The MG Comet has landed in India. New wholesales in India edge up 2.2% year-on-year in June to a new record 327,544 units, meaning the H1 volume is above the 2 million mark for the first time at 2,009,490 (+10%). The Top four manufacturers all beat the market with Maruti…
The 52 years-old UAZ Hunter is inside the Russian Top 30 in June. Russian new light vehicles sales gain 88.3% year-on-year in June to 52,279 units but are down -66.9% over two years ago. The year-to-date tally including all brands reporting quarterly stands at 358,921 units, down 3.1% over the…
Toyota sales vastly outpace their home market in June. 392,719 new vehicles hit Japanese roads in June, a 19.8% year-on-year improvement. As a result the H1 2023 volume is up 17.5% to 2,450,599 units. Note the June result is still -12.8% off pre-pandemic June 2019. Toyota (+47.6%) vastly outruns its home…
The VW Polo is the best-selling vehicle in Brazil in June. New light vehicle sales in Brazil climb 8.6% year-on-year in June to 179,691, leading to a year-to-date volume up 9.8% to 934,519. The top 3 manufacturers lift much faster than the market, indicating a concentration of market towards tried…
Rare Top 10 finish for the Opel Astra. The Dutch new car market soars another 37.8% year-on-year in June to 41,366 sales, meaning the H1 2023 tally is up 31.3% or almost 50,000 units to 201,793. Volkswagen (+122.1%) surges ahead to reclaim the brands top spot it holds year-to-date, dislodging…
Kia EV6 sales are up 184.1% year-on-year in June. New car sales in Sweden gain 8.4% year-on-year in June to 28,283 units, a weak result given June 2022 was off -27.7% on the year prior. The H1 2023 result remains down at -2.4% to 140,663. BEVs are up 33% year-on-year…
The Renault Clio holds 6.6% of the Croatian market in June. The Croatian new car market surges another 41% year-on-year in June to 7,215 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 43.6% to 33,799. Volkswagen (+128.1%) reclaims the brands top spot off Renault (+226%) both for the month and halfway…
The Ford Puma remains in the YTD lead in the UK. 177,266 new cars hit UK roads in June, a very solid 25.8% year-on-year improvement. However we remain slightly below the 186,128 units of June 2021 and 20.6% below the 223,421 sales of June 2019. The H1 2023 volume is up 18.4%…
First ever Top 10 finish in Italy for the MG ZS New car sales in Italy jump 9.2% year-on-year in June to 138,927 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 23% halfway through the year to 841,343. This is however down -22.3% when compared to pre-pandemic H1 2019. Private sales…
MG ranks #12 in Spain in June. New car sales in Spain gain 13.3% year-on-year in June to 101,085 units, leading to a half year total up a strong 24% to 505,421. Note however that H1 2023 volumes remain off -27% on pre-pandemic H1 2019. Private sals are up 8.5%…
The VW Taigo is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Serbia in May. Based on data by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market gains 6.3% year-on-year in May to 2,854 units. The year-to-date volume is now up 2.7% to 11,838 sales. The Skoda Octavia repeats at…
The Skoda Scala ranks 4th in Bosnia Herzegovina in May. Our Central European partner CE Auto says the Bosnian new car market is up 39.2% year-on-year in May to 1,143 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 32.3% to 4,766. The Skoda Octavia (+146.9%) easily remains in pole position with 10.6% share,…
The Dacia Duster is the most popular vehicle in Moldova in May. Data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market up 17.7% to 819 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally up 23.2% to 3,163 units. The Dacia Duster (+140%) reclaims the top spot…
The VW Polo is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in May. According to data shared with us by our Eastern European data partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market is up a whopping 22.2% year-on-year in May to 551 units. The year-to-date volume is now up 10.1% to…
A new generation Daihatsu Sigra is bound for Indonesian dealerships (current gen pictured) After sinking -28.9% in April, wholesales in Indonesia rally back up 66% year-on-year in May to 82,097 units, leading to a year-to-date volume tilting back into positive at +6.9% to 423,404. The retail market is up 34.1%…