The BYD Seagull is the best-selling vehicle in China for the 2nd time in the past 3 months. In October, trade-in incentives have started to really be felt in the Chinese market with a noticeable effect on wholesales as manufacturers stock up in anticipation of improved demand. Promotional activity across…
The MG 3 breaks into the Mexican Top 10 for the first time. The Mexican new light vehicle market is up by a robust 7% year-on-year in October to 122,051 units. This is the largest October volume in 7 years: since the 124,353 units of October 2017. The year-to-date tally…
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in October. Data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT show a Cyprus new car market off -13.9% year-on-year in October to 1,003 units. The year-to-date tally remains in positive however at +4.4% to 13,306. This month Kia (+73.6%) remains…
The BYD Seal breaks into the Austrian Top 10 for the first time The Austrian new car market lifts 16.5% year-on-year in October to 21,981 registrations, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 5.6% to 213,004. We have a momentous event in the brands top spot: Skoda surges 43% to…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in New Zealand in October. New vehicle sales in New Zealand drop -2.7% year-on-year in October to 12,572, leading to a year-to-date volume off -14.7% to 106,384. Passenger cars sink -39.4% to 1,508 units whereas SUVs climb 6% to 7,986 and light commercials…
The Mahindra XUV3X0 lands directly at #25 in South Africa. 47,924 new vehicles hit South African roads in October, a robust +5.5% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally is now off -4.7% to 425,806. Within this total, passenger cars soar 14.5% to 34,228, its highest since October 2019. Local association NAAMSA…
The Suzuki Every makes its first appearance in the Pakistani charts. Local association PAMA has Pakistani sales of locally made new light vehicles back up 112.1% year-on-year in October to 13,108. The year-to-date tally is now up 50.2% to 105,065. Note Changan and Kia do not report sales figures to…
Peugeot holds 7.6% of the Luxembourg market in October vs. 3.7% year-to-date. 4,175 new cars found a buyer in Luxembourg in October, edging up 0.2% year-on-year. The year-to-date tally remains in negative at -5% to 40,065. Volkswagen (-5.1%) disappoints but stays atop the brands charts with 12.4% share. 26 units…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in October. The Slovenian new car market surges 16.2% year-on-year in October to 4,509 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 7.7% to 45,514. The Top 3 carmakers all outpace the market with splendid gains: Volkswagen is up 43% to 15.5%…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in October. 15,291 new cars found a buyer in Portugal in October, a solid 10.3% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 3.5% to 173,133. Peugeot surges 59.4% to tighten up its grip on the brands charts even further at…
The Ateca helps lift Cupra to its highest share ever in Poland. The Polish new car market is robust in October at +17.3% year-on-year to 47,013 units. This is particularly satisfying given October 2023 was already up 28% on the year prior. As a result the year-to-date volume is now…
Renault sales are up 79.4% in October. The Ukrainian new car market edges up 1.3% year-on-year in October to 5,807 units. This means the year-to-date volume is now up 19.1% to 59,067. This month Renault (+79.4%) surges ahead to lodge its first monthly win since April 2022. The French carmaker…
The Grand Koleos accounts for 84% of Renault Korea sales in October. New car sales in South Korea progress +5.1% year-on-year in October to 145,444 units. For once this is solely due to the domestic manufacturers' performance at +6.1% to 124,195. Reversely foreign carmakers edge down -0.4% to 21,249. Year-to-date,…
The Mercedes GLA hits a 65.5% private sales ratio in October. Private sales in Germany are down -2.6% year-on-year in October to 77,021 for a PS ratio (PSR) of 33.2% vs. 36.1% a year ago in October 2023. The year-to-date tally is up 0.5% to 765,470 and 32.6% PSR vs.…
The VW Tiguan is the most popular vehicle in Switzerland in October. The Swiss new car market falls -7.9% year-on-year in October to 18,753 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -4.3% to 194,483. 4x4 sales drop -10.2% to 9,764 and 52.1% share vs. 53.4% a year ago but resist…