The VW ID.4 is the most popular vehicle in Austria in November. New car sales in Austria edge up 3.8% year-on-year in November to 18,178 units, which is still a rather poor result taking into account the fact that November 2021 was down -12.6% on the year prior. Through November,…
The Cupra Formentor breaks its ranking record in October. The Swiss new car market is up 14.1% year-on-year in October to 17,185 registrations, keeping in mind October 2021 was off -28.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally remains in negative at -7.9% to 179,791. 4x4 sales soar 23.5% to 8,735…
The Tesla Model Y is now #1 year-to-date in Austria. New car sales in Austria soar 16.1% year-on-year in September to 20,735 units, however the year-to-date tally remains in frank negative at -14% to 163,209. The Top 4 brands all beat the market, with the podium identical to the YTD…
The Ford Kuga is up to third place in Switzerland in May. New car sales in Switzerland decline by -7.7% year-on-year in May to 18,450 units. The year-to-date volume is now off -10.4% to 88,323. Volkswagen (-21.1%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date despite losing more ground than the…
The Cupra Formentor is up to 5th place overall in Spain in March. The Spanish new car market sinks -30.2% year-on-year in March to just 59,920 units and is down -51% on pre-pandemic March 2019. The year-to-date tally now stands at 164,399, down -11.6% over the same period in 2021…
The Toyota Yaris Cross breaks into the Spanish Top 10 in January. New car sales in Spain edge up 1% year-on-year to 42,377 units. This is the first year-on-year gain since June 2021, however keep in mind this is with a particularly low comparison base as January 2021 was down -51.5%.…
The Dacia Sandero signs its first Spanish win of the year in July. New car sales in Spain fall a ghastly -28.9% year-on-year in July to just 83.900 units. Granted, July 2020 figures were boosted by pent-up demand after a strict lockdown as well as the start of a scrappage…
The Fiat 500 lineup ranks #1 both in June and year-to-date in Austria. The Austrian new car market edges down -2.2% year-on-year in June to 26.075, a poor result as June 2020 was already down -18% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 19.2% to 134.396. Atop…
The Seat Arona is now #1 year-to-date in Spain. The Spanish new car market rises 177.8% year-on-year in May to 95.403 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 40% to 360.057 units, reflecting lockdown volumes in May 2020. Private sales significantly trail the market at +79.4% and 33.234 units as do company…
The VW Tiguan is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in March. New car sales in Switzerland rebound 43.7% year-on-year in March to 25.236 units, tilting the year-to-date tally into positive at +1.9% and 56.497 sales. Note the March 2021 volume is down -12.8% on March 2019 pre-pandemic levels. 4x4 sales…
The Seat Leon outsells the VW Golf in Austria this month. Picture autofilou.at It's a disastrous start of the year for Austrian new car registrations at -38.4% year-on-year to 14.133 units as renewed lockdowns hamper sales. The Top 5 brands all outpace the market, starting with Volkswagen (-27.7%) up to…
First podium finish for the Hyundai Tucson in Spain. The Spanish new car market freefalls -51.5% year-on-year to just 41.966 units, the steepest fall ever for a month of January, the largest year-on-year drop since last May and the lowest January tally since at least 1989. There are a series…
The Renault Zoe breaks into the German Top 10 for the first time in October. Picture autobild.de After registering their first uptick of the year in September (+8.4%), German new car sales tilt back into negative in October at -3.6% to 274.303 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -23.4% to…
The Skoda Octavia soars 29% year-on-year in July. 11/08 update: Now with final brands data and Top 20 models. New car sales in Austria continue to struggle in July at -21.2% year-on-year to 24.784 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -33.6% to 137.571. Brand leader Volkswagen (-30.1%) is hit…
The Kia Stonic is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Croatia in May. The Croatian new car market remains very affected by the coronavirus crisis with sales down another -76.2% year-on-year in May to 2.173 units, pulling the year-to-date volume down -55.6% to 13.286. Market leaders Volkswagen (-64.1%) and Skoda (-46.8%)…