Quentin in Elantxobe in Spanish Basque Country. This is Part 2 of our test drive of a Peugeot 3008, that we baptised Quentin, into France and Spain. You can see Part 1: from Paris to Bordeaux here. We now continue parallel to the French Atlantic Coast towards the south, headed…
The Dacia Sandero is up to a record 4th place in Europe. This post has now been updated with the Top 55 brand and Top 50 models. According to our partner JATO Dynamics, the European new car market (27 countries) drops another 7.2% year-on-year in November to 1.154.817 units, still…
The Ford Ecosport is up 14-fold year-on-year in Romania this month. The Romanian new car market recovers somewhat from its post-WLTP hangover but still endures a double-digit drop at -10.8% to 8.303 registrations, yet the year-to-date tally remans out of danger at +24% to 121.634 units. Homegrown brand leader Dacia (-16%)…
The Seat Arona breaks its Austrian ranking record this month at #7. It's another dreadful month for new car sales in Austria, one of the European Union markets hardest hit by the post-WLTP hangover: after September at -41.8% and October at -20.3%, November is down another 20.1% to 23.604 units,…
The Jaguar i-Pace breaks into the Dutch Top 15. The Dutch new car market drops for the third consecutive month at -7.7% in November to 34.785 registrations, yet the year-to-date volume remains comfortably positive at +6.7% and 423.938 units. Brand leader Volkswagen switches abruptly from -27% in October to a…
Quite fittingly in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, after the Lamborghini Urus last June, it's in Switzerland that the Rolls Royce Cullinan makes its first appearance in a worldwide sales ranking. Indirect consequences of WLTP-triggered stock shortages continue to impact the Swiss new car market negatively, with…
The new Jimny helps lift Suzuki New Caledonian sales up 46%. New car sales in New Caledonia, a French Overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, return to negative in November at ghastly -30.7% to just 542 registrations, pulling the year-to-date volume down 3.8% to 7.666 units. Toyota (-6%) contains its fall to…
The Qashqai (+214%) helps Nissan up 108% in Ukraine in November. The Ukrainian new light vehicle market seems to have hit a plateau, with November marking its third consecutive month of year-on-year decline at -4.4% to 7.337 registrations. The year-to-date tally remains in positive at +2.4% to 74.842 units but…
The Mini lineup breaks into the German Top 5 for the first time in November. German new car sales still haven't returned to normalcy after a stormy last few months connected to the new WLTP emissions standards put in place across the European Union on September 1. After spending summer under…
The Mahindra Alturas G4, aka Ssangyong Rexton, has landed in India. New car sales in India are back into negative for the 4th time in the past 5 months in November at 266.540 wholesales (-2.8%), but the year-to-date volume remains at record levels, up 5.7% to 3.141.188, the highest ever…
The Toyota RAV4 is now the best-selling SUV in Canada so far in 2018. New light vehicle sales in Canada endure a 9th straight month of year-on-year decline in November at -8.4% to 145.578 registrations in the longest negative streak this decade, pulling the year-to-date tally down 2% to 1.881.102.…
The Ram Pickup soars 42%, posting a 3rd all-time volume record in 4 months. Evergreen pickup and SUV sales have failed to compensate a worsening car sales crisis in the U.S. this month as November edges down 0.3% to 1.395.144 deliveries, this despite Black Friday sale on throughout the month,…
The Toyota Hilux is comfortably winning the "ute" battle in Australia. At -7.4% in November to 93.860 registrations, the Australian new vehicle market has now been in decline for 8 consecutive months, a negative streak unseen in 4 years: 8 straight declines were also observed between January and August 2014. As…
The Skoda Kodiaq is the first SUV to ever rank on the Czech monthly podium. New car sales in the Czech Republic endure a painful third consecutive month of double-digit decline in November at -15.9% to 19.283 units, the lowest November score since 2014 (16.365), pulling the year-to-date volume down…
The Polo soars 33%, helping Volkswagen recapture the #1 brand spot in November. It's another contained drop for new car sales in the UK in November at -3% year-on-year to 158.639 units, the lowest result for the month since 2013 (157.314) leading to a year-to-date tally down 6.9% to 2.223.058, the lowest…