The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Austria in April. The Austrian new car market is up 13.1% year-on-year in April to 18,504 registrations. April 2022 was off -26.6% over the year prior so we remain at historical low levels. Sales are up 18.6% year-to-date at 81,556. Atop the brands…
BYD is #1 in China for the third consecutive month. Based on data shared by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, the Chinese wholesales market is up 82.7% year-on-year to 2,159,000 units, but under this spectacular gain hides a paltry year-ago result (-47.6%) that was impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns and…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in April. New car sales in Denmark gain 9.5% year-on-year in April to 12,067 units, this is a rather poor showing given April 2022 was off -29% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is up 15% to 52,023. Volkswagen (+14.2%) is the…
Skoda sales are up 117.3% year-on-year in April. Belgian new car sales grow by a whopping 40.4% year-on-year in April to 39,872 units as April 2022 was down -23.6% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is up 30.3% to 171,356. The Top 4 best-selling carmakers all trail the market, with BMW (+24.7%)…
Skoda sales more than double year-on-year for the 2nd month running. After April 2022 was down a ghastly -22.8% on the year prior, this year the Luxembourg market bounces back up 25% to 4,176 sales. The year-to-date volume is up 18% to 17,325. Volkswagen (+62.5%) surges ahead year-on-year on a low…
Audi sales are up 34% YoY in April. Swiss new car sales soar 16% year-on-year in April to 18,149 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 10.1% to 76,968. This month's performance is to be put in context as April 2022 was down a harsh -29.1% on the year prior. 4x4 sales…
The Volvo XC60 is #1 in Finland for the very first time. The Finnish new car market posts a solid 14.4% year-on-year gain in April to 7,195 sales, however April 2022 was down a damning -26.7% on the year prior so the comparison base is very low. Nevertheless, the year-to-date tally…
Suzuki sales more than double year-on-year in Romania. 9,865 cars hit Romanian roads in April, a very robust 16.5% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date volume is up 25.1% to 46,831, a stellar performance considering the 2022 YTD volume at the same stage last year was already up 35.6% on the year…
The BYD Qin Plus sells over 40,000 units in March alone. With a bit of delay 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…
Volvo import sales are up 47.6% in March. Sales of new imported cars in China are stable in March at -0.8% to 63,224 units, however March 2022 was off -28% on the year prior so this is still a poor result. The Q1 2023 volume now down -10.7% to 173,853. Mercedes (+7.3%) posts…
Cupra is among the 15 best-selling brands in Poland for the first time. Polish new car sales edge up 2.8% year-on-year in April to 34,575 units. This is a lukewarm result given April 2022 was down -14.7% on the year prior. Reflecting a strong start of the year, the YTD tally is…
The Volvo XC60 is the best-selling vehicle in Sweden in April. In April, Swedish new car sales endure a disappointing third negative month this year at -6.2% to 20,586 units. This brings the year-to-date tally down -8.5% to 83,890. BEVs ignore the surrounding gloom to climb 27.8% to 6,928 sales…
Audi ends the month just 379 units below Volkswagen, with the A3 hitting a ranking record. It's a 9th consecutive month of year-on-year gains for the UK market in April at +11.6% to 132,990 sales. We are still 17.4% off the 161,064 units of pre-pandemic April 2019. So far this year,…
The Skoda Octavia is up 9-fold year-on-year in April. The Croatian new car market continues to surge ahead in April with a 39.6% year-on-year progression to 6,240 sales. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 36.9% to 19,487. Atop the brands charts, Renault (+211.3%) and Skoda (+177.8%) both post sensational…
The Honda HR-V scores its first Brazilian Top 10 finish since October 2017. New light vehicle sales in Brazil progress 11.2% year-on-year in April to 151,721 units, although a strong YoY result we are 7.4% below April 2021 (163,902) and 31.4% below pre-pandemic April 2019 (221,321). Fiat (-2.8%) goes against…