Opel sales triple year-on-year in Luxembourg in February. New car sales in Luxembourg stabilise in February at -0.9% to 3,709 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now down -6.4% to 7,009 sales. Volkswagen (+14.8%) defies the negative market to cement its domination at 13% share, well above Mercedes (-3.6%) at…
The VW Tiguan is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in February. New car sales in Switzerland edge up 2.9% year-on-year in February to 16,606 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4% to 32,505 sales. 4x4 registrations are up 7.1% to 8.082 and 49.2% share vs. 48.1% a year ago.…
The Lexus NX is up to #3 in February. The Taiwanese market drops -10.7% year-on-year in February to 24,278 units. This brings the year-to-date tally to 64,902, down -17.2% on the same period in 2021. Toyota (+23.5%) and Lexus (+50.5%) defy the negative market to top the brands ranking with…
The Citroen C3 remains the best-selling vehicle in Denmark. Danish new car sales bounce back up 2.9% year-on-year to 10,203 units, keeping in mind February 2021 was down -33.9% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally now stands at 19,610 sales, down -2.8% on the same period a year ago. Volkswagen…
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is up to 5th place in Ireland in February. Picture carzone.ie New car sales in Ireland drop -12.5% year-on-year in February to 11,990 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -4.7% to 37,013. Hyundai (+21.6%) defies the market slump to sign its first monthly win in…
Mazda is the only carmaker to improve sales year-on-year in the Top 13. New vehicle sales in Japan sink -18% year-on-year in February to just 354,668 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -16.2% to 684,367. Brand leader Toyota (-25.5%) falls faster than the market and goes from 32% share…
Toyota is the best-selling carmaker in Israel in January. Based on data shared with us by our Israeli partner cartube.co.il, new car sales in Israel edge down -0.8% year-on-year n February to 25,291 units. This brings the year-to-date tally down -15% to 62,695 sales. Toyota (+32.8%) lodges the biggest gain in…
The Jeep Compass is up to #2 in Croatia in February. The Croatian new car market skids down -15.4% year-on-year in February to 2,910 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -7.4% over the same period in 2021. Skoda (-18.4%) retains the pole position despite falling faster than the market,…
The Cupra Formentor breaks its ranking, volume and share records in Germany this month. New car sales in Germany bounce back up 3.2% year-on-year in February to 200,512 units, keeping in mind February 2021 was down -19% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is up 5.6% to 384,624 sales…
Chery is up to a record #9 in Brazil in February. New light vehicle sales in Brazil fall another -24% year-on-year in February to just 120,192 units after dropping -28.3% last month and -17.8% in February 2021. The year-to-date volume is down -26.2% to 236,789 sales, 84,000 less than over the…
The Fiat Cronos holds almost 13% of the Argentinean market in February. The Argentinean new vehicle market is down -4% year-on-year in February to 28,928 sales, bringing the year-to-date tally down -8.9% to 72,463. Toyota (-13.7%) returns to the brands top spot it held over the Full Year 2021 when it…
The Toyota C-HR misses out on the YTD top spot for just one sale. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria advance 9.5% year-on-year in February to 2,260 units, keeping in mind February 2021 was down -17% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 10.9% to 4,712. The…
The new Neo variant pushes Mahindra Bolero sales to a 7-year high. New car wholesales in India dip -1.9% year-on-year in February to 302,756 units, sending the year-to-date volume down -2.4% to 597,524. Maruti Suzuki (-7.5%) drops faster than the market to 44.2% share, in line with its YTD level…
The Hyundai Solaris ranks #2 in Russia, its highest position since December 2016. The Russian new car market is down -4.8% year-on-year in February to 114,349 units, bringing the year-to-date talky down -4.3% to 206,011. It is too early to feel the potential effects of the economic sanctions levelled at…
Peugeot 3008 sales are up 153.5% year-on-year in Portugal in February. The Portuguese new car market rallies back up 39.2% to 11,571 sales on a particularly low year-ago comparison base when the market was down -59% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 16.7% to 21,400 units.…