Renault sales are up 10-fold year-on-year in Ireland. New car sales in Ireland rise 42.7% year-on-year in May to 7,557 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 18.2% to 74,542. Toyota (+65.9%) clearly outruns the market to return to the brands top spot at 15.3% share, cementing its YTD leadership.…
Volvo sales almost double year-on-year in Belgium. The Belgian new car market is up another 42.5% to 41,359 units, with the year-to-date tally now up 32.5% to 212,715. Brand leader BMW (+53.9%) even outraces the market to rise to 11.2% share vs. 10.4% so far this year. Volkswagen (+43.4%) remains…
Renault sales are up 156.2% year-on-year in May. 4,402 new cars hit Luxembourg roads in May, up 24.6% year-on-year and leading to a YTD volume up 19.2% to 21,727. Volkswagen (+16.5%) trails the market but holds onto the top spot with 11.4% share, while BMW (+39.1%) is very impressive at…
Audi is the most popular manufacturer in the UK this month. 145,204 new cars hit UK roads in May, a 16.7% year-on-year improvement leading to a year-to-date tally up 16.8% to 772,454. We are nevertheless still below the May 2021 volume of 156,737. Private sales worryingly fall into negative at…
The Skoda Enyaq is up to #3 in Finland in May. 9,258 new cars hit Finnish roads in May, a 19.9% year-on-year improvement leading to a year-to-date volume up 4.9% to 37,156. Toyota (+13.3%) can't quite catch up with the market growth but continues to dominate the brands ranking head…
The Avenger is Jeep's best-seller in Italy this month. New car sales in Italy rise 23.1% year-on-year in May to 149,411 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 26.1% to 702,339. However, worryingly private sales trail the market significantly at +11.5% to 81,062 and 53.5% share vs. 59.2% a year…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling vehicle in Liechtenstein in 2022. New car sales in Liechtenstein drop -6.3% year-on-year in 2022 to 1,524 units. Volkswagen (-13.1%) remains the brands best-seller but sees its market share fall from 13.6% in 2021 to 12.7% this year. In contrast Audi (+23.7%) surges from…
MG ZS sales are up 537.6% year-on-year. New car sales in Spain rise 8.3% year-on-year in May to 92,025 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 26.9% to 404,337. Private sales edge up 5.3% to 36,495 for the month and 16.8% to 165,425 year-to-date while company sales are up 5.4%…
Dacia sales are up 44.6% year-on-year in April. 31/05 update: Now with Top 80 All brands and Top 440 All models. 26/05 update: Now with Top 25 brands and Top 50 models. According to preliminary data by ACEA, April new car sales in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK) gain 16.1% year-on-year to 964,932…
Volkswagen sales are up 75.5% year-on-year in April. We can share with you today All brands and All models retail sales data for China. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales data for China so you can get the most complete picture…
The Kia Picanto ranks #3 in Cyprus in April. According to data by SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, new car sales in the country edge up 4.8% year-on-year to 783, still a paltry performance given April 2022 was down -19.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is in better shape though, at…
Land Rover Defender sales more than double year-on-year in China this month. New car imports in China rise 28.4% year-on-year in April to 57,427 units, however keep in mind April 2022 sales collapsed -47.7% on the year prior due to Covid lockdowns. Therefore we are still way off the April 2021…
The Opel Corsa is the best-selling vehicle in Germany in April. 202,947 new cars found a buyer in Germany in April, up 12.6% year-on-year. Given April 2022 was off -21.5% on the year prior we remain far off the April 2021 score (229,650) and even further down pre-pandemic April 2019 (310,715).…
The Renault Austral signs its first ever Top 10 finish in Slovenia. 4,338 new cars found a buyer in Slovenia in April, a 10.7% improvement on a year ago. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 6.7% to 17,788 units. Atop the brands ranking, both Volkswagen (+22.8%) and Skoda…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in April. The Chilean new light vehicle market collapses -48.4% year-on-year in April to 19,522 sales, as car sales align with low consumer confidence and challenging economic conditions. This pulls the year-to-date tally down -25.2% to 110,919. All segments are hit…