Audi and BMW both post solid gains in Belgium in June. It's a very weak month for new car sales in Belgium, down -16.3% year-on-year to 41.126 units in June, which leads to a year-to-date tally up just 7.3% to 232.391. Despite a ghastly loss, Volkswagen (-28%) reclaims the brands top…
BMW holds 11.8% of the Luxembourg market in June. New car sales in Luxembourg are back in negative in June at -3.8% year-on-year to 4.471 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 21.6% to 25.287. Volkswagen (-8.4%) loses more ground than the market but remains in pole position with 12.9% share…
The Fiat Cronos is #1 in Argentina for the 10th consecutive month. The Argentinean new vehicle market edges up 3.8% year-on-year in June to 37.621 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 36.9% to 208.184. Toyota (+88.9%) brilliantly holds onto the brands pole position thanks to the largest year-on-year gain…
The Toyota RAV4 is up to #2 overall in Canada over Q2 2021. According to Desrosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is up 3.9% year-on-year in June to 162.501 units, but down -12.4% on pre-pandemic June 2019. This leads to a Q2 result up 51.8% to 478.717 and…
The Chevrolet Silverado is the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. over Q2 2021. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. are up a measured 17% year-on-year in June to 1.297 million units according to LMC Automotive, as the steady pandemic recovery is challenged by parts shortage and thin inventories. The…
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 almost doubles its sales month-on-month. New car sales in South Korea sink -21% year-on-year in June to 160.952 units including 134.761 sales for local carmakers (-23.6%) and 26.191 for foreigners (-4.2%). This disappointing result is partly due to the ongoing shortage of semi conductors but also…
The Renault Captur is now #1 year-to-date in Portugal. New car sales in Portugal gain 71% year-on-year in June to 18.936 registrations, bringing the year-to-date volume up 25.6% to 81.445. Note June 2021 remains significantly down on pre-pandemic levels of two years ago in June 2019 at -25.2% for the…
The Toyota Roomy ends the month just 600 sales off topping the regular car charts. New vehicle sales in Japan gain 5.3% year-on-year in June to 365.631 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 11.6% to 2.464.586. Brand leaders Toyota (+16.3%) and Daihatsu (+23%) both evolve way above the market…
The arrival of the Spring isn't enough to prevent Dacia's fall at home this month. The Romanian new car market is back up 16.6% year-on-year in June to 11.853 units, but the year-to-date tally remains down at -3.9% and 47.689 sales. Local leader Dacia (-15.3%) is cut off from the…
The Skoda Kamiq breaks its ranking, volume and share records in June. New car sales in the Czech Republic are up 8.6% year-on-year in June to 22.561 units and also up 3% on pre-pandemic June 2019. H1 2021 volumes are now up 18.7% year-on-year to 112.805. Skoda (-9.8%) goes against…
GWM sales are up 237.9% year-on-year in June. 09/07 update: Now with Top 330 All-models. Australian new vehicle sales edge up 0.4% year-on-year in June to 110.664 units, marking an 8th consecutive month of year-on-year gains after 31 straight months of decline. The H1 2021 tally is up 28.3% to 567.468,…
Toyota sales are up 97.7% year-on-year in Europe in May. 09/07 update: Now with Top 330 All-models. 05/07 update: Now with Top 100 models and Top 55 brands. 29/06 update: Now with Top 10 models. Preliminary data by ACEA shows a European market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 73.7% year-on-year in May to…
The Maruti Suzuki Wagon R is the best-selling vehicle in India in June. New car wholesales in India are up 118.4% year-on-year in June to 255.397 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 95.5% to 1.577.611. More significantly, June 2021 volumes are up 14% on the pre-pandemic levels of June…
Hyundai Solaris sales shoot up 89.1% year-on-year in June in Russia. Picture zr.ru The Russian new light vehicle market is up 28.7% year-on-year to 157.808 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 36.9% to 840.749. Note June 2021 volumes are also up 9.8% on pre-pandemic June 2019, indicating the Russian…
The Skoda Enyaq ranks #2 in the Netherlands for the second month running. New car sales in the Netherlands are up 34.6% year-on-year in June to 33.318 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now in positive at +3.3% to 163.173. However keep in mind June 2021 volumes remain down on…