The Skoda Karoq is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland for the first time. 16,437 new cars found a home in Switzerland in January, a 3.4% year-on-year improvement. 4x4 sales edge up 3.9% to 8,217 and a round 50% vs. 49.7% a year ago. Petrol sales recede -6% to 5,905 and…
Renault sales double year-on-year in Romania. 12,266 new cars hit Romanian roads in January, a splendid 31.4% year-on-year improvement. The Top 2 brands outrun the market with even more impressive upticks: Dacia is up 65.4% to 37.4% share vs. just 30.9% over the Full Year 2022 while Renault soars 95.7%…
The Dacia Jogger breaks into the Portuguese Top 10 in January. New car sales in Portugal surge 48.4% year-on-year in January to 14,639 units. #2 in December, Peugeot (-2.3%) reclaims the top spot it held over the Full Year 2022 with 9.1% share, dislodging Renault (+109%) which doubles its sales…
The GLE is Mercedes' best-seller in the Czech Republic in January. New car sales in the Czech Republic gain 5.4% year-on-year in January to 17,137 units. Local behemoth Skoda (-11.1%) goes against the market but still manages a strong 34.5% share vs. 32.7% over the Full Year 2022. The next…
The VW T-Roc is the most popular vehicle in the Netherlands in January. New car sales in the Netherlands gain 6.5% year-on-year in January to 32,845 units. Volkswagen (+32.9%) vastly outpaces the market to repeat at #1 with 12.4% share, a lot better than its FY2022 level of 8.3%. Toyota…
First Top 10 finish in Sweden for Dacia. The Swedish new car market is hit -26.6% year-on-year in January to just 14,601 sales. Volvo (-18.7%) resists better than the market and climbs to 20.7% share vs. 15.9% over the Full Year 2022. Kia (-47.7%) pays the price of a particularly good…
Skoda breaks its market share record in Germany in January. 179,247 new cars hit German roads in January, a disappointing -2.6% year-on-year fall. Volkswagen (+1.3%) edges up to 20.7% share, its highest and first time above 20% since July 2021. Mercedes (+14.5%) hits its highest monthly share since October 2018…
The Toyota Crown is up to #14 in January. The Japanese new vehicle market lifts 16% year-on-year in January to 382,338 registrations. The Top 8 order of best-selling carmakers are identical to December and the Full Year 2022. Toyota (+17.4%) climbs to a very strong 32.4% market share vs. 29.7%…
Mahindra Scorpio sales are up 188% year-on-year in January. New wholesales in India surge 17.3% year-on-year in January to 345,805 units, by far the biggest January volume in Indian history. Maruti Suzuki (+14.3%) trails the market but sees its share up to 42.6% vs. 41.6% over the Full Year 2022.…
Ford Bronco Sport sales are up 51.7% year-on-year in January. The U.S. new light vehicle market is estimated to gain 5.4% in January to 1,043,100 units according to a joint forecast from J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. The SAAR stands at 15.9 million units vs. 15.1 million in January 2022. According…
Lexus NX sales are up 4-fold year-on-year in January. Local consultancy Desrosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market up a solid 7.5% year-on-year in January to an estimated 98,259 units as supply improves across the board. January 2022 had the biggest SAAR of the year at 1.67 million…
Wuling is the most popular LCV brand in China in 2022. The Light Commercial Vehicle market in China freefalls -21% year-on-year in 2022 to 2,772,652 units. Wuling (-19.1%) resists slightly better than the market to easily hold onto the brands top spot with over 500,000 sales. Foton (-24%) remains in…
There are five Haval models in the Passenger Car Top 10 in January. Picture zr.ru The Russian new car market implodes -63.1% year-on-year in January to just 32,499 sales. As most foreign carmakers have now exited this market, the remaining brands with significant sales are either Russian or Chinese. Lada…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the most popular vehicle in Poland in January. New car sales in Poland rise 20.1% year-on-year in January to 34,375 units, Toyota (+39.9%) doubles the market growth to fly off into the distance at 23% share, smashing its previous record of 19.7% from January 2022.…
BMW ranks #2 in Luxembourg in January. The Luxembourg new car market gains 12.9% year-on-year in January to 3,726 sales. Volkswagen (+19.3%) beats the market to manage 13.4% share, well above the 11.8% it commanded over the Full Year 2022. BMW (+63%) displays fantastic health and repeats at #2 for…