General Motors sales soar 29.6% year-on-year over Q1 2021. According to estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers, the Canadian new light vehicle market soars 86.2% year-on-year to 175.186 units in March as year-ago volumes (-48%) were impacted by Covid lockdowns put in place slightly earlier than in the U.S.. This figure…
The Fiat Cronos achieves a 7th consecutive month at #1 in Argentina. New vehicle sales in Argentina rally back up 106.3% year-on-year in March to 36.591 units on year-ago volumes impacted by Covid lockdowns (-54.4%). The March 2021 volume remains down -5.8% on March 2019 (38.864). Year-to-date, sales are now…
The new Sienna helps Toyota sales over Q1. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. rally back up in March on year-ago volumes severely impacted by Covid-19 lockdowns: sales are estimated to soar roughly 60% year-on-year to 1.6 million units, equivalent to the March 2019 volume. This means the U.S.…
The new GV70 helps Genesis break its volume record this month. 13/04 update: Now with Top 50 foreign models. New car sales in South Korea edge down -1.8% year-on-year in March to 168.268 units, with local carmakers down -6.7% to 140.971 but foreigners up 34.4% to 27.297. The year-ago comparison…
The Volvo XC40 is #1 in the Netherlands for the 2nd time in the past 3 months. Picture ad.nl Whereas the rest of Europe is enjoying artificially good results in March due to Covid-impacted year-ago volumes, new car sales in the Netherlands don't follow this trend. They actually drop -17.6%…
Seat Arona sales are up 3-fold year-on-year in March. New car sales in the Czech Republic rally back up 46.5% year-on-year to 20.053 units on Covid-impacted year-ago volumes, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -1.3% to 49.534. Homegrown brand leader Skoda (+36.4%) can't quite match the market growth but…
The Ford Kuga is up to a record 8th place in March. Picture moottori.fi New car sales in Finland gain 12.8% year-on-year in February to 10.189 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -1.4% to 27.423. Toyota (+17%) and Volkswagen (+23.9%) top the brands ranking and both post market-beating gains…
Nissan (+17.4%) posts the largest year-on-year gain among the Top 15 brands. Picture autocar.jp New vehicle sales in Japan gain 5.4% year-on-year in March to 613.003 units, leading to a Q1 2021 tally up 4.2% to 1.429.743. Brand leaders Toyota (+6.6%) and Suzuki (+8.2%) both advance faster than the market…
The Skoda Octavia remains the best-selling vehicle in Croatia. Picture sata24.hr New car sales in Croatia are up 52.9% year-on-year in March to 4.165 units, however March 2020 was down -46% on the year prior and as a result this month's sales remain down -17.4% on two years ago in…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in March. New car sales in Portugal are up 19.8% year-on-year in March to 12.699 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -31.4% to 31.039. Keep in mind March 2020 was down -57.4% due to the Covid-19 lockdown so this year's…
MG Gloster. MG sales are up to a record 5.538 units in India in March. Picture Autocar India. New car wholesales in India shoot up 127.7% year-on-year in March to 320.487 as year-ago volumes were impacted by coronavirus lockdowns. More significantly, compared to two years ago in March 2019, the Indian market…
The Fiat Strada topples the Chevy Onix as the YTD best-seller. As March 2020 corresponded to the first week of lockdown measures, this year the Brazilian market is back up 13.7% year-on-year to 177.109 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -6.5% to 497.885. However the March 2021 level remains…
Mazda places 5 nameplates in the March Australian Top 20. The Australian new car market rallies back up 22.4% year-on-year in March to 100.005 units, but more significantly this result is up 0.6% on pre-pandemic March 2019, meaning the market has already completely recovered in what in essence is a…
Haval sales are up 77.2% year-on-year in March. Picture zr.ru The Russian new light vehicle market steps back -5.7% year-on-year in March to 148.676 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -2.8% to 387.322. Both brand leaders Lada (+3%) and Kia (+1.3%) defy the negative conditions to improve their share…
The Vauxhall Corsa is the best-selling vehicle in the UK in March and YTD. The UK new car market posts its first year-on-year gain since last August at +11.5% to 283.964 units for the all-important month of March which coincides with new license plates. However the comparison base in March…