Porsche is among the 10 best-selling carmakers in Luxembourg in October. New car sales in Luxembourg continue to freefall at -25.8% year-on-year in October to 2,952 units, keeping in mind October 2020 was already down -18.6% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume tilts into negative at -0.2% to 37,963. Mercedes…
Albeit at small volumes, Genesis sales are up 341.2% in October in Canada. The Canadian new light vehicle market is estimated to fall -17.7% year-on-year in October to 128.419 units according to local consultancy Desrosiers Automotive. Although slightly lower than the -19.6% drop from September, this is the second largest…
The new Maverick helps Ford regain control of the U.S. market in October. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. are estimated to drop -23% year-on-year in October to around 1.040.000 units according to Morgan Stanley, that's a slightly smaller decline than in September (-25%). It leads to a year-to-date…
The Skoda Enyaq is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in October. New car sales in Switzerland drop -28.2% year-on-year in October to 15.060 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.7% to 195.133. HEV+MHEV sales are up 3.4% to 3.743 and 24.9% share vs. 17.3% a year ago, PHEV is…
Shock: the VW T-Roc is the best-selling vehicle in Germany in October. The German new car market collapses -34.9% year-on-year in October to just 178.683 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -5.2% to 2.196.244 units. As a result we have revised our 2021 Forecast for Germany down from 2.79 million…
The Genesis G80 scores its first ever podium finish at home. New car sales in South Korea sink -21.6% year-on-year in October to 125.188 registrations as the microchip crisis continues, with local carmakers down -21.5% to 106.424 and foreigners off -22.6% to 18.764. This is a better result than in…
The career of the Dacia Spring has now started for good in Romania. The Romanian new car market drops -23.3% year-on-year in October to 9.608 registrations, which means the year-to-date tally is now up just 0.8% at 97.861 units. Local behemoth Dacia (-33.2%) loses one third of its year-ago volume…
The Toyota Yaris Cross hits its highest ranking in the world so far in Ireland. After dropping -22% in September, Irish new car sales go against the general European trend and return into positive territory in October at +16.8% to 2.681 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 19.1% at…
The new generation lifts the Honda Vezel to its highest ranking in 6.5 years. No real progress for new vehicle sales in Japan: after losing -32.2% in September, the market is down another -31.3% year-on-year in October to 279.341 units. This tilts the year-to-date tally into negative territory at -1.3%…
The Jolion is the first Haval to rank inside the Passenger Cars Top 25 in Russia. The Russian new light vehicle market slows down its fall slightly from -22.6% in September to -18.1% in October at 126.204 registrations. The year-to-date tally is now up 10.5% year-on-year to 1.313.579 units. As a…
The Skoda Scala breaks its ranking and share records at home in October. New car sales in the Czech Republic fall -24.7% year-on-year in October to 12.670 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.7% at 174.494. Local behemoth Skoda (-38.4%) falls apart to 29.7% share vs. 34.3% so far…
The Tata Punch is already inside the Indian Top 10 for its first month in market. New car wholesales in India drop -22.2% year-on-year in October to 260.067 units, still a significant loss but a clear improvement on the -36.6% of September. The year-to-date tally is now up 38.2% to…
The Jeep Commander has landed in Brazil. The Brazilian new light vehicle market sinks -26.9% year-on-year in October to 150.079 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 7.7% to 1.619.905 units. As a result we have revised our Full Year 2021 forecast for Brazil down from 2.03 million to 1.99…
The BYD Tang is up to #8 in Norway in October. The Norwegian new car market is down -10.6% year-on-year in October to 11.579 registrations, bringing the year-to-date volume up 29.7% to 140.435 units. BEV sales are up 3.1% year-on-year to 8.116 and 70.1% share and up 58.2% year-to-date to…
The Peugeot 2008 is now the best-seller in Portugal year-to-date. The Portuguese new car market is down -22.7% year-on-year in October to 10.576 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up just 3.1% at 123.101 units. Peugeot (-10.3%) resists much better than the market and shoots up to 14.1% share…