Chevrolet Beat sales are up 180.1% year-on-year in Colombia in February. The Colombian new vehicle market edges up 0.7% year-on-year in February to 18.486 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -1% to 34.451. Chevrolet (-7.7%) holds onto the brands pole position by the skin of its teeth - in…
Volkswagen leads the Belgian market in February, but also posts the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 10. This article has been updated with the Top 10 models. The January 2019 post has now been updated with the Top 10 models. After skidding -10.2% in January, the Belgian new car…
The Suzuki SX4 S-Cross is the bes-selling vehicle in Hungary in February. New car sales in Hungary continue to gallop ahead at +12.6% to 11.227 units in February, lifting the year-to-date volume up 11% to 20.940. Brand leader Suzuki (+13.4%) just outpaces the market at 1.679 sales, distancing Ford at…
The Dacia Sandero ranks #2 in Slovenia in February. This article has been updated with the Top 35 All-brands. New car sales in Slovenia grow 6.4% year-on-year in February to 6.021 registrations, tilting the year-to-date volume into positive at +0.6% to 12.584. The Renault Clio (-29.4%) manages to remain…
Hyundai sales soar 18.3% with the i30 up 72.3% in Slovakia. The Slovak new car market is down again in February at -2.1% to 7.579 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down 7.1% to 14.675. Brand leader Skoda (-11.7%) underperforms at 18.2% share whereas Hyundai (+18.3%) is in fantastic shape, just…
Proton posts the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 15 at +37%. New vehicle sales in Malaysia edge down 1.8% year-on-year in February to 39.838 units, yet the year-to-date volume remains in positive at +3.7% to 88.288. Market leader Perodua (+0.7%) once again outperforms the market to a strong 43.3% share,…
Mercedes holds 9.1% of the Luxembourg market in February. This post has been updated with the Top 10 models. From this month we will publish brands data for Luxembourg in sync with the rest of Europe, with the Top 10 models added when available at the start of month+2. New…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Lithuania in 2019 so far. Thanks to our partnership with JATO Dynamics we conclude our exploration of the Baltic states with Lithuanian figures, an extremely dynamic market so far this year at +94.5% to 3.122 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Latvia in February. Based on data released by our partner JATO Dynamics, new car sales in Latvia gain 3.9% year-on-year to 1.303 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.2% to 2.843. The Toyota RAV4 (+106.1%) shoots up from outside the January…
Skoda Kodiaq sales soar 61.5% year-on-year in Estonia in February. According to our partner JATO Dynamics, new car sales in Estonia drop 8% year-on-year in February to 1.755 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down 9.5% to 3.941. As it was already the case a year ago, the Renault Clio…
The Fiat Tipo ranks #4 so far in 2019 in Serbia. Based on data share with us by our Central European data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Serbia drop -5.3% year-on-year both in February to 2.031 units and year-to-date to 3.639. Skoda manages to monopolise the podium for the 2nd month…
The Opel Astra is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Bosnia in February. According to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, after freefalling -20.8% in January the Bosnian new car market significantly slows down its fall in February at -2.2% to 759 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down…
Skoda Kodiaq sales are up 240% year-on-year in Moldova this month. Based on data shared by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market is up 10.2% year-on-year in February to 421 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 13% to 898 units. The Dacia Logan (-42%) is…
The Great Wall Haval M4 ends 2018 just outride the Ecuadorian Top 10. It's a fantastic year for new vehicles sales in Ecuador at +31% year-on-year to 137.615 units, the 2nd largest annual volume in history below 2011 (139.893). The last couple of years have seen quite a dramatic shift…
The Lexus ES is by far the most popular import in China in February. Sales of imported cars in China follow the locally-made trend with a painful -23.9% year-on-year freefall in February to just 48.687 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -14.8% to 157.717. Lexus (+21.8%) goes against…