The coronavirus outbreak has stopped the Chinese car market - and economy. This is a special update on China. If you read our recent China wholesales and retail January 2020 updates, this won't come as too much of a surprise to you. According to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA),…
Polestar is the 36th best-selling carmaker in Belgium in February. The Belgian new car market drops -6.3% year-on-year in February to 46.775 registrations, tilting the year-to-date tally into negative territory at -2.3% to 98.615 units. Volkswagen (-11.7%) reclaims the brands pole position ahead of Renault (-23.8%) and Peugeot (-20.9%) but the…
The Chevrolet Onix is the best-selling vehicle in Argentina in February. New vehicle sales in Argentina skid down -31.7% year-on-year in February to just 27.204 registrations - the weakest February volume since 2004 - bringing the year-to-date tally down -27.8% to 71.921. An old and somewhat questionable theory of the…
Seat posts the largest year-on-year gain among the Top 15 brands. Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il we can share with you today February brands data for Israel, models data is a quarterly occurrence. Israeli new car sales edge up 1.4% year-on-year in February to 24.861 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 5.7%…
The Kia Seltos just misses out on a Top 10 finish for its first month in market. The Mexican new vehicle market is down -6% year-on-year in January to 104.832 units. Nissan (-10%) and Chevrolet (-10.5%) each lose more ground than the market but remain ultra-dominant at 20% and 15%…
Proton is at its highest level in 6 years at home. New vehicle sales in Malaysia drop -12% year-on-year in January to 42.623 due to the Lunar New Year falling in January this year vs. February 2019. Brand leader Perodua (-13.1%) roughly follows the market and remains ultra-dominant at 41%…
Audi sales soar 49.5% year-on-year in Luxembourg in February. The Luxembourg new car market drops -4.9% year-on-year in February to 4.795 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally down -1.4% to 9.114. Volkswagen (-10.6%) reclaims the brands top spot despite falling twice faster than the market, Mercedes (+2.4%) posts a strong result…
The Ford Puma is the best-selling hybrid in Italy so far in 2020. New car sales in Italy accelerate their fall in February to -8.8% year-on-year and 162.793 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume now down -7.3% to 318.545. As of today March 5, over 3.000 Italians have been infected…
The Kia Stonic soars to an all-time record 12th place in Spain in February. The Spanish new car market slightly slows down its fall in February at -5.1% to 98.221 registrations, the slowest February since 2016. The year-to-date tally is now down -6.2% to 187.871. Once again the reading by…
The Dacia Lodgy is the #1 vehicle in Hungary in February. New car sales in Hungary edge down -1.3% year-on-year in February to 11.078 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 1.2% to 21.192. Both brands and models ranking continue to be unrecognisable as carmakers release eco-friendly cars to respect…
The Volvo XC40 smashes its ranking record at home to hit #2 in February. The Swedish new car market drops -6.3% year-on-year in February to 21.694 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -11.8% to 38.492. Sales of rechargeable cars (EV+PHEV) surge another 95% in February to 25.1% of the…
The Toyota RAV4 signs a 6th win in the past 7 months in Taiwan. New car sales in Taiwan bounce back up 39.2% year-on-year in February to 27.350 units as February 2019 volumes were hampered by the Lunar New Year holiday which fell in January this year. As a result,…
The Alfa Romeo Stelvio is up to #4 in Valle d'Aosta. After Spain, we now delve into another very rare set of data: Top 20 models by sales volume for each Italian region. Again this is 2018 data with all corresponding 2017 figures, and 2019 figures should become available towards…
The Dacia Sandero is #1 in 24 Spanish provinces in 2018. We have come across Top 15 models rankings for each of the 51 Spanish provinces (all 50 official + Ceuta). This is a level of detail we had never been able to access before, so even though it is…
Range Rover Evoque sales are up 33.7% to break into the Top 20. The UK Full Year 2019 article has now been updated with very rare data covering the Top 215 models. The VW Tiguan turns out to have missed its very first annual Top 10 finish for just 150…