The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in September. The Croatian new car market is down -10.3% year-on-year in September to 2.773 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 32.3% to 37.392. We have a completely reshuffled brands ranking this month, with Kia (+66%) shooting up to…
Volkswagen is the #1 brand in Belgium for the second time in 2021. New car sales in Belgium skid down -26.4% year-on-year in September to 26.554 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -6% to 313.567, keeping in mind the 2020 YTD volume was already down -24% on the year…
Opel sales are up 29.5% year-on-year in Luxembourg. The Luxembourg new car market plunges -27.6% year-on-year in September to just 2.948 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally edging up 2.8% to 35.011. BMW (-5.9%) resists very well and sports its first monthly win in Luxembourg since August 2020. It distances last…
The Renault Express is up to #10 in Bulgaria in September. The Bulgarian new car market drops -12.1% year-on-year in September to 1.932 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 18.6% to 24.008 units. Dacia (-4.5%) and Renault (-22.3%) end the month equal #1 in the brands ranking with 12.1%…
The Toyota Hilux ranks #2 in Argentina in September. New vehicle sales in Argentina return to negative territory in September at -8.7% to 31.681 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 22.6% to 303.370. Toyota (+39.6%) completely bucks the negative trend and posts the largest year-on-year gain in the Top…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in September. New car sales in Portugal continue to sink at -18.2% year-on-year in September to just 10.786 units, that's however a better hold than the -35.8% of August. The year-to-date volume is now up 6.5% to 112.525 sales. Peugeot (+10.8%)…
Toyota Corolla sales are up 17.6% year-on-year in Canada over Q3 2021. According to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is down -19.6% year-on-year in September to 136.584 units, with the Seasonally Adjusted Annualised Rate of sales (SAAR) down to 1.55 million units. The Q3 volume…
Toyota Motor outsells General Motors for the second quarter in a row. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. fall an estimated -25% year-on-year in September to just under 1 million units according to LMC Automotive. That's the lowest volume for the month since 2010 as the industry remains plagued…
The Tesla Model 3 just misses out on an outright victory in Germany. The German new car market dives -25.7% year-on-year in September to 196.972 units, tilting the year-to-date volume into negative territory at -1.2% and 2.017.561. We have adjusted our 2021 Forecast slightly down to 2.79 million units (-4%)…
The Hyundai Casper has landed in the South Korean charts. The South Korean new car market drops -30% year-on-year in September to 112.196 units, including 91.790 (-33.7%) for domestic brands and 20.406 (-6.6%) for foreign carmakers. The year-to-date tally is now off -6.5% to 1.290.321, with local carmakers off -9.4%…
Mitsubishi eK sales are up 42% year-on-year. The Japanese new vehicle market crumbles -32.2% year-on-year in September to 318.371 units vs. 459.706 a year ago, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.3% to 3.480.102 units. We have downgraded our Japan 2021 Forecast to 4.48 million units, tilting into negative at -2%…
The Renault Arkana is up to #7 overall in France in September. Picture largus.fr 11/10 update: Now with Top 295 All-models. New car sales in France accelerate their fall in September at -20.5% year-on-year to just 133.835 units vs. -15% in August, marking a fourth consecutive month of double-digit declines.…
Toyota sales are down just -1.7% in a market off -18.1%. 11/09 update: Now with Top 400 All-models and Top 63 All-brands. 28/09 update: Now with Top 10 models. Preliminary data from ACEA show European new car sales (EU+EFTA+UK) down another harsh -18.1% year-on-year in August to 724.710 units, the lowest level…
The Chery Tiggo 7 becomes the first Chinese model to rank inside the Russian Top 20. The Russian new car market dives -22.6% year-on-year in September to 119.485 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.1% to 1.260.111. The next few months aren't looking good either as the microchip and…
The Tata Nexon is up to a record 4th place in India in September. The microchip and parts shortage has finally caught up with the Indian new car market with wholesales down a devastating -36.6% year-on-year in September to just 185.636. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 54% to…