Porsche manages to contain its loss to -7.2% in March. In Luxembourg most non-food shops closed on March 16 in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus and a state of emergency was declared on March 19. As of March 31, there were 2.178 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and…
The Chevrolet Onix repeats at #1 in Argentina in March. On March 20, the Argentinean government imposed one of the strictest Coronavirus lockdowns in the world, meaning automotive factories, dealerships and registration offices closed for the rest of the month. As such, these sales figures are for the March 1-19…
The Renault Clio signs its first European win in over 13 years. 06/04 update: Now with Top 56 All-brands and Top 340 All-models. 27/03 update: Now with the Top 100 models. 26/03 update: Now with actuals for the Top 25 brands and models. February volumes in Europe, down -7% year-on-year…
The Suzuki XL7 is an instant blockbuster in Indonesia. The Indonesian new vehicle market edges down -3.1% to 79.573 units in February, leading to a year-to-date volume down -2.8% to 160.008. Brand leader Toyota (+6.8%) swims upstream with a solid uptick leading to a 31.5% share while sister brand Daihatsu…
The C5 Aircross is up to #12, helping Citroen up 557.9% in February. 06/04 update: Now with Top 25 models. In order to give you more timely updates we will publish Turkish brands data when made available, then update the article with models data. In February the Turkish new light…
New light vehicle sales in Hong Kong drop -33.2% year-on-year in January to 2.323 registrations on both the Lunar New Year Holiday pulled forward vs. last year and the start of the coronavirus lockdown impact. Toyota (-37.1%) falls even faster than the market but comfortably remains atop the brands charts…
The Dacia Sandero shoots up to third place so far in 2020 in Lithuania. Based on data disclosed by our partner JATO Dynamics, new car sales in Lithuania gain 36% over the first two months of 2020 to 8.492 units, with January up 35.1% to 4.238 and February up 36.9%…
The Peugeot 308 is up to #2 in Latvia so far in 2020. According to data shared with us by our partner JATO Dynamics, over the first two months of the year the Latvian new car market edges down -1.4% to 2.803 units with January down -3.6% to 1.484 and…
Spain is under strict lockdown measures since March 16. The distribution and sale of new cars was shut down in Spain on March 16 as part of the state of emergency declared against the coronavirus pandemic, with Spain now the second-most affected country in the world after Italy. As a…
Soon-to-be-discontinued Holden soars in March on stock-clearing discounts. Picture PerformanceDrive.com.au In March, new car sales in Australia endure a 24th consecutive month or 2 full years of year-on-year declines - and their steepest drop yet - at -17.9% to 81.690 which is the weakest March result in 11 years -…
Peugeot sports the slimmest drop among the Top 13 brands. The closure of non-essential businesses across Ireland from March 13 as a measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus means Irish new car sales fall -63% year-on-year in March to just 6.173 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -20.4%…
Dacia is the best-selling carmaker in Bulgaria for the first time in 6 months. A COVID-19 public health emergency was declared in Bulgaria on March 13 scheduled to initially last for one month, with only essential businesses remaining open and car dealerships closed. As a result the new car market slows…
Some parts of Italy have been under quarantine since late February. With a red zone established in eleven municipalities in the province of Lodi as early as 21 February, extended to a large part of Northern Italy including Milan on March 8 then to the entire nation on March 10, the Italian…
The Kia Stonic breaks into the Swedish Top 10. Picture hogstavaxeln.se Sweden has not ordered its inhabitants to stay-at-home in the face of the coronavirus outbreak with life continuing almost as usual in the country so far, 4.435 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 180 related deaths reported in the country as…
The Dacia Lodgy is now #1 year-to-date in Hungary. New car sales in Hungary have started their coronavirus-triggered fall at -14.3% year-on-year to 11.478 units in March, even though it is less severe than some other European markets for now. This is due to the fact that March figures are…