New wind for the VW Golf at home. New car sales in Germany are flat in September at -0.1% year-on-year to 224,502, leading to a year-to-date volume up 14.5% to 2,138,066. September is down -8.2% on pre-pandemic September 2019 (244,622) and YTD is down -22% over the same period in…
Toyota holds 21.9% of the Polish market in September. The Polish new car market advances 9% year-on-year in September to 38,366 sales, which means the year-to-date tally is now up 10.5% to 342,275. Toyota (+59.2%) is not only by far the best-selling brand with 21.9% share, it also the biggest…
The Tesla Model Y is by far the best-selling vehicle in Finland in August. New car sales in Finland gain a solid 10% year-on-year in September to 7,382 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.3% to 67,459. This month and for the first time in Finnish history, Tesla (+451.4%)…
Opel sales are up 44.1% in a market down -15.7% Handicapped by the aftereffects of the earthquake that hit the country, the Moroccan new light vehicle market sinks -15.7% year-on-year in September to 11,713 units. This includes 10,116 Passenger Cars (-15.2%) and 1,597 Light Commercials (-18.9%). The year-to-date PC volume…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in August. The Croatian new car market advances 8.4% year-on-year in August to 3,683 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 29.5% to 46,168. Skoda (+14.1%) remains in the brands pole position with a splendid 13.2% share vs. 11% year-to-date but…
The Great Wal Poer is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in August. The economic contraction – which according to the latest figures from the Monthly Indicator of Economic Activity, IMACEC, is deeper than estimated – the restrictions on access to financing for families and entrepreneurs, together with the lower liquidity…
The Q4 helps Audi up 78.6% year-on-year in September. New car sales in Austria recede -4.3% year-on-year in September to 19,840, yet the year-to-date volume remains in positive at +12.1% and 182,886 units. Brand leader Volkswagen (-21.9%) is knocked hard to 11.9% share vs. 14.3% so far this year. It…
The Ford Mustang Mach-E equals its best ever ranking in Denmark. 14,885 new cars found a buyer in Denmark in September, that's a 14.4% year-on-year in improvement that leads to a year-to-date tally up 13.7% to 123,998. Tesla (+318.5%) continues to show insolent health and grabs a whopping 16.3% market…
VW T-Roc New vehicle sales in Japan soar 10.7% year-on-year in September to 437,493 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 15.6% to 3,607,486. Toyota (+18%) once again beats the market but at 31.1% share it remains below its YTD volume of 33.5%. Suzuki (+5.6%) follows at 14.1% share…
All time high monthly sales for the Mahindra XUV700 New car wholesales in India gain 2.3% year-on-year in September to 362,836, and for the 2nd consecutive month this is an all-time monthly record for any month. Note September 2022 was also a record. Every single month of the year so…
The Tiggo 7 Pro helps Chery to 2nd place overall in Russia. Sales of brands still opting to communicate monthly data total 64,429 units in August, a 38% year-on-year gain but -46.1% on two years ago (119,485 in September 2021). This is according to AEB, alternative figures from PPC JSC…
A new generation Kodiaq is about to hit Czech roads. The Czech new car market jumps 15.5% year-on-year in September to 17,208 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 16.5% to 167,564. Local hero Skoda (+17.5%) edges past the market lift to reach 36.8% share, significantly better than the 35.2%…
BMW sales almost double year-on-year in Romania. New car sales in Romania skid -11.6% year-on-year in September to 10,545 units, yet thanks to a strong first half the cumulative volume stands at +16.2% and 110,711. Local behemoth Dacia (-10.3%) resists slightly better than its home market to hold 30.3% share vs.…
The BYD Dolphin is now inside the Brazilian Top 50. The Brazilian new light vehicle market is up a soft 3.9% year-on-year in September to 187,433 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 9.9% to 1,534,483. Fiat (+11.1%) easily holds onto the brands top spot with 23.1% share…
The Skoda Enyaq holds 3% of the Swiss market in September. The Swiss new car market edges up 3% year-on-year in September to 21,578 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 12.5% to 182,906. 4x4 sales are stable at -0.9% to 10,947 and 50.7% share vs. 52.7% a year ago,…