The Genesis GV80 has landed in South Korea. 5/03 update: Now with Top 10 foreign models. The South Korean new car market drops a steep -14.7% year-on-year in January to just 115.768 registrations including 99.602 local models (-15.2%) and 16.166 foreigners (-11.2%). Brand leader Hyundai (-19.2%) is hit very hard…
The BMW 1 Series hits its highest ranking in Scotland in 5 years. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for all UK nations in January. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in the upcoming…
The VW Gol is up 28.8% in a market down -25.3% in January. Although Argentinean new vehicle sales dive another -25.3% year-on-year in January to 44.717 units, this is incredibly the smallest decline in 17 months, since August 2018 exactly. That's a testimony to how much damage has been done…
The new generation Corolla helps Toyota up to 13.8% share in Ireland. Thanks to a bi-annual license plate system indicating the year of registration, January is traditionally the strongest month of the year in Ireland, accounting for roughly 30% of annual sales. 2020 starts with a decline at -3.5% year-on-year…
Skoda is the best-selling carmaker in Bulgaria in January. New car sales in Bulgaria sink -15.3% year-on-year in January to just 2.919 registrations, and the new year - and new EU CO2 emissions regulations - brings a completely different brands ranking. Skoda (+11.9%) and Toyota (+3.5%) take control with 11.9%…
The Kia Stonic surges to a record 6th place in Croatia in January. New car sales in Croatia gain 2.2% year-on-year in January to 3.631 registrations. Volkswagen (-5.7%) remains by far the most popular brand at 18.8% share vs. 13.5% over FY2019 with Skoda (+22.5%) surging 5 spots on December…
The Toyota Hilux remains the best-seller in Namibia. Discover 8 years worth of Namibia Historical Data here. We can now share with you 2019 data for Namibia thanks to our partnership with Lightstone and NAAMSA. Market leader Toyota (-18.1%) takes a harsh hit this year but easily remains #1, selling over…
The Toyota Land Cruiser Pickup is the third best-selling vehicle in Botswana. Discover over 30 years of Botswana Historical Data here. We can now share with you 2019 sales info for Botswana thanks to our partnership with Lightstone and NAAMSA. The Top 5 brands are unchanged on 2018, with Toyota (+10.8%)…
Hyundai sales in Mauritius surge 54.2% in 2019. Discover a decade of Mauritius Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Mauritius are stable at the highest level in 2019 at -0.1% of just 15 units less than last year to 11.302 registrations, the 2nd largest annual volume in history. Toyota…
The Toyota Prado lands on the 2019 podium in Lesotho. Discover 6 years of Lesotho Historical Data here. According to data shared with us by our partners Lightstone and NAAMSA, Lesotho is a Toyota (-10.1%) market through and through: at over 540 registrations, it is the only carmaker selling more…
The Ford Everest breaks into the Swaziland Top 10 in 2019. Discover 6 years of Swaziland Historical Data here. Thanks to our partnership with South African outlets Lightstone and NAAMSA we can share with you today 2019 sales data for Swaziland. Toyota (+2.1%) remains ultra-dominant in the brands ranking with just under…
The Opel Corsa hits its highest Italian ranking since December 2011. The FY2019 article has now been updated with the Top 200 models. At -5.8% to 156.301 registrations, the Italian market drop in January is smaller than Spain (-7.5%) and France (-13.4%) and with Italy being traditionally stronger at the…
The Chevrolet Onix Plus holds 4.7% of the Brazilian market, a new record. New light vehicle sales in Brazil are giving us another sign of plateauing in January with sales down for the third time in the past 6 months at -3.4% to 184.125 units. Chevrolet (-3.1%) almost matches the…
The Kia Optima breaks into the Swedish Top 5 for the first time. As expected after an artificial 107.8% surge in December in anticipation of new EU CO2 emissions rules and a new local tax system penalising polluting vehicles, the Swedish new car market is completely depleted in January at…
The VW Polo is #1 in the Netherlands for the 5th time in the past 10 months. New car sales in the Netherlands drop -7.1% year-on-year to 44.303 registrations even though January 2019 was already down -19.6%. Volkswagen (-7.9%) falls slightly faster than the market but easily holds onto the…