The Toyota Yaris is the most popular vehicle in Spain for the first time. In August, 51,907 new cars found a buyer in Spain, that's a +9.1% year-on-year increase and the first market uptick since last February. Yet the market is off -30.3% on pre-pandemic August 2019 (74,490). The year-to-date volume…
The VW Tiguan is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in July. The Swiss new car market slips -19.4% year-on-year in July to just 15,656 sales, keeping in mind July 2021 was already down -14.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally now stands at 125,256, down -13% over the same period…
The Citroen C4 scores its best ranking in the world in Portugal this month. 14,485 new cars hit Portuguese roads in July, a 17.6% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date tally is now down -4.1% to 89,944, a good performance in the current European context. The brands podium is in euphoric mode: Peugeot…
The VW T-Roc is at its highest since May 2020. After six consecutive months of double-digit year-on-year losses, the Italian market stabilises in July at -0.8% to 109,580 registrations. However keep in mind July 2021 was down -19.2% on 2020 and -27.9% on 2019. The year-to-date tally is now off…
The Ford Kuga is up to #5 in Spain in July. The market depression continues in Spain with new car sales down another -12.5% year-on-year in July to 73,378 units, the steepest fall since last March. This an especially poor result as July 2021 was already down -28.9% on the…
The Tesla Model 3 is now #1 year-to-date in Switzerland. New car sales in Switzerland drop -18.2% year-on-year in June to 21,277 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -12% to 109,600. Volkswagen (-40.7%) sinks to 9.6% share but holds onto the brands top spot above Tesla (+51%) strongly backloading…
Ford F-Series sales are up 10.8% in a market down -11.2% over Q2 According to local specialist DesRosiers Automotive (DAC), the Canadian new light vehicle market drops -11.5% year-on-year in June to an estimated 143,773 units. This is lower than pandemic-plagued June 2020 (156,327) and the lowest June volume since the…
The Alfa Romeo Tonale has landed in the German sales charts. The German new car market sinks -18.1% year-on-year in June to 224,558 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally down -11% to 1,237,975. Volkswagen (-24%) fall faster than its home market but still sells well more than double any other carmaker…
Dacia Sandero sales are up 74.3% year-on-year in June in a market off -7.8%. 89,242 new cars found a home in Spain in June, that's a -7.8% year-on-year drop, a little better than the -10.9% of May but still off -31.6% on pre-pandemic June 2019. The H1 tally is now…
Opel sales rally back up 254.5% year-on-year in May New car sales in Luxembourg drop -12.4% year-on-year in May to 3,534 units, marking a third consecutive double-digit market fall. Year-to-date volumes are now down -12.5% to 18,222 sales. Both Volkswagen (-16.8%) and Audi (-27.2%) fall faster than the market but…
The Toyota Aygo X breaks into the Italian Top 20 in May. The Italian new car market slows down its fall in May to -15.1% and 121,299 units, the smallest year-on-year decline of the year so far. The year-to-date tally is down down -24.3% or 178,000 sales below the same…
The Seat Arona is by far the best-selling vehicle in Spain in May. New car sales in Spain drop another -10.9% year-on-year in May to 84,977 units, with sales to rental companies (-41.4% to 18,235) the single channel responsible for this month's fall. Indeed private sales are up 4.3% to…
The Peugeot 308 nameplate is on the French podium for the first time in over 5 years. Picture largus.fr 24/05 update: Now with Top 150 models Note the November 2021, December 2021, Full Year 2021, January 2022, February 2022 and March 2022 articles have also been updated with a Top…
The Dacia Jogger breaks into its home Top 10 in April. New car sales in Romania continue on their outstanding run in 2022, with April volumes up another 23.4% year-on-year to 8,469 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 35.6% to 37,447. Homegrown leader Dacia (+37.8%) outpaces the market on…
The Lynk & Co 01 breaks its ranking and share records in the Netherlands. Picture autoblog.nl 22,087 new light vehicles found a new home in the Netherlands in April, that's a -7.4% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date tally is now down -3.8% to 100,457, a relatively good performance given the current…