Suzuki sales are up 8-fold in Ukraine in May. The Ukrainian new car market shoots back up 101.3% year-on-year in May to 5,118 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 44.7% to 21,477. Toyota (+109.5%) and Renault (+72.8%) remain atop the brands charts with 16.8% and 9.8% share respectively, while…
Chevrolet holds 21.3% share in Uruguay in May. Sales of new light vehicles in Uruguay return to positive in May at +7.2% year-on-year to 4,721 units. The year-to-date tally tilts into positive as a result at +0.6% to 21,232. Chevrolet (+21.2%) surges to a massive 21.3% share, its highest since…
The BYD Qin Plus is now the best-selling model in China over 5 months. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), wholesales in China climb 27.9% year-on-year in May to 2,382,000 units. This is partly due to low year-ago volumes which were down -12.6% on the…
The VW T-Roc is the most popular vehicle in Germany in May. 246,966 new cars hit German roads in May, a robust 19.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 10.2% to 1,116,731. Volkswagen (+13%) trails its home market to 17.7% share, almost one percentage point below its YTD…
The Skoda Enyaq repeats at #3 in Switzerland. New car sales in Switzerland bounce back up 16.9% year-on-year in May to 21,569 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 11.6% to 98,538. 4x4 deliveries are up 14.7% for the month to 10,784 and a round 50% share vs. 50.9% a…
First podium finish in the world for the Cupra Formentor. The Danish new car market edges up 3.8% year-on-year in May to 14,012 sales. Given May 2022 was down -19.8% on the year prior this is a poor score. So far this year 66,030 new cars have hit Danish roads, a…
Nissan Kicks sales soar 130.3% year-on-year in May. The Chilean new car market continues to collapse in May at -32.4% year-on-year to 37,887 and is now down -26.7% year-to-date at 136,535 units. Passenger Cars sink -40.1% to 5,680 for the month and also -40.1% to 28,551 year-to-date. SUVs drop -31.2%…
The Renault Express is on the Bulgarian podium in May. 3,574 new cars found a buyer in Bulgaria in May, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.3% to 15,763 units. This month Volkswagen takes the lead with 11.7% share vs. 9.3% year-to-date where it is up 68.7%. Toyota is up…
The Skoda Kodiaq is up to a record 2nd place in Slovenia in May. New car sales in Slovenia edge up 1.4% year-on-year in May to 4,853 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 5.5% to 22,641. The brands podium remains unchanged on last month and year-to-date and entirely outpaces the…
Lexus is the best performer in the Top 10 again. 42,478 new light vehicles hit Taiwanese roads in May, a splendid 37.4% year-on-year improvement. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 12.9% to 192,477. Brand leader Toyota (+15.1%) trails the market to 23.4% share vs. 26.2% year-to-date. Like it…
First Top 10 finish for the Hyundai Bayon. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan shoot up 56.1% year-on-year in April to 14,379 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 63.6% to 51,673. Chevrolet (+33.3%) trails the market but overtakes Hyundai (+100.2%) to #1, with Kia (+116.1%) and Chery (+316.5%) also in fantastic…
MG Hector sales are up 71.5% year-on-year in May. Wholesales of new cars in India soar 13.8% year-on-year to 334,499 units. This is a new record for the month, eclipsing the 300,583 units of May 2018. The year-to-date tally is now up 11.7% over the same period in 2022 to…
The Vauxhall Mokka is #1 in Northern Ireland and Scotland in May. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in May. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the May 2023 UK update.…
Turkish brand Togg has landed in the local charts. It's another record month for new light vehicle sales in Türkiye, up 70.9% year-on-year to 111,356 units which is the first time the May monthly tally tops 100,000. The previous best dates back from May 2016 (93,904). As a result the…
Volkswagen sales skyrocket year-on-year in May. The Moroccan new light vehicle market is back in positive for the first time this year at +12.4% to 14,725 sales, including 13,330 Passenger Cars and 1,393 Light Commercials, both up 12.4%. Dacia (-4.6%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country…