The Skoda Kodiaq sees its sales shoot up 170.4% year-on-year in Switzerland. The Swiss new car market gains a solid 7.9% year-on-year in April to 28.620 registrations, tilting the year-to-date volume into positive territory at +2.1% to 100.685. Volkswagen (+17.7%) and Skoda (+54%) stun with fantastic gains and rank #1 and…
The Fiat Egea is the only nameplate in positive in the Top 35. If March results (-35.5%) seemed to indicate a possible respite in the nightmare Turkish new light vehicle sales are going through right now, April sales down -56.5% to just 30.971 swiftly kill that hope, leading to a…
Renault remains the most popular carmaker in Argentina. It's an 11th straight month of double-digit fall for new vehicles in Argentina at a scary -51.3% to 37.257 units, leading to a YTD tally in total perdition at -49.6% to 175.791. Renault (-48.4%) manages to fall slightly slower than the market to…
The Dacia Duster reaches its highest share yet for this generation at home. The Romanian new car market soars 13.9% in April to 8.691, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 22.8% to 44.527. Homegrown brand leader Dacia (+26.5%) doubles the market growth in pole position but Renault (+40.7%) does even…
The Kia Niro scores its first podium finish in the Netherlands. New car sales in the Netherlands drop -3.3% year-on-year in April to 33.149 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -12.5% to 148.751. Brand leader Volkswagen (-7.3%) falls faster than the market but remains comfortably on top at 10.9% share,…
Citroen sales soar 30.2% year-on-year in April. New car sales in Portugal edge down -1.7% year-on-year in April to 21.121 units, a much better hold than last month (-10.8%) leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.9% to 80.566. Quite spectacularly, the Top 3 best-selling manufacturers, all French, all post market-defying double-digit…
The Toyota Corolla is up to #2 in Poland in April. New light vehicles in Poland gain 4% year-on-year in April to 52.190 units including light commercials, a new record for the month leading to a year-to-date volume up 1.7% to 208.927, also a new record. Skoda (+7.7%) and Toyota…
The Vauxhall Grandland X hits a record 2nd place in Scotland in April. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for all UK nations in March. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in the April…
BMW soars 12.3% to climb on the Belgian brands podium. The Belgian new car market edges down -2% year-on-year in April to 53.498 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.9% to 209.364. Renault (-3%) overtakes Volkswagen (-9.6%) to take the lead of the brands ranking with 10.1% share vs.…
Dacia sales soar 34.9% year-on-year in Bulgaria in April. The Bulgarian new car market soars 16.1% year-on-year in April to 4.153 units, lifting the year-to-date volume up 6.4% to 14.442. Dacia (+34.9%) manages to growth twice as fast as the market to cement its leadership at 13.5% share, distancing Skoda (-1.9%)…
Hyundai sales surge 69% year-on-year in Singapore this month. New light vehicle sales in Singapore drop -1.1% year-on-year in April to 6.896 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 10.6% to 27.402. Honda (+7.4%) retains the brands lead thanks to a market-defying gain to 22.8% share, a comfortable 400+ unit-margin…
Audi is the 2nd best-selling carmaker in Luxembourg in April. New car sales in Luxembourg gain 5% year-on-year in April to 5.642 registrations, lifting the year-to-date volume up 4.3% to 20.509. Volkswagen remains by far the most popular carmaker with 14.3% share, well above its YTD level of 13.1%. Audi…
The new generation should allow the Toyota Hiace to remain a strong seller in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is back as a monthly brands update on BSCB, and we start the year catching up on both January and February. In January, the market soars 30.4% year-on-year to 3.478 units. Toyota…
Nissan Altima sales are up a whopping 59% year-on-year in April. April marks the 4th straight month of year-on-year decline for U.S. new light vehicles, still chasing their first gain of the year at -1.5% to 1.336.853, leading to a year-to-date tally down -2.6% to 5.330.035. If last month a bright…
Jeep signs a 2nd consecutive record volume month in Brazil. After a freak -0.2% decline last month, Brazilian new car sales are back in frank positive in April at +5.4% to 221.321 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 8.7% to 801.330, the highest at this time of year since 2015…