian #1 spot. 05/11 update: Now with the Top 10 models. New car sales in Belgium logically bounce back up 31.6% year-on-year in September to 35.720 unit on weak post-WLTP year-ago volumes, yet the year-to-date tally remains…
Mercedes is the #1 brand and the A-Class #1 model in September. 05/11 update: Now with the Top 10 models. New car sales in Luxembourg rebound up 27.4% year-on-year in September to 3.308 due to a particularly weak post-WLTP year-ago comparison set, tilting the year-to-date volume into positive at +1.6%…
Mitsubishi is the only Top 7 carmaker in positive this month. It's getting a lot worse for new vehicle sales in Thailand: after 29 consecutive months of growth between January 2017 and May 2019, and 3 single-digit declines from June to August, September deliveries freefall -14.1% to 76.195 units, the first Thai…
The Jetta brand achieves a strong 56% wholesales-retail conversion rate for its first month on the Chinese market. Retail sales in China, or end-customer registrations, are still feeling the effect of pulled forward sales in June ahead of the Stage 6 emissions standards implementation on July 1. After freefalling -20.4% in…
The Beijing EU-Series defies the EV slump and ranks #1 New Energy vehicle YTD. Retail sales of New Energy vehicles in China stabilise in September at +0.9% to 85.088 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 61.2% to 959.200. This is stark contrast with the -34% endured by wholesales of…
The Tesla Model 3 reaches a best-ever 2nd place in the Chinese Imports charts. After two consecutive months of double-digit declines, import sales in China drastically slow down their fall in September at -4.3% to 96.836 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 1% to 850.373. The Top 5…
Proton hits its highest market share at home in 5.5 years. New vehicle sales in Malaysia benefit from a particularly weak year-ago result due to the end of a no-GST period to soar 43% year-on-year in September to 44.666 registrations, with the year-to-date tally now down -2.6% to 442.991. Brand…
The Accent is up 183.3%, lifting Hyundai to a record 21.6% share. The Kazakh new vehicle market puts an end to 6 consecutive months of double-digit gains in September, but by the skin of its teeth: up a still very impressive 9.9% to 6.238 units, leading to a year-to-date tally…
The Skoda Fabia is #1 in Serbia for September. According to data provided by our partner CE Auto, new car sales in Serbia drop -4.1% year-on-year in September to 2.294 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +5.7% to 26.637. The Skoda Fabia lifts up 3 spots on August…
The Skoda Octavia remains the best-seller in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Thanks to our partnership with CE Auto, we can share with you Bosnian sales data for September, a market edging up 0.5% to 824 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -0.8% to 8.358. The Skoda Octavia (-10.3%) remains head and…