The Toyota Rush breaks into the New Caledonian Top 15 whereas it is not sold in metropolitan France. After dropping -9.6% year-on-year in August at 696 registrations, new car sales in New Caledonia, a French Overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, fall another tough -12.2% in September to 625 units, bringing the…
The VW T-Cross scores its first ever podium finish in Italy in September. As is also the case with Spain, the Italian new car market aligns its first double-digit gain in 25 months (since August 2017) at +12.9% to 142.606 registrations, but far from indicating a strong underlying trend, this is…
The Renault Clio scores its first Spanish win in 3 years. It's time to kick start September updates and in Europe we will see a blanket of seemingly impressive year-on-year gains due to the depleted September 2018 volumes post-WLTP implementation. Spain inaugurates the trend with a 20.7% year-on-year surge to…
Baojun introduces the new RC-6 in China... The Chinese Retail market (end-customer registrations) continues to suffer from pulled forward sales in June ahead of the Stage 6 emissions standards implementation on July 1: after freefalling -20.4% in July, the market sinks another -20.1% in August to 1.438.543 units, tilting the year-to-date…
Kia Sportage sales in Ukraine are up 110.6% year-on-year. New car sales in Ukraine surge 12.5% year-on-year in August to 8.256 units, the largest volume in the country since December 2017 (9.179), cementing the YTD progression to +2% at 54.566 registrations. Renault (+44.2%) continues to vastly outperform the market and…
The GAC NE Aion S is among the 10 best-selling New Energy vehicles in China for the first time. Confirming wholesales results (-15.8%), Chinese retail sales of New Energy vehicles drop for the 2nd straight month in August at -7.1% to 73.308, yet the year-to-date tally remains exceedingly in positive…
The Tesla Model 3 ranks #8 import in China in August. Import sales in China endure a second consecutive month of double-digit decline in August at a searing -24.8% to 82.357 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in positive for now at +1.7% to 753.523. Brand leaders Lexus (-6%) and…
Peugeot 208 sales surge 423.7% in August as the old generation is cleared out in preparation for the new model (pictured). New car sales in Greece surge 28.5% year-on-year in July to 11.722 units and 24.3% in August to 9.594 registrations, lifting the year-to-date tally up 9.8% to 86.873, the…
Dongfeng LCV sales sure 23% year-on-year in August. Wholesales of new Light Commercial Vehicles in China slow down their fall in August at -4% to 239.333 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -6% to 2.057.548. Wuling (-8%) falls twice as fast as the market but remains ultra-dominant with almost…
The Fiat Tipo is the best-selling vehicle in Serbia in August. Based on data shared by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market is up 11% year-on-year in August to 2.803 registrations, lifting the year-to-date volume up 6.7% to 24.343 units. Fiat places a record 6…
The Skoda Karoq is up to a record 2nd place in Bosnia & Herzegovina. According to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina are stable in August at -0.9% to 681 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now down -2.7% to 7.399 registrations. The…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Moldova in August. Based on data shared by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market surges 10.4% year-on-year in August to 581 registrations, lifting the year-to-date tally up 2.9% to 4.226. The Dacia Duster (-13.6%) reclaims the…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Georgia so far in 2019. 2.976 new light vehicles found a buyer in Georgia over the first 8 months of 2019. Toyota remains ultra-dominant on this market with just under 1 in every 3 sales over the period (32.8%) albeit below its…
The Nissan Livina appears in the Indonesian Top 20 in August. 9/06/2020 update: Now with the Top 132 All-models. New vehicle wholesales in Indonesia skid -11.5% year-on-year in August to just 90.443 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -13.4% to 660.720. Brand leader Toyota (-7.1%) resists better than the…
The Hyundai Elantra surges 149.1% year-on-year in August. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan enjoy a 6th consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year gains at +15.7% in August to 6.393 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 20% to 45.513. Lada (+13.8%) is back in the brands pole position for the first time…