The Lynk & Co 01 is up to #7 in the Netherlands in September. The Dutch new car market slides down -15.8% year-on-year in September to 24.663 units, keeping in mind September 2020 was already down -21.9% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now down -4.9% to 235.977 units. Kia…
Tesla breaks its ranking, volume and share records in Sweden in September. New car sales in Sweden drop -21.2% year-on-year in September to 22.634 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 14.7% to 232.383. Electric cars shoot up 103.2% year-on-year to 7.454, hitting a record 32.9% share vs. just 12.8%…
First UK Top 10 finish for the Toyota Aygo. As the microchip crisis bites hard, the UK new car market freefalls -34.4% year-on-year in the all-important month of September to just 215.312. This month is traditionally the second strongest in the year as it coincides with a biannual plate change.…
The Dacia Spring is the best-selling BEV in Italy in September. The microchip and parts crisis and the expiration of government incentives have combined to produce a particularly ghastly month in Italy in September with sales plunging -32.5% to 106.345 units. The year-to-date volume is now up 20.9% to 1.176.520.…
The Fiat 500 is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in September. As the microchip crisis continues, the Spanish new car market slows down its fall in September at -15.7% year-on-year to 59.641 units, in line with our projections and compared to a -28.9% fall in August. The year-to-date tally is…
The Dacia Duster is up to #3 in Slovakia in August. New car sales in Slovakia edge down -2.9% year-on-year in August to 6.778 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 7.4% to 52.922. Brand leader Skoda (-17%) struggles and drops to a meagre 16.5% share vs. 21.8% so far…
The Chevrolet Captiva breaks into the Iraqi Top 10 over the first 8 months of 2021. The Iraqi new car market soars 46.6% year-on-year over the first 8 months of 2021 to 51.245 units vs. 34.960 over the same period in 2020. Kia remains ultra dominant in this market with a…
The Hyundai Tucson is the best-selling vehicle in Syria so far in 2021. The Syrian new car market slides down -3.1% year-on-year over the first 8 months of 2021 at 1.490 sales vs. 1.538 over the same period a year ago. Only two carmakers continue to sell new cars in Syria…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Yemen so far in 2021. New car sales in Yemen are up 45.2% year-on-year over the first 8 months of 2021 at 5.926 units vs. 4.080 over the same period in 2020. Compared to the first four months of the year, Toyota…
Dacia is up to #3 brand in Turkey in August. 1/10/21 update: Now with Top 25 models and updated Toyota volume. The Turkish new light vehicle market edges down -2.4% year-on-year in August to 60.033 units, leading to a year-to-data tally now up 24.7% to 502.583. Note these figures have…
The Skoda Fabia is the best-selling vehicle in Serbia in August. Thanks to our local data partner CE Auto we can share with you today Serbian sales for August. This market edges up 0.9% year-on-year to 2.342 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 19.4% to 20.956. The Skoda Fabia (+12.3%)…
The VW T-Roc is up to a record 5th place in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Following data by our local partner CE Auto, new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina climb 15.9% year-on-year in August to 684 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 14% to 6.062. The Skoda Fabia (+370%)…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Moldova in August. Based on data shared with us by our Central European data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova bounce back up 44.7% year-on-year in August to 560 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 38.5% to 4.108. The…
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in August. According to data shared by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia drop -11.4% year-on-year to just 365 units in August, keeping in mind August 2020 was already down -32.1% on the year prior.…
The Honda CR-V ranks #3 in Taiwan in August. As Covid restrictions were downgraded to Stage 2, the Taiwanese new car market reduces its year-on-year fall to -4.9% to 33.148 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up just 1.5% to 293.019. Toyota (-3.2%) remains the runaway leader in the…