The Avenger helps lift Jeep's European sales 2/11 update: Now with Top 85 All brands and Top 460 All models. Preliminary data by ACEA has the European market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 11.1% to 1,166,728 units compared to 1,050,312 in September 2022. This is the 14th consecutive year-on-year gain and brings the…
The LI Auto L8 reaches an all time high in September. Retail sales of the models included in this report gain 3.5% year-on-year in September to 1,868,297 units, This leads to a year-to-date up 3% to 14,620,934. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales…
The Skoda Kamiq ranks #2 in Slovenia in September. 4,051 new cars hit Slovenian roads in September, a 7.3% year-on-year improvement. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 4.4% to 38,377. This month Skoda (+16.6%) more than doubles the market growth to take the lead of the brands ranking off…
Audi Q7 sales more than double year-on-year in September. New imports in China slow down their fall in September and edge down -3.1% year-on-year to 65,714, leading to a year-to-date tally off -7.5% at 535,554. Lexus (+0.9%) goes against the negative market and ends the month with a 3,000+ advantage…
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in September. Data shared with us by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT show a Cyprus new car market shooting up 28.6% year-on-year in September to 1,525 sales. This brings the year-to-date tally up 27.7% to 11,580. Market leaders Kia (-1.1%) and…
The Citroen C3 is up to #6 year-to-date. The Belgium new car market continues on its fantastic run with a 25.4% year-on-year lift in September to 38,906. The year-to-date volume is now up 31.8% to 374,848. We are still 14.7% below the pre-pandemic result for the first 9 months of…
BYD reaches an all-time high volume in September. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), the Chinese wholesales market is up by another 9.5% year-on-year in September, reaching a new record for the month at 2,858,000 units. Production is up 6.6% to 2,850,000. The national government's…
Mercedes is the best-selling carmaker in Luxembourg in September. 3,879 new cars hit Luxembourg roads in September, a solid 8.6% year-on-year improvement. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 18.5% to 37,997. Mercedes (+10%) snaps its first monthly win since March 2022, overtaking Volkswagen (-16.7%). #1 last month, BMW (+22.5%)…
The Kia Sorento is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea for the first time. The South Korean new light vehicle market dips -6.1% year-on-year in September to 129,243 sales, including 106,678 for domestic manufacturers (-6.1%) and 22,565 for foreigners (-5.7%). The year-to-date tally remains in clear positive at +6.3% to…
New wind for the VW Golf at home. New car sales in Germany are flat in September at -0.1% year-on-year to 224,502, leading to a year-to-date volume up 14.5% to 2,138,066. September is down -8.2% on pre-pandemic September 2019 (244,622) and YTD is down -22% over the same period in…
Toyota holds 21.9% of the Polish market in September. The Polish new car market advances 9% year-on-year in September to 38,366 sales, which means the year-to-date tally is now up 10.5% to 342,275. Toyota (+59.2%) is not only by far the best-selling brand with 21.9% share, it also the biggest…
The Tesla Model Y is by far the best-selling vehicle in Finland in August. New car sales in Finland gain a solid 10% year-on-year in September to 7,382 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.3% to 67,459. This month and for the first time in Finnish history, Tesla (+451.4%)…
Opel sales are up 44.1% in a market down -15.7% Handicapped by the aftereffects of the earthquake that hit the country, the Moroccan new light vehicle market sinks -15.7% year-on-year in September to 11,713 units. This includes 10,116 Passenger Cars (-15.2%) and 1,597 Light Commercials (-18.9%). The year-to-date PC volume…
The Q4 helps Audi up 78.6% year-on-year in September. New car sales in Austria recede -4.3% year-on-year in September to 19,840, yet the year-to-date volume remains in positive at +12.1% and 182,886 units. Brand leader Volkswagen (-21.9%) is knocked hard to 11.9% share vs. 14.3% so far this year. It…
The Ford Mustang Mach-E equals its best ever ranking in Denmark. 14,885 new cars found a buyer in Denmark in September, that's a 14.4% year-on-year in improvement that leads to a year-to-date tally up 13.7% to 123,998. Tesla (+318.5%) continues to show insolent health and grabs a whopping 16.3% market…