The Genesis G80 scores its first ever podium finish at home. New car sales in South Korea sink -21.6% year-on-year in October to 125.188 registrations as the microchip crisis continues, with local carmakers down -21.5% to 106.424 and foreigners off -22.6% to 18.764. This is a better result than in…
The career of the Dacia Spring has now started for good in Romania. The Romanian new car market drops -23.3% year-on-year in October to 9.608 registrations, which means the year-to-date tally is now up just 0.8% at 97.861 units. Local behemoth Dacia (-33.2%) loses one third of its year-ago volume…
The Toyota Yaris Cross hits its highest ranking in the world so far in Ireland. After dropping -22% in September, Irish new car sales go against the general European trend and return into positive territory in October at +16.8% to 2.681 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 19.1% at…
The new generation lifts the Honda Vezel to its highest ranking in 6.5 years. No real progress for new vehicle sales in Japan: after losing -32.2% in September, the market is down another -31.3% year-on-year in October to 279.341 units. This tilts the year-to-date tally into negative territory at -1.3%…
The Jolion is the first Haval to rank inside the Passenger Cars Top 25 in Russia. The Russian new light vehicle market slows down its fall slightly from -22.6% in September to -18.1% in October at 126.204 registrations. The year-to-date tally is now up 10.5% year-on-year to 1.313.579 units. As a…
The Skoda Scala breaks its ranking and share records at home in October. New car sales in the Czech Republic fall -24.7% year-on-year in October to 12.670 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.7% at 174.494. Local behemoth Skoda (-38.4%) falls apart to 29.7% share vs. 34.3% so far…
The Tata Punch is already inside the Indian Top 10 for its first month in market. New car wholesales in India drop -22.2% year-on-year in October to 260.067 units, still a significant loss but a clear improvement on the -36.6% of September. The year-to-date tally is now up 38.2% to…
The Jeep Commander has landed in Brazil. The Brazilian new light vehicle market sinks -26.9% year-on-year in October to 150.079 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 7.7% to 1.619.905 units. As a result we have revised our Full Year 2021 forecast for Brazil down from 2.03 million to 1.99…
The BYD Tang is up to #8 in Norway in October. The Norwegian new car market is down -10.6% year-on-year in October to 11.579 registrations, bringing the year-to-date volume up 29.7% to 140.435 units. BEV sales are up 3.1% year-on-year to 8.116 and 70.1% share and up 58.2% year-to-date to…
The Peugeot 2008 is now the best-seller in Portugal year-to-date. The Portuguese new car market is down -22.7% year-on-year in October to 10.576 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up just 3.1% at 123.101 units. Peugeot (-10.3%) resists much better than the market and shoots up to 14.1% share…
The Peugeot 2008 posts its first ever Top 10 finish in the UK this month. The semi conductor shortage continues to impact the UK new car market in October, with sales down -24.6% year-on-year to just 106.265 units, the lowest October volume in 30 years: since 1991 (101.107). The year-to-date…
The Ford Ranger has now ranked #1 four times in 2021, a record. 5/11 update: Now with Top 272 All-models ranking. After 11 consecutive months of year-on-year gains, the microchip crisis has finally caught up with the Australian new vehicle market in October. Sales are down -8.1% year-on-year to 74.650…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in October. New car sales in Bulgaria drop -15.1% year-on-year in October to 2.179 registrations, which means the year-to-date tally is now up 14.8% to 26.187. We are entering turbulent times in both the Bulgarian brands and models ranking as the…
The Opel Mokka is up to #8 in Poland in October. Note the data tables below include September as well. New car sales in Poland drop -22.2% year-on-year in October to 30.543 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 13.1% to 371.542. Toyota remains out of reach in the brands…
Kia scores a third consecutive pole position in Israel this month. Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il, we can share with you today October brands sales data for Israel, models data is a quarterly occurrence. New car sales in the country return to frank positive this month at +29% year-on-year to…