The Mercedes GLB is inside the Czech Top 30 in January. New car sales in the Czech Republic drop -22.7% year-on-year to 14.794 registrations in January. Homegrown brand leader Skoda (-30.8%) falls faster than the market to 38.7% but January 2020 was a particularly high comparison base as it hit…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in January. The Portuguese new car market sinks -30.5% year-on-year in January to just 10.029 units. Peugeot (-15.6%) and Mercedes (-16.3%) both manage to roughly cut the market drop rate in two to take the lead of the brands ranking while…
Mazda CX-9 sales are up 21.6% year-on-year in January. The Canadian new light vehicle market skids down -17.4% year-on-year in January to 90.890 units according to DesRosiers Automotive, as many parts of the country were under lockdown during the month. The three main automotive groups still reporting sales monthly all…
Kia Telluride sales are up 34.8% year-on-year. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. are estimated to fall -3.3% year-on-year in January to roughly 1.09 million units according to Morgan Stanley, with one less selling day compared to January 2020 which is equivalent to a stable market. In fact, the…
The Dacia Sandero III is an instant blockbuster in France. Picture largus.fr 11/02 update: Now with Top 270 All-models ranking. The Full Year 2020 article has also been updated with Top 400 All-models data. The French new car market manages a measured -5.8% to 126.381 units despite two less selling…
Lada Niva sales are up 135.3% year-on-year thanks to its facelift. The Russian new car market drops a limited -4.2% year-on-year in January to 95.213 units. Homegrown leader Lada (+0.3%) posts stable sales, sending it to a strong 23% share vs. 21.5% over the Full Year 2020, with Kia (+0.6%)…
Toyota Alphard sales are up 94.5% year-on-year in January. The Japanese new vehicle market is up +6.8% year-on-year in January to 384.442 units. Brand leader Toyota (+13.8%) exactly doubles the market growth rate to score a solid 31.7% share, in line with the 31.6% it held over the FY2020. Suzuki (+9.3%)…
The new Opel Mokka has landed in Germany. Lockdown measures and associated dealership closures aimed at stemming the winter wave of Covid-19 pull the German market down a harsh -31.1% to 169.754 units vs. 246.300 a year ago which was already down -7.3% on the year prior. Brand leader Volkswagen (-29.9%)…
The Genesis GV70 breaks into the South Korean Top 20 in January. The South Korean new car market is up a splendid 19.1% year-on-year in January to 139.591 units, including 117.270 local models (+17.7%) and 22.321 foreigners (+26.5%). However this stunning uptick is partly related to a low comparison base…
Honda sales are up 113.6% year-on-year in January. Picture autocarindia.com New car wholesales in India gain a splendid 15.7% year-on-year in January to 303.399 units, marking six consecutive months of year-on-year growth in stark contrast with most other global markets. Brand leader Maruti (-0.6%) posts the only year-on-year drop in…
The Kia Sportage is up to a record 2nd place in January. Picture autoexpress.co.uk A second national lockdown means the UK new car market freefalls -39.5% year-on-year in January to just 90.249 units, a loss of almost 60.000 sales. This is the weakest January volume since 1970 (84.807). Private sales drop…
Toyota RAV4 sales are up 307.2% year-on-year in January. In January, the Swedish new car market soars 22.5% year-on-year on a very low year-ago comparison volume to 20.573 units, equivalent to January 2019 volumes (20.478). After reaching a record 49% in December, rechargeable cars (EV+PHEV) fall back to 33.5% vs.…
The Fiat Cronos is up 300.9% year-on-year in January. New vehicle sales in Argentina gain 10.6% year-on-year in January to 49.438 units. Traditional brand leader Volkswagen (-5%) is toppled this month: Toyota (+79.8%) and Fiat (+44.5%) surge to #1 and #2 respectively with 19.3% and 14.3% share, levels way above…
Jeep scores its first ever Top 5 finish in Brazil. The Brazilian new light vehicle market drops -11.7% year-on-year in January to 162.567 units but the daily sales rate is down just -1.3%. Fiat (+19.3%) starts the year all guns blazing and returns to the brands top spot for the…
MG ZS sales are up 327.6% year-on-year in January. Now updated with the Top 272 All-models. The Australian new vehicle market registers a third consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year gains in January at +11.1% to 79.666 units as dealers continue to fulfil back orders accumulated during the pandemic, customers are…