The Forthing T5 Evo ranks at a record 11th place in February. 4,372 new cars found a buyer in Slovenia in February, a 5.4% year-on-year uptick. The year-to-date volume is up a solid 7.6% to 9,387. Volkswagen (+45.1%) surges ahead to 15.2% share vs. 16% year-to-date while Renault (+32.4%) overtakes…
Opel sales shoot up 160.9% year-on-year in February New car sales in Luxembourg recede -4.1% year-on-year in February to 4,111 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now in negative at -1.1% and 7,831. After being knocked down to #3 in January, Volkswagen (-9.8%) reclaims the brands top spot both for…
BYD holds 20.7% of the Singaporean market in February. The Singaporean new car market surges 60.6% year-on-year in February to 3,878 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally up 41.4% to 6,581. Such growth in the country is usually explained by cheaper Certificates of Entitlement which are requested to own a vehicle…
Aion UT Let’s now examine the latest launches on the Chinese market, based on wholesales. This month is unusually quiet with only three new models hitting Chinese roads, all of them Chinese. To fully understand the scope of the Chinese market, make sure you consult our Exclusive Guide to all…
The Geely Xingyuan BEV is the most popular vehicle in China both in February and YTD. According to data by CAAM, the Chinese wholesales market surges 34.4% year-on-year in February to 2,129,000 units. This is mostly due to the fact that the Lunar New Year was earlier this year vs.…
The Chevrolet Cobalt holds 40.6% of the Uzbek market so far in 2025. For the first time since 2018 we can share with you today rare data for Uzbekistan. Over the first two months of 2025, 50,373 new light vehicles found a buyer in the country. Local producer Chevrolet suffocates…
The Audi Q8 is up to a record 5th place in February. 19,619 new cars found a buyer in Austria in February, a -1.9% year-on-year drop. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 6.7% to 40,067 thanks to a splendid start of the year (January at +16.5%). Volkswagen (-5.2%) falls…
The BYD Shark 6 sold over 2,000 units across two months. 12/03 update: Now with Top 329 All models ranking. The Australian new vehicle market endures its 7th decline in the past 8 months in February at -7.9% to 96,710 units. This is however the 2nd highest February volume in history…
The Dacia Bigster has landed in its home charts. The Romanian new car market is up 4.5% year-on-year in February to 11,850 units, but due to a disappointing January result, the year-to-date tally remains in negative at -1.3% to 23,770. Local hero Dacia (+6.5%) is solid but drops to 29.8%…
Cupra smashes all its records in February. Danish new car sales edge up 3.5% year-on-year in February to 11,616 units. Thanks to a splendid month of January, YTD figures are up 11.9% to 22,449. Volkswagen (+194.6%) triples its sales year-on-year to surge to 19.8% share, by far the most popular…
Hyundai Elantra sales are up 38.8% in February. Impending US tariffs on Canadian exports throw a cloak of uncertainty for the light vehicle market in the coming months. For now, February figures show a dreadful -8.2% year-on-year evolution to 122,000 estimated by Desroriers Automotive. A main explanation for this fall…
Volvo XC60 sales are up 62.2% in February. New light vehicle sales in the USA endure their first year-on-year decline in 6 months in February at -2.3% to 1,221,863 units. The year-to-date cume is now up 0.5% to 2,334,300. The SAAR is estimated at 16.1 million units, up from 15.6…
The Hyundai Ioniq 9 has landed in its home charts. South Korean new car sales are in great shape in February thanks to more opening days, at +14.7% to 132,501 units. This includes 112,302 for local manufacturers (+13.1%) and 20,199 for foreigners (+24.4%). The year-to-date volume switches to positive territory…
Skoda Kodiaq sales are up 44.5% in February. 16,212 new cars found a buyer in Switzerland in February, a harsh -12.5% year-on-year fall. The year-to-date tally after two months is off -8.2% to 31,000 units. 4x4 sales are down -15.1% to 8,097 and 49.9% share vs. 51.5% a year ago…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling car in Portugal in February. Worryingly, Portuguese new car sales are down again this month at -5.1% to 19,463 units. This means the year-to-date tally is off -6.3% to 33,967. Peugeot (-6.5%) is the faraway leader once again at 12.6% share for the month…