The Hyundai Solaris ranks #2 in Russia, its highest position since December 2016. The Russian new car market is down -4.8% year-on-year in February to 114,349 units, bringing the year-to-date talky down -4.3% to 206,011. It is too early to feel the potential effects of the economic sanctions levelled at…
Peugeot 3008 sales are up 153.5% year-on-year in Portugal in February. The Portuguese new car market rallies back up 39.2% to 11,571 sales on a particularly low year-ago comparison base when the market was down -59% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 16.7% to 21,400 units.…
The Hyundai Tucson is up to a record third place in the Czech Republic in February. New car sales in the Czech Republic drop -3.1% year-on-year in February to 14,225 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 3.4% to 30,488. Skoda (+5%) and Hyundai (+6.3%) defy the market decline and post year-on-year…
Dacia Duster sales are up 3-fold in Romania in February. New car sales in Romania gain 25.1% year-on-year in February to 8,616 units, with the year-to-date volume now up 39.3% to 17,953. These results follow particularly low year-ago comparison base. Dacia (+93.2%) recuperates from a February 2021 crash (-48.9%) to…
The Volvo XC60 is the best-selling vehicle in Sweden in February. New car sales in Sweden recede -7.4% year-on-year in February to 21,136 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -5.5% to 41,029. In February, rechargeable cars hold 51.6% of the market vs. 34.8% a year ago and are up…
The Vauxhall Mokka is up to #3 in the UK in February. Always a low month before the license plate change of March, in February the UK market rises 15% year-on-year on a locked down February 2021 to 58,994 sales. The year-to-date tally is now up 23% to 174,081. When…
The BMW iX is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Norway in February. New car sales in Norway crash down -23.8% year-on-year in February to 8,147 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -23.3% to 16,104. After reaching a record 83.7% share in January, sales of BEV hold 75.6% of the Norwegian market…
The Kia Picanto is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in February. New car sales in the Netherlands are back up 5.7% year-on-year in February to 22,860 units, but keep in mind February 2021 sales were off -26.3% on the year prior. Kia (+38.6%) is up three spots on January to…
Mitsubishi sales are up 26% year-on-year in February, thanks partly to an influx of Tritons. 7/03 update: Now with Top 270 All-models ranking. For the first time since last September, new vehicle sales in Australia return to positive territory at +1.6% year-on-year in February to 85,340 units despite continuing stock…
The Renault Koleos is up to 6th place in Ukraine in January. Despite the current war in Ukraine, our contact there still managed to find the time to share with us the latest car sales data, a testimony to the kindness, dedication and resilience of this people. In January the…
First Top 10 finish for the Toyota Yaris Cross in Slovenia. The Slovenian new car market edges down -1.6% year-on-year in January to 5,320 registrations. Volkswagen (-16.3%) although faring a lot worse than the market, is the uncontested leader in the brands ranking with 15.3% share, in line with the…
The Ssangyong Korando misses out on a Top 10 finish by just 20 sales. New car sales in Slovakia start the year all guns blazing at +72.6% year-on-year to 5,739 units. Skoda (+23.9%) largely trails the market but remains by far the most popular brand with 19.7% share vs. 20.3%…
The Hyundai Elantra is the best-selling vehicle in Kazakhstan in January. Social unrest in the country in January, triggered by sudden sharp increase in liquefied gas prices, resulted in 227 deaths and 9,900 arrests and the car market is evidently affected. January 2022 sales are down -53% year-on-year to just…
The Kia Sorento breaks into the Serbian Top 10 for the first time, directly to #5. Our central European partner CE Auto says new car sales in Serbia bounce back up 20.5% year-on-year in January to 1,620 units. The Skoda Fabia (+388.6%) cements the leadership it established over the Full Year…
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in Bosnia & Herzegovina in January. Data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a Bosnian new car market up 14.6% year-on-year to 550 units. The Kia Sportage topples the Skoda Octavia (+25%) to end the month in pole position with…