The Dacia Bigster hots a record ranking and share in October. The Romanian new car market shoots up 11.1% year-on-year in October to 12,839 units, but the year-to-date tally remains in negative territory at -4.3% to 121,610. Homegrown superstar Dacia (+15.6%) holds a 26.8% share vs. 28.3% so far this…
Toyota is up 11.8% and Lexus up 11.8%, the largest gains in market. Note: This report only features the OEMs still reporting monthly figures. Most carmakers report quarterly. As expected, the end of the $7,500 EV federal tax credit at the end of September has hampered US sales this month.…
The new model pushes Subaru Forester sales up in October. Note: This post only features automakers still reporting sales monthly. Most now report quarterly. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive estimates the Canadian new car market off -1.8% to 159,000 units, keeping in mind October 2024 was boosted by rushed sales in…
The VW Tera is an instant blockbuster in Brazil. 248,118 new light vehicles hit Brazilian roads in October a small -0.5% dip. This is still a very strong result as October 2024 was the largest October result since 2014 (291.412). The year-to-date tally is now up 3% to 2,055,699, the…
The Jaecoo 7 has never been that close to the UK podium. According to local association SMMT, UK new car sales are stable in October at +0.5% to 144,948 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.9% to 1,723,120. SMMT now predicts the UK market will top 2 million sales…
Kia EV4. Photo Paddy McGrath As the end of the year approaches, the Irish new car market falls into oblivion as usual. October sales endure their first YoY fall since May at -9.3% to 2,191. The year-to-date tally is still in positive however at +3.4% to 123,857. Skoda (+41.1%) surges…
The HR-V helps push Honda to #2 brand in October. In early September, the Taiwanese government extended the NT$50,000 reduction in commodity tax for trade-ins, and further increased the reduction to NT$50,000 for passenger cars under 2.0 litres, coupled with the proposed extension of the exemption of license plate tax…
Volvo EX/XC40 sales are up 60.2% in October. 24,078 new cars found a Swedish buyer in October, a -3.8% year-on-year loss. It brings the year-to-date tally to 228,105, this time up 4.4%. Company sales account for over 60% of the market. Two out of Three new cars this month are…
The VW Tera is an instant blockbuster in Argentina. It's another month of spectacular growth for new light vehicle sales in Argentina at +17.3% year-on-year to 49,111 units. This is the highest October result in 8 years: since October 2017 (76,096). Toyota (-13.9%) continues to dominate despite a harsh YoY…
Citroen sales are up 5-fold year-on-year in October. The Croatian new car market soars 18.3% year-on-year in October to 5,158 units. This is a particularly good result given October 2024 was already up 18.3% (yes) over the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 8.5% to 60,896. According to…
MG sales are up 6-fold year-on-year in Belgium. It's a 19th consecutive month of YoY declines (!) for the Belgian new car market at -6.8% to 33,955 units. The year-to-date tally is now off -8.9% to 357,823. Company sales are off -10.3% to 20,726 whereas private sales are stable at…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Finland in October. New car sales in Finland finally seem to be on the mend, with a 4th year-on-year gain in the past 5 moths in October at +4.6% to 6,096. Due to a difficult start of the year, the YTD…
Toyota Yaris Cross sales are up 26.4% in October. The Italian new car market is back in negative in October at -0.6% to 125,826. The year-to-date tally is now down -2.7% to 1,293,366. This is off 332,000 or -20.4% on pre-pandemic 2019. Once again private sales are weak at -12.2%…
Peugeot 2008 sales are up by a whopping 164.5% year-on-year. It's another fantastic month for the Spanish new car market, up 15.9% year-on-year in October to 96,785 units. Contrary to most main European markets, we are almost at the pre-pandemic levels of October 2019 (97,986), which was the best month in…
Lynk & Co is up to a world best #9 in October. Picture over-drive.co.il According to data shared with us by our local partner cartube.co.il, the Israeli new car market surges 33.3% year-on-year in October to 19,367 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 8.5% to 261,404. After three months at…