The Toyota C-HR breaks into the NZ Top 10 for the first time. Hampered by a new coronavirus lockdown in Auckland, the New Zealand new vehicle market is back in frank negative in August at -15.8% year-on-year to 10.610 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -23.6% to 76.422. In…
The Suzuki Baleno is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in August. After averaging -70% over the past three months, the Chilean new vehicle market seems to have bottomed out in August with sales down a slightly less intimidating -42.4% year-on-year to 19.037 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally down…
BMW is the best-selling car brand in Luxembourg in August. 05/10 update: Now with Top 10 models YTD. Luxembourg new car sales return to negative territory in August at -3.7% to 3.671 units after posting a 14.9% surge in July, leading to a year-to-date tally down -24.6% to 29.973. BMW…
Great Wall sales surge 155.9% year-on-year in July. The Light Commercial Vehicle market continues to strive in China as local government intends to get the economy back on track post-pandemic by propping up infrastructure projects and making it easier for small “street businesses” to operate in city centres, as well as…
Kia sales are up 117.6% year-on-year in a market down -20%. New light vehicle sales in Hong Kong endure a 6th consecutive double-digit year-on-year drop in June at -20% to 2.715 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -22.1% to 14.985 sales halfway through 2020. Toyota (-30.4%) easily holds onto…
The Dacia Logan is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in July. According to data shared with us by our Eastern European data partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia bounce back up 2.9% year-on-year in July to 607 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -35.8% to 2.812.…
The Ford Puma breaks into the Italian Top 5 for the first time in August. Picture red-live.it Going against all European markets we have covered so far including France (-19.8%), Spain (-10.1%), Belgium (-24.1%), the Netherlands (-21.5%) and Austria (-29.9%) new car sales in Italy actually fare better in August…
The VW Tiguan is up to a record 4th place in Spain in August. 25/09: Now with actuals for Mini models and Cupra Formetor addition. After new scrappage schemes enabled the market to return to positive in July (+1.1%), uncertainty around the sanitary and economic situation of the country pulled…
The Kia Niro cements its YTD domination in the Netherlands. After tilting into positive in July (+4%), the Dutch new car market is, like all European markets we have covered so far, back in hell in August at -21.5% year-on-year to 26.461 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally down…
The Fiat Cronos is up 113.6% year-on-year to a record 2nd place. New vehicle sales in Argentina dive another -30.9% year-on-year in August to 30.418 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -37.7% to 212.798. Brand leader Volkswagen (-10.1%) drops three times slower than the market and hit a strong…
BMW is the best-selling brand in Belgium for the third time in 2020. 05/10 update: Now with Top 10 models YTD. In line with other European markets we have covered so far, the Belgian new car market significantly worsens in August at -24.1% year-on-year to just 36.387 registrations compared to…
Kia sales surge 52.6% in a market down -42.2%. After slowing their fall to -12.8% in July, the Bulgarian new vehicle market implodes -42.2% year-on-year in August to 2.293 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -40.1% to 18.650. There are multiple factors responsible for this relapse, including a recrudescence of new…
First ever monthly win for the Renault Sandero in Ukraine. New car sales in Ukraine post a second straight positive month - and double-digit gain - in August at +10.2% year-on-year to 8.392 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down just -1.7% to 45.536. Brand leaders Renault (+19.7%) and Toyota…
The Toyota RAV4 posts its first podium finish in Finland. After stabilising in July (-2%), the Finnish new car market skids down -15.4% year-on-year in August to 8.296 units, and after France (-19.8%) and Austria (-29.9%), August is shaping up to be a lot worse than July across Europe now…
The Ford Kuga is up to #3 overall in Taiwan in August. The Taiwanese new car market rallies back up 45.4% year-on-year in August to 34.846 registrations due to a calendar quirk that saw the traditional folklore month start on August 19 instead of August 1 in 2019. This allowed…