The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in January. Based on data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, the Cyprus new car market soars 19.8% year-on-year in January to 1,527 sales. The top 3 brands all lodge surreal gains: Kia (+87.6%) is #1 with 19.8% share…
The new generation Santa Fe pushes the nameplate up to its highest ranking in 4.5 years. The South Korean new car market edges down -1.3% year-on-year in January to 115,877. This is solely the fault of foreign manufacturers diving -19.4% to 13,083 whereas domestic brands are up 1.6% to 102,794.…
The Tata Punch breaks its volume record and ranks #2 in January. New car wholesales in India jump 13.8% year-on-year in January to 393,471 units. This is the highest monthly volume ever recorded in India, beating the previous best of 390,853 reached last October. Maruti Suzuki (+13.2%) posts its 2nd…
The Ford Ranger is #1 in Australia for the 4th consecutive month. 12/02 update: Now with Top 305 All models ranking. It's a new January record for new vehicle sales in Australia with volumes up 5.8% year-on-year to 89,782 units. The previous record dated back to January 2018 at 88,551.…
BMW is the most popular carmaker in Luxembourg for the 2nd month running. 3,627 new cars hit Luxembourg roads in January, a -2.7% year-on-year drop. BMW (+8.8%) ignores the negative market to lodge a second consecutive monthly win and 3rd #1 ranking in the past 6 months (add last August).…
The Dacia Duster ranks #1 in Iceland in January. New car sales in Iceland sink -37.5% year-on-year in January to just 457 units. Toyota (-42.6%) falls even faster than the market but easily tops the brands charts with 17.7% share, in line with its FY23 level (17.1%). Dacia (+96.3%) and…
Audi sales are up 73.9% year-on-year in January. 46,667 new cars found a buyer in Belgium in January, a solid 17.1% year-on-year lift. BMW (+31.1%) cements its leadership in the brands ranking with 11.7% share vs. 10.6% over the Full Year 2023. The Belgian podium is 100% German premium brands…
The VW Golf is the most popular vehicle in Austria in January. It's a weak start of the year for the Austrian new car market with sales off -6.9% year-on-year to 17,552. Volkswagen (-25%) stays on top of the brands ranking despite a steep fall to 13.4% share. Skoda (+2.2%)…
The Dacia Sandero is the favourite of German private buyers in January. Private sales account for just 29.3% of total sales in Germany in January vs. 31.7% a year ago at 62,571 units. This is 10.1% year-on-year lift. This month the Dacia Sandero easily takes the lead of the PS…
The Skoda Octavia is on the German podium for the 2nd time ever. German new car sales shoot up 19.1% year-on-year in January to 213,553 units. Volkswagen (+12.1%) trails the market slightly but scores a solid 19.5% share vs. 18.2% over the Full Year 2023. Mercedes (-0.5%) is soft year-on-year but…
The Lexus LBX is already up to #42 for its first full month of sales. The Japanese new vehicle market starts the year in difficult fashion with January sales down -12.4% to 334,838. The negative result is partly due to the safety test falsification scandal at Daihatsu which paused shipments…
The Skoda Kamiq breaks its volume and share records in January. New car sales in Czechia climb up a very solid 18.8% in January to 20,361 units. Homegrown behemoth Skoda (+45.9%) shoots up to a mammoth 42.3% share, its highest in exactly 4 years: since the 43.3% of January 2020. In fact…
The Tesla Model Y has been the most popular vehicle in Denmark for the past 6 months in a row. 8,848 new cars hit Danish roads in January, a harsh -14.9% year-on-year drop. Toyota (-9.2%) advances four spots on December to take the lead of the brands charts with an…
BMW is up to 5th place in the Polish brands ranking this month. The Polish new car market is up a splendid 22.5% year-on-year in January to 42,109. Toyota (+23.2%) manages its second best ever share at 23.1%, only surpassed by the 24.3% reached last August. Skoda (+11.4%) and Kia…
BMW 1 Series UK sales are up 156.1% year-on-year in January. The UK new car market advances 8.2% year-on-year in January to 142,876 units. One of the interesting facts in the UK this month is the one millionth BEV registered. Diesel sales drop -10.1% to 9,348, petrol matches the market at…