The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Norway in January. Picture finansavisen.no December 2020 was the biggest month in Norwegian history as manufacturers rushed registrations to lower their average CO2 emissions for the year and avoid or lower fines. The share of electrified vehicles hit a record 92.5% then…
The Peugeot 2008 is up to a record 6th place in Scotland. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in January. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in the January 2021…
The Fiat 500 is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in January. The Croatian new car market starts the year off -19.7% year-on-year in January to 2.915 registrations. Brand leader Volkswagen (-5%) keeps its loss in check to advance to 22.3% share vs. 15.6% over the Full Year 2020 whereas Skoda…
The Subaru XV is up to #3 in New Caledonia in January. New car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory whose registrations are counted separately, are down -15.5% to 496 units in January. Toyota (-13.3%) keeps its fall just below the market rate but sports a weak 13.1%…
The Seat Leon outsells the VW Golf in Austria this month. Picture autofilou.at It's a disastrous start of the year for Austrian new car registrations at -38.4% year-on-year to 14.133 units as renewed lockdowns hamper sales. The Top 5 brands all outpace the market, starting with Volkswagen (-27.7%) up to…
BMW holds a record 11.8% of the Belgian market in January. New car sales in Belgium skid down -27.2% year-on-year in January to 37.735 units. BMW (-17.3%) reclaims the brands top spot and smashes its share record to 11.8%, eclipsing the 10.5% it hit last November. Volkswagen (-31.6%) struggles and…
Mercedes is the #1 brand in Luxembourg for the 5th month running. The Luxembourg new car market drops -13.2% year-on-year to 3.747 units in January, a much better hold than the European average of -25.7%. Mercedes (-4.6%) is the most popular carmaker in the country for the 5th month in…
The Volvo XC40 is the #1 vehicle in the Netherlands in January. Picture dagelijksauto.nl New car sales in the Netherlands are down -20% year-on-year in January to 35.193 units. Volkswagen (-45.9%) more than doubles the market fall a very high year-ago comparison base, yet the brand drops to 10.3% share vs.…
The Ford Puma is up to a record 2nd place overall in Romania in January. The Romanian new car market is the worst performing in Europe in January at -51.9% year-on-year to just 6.004 registrations. This appears to be mainly linked to the sales implosion of local behemoth Dacia (-74.4%) hitting its…
Mazda sales in Israel start the year with a 54.9% lift. Thanks to our Israeli partner cartube.co.il, we can share with you today brands data for this market, models data is available quarterly. Israeli volumes soar 15.6% year-on-year to hit an all-time record high for January at 48.242 units. Hyundai (+9.4%)…
The Hyundai Tucson is the most popular new vehicle in Ireland in January. Picture completecar.ie Because of a bi-annual license plate system indicating the year of registration, January is traditionally the strongest month of the year in Ireland, accounting for roughly 30% of annual sales. The market starts in a…
The Toyota RAV4 remains the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine. The Ukrainian new car market is down -18.9% year-on-year in January on a high comparison base in January 2020 when the market was up 34.5%. Toyota (-18.5%) almost exactly follows the market and is rewarded with the brands top spot, overtaking…
The Mercedes GLB is inside the Czech Top 30 in January. New car sales in the Czech Republic drop -22.7% year-on-year to 14.794 registrations in January. Homegrown brand leader Skoda (-30.8%) falls faster than the market to 38.7% but January 2020 was a particularly high comparison base as it hit…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in January. The Portuguese new car market sinks -30.5% year-on-year in January to just 10.029 units. Peugeot (-15.6%) and Mercedes (-16.3%) both manage to roughly cut the market drop rate in two to take the lead of the brands ranking while…
Mazda CX-9 sales are up 21.6% year-on-year in January. The Canadian new light vehicle market skids down -17.4% year-on-year in January to 90.890 units according to DesRosiers Automotive, as many parts of the country were under lockdown during the month. The three main automotive groups still reporting sales monthly all…