The Seat Arona is now #1 year-to-date in Spain. The Spanish new car market rises 177.8% year-on-year in May to 95.403 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 40% to 360.057 units, reflecting lockdown volumes in May 2020. Private sales significantly trail the market at +79.4% and 33.234 units as do company…
Chery sales are up 477.8% year-on-year in Ukraine in April. New car sales in Ukraine surge 200.8% year-on-year in April to 11.022 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 30% to 31.118. More significantly, April 2021 sales are up a whopping 59.7% on April 2019 pre-pandemic levels. In the brands ranking,…
The VW T-Roc is the best-selling vehicle in Austria for the first time. New car sales in Austria rally back up 97.6% year-on-year in April to 22.296 registrations, lifting the year-to-date tally up 30.1% to 85.818. Note April 2021 volumes remain down a harsh -30.2% on April 2019. Volkswagen (+133.8%)…
The Skoda Kodiaq ranks 4th in Serbia in April. According to data by our Central European data partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market is back up 248.5% year-on-year in April to 3.255 sales, lifting the year-to-date tally up 38.9% to 9.483 units. The Skoda Fabia (+2325%) confirms its domination…
The Citroen Jumper ranks #4 in Bosnia & Herzegovina in April. Thanks to our partnership with Central European market specialist CE Auto, we can share with you today new car sales for Bosnia & Herzegovina, a market rallying back up 179.2% year-on-year in April to 793 sales. The year-to-date tally is now…
First Moldovan Top 10 finish for the Toyota C-HR. Based on data shared with us by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova surge back up 229.5% year-on-year on Covid-impacted year-ago volumes to 514 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 37.2% to 1.743. The Toyota…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in April. According to Eastern European data partner CE Auto, sales of new cars in North Macedonia bounce back up 159% year-on-year in April to 404 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 12% to 1.683. This month the Dacia Duster…
The Chevrolet Groove is a rebadged Baojun 510. New light vehicle sales in Chile surge back up 205.9% year-on-year in April to 27.241 units on locked down year-ago volumes. Note April 2021 remains down -16.7% on April 2019 pre-pandemic volumes. The year-to-date tally is now up 28.4% to 109.228 units.…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE so far in 2021. Emirati new car sales are up 12.2% year-on-year over the first four months of 2021 to 59.502 vs. 53.045 a year ago. The market is fragmenting slightly over the period with the Top 2 carmakers holding 52.2%…
The Land Rover Defender ranks #7 in Qatar so far in 2021. The Qatari new car market edges down -0.6% year-on-year over the first four months of 2021 to 13.398 sales. Although still leader by a great margin, Toyota loses significant ground so far in 2021, holding 27.1% share vs.…
The Sunny helps Nissan up to 10.2% share over the period. New car sales in Bahrain are up 17.2% year-on-year over the first four months of 2021 to 8.862 registrations. Toyota remains ultra-dominant but loses almost three percentage points of market share compared to Full Year 2020 at 37.8%. Nissan on…
Citroen sales are up 4-fold year-on-year in New Caledonia. New Caledonia is a French overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia. New car sales here bounce back up 128.3% year-on-year on lockdown-impacted year-ago volumes to 767 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 14% to 2.334. We have a surprise in pole position…
The Kia Stonic is up to #3 in New Zealand in April. Picture drivelife.co.nz New vehicle sales in New Zealand soar 1167.7% year-on-year in April to 13.133 units on a devastated year-ago volume, lifting the year-to-date tally up 62.8% to 54.961. More significantly, April 2021 volumes are up a fantastic…
The Suzuki Alto remains by far the best-seller in Pakistan. Sales of locally-produced light vehicles in Pakistan add up to 17.233 in April vs. just 39 units in April 2020 when the market stalled due to Covid. The year-to-date tally is now up 130.8% to 71.997 units. Note April 2021…
The Hyundai Accent is the most popular vehicle in Vietnam in April. According to local manufacturers association VAMA, new car sales in Vietnam soar 155.6% year-on-year in April to 30.065 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 56.6% to 101.309. These figures climb to 39.320 for the month and 133.007 year-to-date…