Third monthly win for the Nissan Qashqai in the UK. According to figures by SMMT, the UK new car market is down for the 5th consecutive month in July at -9% to 112,162, yet this is the best performance since February when the market was still up. At 112,162 units,…
The VW Gol is the best-seller in Brazil for the first time in 7.5 years. In July, the Brazilian new light vehicle market posts its first year-on-year gain in over a year (since June 2021) at +4.1% to 169,093 registrations. This means the year-to-date tally is now down -12.7% at…
The Toyota Hilux repeats at its highest market share ever in July. Picture whichcar.com.au 04/08 update: Now with Top 293 All-models ranking. VFACTS data shows an Australian new vehicle market edging up 0.4% year-on-year to 84,461 units, exactly 300 sales above the June 2022 figure. This is the biggest July…
The Dacia Sandero is #1 at home for the first time. The Romanian new car market accelerates its fall in July to -21.9% year-on-year and 12,099 registrations. However thanks to a stellar start of the year the YTD cume is up 12.1% to 70,811. Brand leader Dacia (-20.8%) contains its fall…
The Kia Sportage ranks #2 in Ireland in July. For the biannual license plate change, it's a third double-digit year-on-year drop in a row for Ireland at -17.3% to 21,902 registrations in July. The year-to-date tally tilts into negative as a result at -3.7% to 87,075 units. Volkswagen (+5%) defies…
The VW T-Roc smashes its ranking record in July. New car sales in Sweden gain 6.3% year-on-year in July to 17,834 units but remain down year-to-date at -14.7% to 162,016. At 8,895 registrations, rechargeable cars hold 49.9% of the market vs. 37.6% in July 2021. That includes 4,657 BEVs (+83.7%)…
Peugeot 208 sales are up 104.8% year-on-year in July. 38,561 new vehicles hit Argentinean roads in July, a strong 16.8% year-on-year lift that brings the year-to-date tally up 2% to 248,532 units. Toyota (+37%) more than doubles the market growth to cement its pole position with 20.8% share vs. 19.8%…
The Skoda Enyaq is up to a record 7th place in Finland in July. New car sales in Finland continue to freefall in July at -25.2% year-on-year to 5,372 units. This brings the year-to-date volume down -23% to 47,975 vs. 62,344 a year ago. Toyota (-17.8%) resists better than the…
The VW T-Roc is at its highest since May 2020. After six consecutive months of double-digit year-on-year losses, the Italian market stabilises in July at -0.8% to 109,580 registrations. However keep in mind July 2021 was down -19.2% on 2020 and -27.9% on 2019. The year-to-date tally is now off…
Dacia reaches a record 6th place in Europe in June, the Sandero is #2. 02/08 update: Now with Top 75 All-brands and Top 410 All-models. 28/07 update: Now with Top 10 models and BEVs. Preliminary data by ACEA has the European market (EU+EFTA+UK) down a damning -16.8% year-on-year to 1,066,137…
The Ford Kuga is up to #5 in Spain in July. The market depression continues in Spain with new car sales down another -12.5% year-on-year in July to 73,378 units, the steepest fall since last March. This an especially poor result as July 2021 was already down -28.9% on the…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Serbia in June. Thanks to our regional partner CE Auto, we can share with you today June data for Serbia. It shows a market off -5.4% to 3,144 registrations. The year-to-date tally is now down -5.7% to 14,669 units. The Serbian models…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in Bosnia & Herzegovina in June. Data by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a Bosnian new car market up 8.2% year-on-year to 972 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.8% to 4,575 units. The month the Dacia Sandero (+610%) is the clear…
The Toyota RAV4 holds 12.5% of the Moldovan market in June. Based on data by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market recedes -3.5% year-on-year in June to 658 registrations. A strong start of the year means the year-to-date tally remains in positive, at +9.5% to…
The Dacia Jogger lands on the North Macedonian podium in June. According to data shared with us by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia climb 7% year-on-year to 549 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now edging down just -0.4% to 2,606. The Dacia Duster…