Volkswagen is the most successful carmaker in San Marino in 2021. San Marino is a landlocked country within Italy, and its new car market is up 3.2% year-on-year in 2021 to 889 registrations. Unlike in Italy Volkswagen (+8.5%) remains the most popular brand in the country, this time distancing Audi…
Hyundai Tucson sales are up 64% YoY in January. Picture motortrend.com New light vehicle sales in the U.S. drop -9% year-on-year in January to just above 1 million units according to LMC, the weakest January volume since 2014. However this is the first single-digit loss since U.S. sales started on…
The Dacia Sandero "made in Morocco" is the leader in 2021. Discover almost 20 years worth of Moroccan Historical Data here. Now updated with the Top 33 All-brands ranking. New light vehicle sales in Morocco surge 30% year-on-year in 2021 to 173,270 units, a new all-time volume record, breaking the…
The Toyota RAV4 is up 36.1% year-on-year in January. The bi-annual license plate system in place in Ireland which indicates the year of registration on the plate means January is traditionally the biggest month of the year in Ireland, accounting for roughly 30% of annual sales. This year starts with…
The Genesis G80 is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in January. New car sales in South Korea drop -20.3% year-on-year in January to 111,261 units, including 93,900 domestic vehicles (-19.9%) and 17,361 foreigners (-22.2%). For the second time in history after last July, Kia (-10.7%) outpaces sister brand Hyundai…
Every year, a significant number of truck sales are made, and it is surprising to see the differences between these trucks over the years. After all, technology advances at such a rapid pace, and there are always new gadgets and features for us to make the most of. With that…
The new Outlander helps Mitsubishi up 5.1% in January. The Japanese new vehicle market starts the year off -14.2% in January to 329,699 units. Toyota (-13.3%) roughy follows the market to end the month at 32% share, exactly the same figure as its FY2021 result. Honda (+0.6%) posts the only…
After a few tumultuous months, the VW Golf is back to where it belongs: #1 at home. The German new car market bounces back up 8.5% year-on-year in January to 184,112 registrations, but this is compared to a devastated January 2021 down -31.1% on the year prior. Fleet sales account…
The Citroen C4 breaks into the Portuguese Top 10 in January. New car sales in Portugal edge down -2% year-on-year in January to 9,829 units. Peugeot (+0.8%) easily retains the brands top spot with 13.9% share vs. 12% over the Full Year 2021. It is followed this month by BMW…
The Dacia Logan is back to its traditional top spot at home. Picture gadget.ro The Romanian new car market bounces back up 55.5% year-on-year in January to 9,337 sales on a particularly low year-ago base which was at -51.9% on the year prior. Dacia (+202.5%) returns to its traditional level…
The Skoda Superb is up 67.3% to #3 at home in January. New car sales in the Czech Republic actually gain ground year-on-year in January at +9.9% to 16,263 units. Local behemoth Skoda (+15.9%) easily outpaces its home market to hit 40.9% share, its highest in exactly two years: since…
The VW Taigo breaks into the Croatian Top 20 in January. New car sales in Croatia edge up 1.9% year-on-year in January to 2,971 units. Skoda (-1.9%) takes the lead this month with 12.3% share vs. 10.1% over the Full Year 2021. It distances 2021's leader Volkswagen (-46.5%) in complete…
The Tata Nexon breaks its volume record for the 2nd straight month. The Indian new wholesales market dips -2.8% year-on-year in January to 294,768 sales. Maruti Suzuki (-7.3%) and Hyundai (-15.4%) both fall faster than the market to 43.7% and 14.9% share respectively. However Hyundai reclaims the #2 spot which…
The Toyota Starlet vastly outsells the Suzuki Baleno on which it is based. Discover close to 50 years of South African Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in South Africa gain 22.1% year-on-year in 2021 to 464,122 units. Passenger cars are up 23.3% to 303,961, light commercials improve 20% to 133,079, heavy trucks…
The Kia Rio is the best-selling vehicle in Russia in January. Picture zr.ru New light vehicle sales in Russia edge down -3.7% year-on-year in January to 91,662 units. Market leaders Lada (-17.4%) and Kia (-18.1%) are in a bit of trouble this month but retain the top two spots. Hyundai…