The Volvo XC40 is by far the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in February. Dutch consumers bought 30,414 new cars in February, a solid 8.9% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date volume is as a result up 6.9% to 64,810. The Top four brands all vastly outrun the market with double-digit year-on-year…
The Volvo EX30 does an even better job in Norway than at home in Sweden. 7,380 new cars hit Norwegian roads in February and -0.8% year-on-year loss. The year-to-date volume is up 34.5% to 12,502. BEV sales are up 7.5% to 6,647 and 90.1% share vs. 83.1% in February 2023…
The Volvo EX30 ranks #7 at home in February. The Swedish new car market edges up 1.8% year-on-year in February to 18,766 sales, a lukewarm result given February 2023 was off -12.7% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is up 8.7% to 35,930. BEV sales actually fall at -14.6%…
The Dacia Sandero repeats at #2 in Italy. 147,094 new cars hit Italian roads in February, a +12.8% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally is up 11.7% to 289,103. Private sales (+18.3%) beat the market to 57.1% share vs. 54.3% a year ago and are up 14.1% year-to-date to 59.1% of…
Peugeot is the #1 brand in Spain for the first time since December 2021. New car sales in Spain continue on their good form in February at +9.9% year-on-year to 81,348 units, leading to a year-to-date result up 8.7% to 150,033. However the YTD cume remains off -22.8% on pre-pandemic…
MG is up to #3 brand in Taiwan in February, with the HS ranking at #4. With the Lunar New Year falling in February this year, there was only 16 working days in the month and sales reflects this at -20% year-on-year to 26,267 units. The year-to-date tally is now…
The VW Lavida is the best-selling vehicle in China for the first time in 3 years. 19/03 update: Now with revised figures for all brands and models. Chinese retail sales of the selection of vehicles included in this update rally back up 68.1% year-on-year in January to 2,084,941 units. January…
The Skoda Octavia holds 7.4% of the Slovak market in January. The Slovak new car market soars 18.8% year-on-year in January to 7,935 sales. Behemoth Skoda (+61.7%) vastly outpaces the market to reach 25.4% share vs. 19.8% over the Full Year 2023. The Top 6 brands are unchanged on December…
The Skoda Kamiq is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Serbia in January. Data shared with us by our central European partner CE Auto shows a Serbian market up an impressive 28.2% year-on-year in January to 1,993 sales. The Skoda Octavia (+450%) firmly holds onto the pole position with 8.3% share…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-selling model in Bosnia & Herzegovina in January. According to data shared with us by our local partner CE Auto, new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina climb up 13.9% year-on-year in January to 768 units. The Toyota Yaris Cross secures its first ever…
The Dacia Duster continues its run as the best-seller in Moldova. CE Auto data shows a Moldovan new car market up 4.3% year-on-year to 507 sales. The Dacia Duster (-7.4%) is faithful to the pole position it has held for the past two consecutive years with a strong 9.9% share.…
The Dacia Duster is by far the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in January. According to data by our Central European partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market is stable in January at +0.5% to 420 units. This month the Dacia Duster is the clear leader with 10.5%…
Mercedes is the most popular importer in China in January. For once sales of new imported cars in China surge year-on-year at +36% to 75,052, even if this has a lot to do with the Lunar New Year falling in February this year vs. January in 2023. Brand-wise, Mercedes (+27.6%)…
The Kia Picanto is the most popular vehicle in Colombia in January. 26/03 update: Now with Top 20 best-selling brands The Colombian new vehicle market sinks another -16.4% year-on-year in January to just 11,594 units, the weakest January figure since 1998 (11,295). Toyota (+10.2%) goes against the negative environment to…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in January. 8,040 new passenger cars hit Hungarian roads in January, a -3.3% year-on-year decrease. This month the Skoda Octavia (+178.5%) takes the lead of the models ranking, toppling the Suzuki S-Cross (+15.6%) and Vitara (+49.3%). The Toyota Corolla (+30.7%) is…