The new generation lifts the Toyota Aqua from #20 in June to #5 in July. The Japanese new vehicle market drops -4.8% year-on-year in July to 377.448 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.1% to 2.842.034. Toyota (+8.1%) impressively signs the only year-on-year gain in the Top 7, improving…
Fiat Mobi sales are up 131.1% year-on-year in July. Brazilian new light vehicle sales edge down -0.4% year-on-year in July to 162.404 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 26.2% to 1.169.052. This is a poor performance, keeping in mind July 2020 was down -29.8% on the year prior. In…
Toyota's sales double year-on-year in July and the Etios is up 112%. Picture autotest.com.ar New vehicle sales in Argentina are up just 6.8% year-on-year in July to 32.338 units, a lukewarm performance given July 2020 was a partial quarantine month down -38.8% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is…
The Kia K5 breaks into the Russian Top 10 in July. Picture zr.ru The Russian new car market reverses -6.5% year-on-year in July to 132.640 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 28.4% to 953.760. Local behemoth Lada (+2.7%) bucks the negative trend to score the only year-on-year gain…
The VW Polo is the best-selling vehicle in the UK in July. As stock shortages triggered by the microchip crisis impair sales, the UK new car market sinks -29.5% year-on-year in July to just 123.296 units, the lowest July volume since 1998 (37.896), before the bi-annual plate system was initiated.…
The Kia Ceed is the best-selling vehicle in Sweden in July. New car sales in Sweden fall off a cliff in July at -26.2% year-on-year to just 16.778 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 28% to 189.941. Rechargeable vehicles are down -5.9% year-on-year to 6.312 units and 37.6% share…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in France once again. Picture largus.fr 5/08 update: Now with Top 295 All-models ranking. In what is shaping up to be a particularly disastrous month in Europe, French new car sales sink -35.3% year-on-year in July to just 115.713 units. This figure is…
MG ZS sales are up 446.2% year-on-year in Australia in July. Now updated with the Top 292 All-models ranking. New car sales in Australia surge 16.1% year-on-year in July to 84.161 units to sign the largest July volume since 2018. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 26.5% to 651.629…
The Toyota Yaris is up 89.2% year-on-year in Italy in July. In line with poor results in Spain, the Italian new car market freefalls -19.2% year-on-year in July to just 111.300 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 38.3% to 1.004.165. Compared to the pre-pandemic volumes of two years ago,…
The Fiat Tipo is the best-selling car in Serbia in June. Based on data by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market is up 4.4% year-on-year in June to 3.325 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 28.2% to 15.550. Fiat manages a superb 1-2 this…
First Top 10 finish for the Volvo XC40 in Bosnia & Herzegovina. According to data by our regional partner CE Auto, new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina rise 15% year-on-year in June to 898 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 13.4% to 4.409 units. After missing out on…
The Dacia Sandero signs its first Spanish win of the year in July. New car sales in Spain fall a ghastly -28.9% year-on-year in July to just 83.900 units. Granted, July 2020 figures were boosted by pent-up demand after a strict lockdown as well as the start of a scrappage…
Volkswagen sales almost double year-on-year in June. 03/08 update: Now with Top 25 models. New light vehicle sales in Turkey gain 12.5% year-on-year in June to 79.819 registrations, the largest June volume since 2017 (83.658). It brings the year-to-date tally up 55.3% to 394.701. Brand leaders Fiat (-3.5%) and Renault (-28.8%)…
The Toyota RAV4 ranks #1 in Moldova for the fourth straight month. According to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market bounces back up 46% year-on-year in June to 682 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 37.9% to 2.946. The models ranking is very stable…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in June. Based on data shared with us by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market is up 19.6% year-on-year in June to 513 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 20.2% to 2.650. This month…