Skoda Kodiaq sales are up 87.6% year-on-year in April. Solid month for once in Slovakia in April at +7.9% to 8,322 sales. The year-to-date tally remains in negative however at -7.7% to 28,699. Both Skoda (+21.6%) and Kia (+24.6%) post tremendous gains atop the brands charts, leading to 21.9% and…
The Geely Xingyuan is the best-selling vehicle in China retail in April. The selection of models included in this update soars 14.5% year-on-year in April to 1,662,338 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 7.9% to 6,574,326. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and…
BMW 4 Series sales are up 19.2% in April. Imports of new cars in China add up to 48,368 in April, a -5% year-on-year decline. This brings the year-to-date volume to 182,663, off -11.4% over the same period last year. Once again Lexus (+12.7%) defies the negative market with a…
The Renault Arkana is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in April. According to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, the Cypriot new car market collapses -31.8% year-on-year in April to just 1,096 units. As a reminder, April 2024 was up 105.4% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is…
The Geely Xingyuan is the best-selling vehicle in China in April and year-to-date. According to data by CAAM, the Chinese wholesale market continues to perk up in April at +9.8% year-on-year to 2.59 million units (this figure includes exports). New Energy Vehicles climb 44.2% year-on-year to 1,226,000 equalling to 47.3%…
The Volvo XC60 hits a new ranking record in April. Polish new car sales advance 5.8% year-on-year in April to 46,968 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 3.3% to 189,064. Toyota (-10.9%) easily retains the brands pole position with 15.7% share, albeit down one percentage point on its YTD…
Cupra is the 5th best-selling brand in Austria in April. 24,855 new cars hit Austrian roads in April, a splendid 16.5% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date volume is now up 7.4% to 90,872. Volkswagen (+6.3%) dominates once again with 14.5% of the market, distancing Skoda (+13.4%) at 10.5%. BMW (+29%) and…
The Skoda Elroq is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in April. New car sales in Denmark edge down -1.3% year-on-year in April to 15,118 units while the year-to-date volume is up a shy 0.6% to 52,555. Strikingly, the Top 6 brands all defy the negative market with at least double-digit gains.…
Peugeot sales are up 393.3% year-on-year in April. New car sales in Luxembourg edge down -1.2% year-on-year in April to 4,363 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up just 0.7% to 17,034. Volkswagen (-4.4%) easily stays on top of the brands ranking with a dominant 13.6% share, distancing a struggling BMW…
Skoda Fabia sales are up 84.3% in April. 21,226 new cars hit Czech roads in April, a solid 8.6% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 4.9% to 80,912. Skoda (+17.4%) easily outpaces its home market to 35.4% share, leaving Hyundai (+8.7%) and Volkswagen (+20.1%) in the dust. Toyota…
The Peugeot 2008 is up to #8 overall in the UK in April. New car sales in the UK skid -10.4% year-on-year in April to just 120,331 units, the 6th fall in the past 7 months. Yet thanks to a strong March result the YTD tally is in positive at…
The Mercedes GLC is also #1 year-to-date in Switzerland. It's a disappointing month for the Swiss new car market with sales off -6.9% year-on-year in April to 18,664. This way, the year-to-date tally after four months is down -7.6% to 71,354. Sales of electrified vehicles defy the negative context and…
9,289 new cars hit Croatian roads in April, a fantastic 31.1% year-on-year surge. This is the largest monthly result since May 2019 (9,149). The year-to-date volume is now in frank positive, up 7.4% to 23,947. Renault (+72.6%) is on a roll again, improving its share further to 16%, its highest since…
VW ID.7 sales are up 13-fold in April. New car sales in Norway edge up 0.4% year-on-year in April to 11,286 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 28% to 42,882. BEV sales gain 8.9% year-on-year to 10,942 and 97% share, a new record eclipsing the previous best of 96.4%…
The Volvo XC60 is by far the best-selling model in Sweden in April. Solid April result for the Swedish new car market at +10.5% year-on-year to 24,292 units. The year-to-date tally is up 7.3% to 87,736. At 15,384 sales, rechargeable cars hold a whopping 63.3% share vs. 57% a year…