Chery is up to a record 4th place in Kazakhstan in October. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan return to negative in November at -11.7% year-on-year to 10,735 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 2.4% to 97,737 sales. The Top 2 carmakers manage to contain their losses to below the…
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The Nissan Ariya has landed in Iceland. The Icelandic new car market surges 33.8% year-on-year in November to 1,295 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 31.8% to 15,228. Note market data has been updated to discard used cars. Tesla (+316.7%) soars to the brands top spot with a tremendous…
Toyota holds 28.1% of the South African market in November. It's a 5th consecutive month of double-digit gains for the South African new vehicle market in November at +18.2% year-on-year to 49,413 sales. Light Commercials including pickups gain 20.8% while passenger cars are up 16.9%, boosted by rentals which account…
The Suzuki Vitara is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in November. 10,686 new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles found a buyer in Hungary in November, leading to a year-to-date tally down -10.5% to 119,926. Looking at passenger cars only, the market is stable at -0.1% to 9,482 units but this…
Chevrolet is the best-selling carmaker in Uruguay in November. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay soar 19.7% year-on-year in November to 4,675 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 7.1% to 47,505. Chevrolet (+20.9%) roughly matches the market to reclaim the top spot it holds year-to-date with 15.2% share vs. 14.1%…
Dacia is up to a record 2nd place in Portugal in November. The Portuguese new car market soars 39.4% year-on-year in November to 15,234 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.6% to 141,558 units. Renault (+65.6%) vastly outpaces the average growth to stay in pole position with 9.8% share…
The Kia Carnival is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in November. The South Korean new light vehicle market is up 7.5% year-on-year in November to 155,379 units, and this increase is entirely due to foreigners up a whopping 53.3% to 28,222 and 18.2% share. Locals edge up only 0.8%…
The Dacia Duster is in the Top 10 of two nations this month. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in November. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the November 2022 UK…
The Volvo XC40 is up to #2 in Cyprus in November. Based on data shared with us by SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, the Cyprus new car market surges 62% year-on-year in November to 956 registrations, keeping in mind November 2021 was down -42.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally now stands…
The BMW i4 is up to a record third place in Norway in November. The Norwegian new car market surges 27.8% year-on-year in November to 19,513 registrations as customers pull forward their purchase before January 1 when a new tax regime will be implemented. It includes the introduction of a…
The VW ID.Buzz is climbing the Swiss ranking fast. After losing -17.6% a year ago, the Swiss new car market rallies back up 13.7% year-on-year in November to 21,406 registrations, with a year-to-date volume now down -6% to 201,197. 4x4 sales match the market at +13.7% to 10,868 and 50.8%…
The VW T-Roc is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in November. 3,623 new cars hit Slovenian roads in November, another harsh -12.2% year-on-year drop. Through November, the market is down -14.8% to 43,814 units. Volkswagen (+31.1%) braves the negative context to land a 17.8% market share, two percentage points above…
The Toyota bZ4X is the most popular vehicle in Ireland in November. As we approach the end of the year, the Irish market traditionally shrinks to a trickle as customers await January and new license plates. November sales are down -12.3% year-on-year to just 982, meaning the year-to-date tally now…
Maxus sales are up 24% year-on-year in October. New light commercial vehicle sales in China sink -17% year-on-year in October to 238,800, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -20% to 2,307,102. Wuling (-24%) easily keeps the lead of the brands ranking, selling more than double any other carmaker despite…