Owning a car can be an expensive endeavour, even at the best of times. Let alone the cost of purchase, or the cost of the finance agreement you undertook to own the car, the costs associated with keeping it running can mount very quickly. Still, regular servicing is nothing short…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in June. 11,192 new Passenger Cars and Light Commercial Vehicles hit Hungarian roads in June, that's a -16.8% year-on-year drop. The H1 2022 volume stands at 66,713 units, down -13.4% over the same period last year. In June, Volkswagen dominates the…
The Toyota Urban Cruiser aka Suzuki Vitara Brezza is #2 in South Africa in June. Despite a shortage of Toyota models due to the closure of its KwaZulu-Natal factory following floods, the South African new vehicle market is up 7.6% year-on-year to 41,091 units in June. This brings the year-to-date…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Norway in June. New car sales in Norway are down a daunting -26.9% year-on-year in June to 14,901 units over a particularly high year-ago basis as June 2021 was the biggest month in Norwegian history. The year-to-date volume is now down…
The Tesla Model 3 is now #1 year-to-date in Switzerland. New car sales in Switzerland drop -18.2% year-on-year in June to 21,277 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -12% to 109,600. Volkswagen (-40.7%) sinks to 9.6% share but holds onto the brands top spot above Tesla (+51%) strongly backloading…
Fiat holds a record 22.2% share in Turkey in June. The Turkish new light vehicle market edges up 1% year-on-year in June to 80,652, the highest June volume since since 2017 (83.658). Due to a weak start of the year, (-12.8% in January, -15.1% in February and -33.4% in March)…
Kia sales are up 32% year-on-year in Belgium in June. 34,814 new cars hit Belgian roads in June, that's a -15.3% year-on-year drop on June 2021 which was already down -16.3% on the year prior. The H1 2022 tally stands at 195,387, down -15.9% on the same period in 2021.…
Peugeot sales are up 37.9% year-on-year in a market down -19.7%. It's a fourth consecutive double-digit year-on-year loss for the Luxembourg new car market at -19.7% to 3,590 registrations. The year-to-date volume is now off -13.7% to 21,812 units. Volkswagen (-17.2%) remains dominant with 13.3% share vs. 11.4% over H1,…
The CMC Veryca is up to #2 in Taiwan in June. Going against the worldwide trend, the Taiwanese new car market rallies back up 16.8% year-on-year in June. That's because June 2021 was fully impacted by Covid restrictions. The year-to-date tally stands at 203,151 units, off -8.4% over the same…
The Toyota C-HR repeats at a record 2nd place in Poland in June. The Polish new car market is down -8.5% year-on-year in June to 38,569 sales, bringing the H1 volume down -12.7% to 207,419. Toyota (+2.2%) continues to dominate the brands ranking head and shoulders with 17.8% share this…
The Renault Captur is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in June. 15,510 new passenger cars hit Portuguese roads in June, that's a -18.1% year-on-year decline. Halfway through the year, the volume stands at 75,449 units, down -7.4% over the same period last year. Despite imploding -46.6%, Renault is up two…
The Dacia Jogger hits its highest ranking in the world in Ireland this month. The Irish new car market accelerates its fall in June to -22.1% and 2,153 units vs. -10.4% in May. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 2.1% to 65,174. Hyundai (+217.7%) hits a whopping 27.5% share,…
The Toyota Aygo X is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in June. Picture fdm.dk New car sales in Denmark take another harsh hit in June at -27.2% to 14,755 units, bringing the H1 2022 tally off -23.8% to 73,490. This month Toyota (-16.1%) manages to resist much better than the…
The Peugeot 308 is inside the Dutch Top 10 for the 2nd month in a row. The Dutch new car market is down -9.9% year-on-year in June to 30,012 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume off -5.8% to 153,708. Peugeot (+50.4%) goes completely against the market to spectacularly take the…
The Dacia Jogger is up to #14 in the Czech Republic in June. 18,738 new cars found a buyer in the Czech Republic in June, that's a -16.9% year-on-year decline. It brings the H1 2022 tally down -12.3% to 98,916. Local behemoth Skoda (-29.1%) falls almost twice as fast as…