The VW T-Roc is up to a record 2nd place at home in July. New car sales in Germany feel the full brunt of the microchip crisis in July as they dive -24.9% year-on-year to just 236.393 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 6.7% to 1.627.282. Volkswagen (-16.6%) resists…
The Opel Corsa remains the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in July. The Croatian new car market is up 10.6% year-on-year in July to 5.675 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally up 40.8% to 31.778 units. Opel (+198.5%) triples its sales year-on-year to brilliantly take the lead of the brands ranking, toppling Volkswagen…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in July. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria are stable in July at -0.6% year-on-year to 3.521 registrations, bringing the year-to-date volume up 24.5% to 19.660 units. Brand leader Dacia (+58.7%) ignores the lukewarm context to shoot up to 18.4% share vs.…
Suzuki sales are up 122.9% year-on-year in July in Romania. The Romanian new car market bounces back up 19.6% year-on-year in July to 15.493 units, taking advantage of a particularly low comparison base in July 2020 when sales fell -44.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally tilts back into…
Hyundai is up to #5, with sales down just -1.2% in a market off -38% It's a horrendous month for new car sales in Belgium, down by a damning -38% year-on-year to just 27.596 units, keeping in mind July 2020 volumes were already down -1.3% on the year prior. As a…
Seat sales are up 26% in a market down -27.7% New car sales in Luxembourg skid down by a ghastly -27.7% year-on-year in July to 3.984 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 11.3% to 29.271. Volkswagen (-10.3%) and Mercedes (-15.7%) both resist much better than the market atop…
Suzuki sales shoot up 62.1% year-on-year in Israel in July. Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il, we can share with you today July brands data for Israel – models data is a quarterly occurrence. It's another outstanding month of sales at +15.3% year-on-year to 26.177 units, leading to a year-to-date tally…
The Hyundai Tucson is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in July and YTD. Picture completecar.ie Swinging the opposite way of the rest of the European markets we have covered so far, Irish new car sales are up a strong 25% year-on-year to 26.471 units in the all-important July month marking…
The Ford Mustang Mach-E is up to #5 in the Netherlands in July. New car sales in the Netherlands skid down -22.4% year-on-year in July to 26.883 units, tilting the year-to-date volume back into negative at -1.5% to 189.692 sales. Kia (+10.8%) brilliantly bucks the negative trend to sign a…
First podium finish in the world for the Hyundai Ioniq 5. The Norwegian new car market steps up 7.5% year-on-year in July to 10.507 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 36.9% to 94.437. The country remains the world champion in electrified sales, with volumes up 28.4% year-on-year in July…
The Hyundai Bayon is the best-selling recent launch in the Czech Republic. New car sales in the Czech Republic drop -6.9% year-on-year in July to 18.405 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 14.3% to 131.210. Local behemoth Skoda (-13.2%) almost doubles the market fall rate but scores a solid…
The new gen Sportage helps lift Kia to the brands pole position in July. The effect of the microchip shortage and the idling of some factories as a result make themselves felt in South Korea in July with a market down -8.5% year-on-year to 147.901 units. This brings the year-to-date…
Toyota sales are up 19.7% in a market down -5.7% in July. Estimates from Desrosiers Automotive have the Canadian new car market down -5.7% year-on-year in July to 155.657 units as inventory shortages linked to the microchip crisis dent the market recovery from Covid-19 restrictions. This leads to a year-to-date…
Toyota Camry sales are up 44.6% year-on-year in July. The U.S. new light vehicle market is estimated to gain just 5% year-on-year in July to 1.237 million units according to Morgan Stanley, leading to a year-to-date volume up 25.3% to 9.594 million. This marks a clear slowing down of the…
The Tata Nexon breaks its volume record in India in July. Indian new car wholesales shoot up 48.9% year-on-year in July to 294.330 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 86.3% to 1.871.941. Given July 2020 was roughly stable vs. the year prior (-1%), July 2021 is also up 45.9%…