Toyota is the only year-on-year gainer in the Top 20 in August. It's another difficult month for new car sales in Belgium, down another -25.7% year-on-year in August to 27.026 units, keeping in mind August 2020 was already down -24.1% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now down -3.5%…
Mercedes is the best-selling carmaker in Luxembourg in August. New car sales in Luxembourg skid down -23.9% year-on-year in August to 2.792 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now up just 7% to 32.063. Mercedes (-24.9%) signs its first monthly win since last January at 11.1% share vs. 9.9% so…
The Skoda Fabia is the best-selling vehicle in the Czech Republic so far this year. New car sales in the Czech Republic dip down -1% year-on-year in August to 16.449 units, keeping in mind August 2020 was down -33.6% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now up 12.4%…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in August. The Portuguese new car market implodes -35.8% year-on-year in August to 7.971 units, leading to a year-to-date volume now up 10% to 101.739. BMW (-2.4%) resists much better than the market and snaps the monthly top spot for only…
Renault is the best-selling manufacturer in Ukraine in August. Note July data is also included in the tables below. The Ukrainian new car market lifts 22.1% year-on-year in August to 8.513 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 27% to 66.661. After four consecutive months of reign by Toyota, Renault (-4.5%)…
The new generation lifts the Kia Sportage to #2 overall in August. New car sales in South Korea reduce their fall in August at -2.7% to 128.363 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.4% to 1.178.125 sales. This month, local manufacturers are off -3.4% to 106.247 while foreigners edge…
The Lexus NX is up 45.4% year-on-year in August. New light vehicle sales in Canada are estimated to skid -11.4% year-on-year in August to 146.925 according to DesRosiers Automotive Consultants, and off -19.2% on August 2019. The year-to-date tally is now up 18.9% to 1.160.029. We at BSCB forecast a Full…
Mazda sales are up 4.6% in a market down -17%. August is the month the microchip and parts shortage and associated idling of numerous local factories finally took their toll on the U.S. new light vehicle market. It is estimated by Morgan Stanley at 1.095 million sales, a vertiginous -17%…
Toyota Aqua sales are up 147.6% year-on-year thanks to the new generation. The Japanese new vehicle market edges down -2.1% year-on-year to 319.697 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 7.9% to 3.161.731. Once again Toyota (+6%) defies the negative context to cement its leadership at 33.8% share vs. 32.5%…
Chery is up to a record 9th place in Russia in August. New light vehicle sales in Russia skid down -17% year-on-year in August to 114.130 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 21.3% to 1.067.890. Local behemoth Lada (-32.1%) is in difficulty this month as it almost doubles the…
The Maruti Suzuki Baleno is the best-selling vehicle in India in August. New car wholesales in India gain a solid 10.9% year-on-year in August to 259.555 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up a whopping 72% to 2.131.496. Brand leader Maruti Suzuki (-8.7%) goes against the market with a significant…
The Tesla Model Y has landed in Norway. The Norwegian new car market is up a whopping 52% year-on-year in August to 16.427 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 38.9% to 110.864. Electrified car sales shoot up 77.6% year-on-year to 15.156 and 92.3% share vs. 79% in August 2020. Year-to-date,…
The Ford Puma is the best-selling vehicle in the UK in August. New car sales in the UK are down a further -22% year-on-year in August to just 68.033 units, the lowest August tally since 2013 (65.937), leading to a year-to-date volume up 20.3% to 1.101.302 units. August 2021 is down…
The Kia Niro is the best-selling vehicle in Sweden for the second time ever. The Swedish new car market sinks -22.4% year-on-year in August to 19.808 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 20.6% to 209.749. Rechargeable cars are up a spectacular 25.8% to 9.322 and 47.1% share vs. just…
The Dacia Duster holds a record 14.2% of the Romanian market in August. New car sales in Romania soar 44.6% year-on-year in August to 16.129 units on a low year-ago comparison base (11.155), leading to a year-to-date tally up 7.6% to 79.311. The Top 3 carmakers vastly outperform the market,…