The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in May. The Portuguese new car market surges back up 190.2% year-on-year in May to 16.661 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 16.2% to 62.509. However, May 2021 volumes are still down significantly on two years ago pre-pandemic scores at…
The Tiggo 4 helps Chery repeat at a record 6th place in Ukraine in May. New car sales in Ukraine soar 43.3% year-on-year in May to 8.446 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 32.6% to 39.564. Note May 2021 volumes are also up significantly on two years ago in…
The Dacia Sandero is up to #4 in Bulgaria in May. New car sales in Bulgaria shoot up 80.6% year-on-year in May to 2.550 units on locked down May 2020 volumes, bringing the year-to-date tally up 29.6% to 12.481. Dacia (+126.2%) and Skoda (+100%) both outpace the market to take…
Audi sales are up 48.8% year-on-year in Belgium in May. New car sales in Belgium edge up only 0.3% year-on-year in May to 34.836 registrations, which means it is down -31.8% on pre-pandemic levels of two years ago in May 2019 (51.081). The year-to-date tally is now up 13.1% to 189.466…
Audi is up to #2 in Luxembourg, above BMW. New car sales in Luxembourg lift 32.6% year-on-year in May to 4.033 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 28.9% to 20.816. However sales are still down -25.5% on two years ago in May 2019 (5.415) and down -19.7% year-to-date over the same period…
The Skoda Enyaq breaks into the German Top 50 in May. The German new car market is up 37.2% year-on-year in May to 230.635 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 12.8% to 1.116.737. However when comparing with pre-pandemic May 2019, sales are down a steep -30.7% on the 332.962 units of…
The Toyota Corolla Cross lands directly at #17 in Argentina in May. With dealerships closed for the last week of the month due to returning Covid restrictions, the Argentinean new vehicle market finds itself up just 5.6% year-on-year to 22.193 while May 2020 was already down -42.6% on the year…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in New Caledonia in May. New car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, are up 20.3% year-on-year in May to 670 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.3% to 3.004. Toyota (-14.4%) easily reclaims the brands top…
The new Hyundai Staria breaks into the Top 15 this month. 15/06 update: Now with Top 50 foreign models. The South Korean new car market drops -12.5% year-on-year in May to 148.225 units, including 124.145 local brands (-15%) and 24.080 foreigners (+3.5%). The year-to-date volume is now up 2.6% to…
The Dacia Duster is equal #1 in Croatia in May. New car sales in Croatia bounce back up 106.3% year-on-year to 4.483 units but remain down a harsh -51% on two years ago (9.149). Granted, the 2019 comparison base is particularly high as this was the largest monthly volume of…
Subaru sales soar 85% in May and the Crosstrek is up 165%. The Canadian new light vehicle market is estimated to be up 35.8% year-on-year in May to 153.761 units according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants, lifting the year-to-date tally up 28.9% year-on-year to 686.252. However, a big caveat to these…
American Honda posts a new all-time volume record this month in the U.S. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. are estimated to bounce back up 42% year-on-year in May to 1.51 million units according to Morgan Stanley. The seasonally adjusted, annualised rate of sales (SAAR) stands at 17.1 million…
The Toyota Corolla is the most successful model in Finland in May. The Finnish new car market bounces back up 95.2% year-on-year in May to 9.590 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 18.3% to 45.590. Brand leader Toyota (+94.8%) matches the market and remains at #1 with 14% share.…
Skoda Octavia sales are up 169.5% year-on-year in May. The Romanian new car market is up only 14.9% year-on-year in May to 8.221 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -9.2% to 35.836. Note May 2020 was down -45% on the year prior and as a result May 2021 volumes…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in May. New car sales in Ireland bounce back up 241.6% year-on-year in May to 5.947 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 17.8% to 61.132. However May sales are down -6.1% on two years ago in May 2019 (6.331) while the…