Kia (+26.3%) posts the largest gain in the Top 20 in July. The Swedish new car market manages to drastically reduce its fall in July to just -4% year-on-year at 22.718 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -22.5% to 148.403. Helping a lot are sales of rechargeable vehicles (EV…
BMW sales surge 67% year-on-year in Belgium in July. Whereas neighbours France (+3.9%) and Luxembourg (+14.9%) have returned to positive, new car sales in Belgium can't quite get there just yet with July volumes down -1.3% year-on-year to 44.532 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -26.6% to 261.137. As…
Dacia sales surge 158.9% year-on-year in Luxembourg in July. New car sales in Luxembourg make a spectacular return into positive territory in July at +14.9% year-on-year to 5.509 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -26.8% to 26.302. Although it remains at #1, Volkswagen (-10.7%) misses out on the market…
Brilliance is one of only two carmakers in positive in July. Chile is showing signs of controlling the Covid-19 pandemic in July with new daily cases slowing down to under 2.000. However its new vehicle market remains devastated at -63.6% year-on-year in July to 11.464 units. This leads to a…
The Dacia Duster accounts for 7.7% of New Caledonian sales in July. New car sales in New Caledonia, a French Overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, continue to race ahead: after surging 35.2% in June, they gain another 43.8% year-on-year in July to 971 units, spectacularly tilting the year-to-date tally into positive…
The new Triber helps lift Renault sales up 75.5%. Picture nepaldrives.com The Covid-19 pandemic continues to spiral out of control in India with over 1.8 million confirmed cases and 38.135 lives lost at the time of writing this article and new daily cases records being broken almost on a daily…
After returning to positive in June (+8.2%), new car sales in Taiwan are off -9.3% year-on-year in July to 43.939, tilting the year-to-date tally back into negative at -0.6% to 253.720. This disappointing evolution has in fact a lot to do with the timing of the traditional folklore month which…
The Lada Granta is back to #1 in Kazakhstan. New car sales in Kazakhstan confirm they have recovered from Covid-19, posting a second consecutive double-digit year-on-year gain in June at a spectacular +55.1% to 9.924 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 12.8% to 36.205. The Top 3 brands in June all…
Ford Kuga sales shoot up 176.4% year-on-year in June. The Ukrainian new car market shoots back into positive in June at +12.4% year-on-year to 7.306 units, leading to a First Half 2020 tally down just -4% to 37.144. Renault (+18.8%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date at 15.8% share, toppling…
Renault Clio sales are up 129.3% year-on-year in Slovakia in June. New car sales in Slovakia drastically reduce their fall in June at -20.2% year-on-year to 7.502 units, leading to a H1 2020 tally down -34.7% to 34.015. Brand leader Skoda (+8.2%) completely bucks the negative trends with a sturdy year-on-year…
Volkswagen sales surge 21.6% year-on-year in Belgium in June. 3/08 update: Now with Top 10 models. Although Belgium remains the country in the world with the largest Covid-19 death count per inhabitant, the pandemic is now under control and business has resumed to almost normal, illustrated by a spectacularly stabilised…
Skoda sales soar 49.8% in Luxembourg in June. 3/08 update: Now with Top 10 models. Luxembourg new car sales manage to drastically reduce their losses in June at -10.6% year-on-year to 4.648 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -33.2% to 20.793. Although Volkswagen (-13.1%) easily remains the most popular…
The Renault Clio is bolstered by a new generation, heavy discounts and French subsidies. 31/07 update: Now with Top 56 All-brands and Top 412 All-models. 30/07 update: Now with Top 100 models. New car sales in Europe are laminated by the Covid-19 crisis: off -39.5% year-on-year to 5.101.669 units vs.…
The Peugeot 2008 secures its first ever Top 10 finish in Europe. 31/07 update: Now with Top 56 All-brands and Top 352 All-models. 30/07 update: Now with Top 100 models. 29/07 update: Now with Top 10 models, Top 10 EV, hybrid and PHEV models. It should come as no surprise…
The Hyundai Reina cracks the Filipino Top 10 over the period. We can share wth you today a Top 50 Passenger Vehicle models ranking for the January-May 2020 period in the Philippines. Note this ranking excludes Light Commercials such as Pickups, a strong-selling segment in this market so it isn't…