BYD sales more than double in 2022. Discover 40 years worth of Chinese Historical Data here. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales data for China so you can get the most complete picture of the largest new vehicle market in the…
The Dacia Sandero outsells the Renault Clio in 2022. Consult almost 130 years worth of French Historical Data here. 23/01 update: Now with Top 300 models. The French new car market slips -7.8% year-on-year in 2022 to just 1,529,035 units, hampered by a prolonged microchip crisis, a surging inflation and…
The Tesla Model Y is the most popular vehicle in Iceland in 2022. Discover 20 years of Icelandic Historical Data here. The Icelandic new car market surges 30.4% year-on-year in 2022 to 16,682 units, the best performance of any European country. Toyota (+53.8%) manages to frailly outrace the market and…
The Maxus T60 misses out on the annual top spot for 513 sales. Discover close to 20 years of Chile Historical Data here. Chilean new light vehicle sales step up 2.7% year-on-year in 2022 to 426,777 units, a new annual volume record eclipsing the past high mark of 417,038 in…
Porsche is the only year-on-year gainer among the Top 15 brands. Discover 40 years worth of Chinese Historical Data here. As more models shift towards local production (for example the BMW X5 this year), new car imports into China continue to shrink in 2022 at a drastic -19% year-on-year to…
The Toyota Corolla ends 24 years of domination by the Honda Civic in the car charts. Discover close to 40 years of Canadian Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Canada are hit -8.9% year-on-year in 2022 to just 1,514,465 units as the microchip crisis and associated stock woes…
The Toyota Corolla is #1 in Finland for the third year running. Consult over 65 years of Finland Historical Data here. The Finnish new car market sinks a hefty -16.3% year-on-year in 2022 to just 80,252 sales. That's way worse than the previous low of 2009 (90,547) when the market…
The Kia Rio is the best-selling vehicle in Mexico in 2022. Discover close to 70 years worth of Mexican Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Mexico lift 7% year-on-year in 2022 to 1,086,060 units for a second consecutive year of 7-digit volumes. We are however still way below pre-pandemic…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Austria in 2022. Discover 45 years of Austrian Historical Data here. 215,050 new cars hit Austrian roads in 2022, a harsh -10.3% year-on-year decline on the 239,803 units of 2021 which was already down -3.6% on the year prior. Volkswagen (-11.2%) evolves roughly…
The Toyota Raize is up to #4 in New Caledonia in 2022. Discover over 15 years of New Caledonian Historical Data here. New Caledonia is a French archipelago located North East of Australia. New light vehicle sales here are up 1.2% year-on-year to 8,336 units. Toyota (+39.3%) vastly outpaces the…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in 2022. Discover over 15 years of Cyprus Historical Data here. According to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, Cyprus new car sales rise 9.4% year-on-year in 2022 to 11,627 units. The Toyota Yaris (+79.1%) leaps up five spots on last…
The Tesla Model Y holds 10% of the Norwegian market in 2022. Discover over 65 years of Norwegian Historical Data here. Despite a last minute surge in December to an all-time record 39,497 sales (+92%) as sales were pulled forward due to impending tax changes, the Norwegian new car market…
The Kia Sorento is up to #2 at home in 2022. Discover over 30 years of South Korean Historical Data here. 1,671,911 new light vehicles hit South Korean roads in 2022, a -2.4% year-on-year decline. Local manufacturers drop -3.4% to 1,388,476 and 83% share vs. 83.9% a year ago while…
The VW Golf remains the best-seller in Germany but was challenged again this year. Discover 90 years worth of German Historical data here. Thanks to sales bouncing back up 38.1% year-on-year in December to 314,318, the German new car market edges into positive at the last minute in 2022 at +1.1%…
Russian carmakers hold 67.6% of their home market in December. Discover over 50 years of Russian Historical Data here. Hit full frontal by economic sanctions triggered by its invasion of Ukraine, Russian new light vehicle sales collapse -58.8% year-on-year in 2022 to just 687,370 units. SUV sales account for 48.7% of…