The Toyota RAV4 signs its first ever US podium ranking Discover over 115 years of U.S. Historical Data here. The U.S. new light vehicle market gains 2.2% year-on-year in 2024 to 15.9 million units according to data by Wards Intelligence. This the highest annual volume since 2019. Hybrids helped lift…
Riding a bike feels like freedom on wheels. The world whirls by in a blur as the wind rushes past your face. But amid this carefree joyride, it's important to keep a sharp eye on safety. Just because the road is open doesn't mean every ride is risk-free. Let’s get…
The Sorento is the first Kia to top the Korean charts in at least 35 years. Discover 35 years of South Korean Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in South Korea drop -6.8% year-on-year in 2024 to 1,622,130 units. This includes 1,358,842 domestic vehicles (-6.4%) and 263,288 foreign ones…
Toyota Corolla Cross sales are included in the Corolla total. Discover 55 years of Japanese Historical Data here. It's a difficult year for the Japanese new car market, off -7.5% to 4,421,494 vs. 4,779,086 in 2023. This decline is entirely due to the issues encountered towards the start of the…
The Toyota Yaris Cross ends its first full year of sales at #4. Consult 20 years worth of Taiwanese Historical Data here 457,830 new cars found a buyer in Taiwan in 2024, a moderate -4% year-on-year loss on a particularly high year-ago volume (the largest in 18 years). Imported cars…
The VW ID.4 is up 122.8% to #2. Discover over 40 years of Denmark Historical Data here. The Danish new car market edges up 0.2% year-on-year in 2024 to 173,047. Volkswagen (+19.1%) surges from 9.7% to 11.6% share and reclaims the brands top spot off Tesla (-28.2%) in complete freefall.…
The VW Golf nameplate has been #1 in Germany for 49 of the past 50 years. Discover almost 95 years worth of German Historical data here. It's a weak year for the German new car market with sales off -1% year-on-year to 2,817,331. This remains well below the 2,917,678 units of pandemic-plagued…
The Hyundai Tucson is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland for the 4th straight year. Discover over 50 years of Irish Historical Data here. After starting the year with a bang at +14.9% in January and +25.2% in February, the Irish new car market ends 2024 in negative, down -1% year-on-year…
The Skoda Kodiaq is up to a record third place at home in 2024. Discover 55 years of Czech Historical Data here. The Czech new car market gains 4.6% year-on-year in 2024 to 231,600 sales. Local hero Skoda (+0.8%) is stable and sees its share drop from 35% to 33.7%.…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in 2024. Discover 35 years of Portugal Historical Data here. 209,715 new cars found a buyer in Portugal in 2024, a solid 5.1% year-on-year uptick. Peugeot (+4.4%) is the best-selling carmaker in the country for the 4th year in a row…
The Tata Punch is the best-selling vehicle in India in 2024. Explore over 65 years of Indian Historical data here. It's another record year for Indian wholesales in 2024, up 4.6% or 190,000 units above 2023 which was already a record. This is the 2nd month in a row (and ever)…
The Fiat Strada ends the year at #1. Discover 70 years of Brazilian Historical Data here The Brazilian new car market gains 300,000 units or 13.8% year-on-year in 2024 to 2,479,38 sales. This is the highest annual volume since pre-pandemic 2019 (2,658,927). Fiat (+9.6%) remains the uncontested leader with over…
The Dacia Duster is up to an all time high 9.2% share in 2024. Discover almost 55 years of Romanian Historical Data here. 151,106 new cars hit Romanian roads in 2024, a 6% year-on-year uptick. This is the highest annual volume since pre-pandemic 2019. Local behemoth Dacia (-1.8%) disappoints with…
Toyota C-HR sales are up 34.3% Discover 50 years of Polish Historical Data here. Excellent year for the Polish new car market at +14.1% to 529,522 sales. Fleets account for 67.7% of total sales at 358,650 while private sales hold 32.3% at 170,872. Polish customers are not fans of EV with…
Tesla places the Model Y at #1 and the Model 3 at #2 this year. Discover over 65 years of Norwegian Historical Data here. 128,691 new cars found a Norwegian home in 2024, with the annual tally only edging into positive in November. This is still a mediocre result given…