BYD sales are up 4-fold year-on-year in February in China. According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new vehicle wholesales in China soar 18.7% year-on-year in February to 1,737,000 units. Passenger Vehicles are up a stunning 27.8% to 1,487,000 sales and Commercial Vehicles sink -16.6% to…
The Tesla Model Y is up to a record #2 in Austria in February. Picture derstandard.de The Austrian new car market sinks -18.9% year-on-year in February to just 16,103 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume off -6.7% to 31,722. Volkswagen (-46%) keeps the lead of the brands ranking despite a steep…
The Opel Mokka is up to #3 overall in Slovenia in February. New car sales in Slovenia dive -21.3% year-on-year in February to 3,805 units on a February 2021 tally already down -12.9% on the year prior. This leads to a year-to-date volume down -11.9% to 8,125. Volkswagen (-39%) freefalls…
The Suzuki S-Cross confirms it is the favourite of Hungarian buyers in February. New light vehicle sales in Hungary drop -14.4% year-on-year in February to 11,007 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -14.2% to 20,157 units. Among them, Passenger Cars sold 9,454 units in February and 17,542 year-to-date. In…
Hyundai sales are up 10.8% in a market down -12.4% in February. Picture motortrend.com The Canadian new light vehicle market falls -12.4% year-on-year in February to 98,722 units and down a round -20% on pre-pandemic February 2020, according to estimates by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. The year-to-date volume stands at 190,133…
Hyundai sales are up 8.5% year-on-year in February. It's another difficult month for new light vehicle sales in the U.S., estimated to fall -10% year-on-year to roughly 1.07 million. The Winter Storm Landon didn't help sales already hampered by the microchip crisis. The year-to-date volume stands at 2.07 million, down -9%…
The Kia Bongo is up to a record 2nd place in February, with the EV variant at 46.4% of sales. The South Korean new light vehicle market is down -0.7% year-on-year in February to 122,728 units including 103,274 domestic models (+1.9%) and 19,454 foreigners (-12.7%). The year-to-date total stands at…
The Kia EV6 is up to #12 in Finland in February. Picture moottori.fi New car sales in Finland sink -22.2% year-on-year in February to 6,208 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -18.8% to 13,989 sales. Toyota (-17.7%) remains the runaway leader with 18.2% share above Volvo (-20.6%), both carmakers…
Hyundai sales are up 137.2% in a market down -15.1%. New light vehicle sales in Turkey drop -15.1% year-on-year in February to 49,652 units on a record February 2021. The year-to-date volume is now down -14.1% to 87,783 sales. Fiat (-37.7%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country but…
BMW is once again the best-selling carmaker in Belgium. It's a race to the bottom for the Belgian new car market, down another -11.9% year-on-year in February while February 2021 was already down -21.9% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now off -10.9% to 66,148 on a 2021 volume…
Opel sales triple year-on-year in Luxembourg in February. New car sales in Luxembourg stabilise in February at -0.9% to 3,709 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now down -6.4% to 7,009 sales. Volkswagen (+14.8%) defies the negative market to cement its domination at 13% share, well above Mercedes (-3.6%) at…
As you are probably aware, owning a vehicle is expensive, and there is no way to get around that. Fuel, repairs, and insurance add up each year, and the more you drive, the more costly it can get. However, it’s important to remember that there are ways to reduce these.…
The VW Tiguan is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in February. New car sales in Switzerland edge up 2.9% year-on-year in February to 16,606 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4% to 32,505 sales. 4x4 registrations are up 7.1% to 8.082 and 49.2% share vs. 48.1% a year ago.…
The Lexus NX is up to #3 in February. The Taiwanese market drops -10.7% year-on-year in February to 24,278 units. This brings the year-to-date tally to 64,902, down -17.2% on the same period in 2021. Toyota (+23.5%) and Lexus (+50.5%) defy the negative market to top the brands ranking with…
The Citroen C3 remains the best-selling vehicle in Denmark. Danish new car sales bounce back up 2.9% year-on-year to 10,203 units, keeping in mind February 2021 was down -33.9% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally now stands at 19,610 sales, down -2.8% on the same period a year ago. Volkswagen…