Chevrolet improves to 12.6% of the Chilean market in April. Most parts of Chile have been under a COVID-19 lockdown since late March, but if new cases slowed down during April, they have flared up again recently, going from 2.738 as of March 31 to 16.023 as of April 30…
The Toyota RAV4 is up 54.4% in a market down -48.5%. In the space of a few weeks, Australia went from being one of the "naughty kids" with late movement restrictions and 4.559 COVID-19 cases as of March 31 (20th globally) to almost "first in class" with less than 30…
1 in every 4 new cars registered in Israel in April is a Toyota. Picture drivetime.co.il Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il, we can share with you today Israeli April brands data, models data is a quarterly occurrence. The country was under a strict COVID-19 lockdown for the entire month and…
The Volvo XC40 is the only Top 8 model to gain volume year-on-year. Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweden has chosen not to go the lockdown route, instead opting for social distancing recommendations. As a result the confirmed infections and deaths have continued to rise steadily, from 4.435 and 180…
The Skoda Scala is up to #9 in Croatia in April. Under lockdown for the entire month, new car sales in Croatia tumble down -87.4% year-on-year in April to 1.084 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -46.5% to 11.113 registrations. Brand leaders Volkswagen (-74.6%) and Skoda (-78.4%) fare markedly better…
The Fiat 500 is the best-selling car in Lithuania in March, including re-exports. 11/06 update: The Full Year 2019 article has now been updated with the Top 5 brands and Top 15 models including re-exports, notably Fiat and Jeep models. New car sales in Lithuania sink -68.8% year-on-year in April…
The new generation lifts the Chevrolet Tracker to its very first Top 10 finish. Brazil is in the midst of a worsening COVID-19 crisis, and its new car market is down -76.8% year-on-year in April to 51.362 units, estimated to be the lowest monthly volume in 27 years and pulling…
The Skoda Kamiq is up to a record #12 in Finland in April. Picture hs.fi 3/06 update: Now with Top 32 All-brands and Top 50 models. The COVID-19 state of emergency in Finland was extended to May 13, but it only involves the closure of most schools and government-run public…
Over 500 Dacia Dokker have found a buyer in Bulgaria so far in 2020. Bulgaria was under a COVID-19 public health emergency during the entire month of April, and as such new car sales in the country implode -74% year-on-year to 1.078 units, pulling the year-to-date volume down -40.5% to 8.594.…
Italy was under a nationwide lockdown during all of April. 26/06 update: Now with Top 120 YTD models. As we anticipated last week, the Italian new car market has ground to an almost complete halt in April as the country was under one of the world's strictest COVID-19 lockdowns during…
41 US States and Territories were under stay-at-home orders in April. 8/05 update: Now with Volvo brand and models data. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. collapse -53% year-on-year in April to just 625.000 units according to estimates from ALG, Cox and Edmunds, pulling the year-to-date tally down -22.4% to…
Mercedes repeats at #3 in Taiwan in April. Taiwan's outstanding response to COVID-19 has enabled the country contain the outbreak to only 436 cases and 6 deaths out of a population of 23.8 million. New car sales are down a modest -11.1% year-on-year in April to 30.822 units, leading to…
The Opel Crossland X is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in April. In order to stem the spread of COVID-19, Spain has been under a strict national lockdown since March 16, scheduled to last until May 11. At the time of writing, Spain ranks 2nd in the world for reported…
The Kia Niro is #1 in the Netherlands for the 2nd time in the past 3 months. The Netherlands have managed to escape a full national lockdown over the past couple of months, and the new car market losses are therefore not as devastating as in neighbouring countries. After March…
25 Army registrations are enough to push the Toyota Land Cruiser to #1. Ireland was under a COVID-19 lockdown for the entire month of April, and as a result new car sales implode -96.1% year-on-year to just 344 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -30.7% to 50.626. If similar year-on-year…