Seat sales are up 4-fold this month in Israel. Data by our local partner cartube.co.il has the Israeli new car market off -7.9% year-on-year in May to 22,391 sales. This brings the year-to-date tally down -13.6% to 129,230. Toyota (+11.4%) defies the negative market and repeats at #1 with a dominant…
The Volvo EX30 is the best-selling vehicle in Finland in May. It's a 6th consecutive month of decline for the Finnish new car market at harsh -18.4% year-on-year in May to 7,551 units. The year-to-date volume is now down -14.6% to 31,716. Toyota (-11.7%) keeps the lead of the brands…
Citroen C3 sales are up 140.5% year-on-year in May. The Italian new car market hits the brakes in April at -6.6% year-on-year to 139,581 units, 10,000 less than in May 2023. The year-to-date tally remains in positive however at +3.4% to 726,311. Note this is still -20.2% below the first…
Dealerships rush to register the outgoing generation of Citroen C3 New car sales in Spain gain 3.4% year-on-year in May to 95,158 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 6.8% to 431,884. The 5 months figure however remains -23% below the same period in pre-pandemic 2019. Notably, 9,180 rechargeable vehicles…
Seat sales surge 27% year-on-year in April. 31/05 update: Now with Top 89 All brands and Top 477 All models. Preliminary data from ACEA shows a European market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 12% year-on-year to 1,080,913 units, partly due to two additional working days. This means the year-to-date tally is now up…
The Toyota Urban Cruiser is inside the Saudi Top 10 this month. 56,527 new vehicles found a buyer in Saudi Arabia in April, a -2.4% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date volume is up 4.2% to 250,811. Toyota edges up 0.7% to a fantastic 31.1% share vs. 27.6% so far this year,…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling nameplate in the UAE in April. New vehicle sales in the UAE drop -13% year-on-year in April to 19,994 units. Meanwhile the year-to-date volume is up 12% to 94,208. Toyota (-22.5%) falls much faster than the market but easily retains the brands top spot…
The VW T-Cross ranks #3 in Slovakia in April. The Slovak new car market climbs 11.9% year-on-year in April to 7,711 units, bringing the year-to-date volume up 7.1% to 31,102. Skoda (+12.1%) matches the overall growth but can only produce a 19.4% market share vs. 21.2% so far this year.…
Chery sales are up 69.5% year-on-year in 2023. Consult 20 years of Algerian Historical Data here New logo vehicle sales in Algeria edge up 10.1% year-on-year in 2023 to a still meagre 27,975 units. Dacia (+0.7%) retains the top spot with an overwhelming 25.5% share, while Chery soars 69.5% to…
The Kia K3 breaks into the Colombian Top 10 for the first time in April. For the first time this year, the Colombian new vehicle market is in positive with April volumes up 11.2% year-on-year to 15,315. The year-to-date tally is now down -8% to 55,882. Toyota (+33.2%) brilliantly confirms…
Nissan X-Trail sales are up 592% year-on-year so far in 2024. 42,079 new cars found a buyer in Hungary over the first four months of 2024, a 10.4% year-on-year improvement. When adding light commercials the market is up 12.2% to 50,326 units. Local assembler Suzuki (+121.4%) rallies back up to…
Next gen Citroen C3 pictured. According to data by our Central European partner CE Auto, new car sales in Serbia soar 57.2% year-on-year in April to 4,343 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 30.7% to 11,744. The Skoda Octavia (+81.7%) is once again the mist popular vehicle…
The Renault Clio is the most popular vehicle in Bosnia & Herzegovina in April. Our Central European partner CE Auto says new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina climb 22.2% year-on-year in April to 1,239 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 10.1% to 3,990. The Renault Clio (+118.8%) surges from…
Kia Sportage Data by our Central European market data partner CE Auto tells of a Moldovan new car market up 28.3% in April to 815 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 15.7% to 2,711. The Dacia Duster (+77.5%) once again dominates the charts with 8.7% share and a round 10% year-to-date.…
Second ever Top 10 finish for the Toyota Yaris Cross in North Macedonia. Based on data shared with us by our European partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia shoot up 56.5% year-on-year in Park to 698 units. This lifts the year-to-date tally up 40.6% to 2,410. This…