The Tata Punch breaks its monthly volume record in July. Showing an easing of the microchip crisis, new car wholesales in India shoot up 15.9% year-on-year in July to 341,112 units, establishing a new all-time monthly volume record. It eclipses the previous record of 333,660 set in October 2020. It…
The VW Taigo is up to #5 in Croatia in July. 5,390 new car hit Croatian roads in July, that's a -5% year-on-year decline leading to a year-to-date tally off -9% to 28,025 units. Volkswagen (+14.6%) posts a very solid month to return to the pole position it holds year-to-date…
The Sportage helps Kia to a record market share in the Netherlands in July. Only 22,068 new passenger cars hit Dutch roads in July, that's a harsh -17.9% year-on-year decline whereas July 2021 was already down -22.4% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally now stands at 175,775 sales, down -7.3% on…
The Dacia Duster is up to #5 in the Czech Republic in July. New car sales in the Czech Republic dive -26.9% year-on-year in July to just 13,448 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -14.4% to 112,364. Local best-seller Skoda (-39.3%) falls much faster than its home market to…
The Lada Granta holds a record 20.2% share in Russia in July. The Russian new light vehicle market slows down its fall slightly in July at -74.9% year-on-year to 32,412 registrations vs. -82% in June, -83.5% in May and -78.5% in April. The year-to-date tally is now -60.5% to 368,850,…
Third monthly win for the Nissan Qashqai in the UK. According to figures by SMMT, the UK new car market is down for the 5th consecutive month in July at -9% to 112,162, yet this is the best performance since February when the market was still up. At 112,162 units,…
The VW Gol is the best-seller in Brazil for the first time in 7.5 years. In July, the Brazilian new light vehicle market posts its first year-on-year gain in over a year (since June 2021) at +4.1% to 169,093 registrations. This means the year-to-date tally is now down -12.7% at…
The Toyota Hilux repeats at its highest market share ever in July. Picture whichcar.com.au 04/08 update: Now with Top 293 All-models ranking. VFACTS data shows an Australian new vehicle market edging up 0.4% year-on-year to 84,461 units, exactly 300 sales above the June 2022 figure. This is the biggest July…
The Dacia Sandero is #1 at home for the first time. The Romanian new car market accelerates its fall in July to -21.9% year-on-year and 12,099 registrations. However thanks to a stellar start of the year the YTD cume is up 12.1% to 70,811. Brand leader Dacia (-20.8%) contains its fall…
The Kia Sportage ranks #2 in Ireland in July. For the biannual license plate change, it's a third double-digit year-on-year drop in a row for Ireland at -17.3% to 21,902 registrations in July. The year-to-date tally tilts into negative as a result at -3.7% to 87,075 units. Volkswagen (+5%) defies…
The VW T-Roc smashes its ranking record in July. New car sales in Sweden gain 6.3% year-on-year in July to 17,834 units but remain down year-to-date at -14.7% to 162,016. At 8,895 registrations, rechargeable cars hold 49.9% of the market vs. 37.6% in July 2021. That includes 4,657 BEVs (+83.7%)…
Peugeot 208 sales are up 104.8% year-on-year in July. 38,561 new vehicles hit Argentinean roads in July, a strong 16.8% year-on-year lift that brings the year-to-date tally up 2% to 248,532 units. Toyota (+37%) more than doubles the market growth to cement its pole position with 20.8% share vs. 19.8%…
The Skoda Enyaq is up to a record 7th place in Finland in July. New car sales in Finland continue to freefall in July at -25.2% year-on-year to 5,372 units. This brings the year-to-date volume down -23% to 47,975 vs. 62,344 a year ago. Toyota (-17.8%) resists better than the…
The VW T-Roc is at its highest since May 2020. After six consecutive months of double-digit year-on-year losses, the Italian market stabilises in July at -0.8% to 109,580 registrations. However keep in mind July 2021 was down -19.2% on 2020 and -27.9% on 2019. The year-to-date tally is now off…
Dacia reaches a record 6th place in Europe in June, the Sandero is #2. 02/08 update: Now with Top 75 All-brands and Top 410 All-models. 28/07 update: Now with Top 10 models and BEVs. Preliminary data by ACEA has the European market (EU+EFTA+UK) down a damning -16.8% year-on-year to 1,066,137…