Toyota is the best-selling carmaker in Bulgaria in February. New car sales in Bulgaria fall -17% year-on-year in February to 2.063 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -18.6% to 4.248 sales. Toyota (-3.4%) takes control of the brands ranking both for the month and year-to-date with 12.5% share each…
The Skoda Octavia is the #1 vehicle in Switzerland for the 4th year running. Discover 50 years worth of Switzerland Historical Data here. The Swiss new car market drops -24% year-on-year in 2020 to 236.828 registrations. Volkswagen (-23.3%) roughly follows the market evolution to remain the favourite carmaker in the…
The Ford Puma is up to a record #3 in February in Italy. Picture red-live.it New car sales in Italy record a third consecutive double-digit loss in February at -12.3% to 144.138 registrations. Contrary to Spain which we've just covered, private sales are actually up in Italy this month at…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in February. The Spanish new car market continues to struggle in February with sales down -38.4% to 58.279 units, falling to a level not seen in 8 years: since 2013 (58.403). For the first time since 1996, company sales overtake private sales…
The Suzuki Alto is the best-selling vehicle in Pakistan in January. 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 import of new cars. The Pakistani market rallies…
The Mitsubishi Xpander is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in January. The Vietnamese new vehicle market is up a whopping 67.4% year-on-year in January to 26.432, this has to do with the Lunar New Year falling in February 2021 vs. January 2020 resulting in much more activity this January. This…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in January. New car sales in Slovenia drop -29.3% year-on-year in January to 4.391 units. Brand leader Volkswagen (-29.2%) follows the market to a strong 18% share vs. 16.1% over FY2020 while Skoda (-0.7%) manages to stabilise its sales to shoot…
The Fiat 500L is #1 in Serbia for the third time in the past six months. Based on data by our Central European data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Serbia drop -26.6% year-on-year in January to 1.344. The Fiat 500L scores a third win in the past 6 months…
The Renault Clio misses out on the top spot for just one unit. According to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market is off -34.7% year-on-year in January to 480 registrations. The Skoda Octavia (-24.3%) remains the most popular vehicle in the country but for…
The Peugeot Partner is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in January. Based on data shared with us by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia drop -21% year-on-year in January to 369 units. We have a very volatile models ranking this month, with the…
The Peugeot 2008 breaks into the Moldovan Top 10 for the first time. According to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova drop a steep -19.9% year-on-year in January to 354 units. Leader over the Full Year 2020, the Toyota RAV4 (-45.8%) confirms it is the…
Isuzu sales are up 6.7% in a market down -23%. After rising 13.6% in December, the Thai new light vehicle market falls back to earth in January at -23% to just 55.208 units. Toyota (-12.4%) resists better than the market to an improved 32% share but Isuzu (+6.7%) actually gains…
The Geely Coolray lands directly inside the Belarus Top 10 in 2020. Picture av.by Discover 50 years of Belarus Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Belarus drop -18.2% year-on-year in 2020 to 52.768 units. Lada (-36.5%) keeps the brands pole position despite a steep fall and sees its…
The Toyota Hilux remains the most popular vehicle in South Africa. Picture wheels24.co.za Discover over 45 years of South African Historical Data here. The South African new vehicle market is down -29.1% year-on-year in 2020 to 380.449 units, a level last seen in the early 2000s. Passenger cars are off…
The Wuling Mini Truck sold over 500.000 units in China in 2020. Wholesales of new Light Commercial Vehicles in China soar 11.2% year-on-year in 2020 to 3.647.832 units, with Medium and Heavy Commercials up an even more impressive 29.3% to 1.882.011 units. Among LCVs, Wuling (+11.6%) almost matches the market to…