Suzuki sales triple year-on-year in Greece. It's a fourth consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year for the Greek new car market in November at +12.6% to 8,070 registrations. The growth is however markedly lower than the previous three months: August was up 39.7%, September up 30.2% and October up 23%. The…
The Tesla Model Y holds 7% of the New Zealand market in November. New vehicle sales in New Zealand return to negative in November at -4.3% year-on-year to 15,621 units. Note the year-ago comparison base was pretty high as November 2021 was up 37.8% on the year prior. As a…
Renault holds 14.2% of the Moroccan market in November. After three months in positive, new light vehicle sales in Morocco are back down in November at -12.8% year-on-year to 11,288 units. This includes 9,905 passenger cars (-12.8%) and 1,383 light commercials (-13.4%). Dacia (-10.3%) resists slightly better than the market…
The Fiat 500 lineup is up to a record 2nd place overall in Germany. New car sales in Germany soar soars 31.4% year-on-year to 260,512 units, catching up on a low year-ago comparison base (less than 200,000 sales). However the year-to-date tally remains in negative at -2.4% or 57,000 sales…
The Suzuki Swift is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in November. It's a third straight double-digit loss for the Chilean new light vehicle market in November at -18.7% to 31,708 units. However November 2021 was at a record level for the month and November 2022 is up 30.6% on November 2019.…
The VW ID.4 is the most popular vehicle in Austria in November. New car sales in Austria edge up 3.8% year-on-year in November to 18,178 units, which is still a rather poor result taking into account the fact that November 2021 was down -12.6% on the year prior. Through November,…
The Suzuki Alto holds 39.4% of the Pakistani market in November. According to local association PAMA, sales of locally-produced light vehicles in Pakistan drastically reduce their fall to -1.7% year-on-year and 18,391. The year-to-date tally edges down -0.2% to 209,749. Leader Suzuki (+45.5%) goes completely against the market with a…
Chery is up to a record 4th place in Kazakhstan in October. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan return to negative in November at -11.7% year-on-year to 10,735 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 2.4% to 97,737 sales. The Top 2 carmakers manage to contain their losses to below the…
The Nissan Ariya has landed in Iceland. The Icelandic new car market surges 33.8% year-on-year in November to 1,295 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 31.8% to 15,228. Note market data has been updated to discard used cars. Tesla (+316.7%) soars to the brands top spot with a tremendous…
Toyota holds 28.1% of the South African market in November. It's a 5th consecutive month of double-digit gains for the South African new vehicle market in November at +18.2% year-on-year to 49,413 sales. Light Commercials including pickups gain 20.8% while passenger cars are up 16.9%, boosted by rentals which account…
The Suzuki Vitara is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in November. 10,686 new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles found a buyer in Hungary in November, leading to a year-to-date tally down -10.5% to 119,926. Looking at passenger cars only, the market is stable at -0.1% to 9,482 units but this…
Chevrolet is the best-selling carmaker in Uruguay in November. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay soar 19.7% year-on-year in November to 4,675 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 7.1% to 47,505. Chevrolet (+20.9%) roughly matches the market to reclaim the top spot it holds year-to-date with 15.2% share vs. 14.1%…
Dacia is up to a record 2nd place in Portugal in November. The Portuguese new car market soars 39.4% year-on-year in November to 15,234 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.6% to 141,558 units. Renault (+65.6%) vastly outpaces the average growth to stay in pole position with 9.8% share…
The Kia Carnival is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in November. The South Korean new light vehicle market is up 7.5% year-on-year in November to 155,379 units, and this increase is entirely due to foreigners up a whopping 53.3% to 28,222 and 18.2% share. Locals edge up only 0.8%…
The Dacia Duster is in the Top 10 of two nations this month. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in November. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the November 2022 UK…