First Top 10 finish for the Hyundai Bayon. New vehicle sales in Kazakhstan shoot up 56.1% year-on-year in April to 14,379 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 63.6% to 51,673. Chevrolet (+33.3%) trails the market but overtakes Hyundai (+100.2%) to #1, with Kia (+116.1%) and Chery (+316.5%) also in fantastic…
The Wuling Mini Truck is the best-selling LCV in China in April. Sales of new Light Commercial Vehicles in China soar 52% year-on-year in April to 217,117 units on a weak year-ago basis. The year-to-date tally tilts into positive at +4% to 989,608. Wuling (+119.4%) more than doubles its sales…
Dacia sales are up 44.6% year-on-year in April. 31/05 update: Now with Top 80 All brands and Top 440 All models. 26/05 update: Now with Top 25 brands and Top 50 models. According to preliminary data by ACEA, April new car sales in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK) gain 16.1% year-on-year to 964,932…
The VW Taigo breaks into the Serbian Top 10 for the first time. According to data by our Central European partner CE Auto, new car sales in Serbia rise 8.7% year-on-year in April to 2,763 units, sending the year-to-date tally back in positive territory at +1.6% to 8,984 registrations. The…
The Toyota Yaris is up to #2 in Bosnia Herzegovina. Our Central European partner CE Auto says new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina climb 28.4% year-on-year in April to 1,014 units. This means the year-to-date volume is up 30.2% to 3,623. The Skoda Octavia (+800%) remains the most popular vehicle in…
The Skoda Kodiaq ranks #3 in Moldova both in April and YTD. Based on data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova rise 8.7% year-on-year in April to 635, leading to a year-to-date tally up 25.3% to 2,344. The models podium is…
First Top 10 finish for the Seat Ateca Data shared with us by Eastern European data partner CE Auto show a North Macedonian new car market edging down -6.7% year-on-year to 446 units. Thanks to a strong start of the year the year-to-date volume is up 6.7% to 1,714 sales. The Toyota…
The Mazda2 is the most popular vehicle in Colombia for the first time. The situation is worsening for the Colombian new vehicle market in April at -33.2% year-on-year to just 13,777 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally off -22.2% to 60,739. Renault (-35.4%) falls faster than the market but…
The Skoda Octavia is by far the most popular vehicle in Slovakia in April. The Slovak new car market gains 13.8% year-on-year in April to 6,892 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 14.9% to 29,047. Skoda (+51.5%) rallies back up on a drab year-ago volume to easily top the…
Volkswagen sales are up 75.5% year-on-year in April. We can share with you today All brands and All models retail sales data for China. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales data for China so you can get the most complete picture…
The Opel Corsa easily tops the models charts in April. The Greek new car market slows down is progression in April at +10.2% year-on-year to 10,239 sales. That's the smallest YoY growth rate so far this year. After four months, 44,011 new cars have been registered, that's a 38.8% YoY…
The Kia Picanto ranks #3 in Cyprus in April. According to data by SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, new car sales in the country edge up 4.8% year-on-year to 783, still a paltry performance given April 2022 was down -19.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is in better shape though, at…
Land Rover Defender sales more than double year-on-year in China this month. New car imports in China rise 28.4% year-on-year in April to 57,427 units, however keep in mind April 2022 sales collapsed -47.7% on the year prior due to Covid lockdowns. Therefore we are still way off the April 2021…
The VinFast VF e34 is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in April. Data by local association VAMA shows a Vietnamese market freefalls -47.1% year-on-year in April to just 22,409 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -30.2% to 92,801. When adding non VAMA members (Hyundai and VinFast EV sales), these…
BMW sales are up 10-fold year-on-year in April. The Ukrainian new car market rallies back up 333.2% year-on-year in April to 5,160 sales on year-ago volumes hit by the Russian invasion. Toyota (+409.5%) outraces the market to reach 15.6% share, identical to its YTD level. Renault (+172.9%) is a little…