The Skoda Enyaq hits a new ranking record in Finland. It's another mediocre month for new car sales in Finland at a painful -38.3% year-on-year to just 4,554 units. This marks the 10th straight month of decline for the market and leads the year-to-date tally down -19.6% to 54,269. Toyota (-53%)…
Volkswagen is the best-selling carmaker in Italy in September. 121,666 new cars found a buyer in Italy in September, a disappointing -10.7% year-on-year loss. The year-to-date tally remains in positive however at a shy +2.1% to 1,202,122. But this is still -18.4% below the pre-pandemic levels of 2019 (1,473,355). Private…
The Tesla Model 3 is up to a record 2nd place in Spain in September. Spanish new car sales return to positive in September at +6.3% to 73,144 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 4.7% to 744,698. This is however 23% below the pre-pandemic 9 months 2019 tally. Of…
The Toyota Town Ace is the best-selling vehicle in Taiwan again. After plunging -17% in August, the Taiwanese new car market stabilises in September at -2% year-on-year to 36,352 units. The year-to-date tally is now off -1.6% to 344,116 as a result. The Top 5 brands post sensational scores with…
The Skoda Octavia returns to the Serbian top spot in August. Based on data by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market edges up 2.1% year-on-year in August to 2,842 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 15.4% to 24,024. The Skoda Octavia (+95.8%)…
The Skoda Scala is up to #2 in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Thanks to our local partner CE Auto, we can share with you today August data for the Bosnian market. Sales drop -8.7% year-on-year to 999 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.4% to 8,280. The Skoda Octavia (+48.7%)…
The Renault Master is #5 in Moldova in August. Data by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market up 21.1% year-on-year in August to 940 sales. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 16.8% to 6,264 units. The Dacia Duster (+426.7%) surges ahead and confirms…
The Dongfeng Fengon 500 breaks into the Macedonian Top 10 in August. According to our Eastern European partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia post another very strong month in August at +44.7% year-on-year to 502 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 40.9% to 5,024. This month…
Mercedes ranks #4 in Hungary in August. 30/09 update: Now with Top 120 models YTD New passenger car sales in Hungary drop -9.4% year-on-year in August to 8,111 units. This is to be compared with 15,618 sales in pre-pandemic 2019 and 9,644 during the pandemic in August 2020. The year-to-date…
The Skoda Fabia is the most popular vehicle in Slovakia in August. The Slovak new car market slips -5.1% year-on-year in August to 7,107 sales. This means the year-to-date volume is now up just 0.2% to 61,068. Strikingly, the Top 4 brands all fall faster than the market, Skoda (-7.8%)…
Jetour breaks its monthly volume record in August... We can share with you today All brands and All models retail sales data for China in August. Sales for the selection of vehicles included in this report grow 4.6% year-on-year to 1,929,447 units. The year-to-date volume is also in positive at…
Porsche Cayenne sales are up 104% year-on-year in August. Sales of new imported cars in China drop -16.1% year-on-year in August to just 50,903, leading to a year-to-date tally off -9% to 423,219. Lexus (-10.2%) and Mercedes (-7.8%) contain their fall below the market to top the brands charts as…
The Renault Kardian is an instant blockbuster in Colombia. The Colombian new vehicle market is up 11.1% year-on-year in August to 16,522 sales, keeping in mind August 2023 was down a ghastly -39.1% over the year prior. As a result the year-to-date volume is now off just -0.5% to 118,319.…
Saudi Arabia is one of the last markets where the Mazda6 is still successful. 67,448 new cars hit Saudi roads in August, a slim 4% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally is up 5.8% to 496,468 units. Toyota (+3.3%) trails the market slightly but holds onto an unassailable lead with 30.8%…
The Nissan Sunny is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE in August. 26,159 new cars found a buyer in the United Arab Emirates in August, a solid 12.7% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is, as a result, up 10.6% to 194,328. Brand leader Toyota (-5.5%) isn't taking advantage of the…