UAZ Classic Commercial sales are up 5.3% in March. Economic sanctions levelled at Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine have affected the value of the ruble and triggered widespread inflation as well as the end of the import of some automotive parts in an international boycott. Some…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in the UK for the first time. For the all-important month of March which traditionally accounts for around 20% of the annual total, new car sales in the UK fall -14.3% year-on-year to just 243,479 units according to data by SMMT. This…
The Hyundai Tucson is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia for the first time. The Croatian new car market slows down its fall to -6.8% year-on-year in March to 3,882 registrations, meaning the year-to-date volume is now off -7.2% to 9,763. This month Kia (+48.3%) surges to the lead of the…
The Tesla Model 3 is up to a record third place in March in Taiwan. New car sales in Taiwan drop -8.7% year-on-year in March to 39,442 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -14.2% to 104,344 sales. Toyota (-5.5%) falls a little slower than the market to 29.4% share,…
The Dacia Sandero III is up 34.6% in a market down -19.5% 24/05/22 update: Now with Top 150 models. The French new car market endures a 10th consecutive month of year-on-year decline, worsening to -19.5% and 147,079 units with the microchip crisis and the Russia-Ukraine war impacting supply. When removing…
The Citroen C3 is up to a record #2 in Italy in March. The Italian new car market worsens again in the absence of any incentives, with March sales down a dizzying -29.7% or 50,000 cars year-on-year to just 119,497 units. The year-to-date tally is off -24.4% over the first…
The Volvo XC40 is #1 in March and year-to-date in Sweden. The Swedish new car market dives -39.5% year-on-year in March to 28,710 but the March 2021 comparison base was extremely high as it was a record for the month, triggered by an upcoming bonus malus change. The year-to-date volume now…
The Cupra Formentor is up to 5th place overall in Spain in March. The Spanish new car market sinks -30.2% year-on-year in March to just 59,920 units and is down -51% on pre-pandemic March 2019. The year-to-date tally now stands at 164,399, down -11.6% over the same period in 2021…
Toyota is the best-selling manufacturer in Singapore for the 2nd year running. Discover 15 years of Singapore Historical Data here. New car sales in Singapore lift 10.1% year-on-year over the Full Year 2021 top 48,947 units. Toyota (+25%) leads and improves its market share from 17.3% to 19.7% whereas Mercedes…
Chevrolet is the best-selling carmaker in Uruguay in January and February. January data is also included in the data section of this article. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay drop -6.1% year-on-year in February to 3,426 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -7.3% to 6,691. Chevrolet has a firm…
The Hyundai i30 is the best-selling vehicle in Slovakia in February. The Slovak new car market is up 8.5% year-on-year in February to 6,006 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 32.6% to 11,745. Traditional leader Skoda (-39.4%) takes a very harsh hit this month but manages to remain atop…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is #1 in Vietnam in February. In January, according to local association VAMA, new vehicle sales in Vietnam are up 16.3% year-on-year to 30,742 units. This figure climbs to 40,273 (+14.1%) when adding Hyundai and VinFast who report separately from VAMA. Hyundai takes the lead of…
The Skoda Superb is the most popular vehicle in Serbia in February. Our central European partner CE Auto says new car sales in Serbia drop a harsh -11.5% year-on-year in February to just 1,754 units. Note February 2021 was already down -15.7% on the year prior. This leads to a year-to-date…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is #5 in Bosnia & Herzegovina in February. Thanks to our partnership with Central European market specialist CE Auto, we can share with you today new car sales for Bosnia & Herzegovina, a market up 1.8% year-on-year in February to 645 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up…
The Dacia Logan is once again the best-selling model in Moldova. According to data shared by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova climb 19.5% to 469 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 18.8% to 878 sales. The Dacia Logan (+200%) triples its sales year-on-year to…