The CX-50 (+123.9%) helps Mazda up 51.4% in July. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market up 11% year-on-year in July to an estimated 161,000 units, thanks partly to delayed sales from the June software outage. This is however still below the 170-185,000 units July volumes…
The Hyundai Creta is the best-selling vehicle in India in July. After 2 full years of monthly volume records, Indian wholesales brake -2.5% year-on-year in July to 343,026. Rains disrupted business in multiple regions and may be the cause behind the market slowdown. The year-to-date volume remains at record levels…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Australia in July. 8/08 update: Now with Top 314 All models ranking. After dipping in June for the first time in 20 months, the Australian new car market is back to its record ways in July at a splendid +10.2% year-on-year to…
The Toyota Corolla hits a record 4th place in July. 13,057 new cars found a Romanian buyer in July, a -4.2% year-on-year deceleration. So far this year, the total volume amounts to 96,563 units, up 10.6% over the same period in 2023. Local behemoth Dacia (-16%) suffers this month and…
The Kia Niro is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in July. The Dutch new car market drops -6.2% year-on-year in July to 26,836 units, with the YTD tally off -3.9% to 220,168. Kia (+10.2%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date with a splendid 13% share vs. 10.1% so…
Skoda Karoq sales are up 105.9% in July. Photo: Jan Bürgermeister 238,263 new cars found a German buyer in July, a disappointing -2.1% year-on-year drop and -28.4% below the pre-pandemic levels of July 2019 (332,788). The year-to-date tally is up 4.3% to 1,709,904 and -21.6% below the first 7 months of…
The Fiat Strada is back to #1 in Brazil. The Brazilian new car market advances +5.4% year-on-year in July to 227,300 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 13.4% to 1,304,380. Fiat (+13.6%) posts a stellar performance in the brands leadership and rises to 22.2% share with over 50,000 units, its…
Sales of Skoda Superb are up 81% year-on-year in July 17,452 new car hit Czech road in July, a solid 8.5% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 3.8% to 136,673. Skoda (-2.5%) goes against its positive home market but still accounts for an overwhelming 31.5% share vs. 33.2%…
The Volvo XC40 is up to a record 4th place in July. It's a 24th consecutive month of growth for the UK new car market with sales up 2.5% year-on-year in July to 147,517. The YTD total is up 5.5% to 1,154,280. The trend towards fleet sales continues this month…
Changan sales are up 117.3% year-on-year. 136,221 new passenger cars found a buyer in Russia in July, a 42.4% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 72% to 855,561. Lada (+30.1%) trails its home market to 26.1% share vs. 28.4% year-to-date. Haval (+95%) continues to lead the Chinese offensive…
Mini sales are up 82.4% year-on-year in July. The June 2024 post has been updated with a H1 2024 Top 20 models and Top 5 models by region, fuel type and sales channel. The Belgian new car market falls -1.6% year-on-year in July to 32,151 units, bringing the year-to-date tally…
Xpeng G9 6,456 new cars hit Norwegian roads in July, a harsh -14.2% year-on-year decline. The year-to-date tally is off by an equally disappointing -8.6% to 67,718. BEVs fall slower than the market in July at -3.5% to 5,934 units, resulting in an improved market share at 91.9% vs. 81.7% in…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Argentina in July. After sinking -25.5% last month, new light vehicle sales in Argentina edge down just -4% year-on-year in July to 40,284 units. This way, the year-to-date tally reduces its fall to a still daunting -19.1% to 214,340. The Top 3…
Chery sales double year-on-year in July. According to data by our local partner cartube.co.il, the Israeli new car market advances 7% year-on-year in July to 25,064 units, but the year-to-date volume remains in negative at -8.9% to 180,209. Toyota (+10.9%) confirms it is the new favourite of Israeli buyers with…
The Volvo XC60 is the most popular vehicle in Sweden in July, for just 13 sales. 16,337 new car hit Swedish roads in July, a -5.6% year-on-year decline. The year-to-date tally evolves similarly at -5.9% to 148,631. Rechargeable vehicles hold a 59.6% market share vs. 59.9% over the same month…