The VW ID.Buzz ranks inside the Danish Top 5 in July. 13,811 new cars hit Danish roads in July, a 19.9% year-on-year surge. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 5.6% to 103,365. The top four carmakers all outpace the market with surreal gains. Volkswagen is up 47.3% to 17.9%…
The Toyota Roomy sells over 10,000 units in Japan in July. Now that year-on-year boosts due to year-ago production disruptions are over, the Japanese new vehicle market is in negative for the first time this year at -3.6% to 390,516. The year-to-date tally remains in strong positive territory for now…
The VW Tiguan is now the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland through July. The Swiss new car market is up a solid 6.5% year-on-year in July to 19,629 units, with the YTD volume now down -4.9% to 132,762. 4x4 sales are up 7.4% to 9,889 and 50.4% share vs. 50% last…
BMW is the most popular carmaker in Luxembourg in July. 4,515 new cars found a buyer in Luxembourg in July, a 5.6% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is up just 1.4% to 29,777. This month BMW (+32.5%) repeats at #1 and reaches a stunning 13.3% share, its best since December 2023…
The VW T-Roc is the most popular vehicle in Germany in July. 264,802 new cars hit German roads in July, up a fantastic 11.1% year-on-year. We are still 20% below the pre-pandemic levels of July 2019 (332,788). The YTD volume remains in negative however at -2.5% to 1,667,591, to be…
The Kia Picanto is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in July. New car sales in the Netherlands advance 9% year-on-year in July to 28,986 units, but the year-to-date volume is down -3.9% to 211,423. HEVs hold 51.8% of the market thanks to 15,019 sales, BEVs are at 30.8% and…
The Mini Cooper is up to #4 overall in July. Data by local association SMMT shows a UK new car market down -5% year-on-year in July to 140,154 units. This is the weakest July result since 2022, and -10.8% lower than pre-pandemic July 2019. According to SMMT, the newly announced…
The Skoda Enyaq ranks #2 in Finland in July. It's a third positive month of the year for Finnish new car sales after April and June with July sales up 5% to 5,286. The year-to-date volume remains in negative however at -3.4% to 41,862. Toyota (-7%) reclaims the brands top…
The Fiat Grande Panda is up to #28 at home in July. Disappointing results for Italian new car sales in July: down -5.1% year-on-year to 118,493 units. Over the first 7 months of the year, the market is off -3.8% to 973,396 and down -21.3% or 263,000 units over the…
Skoda Karoq sales double year-on-year in June. New car sales in Slovakia edge up 0.6% year-on-year in June to 8,800 units. This leads to a H1 2025 volume down -4.2% to 45,150. Skoda surges 29.3% to reach 21.6% share, ultra dominant again. Volkswagen is up just 1.4% but holds 9.7%…
The Renault Clio holds 8% of the Slovenian market in June vs. 4% YTD The Slovenian new car market is up a sturdy +7.6% year-on-year in June to 5,149 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 6.3% to 30,132. Renault (+9%) beats the market to reach #1 with a splendid…
AITO breaks its volume record in June thanks to the new M8. Today we can share with you All brands and All models retail sales data for China in June. After growing by 16.4% in May, sales of the selection of vehicles included in this report shoot up 22.7% year-on-year…
The Lexus ES is once again the #1 imported car in China. (next gen pictured) 49,531 new imported cars found a buyer in China in June, a -7.7% year-on-year regression. The year-to-date tally is now off -11.5% to 280,132. Like last month, Lexus (+14.7%) stands out as the only year-on-year…
The iX1 BEV represents 52% of total BMW X1 sales. It's a harsh -16.4% year-on-year fall for the Belgian new car market in June to just 41,527 units. The H1 2025 is off -10.9% to 234,616 as a result. Somewhat reassuringly, private sales markedly increase their footprint at 45.4% share…
Dacia holds 26.3% of the Moroccan market in June. It's another exceptional month for new light vehicle sales in Morocco, up 34.1% year-on-year to 23,298 units. This includes 21,309 passenger cars (+34.4%) and 1,989 light commercials (+31.5%). The H1 2025 passenger car market is up by a splendid 26% to…