The Toyota RAV4 is the most popular vehicle in Estonia in January. The Estonian new car market slips down -1.4% year-on-year in January to 2.294 registrations. Toyota (+100%) blissfully ignores this and exactly doubles its sales year-on-year to reach 20% share vs. 16% over the FY2019. Skoda (+1.6%) is stable…
The Audi e-Tron is the best-selling vehicle in Norway in January. New car sales in Norway rise 6.2% year-on-year in January to 9.561 units. Zero-emissions cars soar 24.3% to 4.236 units and 44.3% share vs. 37.8% a year ago. Hybrid sales surge 41.4% to 3.270 and 34.2% share vs. 25.7%…
167 Porsche Taycan found a new German home in January. 13/02 update: Now with Top 50 private sales models. New car sales in Germany skid down -7.3% year-on-year in January to 246.300 units, with business fleet sales (-5.1%) resisting better than the market at 168.469 and a whopping 68.4% share…
The previous generation VW Polo remains in production in South Africa, sold under the Polo Vivo name. The South African new vehicle market edges down -5% year-on-year in January to 40.259 registrations. Toyota (-26.8%) is hit very hard this month but nevertheless manages to hold onto the manufacturers top spot…
The Toyota RAV4 scores its first ever Top 5 finish in Poland. New light vehicle sales in Poland slide down -14.5% to 43.866 registrations including LCVs in January, -13.7% to 38.889 when only looking at passenger cars. Company sales account for 66.1% share (28.982) vs. 33.9% private sales (14.884) while petrol…
The VW Touareg breaks into the Romanian Top 10. Picture eblogauto.ro The Romanian new car market skids down -10.5% year-on-year in January to 12.489 units. Homegrown leader Dacia (-32.2%) pays the price of an unusually high score a year ago in January 2019 and falls to 28.6% share vs. 31.1%…
The Toyota Corolla is #1 in Pakistan for the first time since last June. Thanks to PAMA we have access to sales of locally-produced models in Pakistan which gives a pretty accurate picture of the best-selling nameplates in the country as high duties limit the number of new cars imported.…
Kia remains #1 in Iraq and the Telluride is the best-selling 2019 launch. Picture yallamotor.com Discover a decade worth of Iraqi Historical Data here. Contrasting with most surrounding Middle Eastern markets, Iraq is firmly on the mend after years of war, sporting a third consecutive double-digit annual gain in 2019…
The Toyota Land Cruiser holds 12.1% of the Lebanese market in 2019. Discover a decade worth of Lebanon Historical Data here. It's a second consecutive year of double-digit decline in Lebanon with 2019 volumes down a steep -19.5% to just 32.033 units. Toyota (+27.5%) goes completely against the grain with…
Chinese MG is now a Top 10 brand in Qatar. Picture yallamotor.com Discover 15 years of Qatar Historical Data here. After three consecutive years of stifling double-digit falls pulling the market down from 92.916 units in 2015 to just 45.653 last year, the Qatari new light vehicle market has stabilised…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the #1 vehicle in Kuwait in 2019. Discover over 15 years of Kuwait Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Kuwait bounce back up 9.7% to 109.605 units. Toyota (+15.5%) outpaces the market's growth to hit 32.3% share, as does Nissan (+10.7%) to 10.9%. Chevrolet…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is #1 in Oman once again. Discover over 15 years of Oman Historical Data here. The Omani new car market endures a second consecutive double-digit year-on-year drop in 2019 at -11.2% to 110.112 units. Toyota (-5.7%) contains its loss to half that of the market and…
The Mitsubishi L200 is #1 in Chile for the 3rd straight year. Discover over 15 years of Chile Historical Data here. The November 2019 article has been updated with the Top 20 models. 12/02 update: Now with Top 25 models. The Chilean new light vehicle market dives a steep -10.6%…
The Peugeot 208 hits a record 7% share in January, 1 in 4 sold being the e-208. 11/02 update: Now with Top 270 All-models. 4/02 update: Now with Top 10 EV models. After an artificially bloated December (+27.7%), French January sales logically fall back -13.4% to 134.232 units, the weakest…
The Hyundai Tucson is the best-selling vehicle in Jordan in 2019. Discover a decade of Jordanian Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Jordan edge up 4.5% year-on-year in 2019 to 30.904 units. Toyota (+18.8%) and Hyundai (+20.7%) both post very impressive gains atop the brands ranking, hitting 31.3% and…