Toyota Prius sales are up 137.2% year-on-year. Note the March 2023 post has been updated with Q1 2023 Top 20 foreign models. The Japanese new vehicle market is up another beautiful 16.7% year-on-year in April to 349,592 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.7% to 1,731,150 units. Toyota (+17.7%)…
The new Maruti Suzuki Fronx has landed in the Indian wholesales charts. The Indian new car wholesale market soars 13.1% year-on-year in April to 331,509 units, a new record for the month and eclipsing the previous best of 297,401 in April 2018. The year-to-date volume is now up 11.2% to 1,347,447,…
Opel sales are up 7-fold year-on-year in April. New car sales in Türkiye continue to smash record after record this year, with April sales up a huge 62.7% year-on-year to 97,679 units. This is a new April all-time high volume, with a previous best dating back to 8 years ago…
Skoda sales are up 117.3% year-on-year in April. Belgian new car sales grow by a whopping 40.4% year-on-year in April to 39,872 units as April 2022 was down -23.6% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is up 30.3% to 171,356. The Top 4 best-selling carmakers all trail the market, with BMW (+24.7%)…
The Peugeot 208 hits a record 10.5% share in Argentina in April. 11/05 update: Now with Top 165 All models ranking. The Argentinean new light vehicle market gains 9.7% year-on-year in April to 32,385 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 12.8% over the same period in 2022. Toyota (+21.6%)…
Skoda sales more than double year-on-year for the 2nd month running. After April 2022 was down a ghastly -22.8% on the year prior, this year the Luxembourg market bounces back up 25% to 4,176 sales. The year-to-date volume is up 18% to 17,325. Volkswagen (+62.5%) surges ahead year-on-year on a low…
Audi sales are up 34% YoY in April. Swiss new car sales soar 16% year-on-year in April to 18,149 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 10.1% to 76,968. This month's performance is to be put in context as April 2022 was down a harsh -29.1% on the year prior. 4x4 sales…
The Volvo XC60 is #1 in Finland for the very first time. The Finnish new car market posts a solid 14.4% year-on-year gain in April to 7,195 sales, however April 2022 was down a damning -26.7% on the year prior so the comparison base is very low. Nevertheless, the year-to-date tally…
Suzuki sales more than double year-on-year in Romania. 9,865 cars hit Romanian roads in April, a very robust 16.5% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date volume is up 25.1% to 46,831, a stellar performance considering the 2022 YTD volume at the same stage last year was already up 35.6% on the year…
The Dacia Duster is the most popular vehicle in Bulgaria in April. 3,173 new light vehicles found a buyer in Bulgaria in April, with the year-to-date tally now standing at 12,189 sales. This month Dacia rallies back up from a dismal March result (#12) to lead the brands charts with…
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The BYD Qin Plus sells over 40,000 units in March alone. With a bit of delay we can share with you today All brands and All models retail sales data for China. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales data for China…
Honda Pilot sales double year-on-year. According to estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is up just 2.3% year/year in April to 144,069 units. This is a weak result considering April 2022 was off -13.3% on the year prior. We remain well below the 183,754…
The Honda CR-V overtakes its main competitor the Toyota RAV4 in April. The U.S. new light vehicle market in April is estimated to grow by 13% year-on-year on an updated year-ago volume to 1.35 million units, with a SAAR (Seasonally Adjusted Annualised Rate of sales) up to 15.9 million units…
The Volvo XC40 is the best-selling vehicle in Belgium over Q1 2023. Thanks to a tip by one of our readers we can share with you today Q1 2023 data for Belgium with a Top 20 models ranking. The Volvo XC40 reclaims the top spot it held over the Full…