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Car ownership remains divisive. You might have a vehicle and love it. Maybe you make that car your identity. However, perhaps you don’t have a license, and you don’t like driving. You can own a car or not, but you should weigh the decision carefully. Compelling reasons exist why you…
First Top 10 finish for the VW ID.Buzz in Norway. New car sales in Norway return to positive in May at +15.6% year-on-year to 13,342 registrations. However a poor start of the year has the year-to-date tally down -4.9% to 50,983. BEV sales rise 27.6% to 10,773 and 80.4% share…
Peugeot sales triple year-on-year in Mexico. The Mexican new light vehicle market is up a very robust 17.1% year-on-year in May to 106,798 sales leading to a year-to-date tally up 21.4% to 519,534. Brand leader Nissan (+42.2%) vastly outpaces the market to 18.8% share vs. 18.1% year-to-date where it is…
The Hyundai Grandeur is the best-selling model at home again. 151,728 new light vehicles hit South Korean roads in May, a 5.9% year-on-year improvement. This includes 130,389 local manufacturers (+8.8%) and 21,339 foreigners (-9.2%). Year-to-date, the market is up 11.3% to 730,258 including 626,310 locals (+14.3%) and 103,948 foreigners (-4%).…
Suzuki sales are up 8-fold in Ukraine in May. The Ukrainian new car market shoots back up 101.3% year-on-year in May to 5,118 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 44.7% to 21,477. Toyota (+109.5%) and Renault (+72.8%) remain atop the brands charts with 16.8% and 9.8% share respectively, while…
Chevrolet holds 21.3% share in Uruguay in May. Sales of new light vehicles in Uruguay return to positive in May at +7.2% year-on-year to 4,721 units. The year-to-date tally tilts into positive as a result at +0.6% to 21,232. Chevrolet (+21.2%) surges to a massive 21.3% share, its highest since…
The BYD Qin Plus is now the best-selling model in China over 5 months. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), wholesales in China climb 27.9% year-on-year in May to 2,382,000 units. This is partly due to low year-ago volumes which were down -12.6% on the…
The VW T-Roc is the most popular vehicle in Germany in May. 246,966 new cars hit German roads in May, a robust 19.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 10.2% to 1,116,731. Volkswagen (+13%) trails its home market to 17.7% share, almost one percentage point below its YTD…
The Skoda Enyaq repeats at #3 in Switzerland. New car sales in Switzerland bounce back up 16.9% year-on-year in May to 21,569 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 11.6% to 98,538. 4x4 deliveries are up 14.7% for the month to 10,784 and a round 50% share vs. 50.9% a…
First podium finish in the world for the Cupra Formentor. The Danish new car market edges up 3.8% year-on-year in May to 14,012 sales. Given May 2022 was down -19.8% on the year prior this is a poor score. So far this year 66,030 new cars have hit Danish roads, a…
Nissan Kicks sales soar 130.3% year-on-year in May. The Chilean new car market continues to collapse in May at -32.4% year-on-year to 37,887 and is now down -26.7% year-to-date at 136,535 units. Passenger Cars sink -40.1% to 5,680 for the month and also -40.1% to 28,551 year-to-date. SUVs drop -31.2%…
The Renault Express is on the Bulgarian podium in May. 3,574 new cars found a buyer in Bulgaria in May, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.3% to 15,763 units. This month Volkswagen takes the lead with 11.7% share vs. 9.3% year-to-date where it is up 68.7%. Toyota is up…
The Skoda Kodiaq is up to a record 2nd place in Slovenia in May. New car sales in Slovenia edge up 1.4% year-on-year in May to 4,853 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 5.5% to 22,641. The brands podium remains unchanged on last month and year-to-date and entirely outpaces the…
Lexus is the best performer in the Top 10 again. 42,478 new light vehicles hit Taiwanese roads in May, a splendid 37.4% year-on-year improvement. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 12.9% to 192,477. Brand leader Toyota (+15.1%) trails the market to 23.4% share vs. 26.2% year-to-date. Like it…