Last year, Carlos Tavares turned French manufacturer Peugeot around from a firm that was losing money, into a once again profitable enterprise. Now Peugeot is firmly back in the picture. This was probably one of the biggest crisis situations to affect the brand since the company was founded in eastern France by…
If you own your own dealership, then finding the correct cars to sell is essential. If you pick the correct cars to buy and sell, you’ll get a high turnover, increasing your profits and hopefully resulting in happy customers. However, if you don’t buy well, you may end up with…
The Isuzu D-Max could well be swerving towards a surprise 2016 pole position. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 65 models by clicking on the title * After showing a glimmer of hope at the end of last year with November (+5%) and December (+12%) the first…
Renault Captur sales in Portugal are up 80% in February. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 210 All-models by clicking on the title * Like Italy and Spain, Portugal is on a recovery slope that seems as never-ending as its descent to hell did a few years back.…
The Ranger single-handedly takes Ford above archenemy Holden in New Zealand. * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * Building on an all-time record year in 2015, the New Zealand new car market continues its forward march with a 2% gain in…
The new generation boosts Finnish Opel Astra sales up 231% so far in 2016. * See the Top 30 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * The Full Year 2015 article has now been updated with the Top 230 models It’s a flamboyant start of the year…
What emissions scandal? The Volkswagen Group obliterates the Austrian market in February. * See the Top 42 All-brands and Top 275 All-models by clicking on the title The Austrian new car market is up 9% year-on-year in February to 22.495 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total to 46.514 sales, up 6%…
Mazda CX-3 (Australian model pictured) * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 200 models by clicking on the title * The Norwegian market is up 4% in January to 10.991 registrations, then a decidedly more vigorous 14% in February to 12.222 sales, lifting the year-to-date total to 23.213 units…
The new generation BMW X1 has convinced the Greek. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 75 models by clicking on the title * Very unstable start of 2016 for new car sales in Greece: down 2.5% in January to 5.700 registrations then crumbling down 32% in February to…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling car in Denmark so far in 2016. * See the Top 38 All-brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * It would appear Danish consumers can't buy enough cars: after five consecutive years at record levels, January volumes are up a…
The new Peugeot 2008 is not turning Peugeot's fortunes around in Argentina just yet. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 170 All-models by clicking on the title * The Argentinean new car market is smiling in February: up 13% year-on-year to 47.662 registrations, which reduces the year-to-date fall…
The Dacia Dokker remains the most popular vehicle in Bulgaria. Picture turbo.fr * See the Top 32 All-brands and Top 170 All-models by clicking on the title * The Bulgarian new car market is in great shape at +15% in February to an estimated 2.177 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total…
The Skoda Superb is up 109% to #3 overall at home in 2016... * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 240 All-models by clicking on the title * Nothing can stop the Czech new car market: January (17.500 sales) and February (19.299) are new records for each month,…
The Hyundai Tucson is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland so far in 2016. * See the Top 32 All-brands and Top 220 All-models by clicking on the title * The Irish now firmly have their hand on the bi-annual licence plate change replicating the UK market and initiated a couple of years…
The Kia Picanto is the best-selling car in the Netherlands so far in 2016. * See the Top 45 best-selling brands and Top 265 models by clicking on the title * Shaky start of the year for the new car market in the Netherlands, down 14% in January to 40.776…