We discover the Peugeot 2008 ranked #2 in Belgium in May. We can now share with you a Top 120 models for Belgium over the first 5 months of 2020, as well as a Top 50 models ranking for May. The latter shows the Citroen C3 in the overall lead…
Audi sales surge 91.1% year-on-year in a market down -20.4% The Hong Kong new light vehicle market drops -20.4% year-on-year in May to 2.840 units, leading to a H1 2020 tally down -22.6% to 12.270. Toyota (-40.5%) easily remains the most popular carmaker in the territory but doubles the market drop…
The Kia Ceed is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in June. Based on data shared with us by our Eastern European data partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia drop another -31.5% year-on-year in June to 429 units, leading to a First Half volume down -41.8% to 2.205.…
The Fiat Tipo is #1 in Lithuania. The Lithuanian new passenger car market sinks -40.8% year-on-year in June to 2.674 units, leading to a Q2 tally down -53.7% to 6.779 and a H1 volume off -28% to 16.821. Lithuania is the one market in the European Union where re-exports are…
The Skoda Scala is an instant blockbuster in Latvia. New car sales in Latvia drop -21.1% year-on-year in Latvia to 1.272 units, leading to a First Half volume down -30.7% to 6.569 according to ACEA. Local outlet autoplius.lt has the Latvian market at 3.177 units over Q2 (-44.5%) and 7.047…
Mazda sales lift 8.9% year-on-year in a June market down -16.3% 29/07 update: Now with Q2 Top 290 All-models sales. June new light vehicle sales in Canada are estimated to drop -16.3% year-on-year in June to 155.439 units according to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, who says "June undoubtedly saw the…
The Hyundai Ioniq is the best-selling vehicle in Georgia so far in 2020. 869 new cars found a buyer in Georgia over the Second Quarter of 2020, that's 11% up on Q1 and leading to a 1.652 First Half volume. Toyota retains the brands top spot at 25% share but…
The Renault Clio confirms it is the favourite car in Serbia in 2020. According to data released by our Central European data partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market drops -10.8% year-on-year in June to 3.185 units, much improved on the -43.9% of May. Halfway through the year, the YTD volume is…
The Peugeot 301 is equal #3 in Bosnia & Herzegovina in June. According to our Central European data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina are off -21.4% year-on-year in June to 781 units, a drastic improvement on the -49.5% of May. The year-to-date volume is now down…
Skoda Kodiaq sales surge 61.5% year-on-year in a market down 15.2%. Thanks to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, we can share with you today June sales data for Moldova, a market on the mend at -15.2% year-on-year to 467 units vs. -27.7% last month. The year-to-date tally is now…
Perodua hits its second highest-ever market share at home in June. 27/08 update: Now with Top 40 All-brands. Malaysia is turning out to be one of only a handful of worldwide markets to deliver a quick V-shaped recovery post-lockdown: after stopping in April (-99.7%) and dropping -62.5% in May, new car…
The Saipa Tiba sells almost 15.700 units in June in Iran... 28/07 update: Now with production data. A very rare occurrence, we can share with you today sales data (and not production) for Iran, showing a spectacular post-pandemic recovery. Note the set of manufacturers that shares sales data excludes Bahman,…
Honda is the best-selling brand in Singapore both in June and YTD. After grinding to an almost complete halt in May (-99.2%), new car sales in Singapore are slowly stirring back to life in June with another devastating -82.7% year-on-year loss to 1.064 units vs. 6.158 in June 2019. The…
11 manufacturers including Chery Automobile have shared Chinese wholesales volumes for the first three weeks of July. According to figures released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), wholesales of new vehicles in China surge by a spectacular 36.5% year-on-year to 942.000 units over the first 20 days of…
Euphoric sales of D-Max lift Isuzu to a record market share in Thailand. 14/09 update: Now with Top 70 All-models ranking. The March, April and May 2020 articles have all been updated with Top 60 models rankings. The Thai new vehicle market drops -35.4% year-on-year in June to 55.550 units,…