The Skoda Kamiq is up to a record #12 in Finland in April. Picture hs.fi 3/06 update: Now with Top 32 All-brands and Top 50 models. The COVID-19 state of emergency in Finland was extended to May 13, but it only involves the closure of most schools and government-run public…
Over 500 Dacia Dokker have found a buyer in Bulgaria so far in 2020. Bulgaria was under a COVID-19 public health emergency during the entire month of April, and as such new car sales in the country implode -74% year-on-year to 1.078 units, pulling the year-to-date volume down -40.5% to 8.594.…
The Renault Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine in March. As of March 31, there were only 669 reported COVID-19 cases in Ukraine, and although some restrictive measures were taken the new car market wasn't much affected at -14.8% year-on-year in March to 6.244 units. The year-to-date tally remains in…
The Citroen C3 is #1 in North Macedonia both in March and YTD. 06/05: Now with amended data - original data was incorrect. According to our Eastern European data partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia sink -53.3% year-on-year in March to 382 registrations as the country went into total…
Italy was under a nationwide lockdown during all of April. 26/06 update: Now with Top 120 YTD models. As we anticipated last week, the Italian new car market has ground to an almost complete halt in April as the country was under one of the world's strictest COVID-19 lockdowns during…
41 US States and Territories were under stay-at-home orders in April. 8/05 update: Now with Volvo brand and models data. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. collapse -53% year-on-year in April to just 625.000 units according to estimates from ALG, Cox and Edmunds, pulling the year-to-date tally down -22.4% to…
Toyota sales are down just -18% in a market down -48.2% 11/06 update: Now with Top 10 models for Q1 2020. New car sales in Lithuania fall off -48.2% year-on-year in March to 3.638 registrations, tilting the year-to-date tally into negative at -14.2% to 15.254 units. Fiat (-52.4%) easily holds onto…
Mercedes repeats at #3 in Taiwan in April. Taiwan's outstanding response to COVID-19 has enabled the country contain the outbreak to only 436 cases and 6 deaths out of a population of 23.8 million. New car sales are down a modest -11.1% year-on-year in April to 30.822 units, leading to…
The Opel Crossland X is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in April. In order to stem the spread of COVID-19, Spain has been under a strict national lockdown since March 16, scheduled to last until May 11. At the time of writing, Spain ranks 2nd in the world for reported…
The Kia Niro is #1 in the Netherlands for the 2nd time in the past 3 months. The Netherlands have managed to escape a full national lockdown over the past couple of months, and the new car market losses are therefore not as devastating as in neighbouring countries. After March…
25 Army registrations are enough to push the Toyota Land Cruiser to #1. Ireland was under a COVID-19 lockdown for the entire month of April, and as a result new car sales implode -96.1% year-on-year to just 344 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -30.7% to 50.626. If similar year-on-year…
India is under a nationwide lockdown since March 23. The entire 1.3 billion population of India is currently under the world's strictest COVID-19 lockdown since March 23 and until at least May 18. All automotive factories have stopped production and all dealerships in the country are closed, and as a…
Citroen drops "just" -26% in Slovakia in March. 28/05 update: Now with Q1 2020 Top 10 models. In February, the Slovak new car market is down -4.7% year-on-year to 7.220 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.9% to 13.953. Skoda (+13.9%) swims upstream and improves its share to 21.7%…
New car sales in Hong Kong sink -23.7% year-on-year in February to 1.930 units, a smaller fall than in January (-33.2%) and in stark contrast with Mainland China (-79.1%), as the territory attempts to control the coronavirus outbreak. The year-to-date tally is down -29.2% to 4.253 units. Toyota (-22%) easily…
06/05 update: Now with refined final data for the Top 25 brands and Top 100 models. 01/05 update: Now with Top 55 brands and Top 360 models. New car sales in Europe-27 markets (EU+EFTA+UK) collapse -51.9% year-on-year in March to just 848.800 units according to figures released by JATO Dynamics,…