The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling car in Portugal for the first time since February 2021. New car sales in Portugal grow 5.3% year-on-year to 13,371 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 12% to 34,771. Peugeot (-21.2%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country by a large margin…
The Dacia Duster is the best-seller at home for only the second time ever. The Romanian new car market is in great shape this year: after climbing 55.5% in January and 25.1% in February, the March volume is up another 40.2% year-on-year to 11,025 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now…
The Chevrolet Captiva is up to a record 7th place in Mexico in March. 95,199 new light vehicles found a new home in Mexico in March, that's a minuscule -0.3% dip year-on-year, in contrast with most of the world markets for the month. The Q1 2022 tally is down -2.2%…
The Sportage (+525%) helps Kia to #1 this month. New light vehicle sales in South Korea fall -19.2% year-on-year in March to 136,041 units, the 2nd double-digit decline so far this year. Local manufacturers are down -21.2% to 111,124 sales while foreigners limit their fall to -8.7% at 24,917 units.…
Toyota Corolla Cross New vehicle sales in South Africa soar 16.5% year-on-year in March to 50,607 units, making it the largest monthly volume since October 2019. Passenger cars and SUVs are up 27% to 33,790 units, light commercial vehicles down -2.7% to 13,795, medium trucks up 18.4% to 798 and…
The Kia Sportage is up to #3 in Poland in March. The Polish new car market slips down -17.9% year-on-year in March to 38,567 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -13.5% to 100,275. Toyota remains ultra-dominant with 15.8% share, close to double any other carmaker in the market, with…
Hyundai sales are up 9% in a market off -33.4% in March. The Turkish new light vehicle market dives -33.4% to 64,267 sales on an all-time record March 2021, leading to a year-to-date tally down -23.5% to 152,050 units. This month Renault (-1.1%) manages the exploit of staying almost stable…
Toyota is up 26% in a March market down -17.7%. New car sales in Belgium endure a 10th consecutive month of double-digit falls in March at -17.7% year-on-year to just 36,998 registrations. The year-to-date volume after three months is now off -12.2% to 103,146 units. BMW (-20.6%) signs a 15th…
Opel sales are up 58.3% year-on-year in market down -12.7%. The Luxembourg new car market skids down -12.7% year-on-year to 4,338 registrations, which means the year-to-date total is now off -8.9% to 11,347 units. Mercedes (-15.6%) takes advantage off Volkswagen's freefall (-32.6%) to snap the brands top spot for the…
Hyundai sales are up 7.5% in a market down -12.7%. 08/06 update: Now with Top 42 All-brands and Top 280 All-models ranking. According to Desrosiers Automotive Consultants (DAC), the Canadian new light vehicle market is down -19.8% year-on-year in March to 140,460 units. The Seasonally Adjusted Annualised Rate of sales…
Jeep Grand Cherokee sales are up 36.1% in a market down -15.7% According to Wards Auto, new light vehicle sales are estimated to fall a ghastly -23.8% year-on-year in March to just 1.22 million units, bringing the Q1 2022 tally down -15.7% to 3,318,789 according to Automotive News. The seasonally…
Toyota Corolla sales are up 3.3% in a market down -27.3% The Finnish new car market sinks -27.3% year-on-year in March to 7,406 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally down -22% to 21,397 units. Toyota (-12.8%) reinforces its ultra-domination with 17.7% share, more than twice any other carmaker in the…
The Toyota Yaris is the most successful model in Ireland in March. The Irish new car market shoots up 40.7% year-on-year in March to 12,933 units, its first YoY uptick of the year. The year-to-date total now stands at 49,926, up 3.8% over the First Quarter of 2021. Toyota shoots…
The Volvo XC40 is the best-selling model in the Netherlands in March. The Dutch new car market edges up 3.8% year-on-year in March to 24,959 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume down -2.5% to 78,539. Kia (+32%) secures a 10th win in the past 12 months with 9.9% share vs.…
The Skoda Fabia is the best-selling vehicle in the Czech Republic in March. The Czech new car market is down -15.7% year-on-year in March 2022 to just 16,903 units, tilting the year-to-date volume into negative territory at -4.3% to 47,391. Local behemoth Skoda (-32.8%) falls twice as fast as its…