The Peugeot 2008 smashes its European ranking record at #7. Picture quattroruote.it 31/08 update: Now with Top 353 All-models. 28/08 update: Now with final Top 55 All-brands and Top 100 models. As you have already tracked on our Live COVID-19 Dashboard, the European new car market has spectacularly stabilised in July, posting…
Lada Granta sales are up 91.7% year-on-year in July. The Kazakh new car market continues on its impressive post-pandemic run in July with sales up 6.5% year-on-year to 7.517 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 11.6% to 43.658. Lada (+24.2%) cements its brands leadership at 23.4% share, distancing Hyundai…
First Serbian Top 10 finish for the Citroen C3 Aircross. Picture dmotion.rs According to data released by our Central European data partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market drops just -6.9% year-on-year in July to 3.100 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -29.3% to 15.235. The Renault Clio (+294.8%) is…
The VW T-Cross breaks into the Bosnian Top 10 for the first time in July. Based on data share by our Central European data partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market is off -19.5% year-on-year in July to 840 registrations, a slight improvement on the -21.4% of June leading to…
The Renault Kadjar hits its highest ranking in over 2 years. Picture largus.fr According to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova sink -24.2% year-on-year in July to 442 units, that's a harsher decline than in June (-15.2%) which leads to a year-to-date tally off -29.3%…
The Proton X70 breaks its all-time volume record this month. Picture paultan.org The Malaysian new car market continues to be boosted by the government's stimulus plan in July, with sales surging +13.2% year-on-year to 57.552 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -33.1% to 232.245. The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA)…
The Ford Kuga breaks into the Turkish Top 15 in July. 27/08 update: Now with Top 25 models. It's another seemingly euphoric month for new light vehicle sales in Turkey, up almost 5-fold or a surreal 387.5% year-on-year to 87.401 units, boosting the year-to-date tally up 60.3% to 341.469. Passenger…
Most people think high-quality car accessories only belong in Ferraris. However, most of the best car accessories in 2020 are easy to use, affordable, and compatible in most vehicles. Basically, there's no excuse for not getting hooked up with at least one of these top car accessories in 2020. 1)…
Clouds on the horizon for the Chinese market? Picture: the new generation Haval H6, launched in August. Figures released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) could indicate the end of the much-admired post-pandemic rebound in China. After April (+4.4%), May (+14.5%), June (+11.6%) and July (+16.4%) all showed gravity-defying surges, wholesales of…
The Chevrolet Onix remains the most popular vehicle in Colombia. 25/08 update: Now with Top 30 brands and Top 75 models. Colombia has added almost 265.000 new Covid-19 cases over the past month alone, with total cases now nearing 400.000 (as of August 11 when this article was first published)…
Claire Danes plays bipolar CIA operator Carrie Mathison in Homeland. Exactly a year ago we published an article praising the car choices made when creating the dystopian world of TV Series The Handmaid's Tale, as well as the recreation of of 1969 Los Angeles in the latest Quentin Tarantino flick Once…
The Kia Stonic is back to the YTD pole position in Cyprus. According to data shared by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, the Cyprus new car market remains a fair distance below its year-ago level in July at -18.2% to 1.057 units. That's actually almost the same drop as…
Wuling retail sales are up 41.6% even before the introduction of the Hongguang MINI EV. Pictured: Hongguang Plus. Data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) shows July retail sales of Passenger Vehicles in China up a sturdy 7.9% year-on-year to 1.625.000 units, the largest increase in over two years:…
The Audi Q8 breaks into the Top 20 imports for the first time in July. After a logical slump last month due to unusually high year-ago volumes, the Chinese imports market bounces back up 8.4% year-on-year in July to 85.215 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -22.7% to 518.954.…
The Chevrolet Silverado breaks into the global Top 5. Picture trucktrend.com Our Full Year 2019 Top 1300 best-selling cars article has been so popular that we are back for the same exercise, this time studying the Top 800 best-selling cars in the world halfway through 2020. To create this much-anticipated…