The Skoda Karoq is the most popular car in Switzerland for the 2nd month running. The Swiss new car market gains a shy 3.6% year-on-year in February to 17,198 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.5% to 33,635. 4x4 sales beat the market at +5.9% to 8,561 and 49.8%…
The Toyota bZ4X is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Norway in February. Picture motor.no After a dismal -76.6% fall in January, Norwegian new car sales thin their year-on-year loss to -8.7% to 7,439 registrations. The year-to-date tally is down down -42.3% to 9,299. Thanks to 6,183 sales (+0.4%) BEV hold…
Hyundai Grandeur sales are up 118.6% thanks to a new generation. New vehicle sales in South Korea increase by a robust 19.7% year-on-year in February to 146,877 units, including 125,240 local models (+21.3%) and 21,637 foreigners (+11.2%). Year-to-date, the market is now up 12.9% to 264,267 sales, that includes 226,408…
Lexus sales more than triple year-on-year in February. New vehicle sales in Japan soar 20.3% year-on-year in February to 426,726 units, however keep in mind February 2022 was off -18% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now up 18.2% to 809,064. Toyota (+48%) posts a whopping uptick to…
The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara breaks its volume record. Picture autocarindia.com New wholesales in India climb 10.4% year-on-year in February to 334,245 units, a new record for the month eclipsing the 308,593 units of February 2021. The year-to-date tally is now up 13.8% to 680,050, also a new record after two…
The Renault Austral is getting closer to the French Top 10. The French new car market is up 9.4% year-on-year in February to 126,237 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 9.1% to 238,176. Although an improvement on the previous year, we are still way below pre-pandemic levels as February…
The Kia Sportage is the most popular vehicle in Ireland in February. The Irish new car market is up another robust 9.8% year-on-year in February to 13,140 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.3% to 40,455. Toyota (+2.9%) is a little more shy than the market but resists in…
The Lexus NX is up to #2 in Taiwan in February. New light vehicle sales in Taiwan soar 35.2% year-on-year in February to 32,819 units partly due to the fact Lunar New Year was in January this year vs. February in 2022. After a January down -14.4%, the year-to-date total…
Fiat holds 23.8% of the Turkish market in February. New light vehicle sales in Turkey surge by a whopping 63.4% year-on-year in February to 81,148 units, smashing the previous February record of 58,504 units established in 2021. The cumulative volume after two months stands at 132,042, up 50.4% over the…
Volkswagen is the most popular carmaker in Belgium for the first time since last September. The Belgian new car market improves by an outlandish 23.9% year-on-year in February to 39,883 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 20.5% to 79,730. A rarity these days, Volkswagen (+49.6%) edges past BMW…
Cupra sales are up 4-fold year-on-year in February. 4,177 new cars hit Luxembourg roads in February, that's a 12.6% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is up similarly at +12.8% to 7,903 units. Volkswagen (+11%) trails the market slightly but easily retains the top spot with a strong 12.8% share. It…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling vehicle in New Caledonia in February. New Caledonia is a French archipelago located north east of Australia. 639 new light vehicles found a buyer here in February, that's a 4.2% year-on-year increase. Due to a weak start of the year in January, the year-to-date tally…
The Great Wall Pao Pickup ranks #2 in January. New Light Commercial Vehicle sales in China slice their year-ago volume in two in January to just 133,964 units. The brands ranking is completely reshuffled, with Foton (-26%) taking the lead above Changan (-67%). Great Wall (-9.2%) is by far the…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is #2 in Poland in February. 37,825 new cars found a Polish home in February, a 14.3% year-on-year improvement leading the year-to-date volume to 17% surge at 72,200 units. Toyota (+33.4%) is once again extremely strong, staying very close to the all-time record share it hit…
The Nissan Juke is the best-seller in Northern Ireland this month. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in February. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the February 2023 UK update. This…