The VW ID.3 lands directly in 5th place in Denmark. New car sales in Denmark are back in positive for the second time in the past three months in September at +7.6% year-on-year to 17.197 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -18.1% to 142.163. Brand leader Volkswagen (-9.5%) bucks…
The Opel Corsa is up to #2 in Germany, only outsold by the VW Golf. German new car sales brilliantly manage their first year-on-year gain of 2020 in September at +8.4% to 265.227 registrations, joining Italy (+9.8%) as the only two European markets in positive for the month just as…
We believe the new Yaris Cross is included in the Yaris volumes in Japan. New car sales in Japan endure an 11th double-digit year-on-year fall in the past 12 months in September at a ghastly -14.3% to 469.705 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume off -18.1% or almost 750.000 units…
The Ford Ranger signs its second ever win in Australia. 9/10 update: Now with the Top 310 All-models ranking. New vehicle sales in Australia are still in a deep rut in September at -21.8% year-on-year to 68.985 units, marking the 6th double-digit decline of the year and an excruciating 30th…
The Ford Puma breaks its ranking record in Romania to #7. After imploding -51.9% in August, the Romanian new car market swings back up 79.9% in September to 10.878 units as the market reacts to wild WLTP-related year-ago changes , leading to a year-to-date tally off -31.8% to 84.599. Local hero…
BMW 1 Series salers soar 226% year-on-year in September. After stabilising in August (-0.1%) just as the whole of Europe was in doldrums (-17.6%), it's now the turn of Portugal to return to hell (-9.4%), signing a 7th straight year-on-year drop in September at 13.186 units. This brings the year-to-date…
The Fiat Strada is the best-selling vehicle in Brazil this month. Although enduring a 7th consecutive double-digit year-on-year fall, Brazilian new vehicle sales drastically reduce their drop in September at "just" -10.9% to 198.792 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -32.9% to 1.298.630 vs. 1.934.890 over the same period…
The VW ID.3 already knocks on the Dutch Top 10's door in September. The July uptick (+4%) was short-lived: after August (-21.5%), new car sales in the Netherlands endure another -21.9% freefall in September to 29.434 units, the worst performance of all European markets we have covered so far. This leads…
The VW ID.3 is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland for its first month in market. The Irish new car market records a spectacular surge in September at +66.3% year-on-year to 5.684 units, also the very first gain of 2020 leading to a year-to-date tally down -25.8% to 84.534. Volkswagen (+34.6%)…
Like the Seltos last year, the Kia Sonet is an instant blockbuster in India. The combination of released lockdown pent-up demand, a handful of very successful new launches, a weak year-ago comparison base and dealerships stocking up for festivities (Dusshere/Diwali) mean Indian wholesales score a spectacular year-on-year gain for the…
Geely is up 171.2% to #12, the highest monthly ranking ever held by a Chinese carmaker in Russia. Picture zr.ru In September, the Russian new light vehicle market registers a second year-on-year gain in the past 3 months and the third thus year after March and July at +3.4% to…
The Ford Puma now features in the YTD Top 10 of all UK nations bar England. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can now share with you the UK detail by nation for September. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation and all sales are already included in…
The Skoda Kamiq scores its second ever podium at home. New car sales in the Czech Republic sign their first year-on-year uptick of 2020 in September at +7.2% to 16.909 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -22.4% to 148.319. Local behemoth Skoda (+4.2%) is up but can't quite match its…
Renault sales more than double year-on-year in September in Bulgaria. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria endure an 8th consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year drops in September at -11.6% to 2.197 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume down -37.9% to 20.250. Renault (+106.9%) completely bucks the trend and surges ahead…
Renault Captur sales are up 139.5% year-on-year in Italy in September. Picture quattroruote.it The scrappage schemes and green car incentives implemented at the start of August in Italy have had a chance to stretch their legs in September which marks the first year-on-year gain of 2020 at a solid +9.8% to…