The VW ID.7 reaches a world best #4 in Sweden in October. The Swedish new car market is stable in October at 25.026 registrations. The year-to-date tally is however in difficulty at -7% to 218,417. EV sales are off 6.7% to 8,780 and 35.1% share vs. 37.6% a year ago…
Volkswagen is the best-selling carmaker in Italy in October. It's another negative month for new car sales in Italy at -9.1% year-on-year in October to 126,488 units. The year-to-date tally remains in positive, just: +1% to 1,328,663. This is -18.3% below pre-pandemic 2019. Private sales edge down -0.6% to 82,548…
Toyota Corolla sales are up 32% year-on-year in October. The Spanish new car market gains 7.2% year-on-year in October to 83,472 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.9% to 828,162. This is however -22% below the 10 months 2019 pre-pandemic result. After jumping 20% in September, sales of electrified…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-seller in Ireland this month. In October, new car sales in Ireland post their first positive year-on-year result since last February at +9.7% to 2,423 units. The year-to-date tally remains in negative however at -1.2% to 119,668. Toyota (+30.4%) has a fantastic month and…
The Ford Explorer surges to #3 in October. It's another mediocre month for Icelandic new car sales in October at -29.1% year-on-year to 681 units. The year-to-date volume is now down -39.9% to 8,891. Toyota (-1%) scores a 4th consecutive monthly win with 14.7% share, but it can't topple YTD…
The Skoda Enyaq is the best-selling vehicle in Finland in October. The Finnish new car market slows down its fall in October at "just" -7.6% year-on-year to 5,828 units. This is till the 11th consecutive month of decline and it leads to a year-to-date tally off a daunting -18.5% to…
Taiwanese BMW sales are up 20.9% in a market off -18% The Taiwanese new car market was impacted by the Shantol and Kangrui typhoons in October, with various county and city governments declaring a national typhoon holiday for several days. As a result October sales are off a sharp -18%…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in September. The Colombian new vehicle market jumps 9.8% year-on-year in September to 17,144 units. However September 2023 was off -34.7% on the year prior which means this month is the 2nd lowest September result in the past 10 years.…
VW Tiguan sales are up 77.4% year-on-year. 6,521 new cars hit Slovak roads in September, a -4.9% year-on-year drop that tilts the year-to-date tally into negative territory at -0.3% to 67,589. Skoda (-0.5%) is stable and improves its share to 21.1% vs. 20.4% so far this year. Kia (+4%) is…
The Citroen C3 is the best-selling vehicle in Serbia in September. The Serbian new car market is stable in September at +0.4% year-on-year to 2,159 sales according to data by our local partner CE Auto. The year-to-date volume is up a vigorous 14.4% to 26,275. This month the Citroen C3 (+219.6%) surges…
The Renault Clio is up to #2 in Bosnia & Herzegovina. According to data by our local partner CE Auto, new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina sink -19.9% year-on-year to just 787 units. The year-to-date volume however remains in positive at +1.9% to 9,087. The Skoda Octavia (+38.1%) cements…
The Toyota Corolla Cross ranks #8 in Moldova in September. Data by our local partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market up a solid 11.7% year-on-year in September to 879 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 16.1% to 7,143. The Dacia Duster (+226.1%) remains the most popular…
The Ford Ranger is on the North Macedonian podium for the 2nd straight month. Based on data by our local partner CE Auto, North Macedonian new car sales surge 31.7% year-on-year in September to 524 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 40% to 5,548. The Toyota Corolla (+766.7%) takes…
Li Auto sales reach an all-time high level in September... Retail sales of the models included in this report gain a splendid 13.1% year-on-year in September to 2,120,861 units. This leads to a year-to-date up 3.1% to 15,072,237. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments)…
The Range Rover is the fifth best-selling import in China in September. Sales of new imports in China freefall -21.2% year-on-year in September to just 52,366 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume off -11.3% to 475,589. Brand leaders Lexus (-7.4%) and Mercedes (-8.3%) resist significantly better than the market as…