The Dacia Sandero is the best-seller at home for the third straight month. New car sales in Romania bounce back into positive in September at +34.3% to 11,927 units. The year-to-date volume is now up 8% to 95,277 sales. Dacia (+46.2%) beats its home market to reach 29.9% share but…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in the Czech Republic in September. New car sales in the Czech Republic gain 5.2% year-on-year in September to 14,898 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -11.1% to 143,843. Homegrown behemoth Skoda (+9.4%) beats its home market to reach 36.2% share vs.…
First month in market for the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara Wholesales of new locally produced cars in India surge by a whopping 89.5% year-on-year in September to hit a new all-time monthly volume record at 354,702 units. This is the first time the Indian market crosses the 350,000 monthly unit milestone…
Toyota Voxy sales are up 174.7% year-on-year in September. The Japanese new vehicle market manages its first year-on-year since June 2021 this month with a very robust +24.1% to 395,163 units. However keep in mind September 2021 was down -32.2% over the prior year so we're still evolving at below pre-Covid volumes.…
The Haval Jolion is up to a record 4th place in Russia in September. New light vehicle sales in Russia confirm they have bottomed out in September at -59.6% year-on-year to 46,698 units compared to a worst of -83.5% last May. The year-to-date tally is now down -59.8% to 506,661 sales and,…
The Toyota Aygo X scores its first Top 10 finish in Italy. Italian new car sales are in positive for the second straight month in September at +5.4% year-on-year to 110,976 units. However keep in mind September 2021 sales were down -32.5% on the year prior so we remain at…
The Tesla Model Y is the third best-selling vehicle in Australia in September. 07/10 update: Now with Top 270 all-models. The Australian new vehicle market confirms it is on the mend with a 12.3% year-on-year gain in September to 93,555 units. This is the best September result since 2018. The…
Exeed is up to a record 8th place in August. The Kazakh new vehicle market registers another very satisfying year-on-year gain in August at +25.5% to 11,411 units. The year-to-date volume is now down -1.4% at 74,947 and should tilt into positive next month if the positive trend continues. The…
Wuling Mini Truck sales more than double year-on-year this month. Light Commercial Vehicle sales in China show a clear improvement on the past few months with sales stabilised year-on-year to 220,063 according to LMC. The year-to-date volume is now down -16% to 1,824,625 while it was off -24% last month.…
The Volvo C40 is up to #6 in Norway in September. Picture klikk.no 14,646 new cars hit Norwegian roads in September, that's another harsh -18.6% year-on-year drop. This negative streak is unlike other European markets that seemed to have stopped the rot. The year-to-date volume is now down -20.3% to…
The Lynk & Co 01 is up to a fantastic 2nd place in September. It's a second consecutive month of year-on-year gain for new car sales in the Netherlands at +4.8% to 25,792 units. The year-to-date tally is now down a very reasonable -4.6% to 224,944 sales. Kia (+10%) is…
The Nissan Qashqai is the #1 vehicle in the UK in September. Picture autocar.co.uk During the all-important licence plate change month of September, UK new car sales gain 4.6% year-on-year to 225,269 units. This is according to SMMT. Although commendable, this is however down a massive -31.3% on September 2020…
Source: Michael Shake/ shutterstock.com Automakers and drivers tend to put a lot of emphasis on torque and horsepower, but these two terms are not indistinguishable from one another. They represent two very different characteristics of a diesel truck. The former measures the force with which the vehicle moves, while the…
The Chery iCar ranks #52 in Brazil in September. New light vehicle sales in Brazil post a second consecutive month of year-on-year double-digit gains in September at a splendid +26.8% to 180.424 units. Keep in mind however that September 2021 was down -28.4% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally…
Peugeot sales are up 23.6% year-on-year in Europe in August. 05/10 update: Now with Top 75 all-brands and Top 407 all-models. According to data by ACEA, new car sales in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK) mark their first year-on-year progression since June 2021, edge up 3.4% year-on-year in August to 748,941, leading to…