i Another outstanding month for new car sales in Austria at +25.3% YoY in August to 21,452 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 10.7% to 189,370. The Top 3 carmakers trail the market with Volkswagen (+11%) and Skoda (+17.2%) still in positive but BMW (-6.9%) struggling. Audi (+26.1%)…
Geely posts another euphoric score in August. CAAM hasn't yet communicated detailed data about the Chinese market, we'll update this article when they do. For now, the selection of models included in this dataset adds up to 2,031,354 in August, up 6.9% year-on-year with a YTD tally up 9.6% to…
The outgoing T-Roc benefits from promotions before the arrival of the new generation (pictured) New car sales in Germany stand at 207,229 in August, up 5% year-on-year. This is still a weak result given August 2024 was off -27.8% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is down -1.7% to…
First Australian Top 10 finish for Chery. 09/09 update: Now with Top 341 All models ranking. New light vehicle sales in Australia gain 2.9% year-on-year in August to 103,694 units. This is the 2nd best August volume ever below the 109,966 of August 2023. Due to a pushy first half…
Mercedes is the #1 brand in Luxembourg in August. 2,941 new cars hit Luxembourg roads in August, a small 1.1% year-on-year lift, keeping in mind August 2024 was off -14.8% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now up an equally discreet 1.4% to 32,718. This month Mercedes (+0.5%)…
The VW Polo is the most popular vehicle in Switzerland in August. The Swiss new car market edges up 1.3% year-on-year in August to 16,136 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -4.3% to 148,898. 4x4 sales drop -2.7% to 7,836 and 48.6% share vs. 50.6% a year ago. Petrol…
The new Tavascan helps lift Cupra to a record 8.1% share The Danish new car market edges up 1.4% year-on-year in August to 13,030 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 5.1% to 116,395. Volkswagen (-15.7%) stays in the lead of the brands ranking despite a hefty YoY loss, it…
First UK Top 10 finish for the Jaecoo 7. The UK new car market is down for the 2nd consecutive month with August sales at -2% to 82,908, the weakest August since 2022. The year-to-date tally is now up 2.1% to 1,265,281, the highest result since pre-pandemic 2019 (1,519,016). Private…
The new Sealion 7 helps BYD crack the Irish Top 10 in August. Irish new car sales edge up 0.9% year-on-year in August to 7,615 units, meaning the year-to-date tally remains in positive territory at +3.4% to 116,099. This month Skoda (+7.5%) snaps the brands top spot with a fantastic…
BYD is up to a record 18th place in Belgium in August. A mediocre month for new car sales in Belgium at -10.9% year-on-year in August to 26,120 units. This is a particularly weak result given August 2024 was already down -20.3% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume stands…
The Toyota RAV4 is the most popular vehicle in Finland in August. After two consecutive months of year-on-year gains, the Finnish new car market is back to hell in August at -19.5% to just 5,147 sales. The year-to-date tally is now down -5.4% to 47,010. Toyota (-12.3%) falls but improves…
The Fiat Panda breaks into its home Top 15 in August. 67,272 new cars found a buyer in Italy in August, a -2.7% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date tally is now off -3.7% to 1,040,734. This is -21.5% or 285,000 units below the pre-pandemic volume of 2019. Once again private sales…
The Audi Q5 is up to 5th place in Montenegro in July. According to data released by our local partner CE Auto, the Montenegrin new car market stands at 465 sales in July, with 2,792 units so far this year. The Skoda Kamiq repeats at #1, reaching a fantastic 11.4%…
1931 Bugatti 49 Cabriolet You can check car parc data for France from 1894 to 1934 here On the recommendation of French weekly Auto Plus I had the pleasure of visiting the National Automobile Museum in Mulhouse, in France's eastern Alsace region. This is simply the largest automobile museum in…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in July. The Full Year 2024 article has been updated with Top 104 All brands and Top 465 All models. We now have access to All brands and All models rankings for Bulgaria. July volumes are up 11.5% year-on-year to 5,283 units,…