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UK May 2020: Extended health crisis stifles sales down -89% to lowest May since 1952

The Volvo XC40 scores its very first UK Top 10 finish at #6. 20/07 update: Now with Top 160 YTD models and Top 100 May models. As we anticipated last month, May was the month the UK became the country most affected by the coronavirus pandemic in Europe, with 281.270…

  • June 5, 2020
  • Matt Gasnier
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Portugal May 2020: Mercedes #1, soars to record 13.2% share, Citroen C-Elysee in Top 10, market in hell (-74.7%)

The A-Class is #1 in Portugal in May, helping Mercedes to a record share. New daily coronavirus cases have remained below 400 since May 8 in Portugal but the pandemic hasn't been completely wrestled to the ground just yet, adding up to 33.592 cases and 1.455 deaths at the time…

  • June 5, 2020
  • Matt Gasnier
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Poland May 2020: Skoda Fabia snaps first win in 15 months in market down -54.8%

The Skoda Fabia is the best-selling vehicle in Poland in May. The COVID-19 curve hasn't been flattened in Poland with total infections still on the rise: from 2.311 as of March 31 to 12.877 as of April 30 and 23.786 as of May 31. The Polish new car market does a…

  • June 5, 2020
  • Matt Gasnier
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Chile May 2020: Flaring COVID-19 infections keep market stuck at -72.2%

Brilliance soars 109.5% in a market down -72.2%. COVID-19 total cases have seen an exponential rise in Chile in the past two months, going from 2.738 as of March 31 to 16.023 as of April 30 and 113.618 at the time of writing. In the past week, Chile ranks 6th…

  • June 4, 2020
  • Matt Gasnier
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India May 2020: Hyundai Creta first non-Maruti #1 in 35 years in K.O. market (-84.5%)

The Hyundai Creta is the best-selling vehicle in India in May. After completely stopping in April with zero wholesales and retail sales, the Indian new car market gingerly steps out in May at -84.5% year-on-year to just 36.576 wholesales vs. 236.533 in May 2019, pulling the year-to-date tally down -48.1%…

  • June 4, 2020
  • Matt Gasnier
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Italy May 2020: Registrations bounce back to -49.4%, VW T-Roc up to record 2nd place

The VW T-Roc is up to a record 2nd place overall in Italy in May. Having been hit by COVID-19 earlier and harder than most other European countries with some cities in quarantine as early as late February, Italy was able to ease its nationwide lockdown a little earlier as…

  • June 4, 2020
  • Matt Gasnier
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Brazil May 2020: Worsening health crisis kneecaps market down -75.8%

Chevrolet Tracker sales are lifted up 51.7% by the new generation. Brazil is in the process of displacing the USA to become the new global epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, going from 108.620 total cases a month ago to 555.383 today and 7.367 deaths when we published the April sales…

  • June 4, 2020
  • Matt Gasnier
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China wholesales May 2020: Market expected to roar up 11.7% to largest gain in 28 months

The Hongqi H9 is part of an avalanche of new local models hitting the Chinese market as it recovers from the coronavirus... According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), May wholesales in China are expected to surge 11.7% year-on-year to 2.14 million units according to preliminary estimates. This…

  • June 4, 2020
  • Matt Gasnier
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USA May 2020: Decline thaws to -33% but plateauing retail, devastated fleets point to shaky recovery

The U.S. recovery is hampered by absent fleet sales, notably rental cars. U.S. new light vehicle sales are estimated to fall -33% year-on-year in May to 1.065.000 units according Edmunds, ALG and Cox Automotive, compared to a revised -50% and 668.000 in April. This pulls the year-to-date tally down -24.2%…

  • June 4, 2020
  • Matt Gasnier
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Europe April 2020: Locked down ghost month (-78.2%) sees BMW (-64%), Skoda (-61%) hit record ranking

Skoda leaps onto the European podium for the first time in history and the Octavia is up to a record 2nd place overall. 03/06 update: Now with final figures for the Top 100 models (JATO) 29/05 update: Now with Top 55 All-brands and Top 365 All-models (JATO). Final figures for…

  • June 3, 2020
  • Matt Gasnier
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Hungary May 2020: Suzuki and Vitara reclaim control in worsening market (-54.5%)

The Suzuki Vitara is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in May. Picture autonavigator.hu Following the same trend as Netherlands, Sweden and Finland, new car sales in Hungary fare worse in May at -54.5% year-on-year and 6.472 units than they did in April (-50.3%). The year-to-date tally is now down -25.7%…

  • June 3, 2020
  • Matt Gasnier
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Sweden May 2020: COVID-19 crisis deepens to -50.2%, Hyundai and Land Rover up

Hyundai Kona sales surge 92% in a market down -50.2%. Sweden is the only European country to not have imposed any COVID-19 lockdown on its population over the past few months. As a result, infections and most strikingly deaths have continued to soar: from 4.435 and 180 respectively as of…

  • June 3, 2020
  • Matt Gasnier
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Finland May 2020: Sales collapse accelerates (-53.7%), Kia (-29.1%), Peugeot (-28.8%) resist, Ford Kuga in Top 10

The Ford Kuga breaks into the Finnish Top 10 in May. The April 2020 article has been updated with the Top 32 All-brands and Top 50 models. After losing a somewhat contained -39.1% in April, Finnish new car sales go against most other European markets and accelerate their fall in…

  • June 3, 2020
  • Matt Gasnier
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Netherlands May 2020: Volume drop worsens to -59.4%, Kia places Niro and Picanto on top

The Kia Niro is the best-seller in the Netherlands so far in 2020. Picture autoverhaal.nl The Netherlands did not completely lock down its economy in March-April and therefore had until now enjoyed relatively smaller new sales drops (-24.6% in March and -53% in April). But now that most of Europe has…

  • June 2, 2020
  • Matt Gasnier
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Argentina May 2020: Toyota Hilux reclaims lead in market down another -42.6%

The Toyota Hilux is back to #1 in Argentina. As the country is slowly awakening from its COVID-19 torpor, new vehicle sales in Argentina drop -42.6% year-on-year in May to 21.015 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -45.4% to 115.864. That's a much better hold than in April (-88.3%) but still hardly…

  • June 2, 2020
  • Matt Gasnier
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