Thanks to the new ZS EV, MG sales gain 22.7% in 2020. New car sales in the UK collapse -48.5% or 616.000 units to just 653.502 over the First Half of 2020. This is the lowest H1 volume in almost 50 years: since 1971 (623.483), at a time when the Austin…
First ever UK podium finish for the Toyota Yaris. Even though car showrooms were allowed to re-open in England on June 1, according to the National Franchised Dealers Association one in five remained shut throughout the entire month. As for Wales (June 22) and Scotland (June 29), the reopening date was…
The Skoda Scala breaks into the Polish Top 10 for the first time in June. 30/07 update: Now with H1 2020 Top 120 models. The Polish new car market skids -20% year-on-year in June to 35.133 units, a major improvement on the -54.8% of June but still a drastic fall, leading…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in June. Even though the coronavirus pandemic had been relatively limited so far in Croatia with just above 3.000 total cases, the country is currently in the midst of a second wave with new daily cases back to their highest levels.…
The Chevrolet Onix is now the #1 vehicle in Argentina in 2020. New vehicle sales in Argentina are back in positive for the first time in over two years (since May 2018) at +0.8% year-on-year to 36.228 units, however June 2019 was depleted -43.9% on the year prior and this post…
Volvo is the only Top 30 carmaker managing a double-digit gain in June. Italy has now been out of lockdown for two full months and its new car market accordingly improves month after month: from absolute hell in both March (-85.4%) and April (-97.5%) to -49.4% in May and -23.3% in June thanks…
The Hyundai Creta scores another outstanding month in India. After -100% in April and -85.4% in May, Indian new car wholesales sink another -47.2% year-on-year in June to 116.928 units despite aggressive discounts by all manufacturers present in the country, keeping in mind June 2019 was already down a stiff -17.6%…
The VW T-Cross is up to #3 overall in Brazil in June. As is currently the case in the U.S., the coronavirus pandemic is still roaming free in Brazil with 941.475 additional reported cases (total 1.5 million) and 31.947 additional lives lost (total 61.884) over the past month alone. Even…
China wholesales December 2019 - June 2020. Source CAAM via China Automotive Review. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) expects Chinese wholesales to post a second consecutive double-digit year-on-year gain in June at +11% to roughly 2.28 million units after surging 14.5% in May. As a reminder May ended 21…
Peugeot (+21.2%) posts the best performance of any Top 15 carmaker. Picture teknikensvarld.se Swedish new car sales slow down their fall in June but still reel from the coronavirus crisis at -22.2% year-on-year to 24.747 units, bringing the H1 2020 volume down -25.1% to 125.685. Rechargeable cars (EV and PHEV)…
Opel Corsa sales are up 388.1% year-on-year in the Netherlands. Whereas neighbours France (+1.2%), Belgium (-1.8%) and Luxembourg (-10.6%) have all spectacularly recovered from Covid-19 annihilation in June, the Dutch new car market is still in a deep rut at -39.2% year-on-year to 24.926 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -30%…
The Toyota RAV4 cements its YTD leadership in June. Covid-19 has only disrupted Taiwanese new car sales for two months, with June deliveries back up 8.2% year-on-year to 41.386 units, resuming a growth trend initiated in February (+39.2%) and March (+14.5%). The year-to-date tally also tilts into positive at +1.4% and…
The Renault Captur hits a record 4th place in Spain in June. The Spanish new car market is now slowly stirring out of lethargy after a strict Covid-19 lockdown was eased from May 4 onwards. Sales remain in dire straits though in the absence of any government intervention at -36.7%…
First Top 5 finish in Finland for the Volvo XC40. Picture tekniikanmaailma.fi The Finnish new car market slices its May loss in two with June sales down -25.5% year-on-year to 7.709 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -21.9% halfway through the year at 46.244. Volkswagen (-23.3%) and Skoda (-23.3%)…
Skoda is the most popular carmaker in Bulgaria so far in 2020. The situation is bettering in Bulgaria with June new vehicle sales down -33.1% year-on-year to 2.717 vs. -68.1% in May, -74% in April and -45.4% in March, bringing the year-to-date total to 12.759 units, down -44.6% over the…