Skoda is up to a record third place in Europe in August. It's a weak month of sales all around in Europe in August, with the five major markets in decline: Germany (-27.8%) is the hardest hit, with France (-24.3%) and Italy (-13.4%) also struggling while Spain (-6.5%) and the…
The Mitsubishi Xforce is the clear leader in Vietnam in August. According to local association VAMA, the Vietnamese new car market is up 11.8% year-on-year in August to 25,196 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.4% to a round 189,000. These figures climb to 29,875 (+16.3%) and 223,107 (+1.5%)…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Greece in August. New car sales in Greece freefall -21.4% year-on-year in August, yet thanks to a solid start of the year the YTD tally remains in positive at +5.7% to 98,374. Brand leaders Toyota (+19.3%) and Suzuki (+8.7%) defy the…
The Kia Picanto is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in August. Data shared with us by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT show a Cyprus new car market up 10.3% year-on-year in August to 812 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9% to 10,962. Kia (+186.8%) posts a stellar…
The Dacia Duster III is up to 4th place in August. 13/09 update: Now with Top 55 All brands and Top 321 All models. It's a fourth consecutive month of year-on-year declines for the French new car market in August at a drastic -24.3% to just 85,977 units. This is…
For its third month in market, BYD reaches the 6th place in the Indonesian brands ranking. It's another very weak Indonesian market in August with wholesales down -14.1% year-on-year to just 76,304, keeping in mind August 2023 was already off -8.3% on the year prior. Year-to-date volumes are down -17%…
The Renault Captur signs its 2nd win in the past four months. 3,678 new cars found a buyer in Slovenia in August, a solid 13.5% year-on-year improvement. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 6.5% to 36,545. Strikingly, the Top 5 carmakers all beat the market. Volkswagen is up…
Zeekr 7X Let's now examine the latest launches on the Chinese market, based on wholesales. This month we have six new models hitting Chinese roads, all of them Chinese. To fully understand the scope of the Chinese market, make sure you consult our Exclusive Guide to all 184 active Chinese…
Jetour sales are up 109.1% year-on-year in August. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new wholesales in China drop -5.5% year-on-year in August to 2,453,000 units. This includes 2,181,000 Passenger Vehicles (-4%) and 272,000 Commercial Vehicles (-12.2%). The year-to-date tally is up 3% to 18,766,000…
Xpeng already breaks into the Singaporean Top 20 for its 2nd month in market. The Singaporean new car market surges 55.4% year-on-year in August to 3,949 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 45.7% to 26,442. Toyota (-3.1%) massively underperforms but stays in the brands lead with 14.3% share. BYD…
Mazda2 sales are up 33.7% year-on-year in August. Mexican new car sales soar 11.9% year-on-year in August to 127,684 units, the highest tally for the month since August 2016 (134,054) and also the 2nd highest August result ever. The year-to-date volume is now up 12.1% to 962,869, the largest 8…
The BYD Seal misses out on a Top 10 finish by just 6 sales. 17,115 new cars hit Austrian roads in August, a -8.9% year-on-year decline. The year-to-date tally is however in positive at +5% to 171,129. Volkswagen (-11.6%) is in difficulty but stays in pole position with 14.8% share.…
The China-made Chevrolet Groove is the most popular vehicle in Chile in August. The Chilean new car market enjoys a second consecutive month in positive, although by a whisker at +0.1% to 28,335 sales. This is the biggest monthly volume of the year so far. The year-to-date tally is now…
The Kia EV3 ranks #9 at home for its 2nd month in market. New car sales in South Korea climb 5.5% year-on-year in August to 137,014 thanks to domestic manufacturers (+7.8% to 114,751) while foreigners stumble (-4.7% to 22,263). Year-to-date sales remain frankly in negative at -7.8% to 1,066,536 including…
The new generation pushes the Honda Freed up 52.3% in August. After tilting into positive territory last month and for the first time in 2024, the Japanese new car market is back down -3.5% in August to 328,470 sales. Due to a mediocre start of the year, after 8 months…