The Toyota C-HR is up to a record 2nd place in Poland in May. 34,942 new cars hit Polish roads in May, a -13.2% year-on-year decline that brings the year-to-date tally down -13.7% to 168,850. Toyota (17%) remains ultra dominant yet slightly below its YTD level of 18.4%. Volkswagen surges…
Kia Sportage volumes are up 159.1% year-on-year in May. 8/06 update: Now with Top 290 All-models. 94,383 new light vehicles found a buyer in May, that's a -6.4% year-on-year drop and the 2nd consecutive month in negative. Year-to-date, the market is down -4.1% to 437,884 but is still on track…
The Geometry C is sold under the Geely brand in Israel. Picture motomagazine.co.il Thanks to our partnership with local outlet cartube.co.il, we can share with you today an All-brands ranking for May for Israel, models data is a quarterly occurrence. The market is down -6.4% year-on-year this month to 25,075…
The Toyota Hilux holds 10.3% of the New Caledonian market in May. New car sales in New Caledonia, a French archipelago located north-west of Australia, rebound up a stellar 23% year-on-year to 824 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 17.4% to 3,527. Toyota (+96.3%) almost doubles its sales year-on-year…
The Geely Coolray is up to a record 14th place in May. Economic sanctions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine continue to wreak havoc on Russian new car sales, accelerating their collapse to -83.5% vs. -78.5% in April and -62.9% in March. Only 24,268 new vehicles were registered…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to a record 6th place in Finland in May. 7,721 new passenger cars hit Finnish roads in May, a -19.5% year-on-year decline. The year-to-date volume now stands at 35,414, off -22.3% over the same period in 2021. Toyota (+12.2%) and Kia (+15.4%) hold onto…
The Cupra Formentor signs its first ever Top 20 finish in Croatia. New car sales in Croatia are down -6.6% year-on-year in May to 4,186 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -3.9% to 18,419. Volkswagen (-12.5%) reclaims the overall brands lead it holds year-to-date at 11.1% share vs. 10.2%…
The Suzuki Swift is the best-selling vehicle in South Africa for the first time. New light vehicle sales in South Africa gain 2.1% year-on-year in April to 39,177 units. Among them Passenger cars total 27,437 sales while Light Commercials are at 11,912. Toyota remains by far the most popular manufacturer…
The Ford Kuga is up to #4 in Sweden in May. 26,413 new cars hit Swedish roads in May, a 8.6% year-on-year increase leading to a year-to-date tally down -13.8% to 118,094. Rechargeable cars soar 21.4% to 12,508 and 47.4% share vs. 39% a year ago, including 6,372 BEV (+61.4%)…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in May and year-to-date. New car sales in the Netherlands endure a second consecutive declining month in May at -7.4% year-on-year to 23,508 units. The year-to-date volume is down -4.6% to 123,811. Atop the brands ranking, Kia (+6.6%) and Peugeot (+30.8%) go against…
Dacia Duster sales are up a whopping 804.3% year-on-year in May. After two consecutive months of growth, the Irish new car market falls back in negative in May at -10.4% year-on-year to 5,300 registrations. However the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +2.8% to 63,042 units. In the brands ranking,…
The Ford Kuga is up to #3 overall in the UK in May. Hit by the continued effect of supply chain issues, the UK new car market accelerates its fall in May to -20.6% year-on-year at 123,394 registrations. When removing pandemic-hit May 2020, this is the weakest May volume since…
The Honda Freed is up to its best ranking in Japan in almost 5 years. The Japanese new vehicle market continues to suffer in May at -18.1% year-on-year to 261,433 registrations. This marks a 9th consecutive double-digit year-on-year fall and brings the year-to-date tally down -16.2% to 1,758,282 units. Looking…
The Tata Nexon breaks its volume record in May, helping Tata to #2 overall. Compared to a Covid-affected May 2021, wholesales in India surge 184.6% year-on-year in May to 294,087 units, marking a third straight year-on-year lift. The year-to-date volume frankly tilts into positive as a result at +13.9% and…
Peugeot delivers the largest YoY gain among the Top 25 brands. Picture quatrorodas The Brazilian new light vehicle market stabilises in May at -0.3% to 174,814 sales. The year-to-date volume is now down -18% to 685,663 units. Fiat (-3.8%) remains the most popular carmaker with 22.3% share vs. 16.1% at…