The Fiat 500X now ranks 19th at home in Italy. * NOW UPDATED with Top 50 models actuals and Top 45 All-brands * New car sales in Italy accelerate their growth in March: up 15% to 162,369 registrations after +13% in February and +11% in January. The year-to-date total now stands at…
Both the Renault Mégane and Peugeot 308 are inside the French Top 8 so far. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * Is this good news? The French new car market is up by an extremely shy 0.2% year-on-year in March after…
The Nissan Qashqai is up to #9 in France so far in March. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * March is traditionally the second biggest month for new car sales in France below June, so it is a critical time to…
Mercedes C-Class sales are up 73% while the VW Passat is up 23% in Europe in January. * See the Top 335 All-models and Top 53 All-brands by clicking on the title * Refined European data now available shows a market still up 6% to 1.023.880 registrations in January. If Volkswagen (+9%),…
Renault Twingo III * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * On paper the French market is trending up: +4% in February to 147,130 registrations and +5% year-to-date at 280,300 deliveries. However the reality of the market is much more depressing:…
VW Passat * See the Top 100 best-selling models and Top 32 All-brands by clicking on the title * A combination of low interest rates, rising stock market and housing prices, strong consumer confidence and a string of attractive new models lifts the Swedish new car market to great heights…
Peugeot 108 * See the Top 202 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * Danish new car sales could have come to a crossroads: they are down year-on-year for the third time in the past 4 months in February at a worrying -8% to 13,598 units, bringing the year-to-dat total…
Skoda Octavia * See the Top 305 All-models by clicking on the title * Very strong results for the Slovak new car market in 2014, up 10% year-on-year to 78,107 registrations. In the models ranking, an immobile podium hides vastly different evolutions: the Skoda Octavia holds onto the pole position by…
The Audi A3 flamboyantly takes the lead of the Belgian models ranking in January. * See the Top 330 All-models by clicking on the title * The Belgian new car market is down 4% year-on-year in January to 52,992 registrations including LCV. Big surprise atop the models ranking: the Audi…
Mercedes is up to #3 and 9.6% share in Portugal this month. * See the Top 32 All-brands and Top 206 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Portugal are up a spectacular 28% year-on-year in January to 11.852 registrations. A new pattern is emerging in…
Instant blockbuster: the Ford Escort soars to 18,810 sales for its 2nd month in market. * UPDATED - See the Top 353 All-local models by clicking on the title * Auto sales in China are up 10% year-on-year in January to 2 million units, boosted by SUV sales up 51% to 487.300 and…
Shock: the VW Up is not the best-seller in Denmark this month - the Peugeot 108 is. * See the Top 200 All-models and Top 39 All-brands by clicking on the title * New car sales in Denmark are down year-on-year for the second time in the past 3 months in…
The new model lifts the VW Passat back onto the Swedish podium. * See the Top 221 All-models and Top 32 All-brands by clicking on the title * Excellent start of the year for new car sales in Sweden, up 9% in January to 20,408 registrations and marking 13 consecutive months…
The i20 enables Hyundai to double its sales year-on-year in France. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * The French new car market halts a streak of three consecutive months of year-on-year declines in January by improving 6% on a…
2014 is the year of the Small SUV in Europe: Renault Captur (+91% to #15), Peugeot 2008 (+125% to #23) and Opel Mokka (+79% to #29) all impress, only the Ford Ecosport disappoints. * See the Top 360 All-models and Top 60 All-brands by clicking on the title * Complete European…