Dacia sales shoot up in Turkey in May. The Turkish new light vehicle market is up 19.1% year-on-year in May to 65,167 registrations, this is the largest May tally since 2018 when 72.755 units were sold. Yet a paltry start of the year (notably -33.4% in March) keeps the year-to-date volume down…
Opel sales rally back up 254.5% year-on-year in May New car sales in Luxembourg drop -12.4% year-on-year in May to 3,534 units, marking a third consecutive double-digit market fall. Year-to-date volumes are now down -12.5% to 18,222 sales. Both Volkswagen (-16.8%) and Audi (-27.2%) fall faster than the market but…
Hyundai sales more than double year-on-year while the Tucson is up 69.9%. 10,198 new cars found a buyer in Romania in May, that's a 24% year-on-year increase and marks a 5th consecutive month of double-digit gains. Romania continues to evolve at the opposite of most other European markets. The year-to-date…
The Skoda Karoq is #1 at home in May. New car sales in the Czech Republic continue to suffer from stock shortages resulting from the microchip crisis with May volumes down -16.8% to 18,073 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -11.1% to 80,178. Local behemoth Skoda (-27.6%) is in…
Volvo sales are up 1.5% year-on-year in April. With a bit of delay we are now able to share with you selected April 2022 data for Canada. Note the Q1 2022 article has now been updated with a Top 42 All-brands and Top 280 All-models. According to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants,…
The Toyota C-HR is up to a record 2nd place in Poland in May. 34,942 new cars hit Polish roads in May, a -13.2% year-on-year decline that brings the year-to-date tally down -13.7% to 168,850. Toyota (17%) remains ultra dominant yet slightly below its YTD level of 18.4%. Volkswagen surges…
Kia Sportage volumes are up 159.1% year-on-year in May. 8/06 update: Now with Top 290 All-models. 94,383 new light vehicles found a buyer in May, that's a -6.4% year-on-year drop and the 2nd consecutive month in negative. Year-to-date, the market is down -4.1% to 437,884 but is still on track…
The Geometry C is sold under the Geely brand in Israel. Picture motomagazine.co.il Thanks to our partnership with local outlet cartube.co.il, we can share with you today an All-brands ranking for May for Israel, models data is a quarterly occurrence. The market is down -6.4% year-on-year this month to 25,075…
The Toyota Hilux holds 10.3% of the New Caledonian market in May. New car sales in New Caledonia, a French archipelago located north-west of Australia, rebound up a stellar 23% year-on-year to 824 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 17.4% to 3,527. Toyota (+96.3%) almost doubles its sales year-on-year…
The Geely Coolray is up to a record 14th place in May. Economic sanctions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine continue to wreak havoc on Russian new car sales, accelerating their collapse to -83.5% vs. -78.5% in April and -62.9% in March. Only 24,268 new vehicles were registered…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to a record 6th place in Finland in May. 7,721 new passenger cars hit Finnish roads in May, a -19.5% year-on-year decline. The year-to-date volume now stands at 35,414, off -22.3% over the same period in 2021. Toyota (+12.2%) and Kia (+15.4%) hold onto…
The Cupra Formentor signs its first ever Top 20 finish in Croatia. New car sales in Croatia are down -6.6% year-on-year in May to 4,186 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -3.9% to 18,419. Volkswagen (-12.5%) reclaims the overall brands lead it holds year-to-date at 11.1% share vs. 10.2%…
The Suzuki Swift is the best-selling vehicle in South Africa for the first time. New light vehicle sales in South Africa gain 2.1% year-on-year in April to 39,177 units. Among them Passenger cars total 27,437 sales while Light Commercials are at 11,912. Toyota remains by far the most popular manufacturer…
The Ford Kuga is up to #4 in Sweden in May. 26,413 new cars hit Swedish roads in May, a 8.6% year-on-year increase leading to a year-to-date tally down -13.8% to 118,094. Rechargeable cars soar 21.4% to 12,508 and 47.4% share vs. 39% a year ago, including 6,372 BEV (+61.4%)…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in May and year-to-date. New car sales in the Netherlands endure a second consecutive declining month in May at -7.4% year-on-year to 23,508 units. The year-to-date volume is down -4.6% to 123,811. Atop the brands ranking, Kia (+6.6%) and Peugeot (+30.8%) go against…