The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Austria in February. After sinking -18.9% in February 2022, the Austrian new car market rallies back up 11.1% this month to 17,895 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.8% to 36,745 units. Volkswagen (+45.8%) compensates for a particularly drab year-ago…
Tesla Model Y sales are up 185.8% year-on-year in February. 206,210 new cars found a German home in February, a very shy 2.8% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally edges into positive at +0.2% to 385,457 units. The podium brands are unchanged on last month and all beat the market with…
Audi sales more than double year-on-year in Denmark. 11,597 new cars hit Danish roads in February, a strong 13.7% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is up 12.2% to a round 22,000 units. Volkswagen (+25.6%) reclaims the brands top spot off Toyota (+8.9%), the latter down to #4 for the month.…
The Skoda Karoq is the most popular car in Switzerland for the 2nd month running. The Swiss new car market gains a shy 3.6% year-on-year in February to 17,198 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.5% to 33,635. 4x4 sales beat the market at +5.9% to 8,561 and 49.8%…
The Toyota bZ4X is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Norway in February. Picture motor.no After a dismal -76.6% fall in January, Norwegian new car sales thin their year-on-year loss to -8.7% to 7,439 registrations. The year-to-date tally is down down -42.3% to 9,299. Thanks to 6,183 sales (+0.4%) BEV hold…
Hyundai Grandeur sales are up 118.6% thanks to a new generation. New vehicle sales in South Korea increase by a robust 19.7% year-on-year in February to 146,877 units, including 125,240 local models (+21.3%) and 21,637 foreigners (+11.2%). Year-to-date, the market is now up 12.9% to 264,267 sales, that includes 226,408…
The Renault Austral is getting closer to the French Top 10. The French new car market is up 9.4% year-on-year in February to 126,237 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 9.1% to 238,176. Although an improvement on the previous year, we are still way below pre-pandemic levels as February…
Volkswagen is the most popular carmaker in Belgium for the first time since last September. The Belgian new car market improves by an outlandish 23.9% year-on-year in February to 39,883 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 20.5% to 79,730. A rarity these days, Volkswagen (+49.6%) edges past BMW…
Cupra sales are up 4-fold year-on-year in February. 4,177 new cars hit Luxembourg roads in February, that's a 12.6% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is up similarly at +12.8% to 7,903 units. Volkswagen (+11%) trails the market slightly but easily retains the top spot with a strong 12.8% share. It…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is #2 in Poland in February. 37,825 new cars found a Polish home in February, a 14.3% year-on-year improvement leading the year-to-date volume to 17% surge at 72,200 units. Toyota (+33.4%) is once again extremely strong, staying very close to the all-time record share it hit…
The Renault Clio signs its first Croatian win since June 2020. New car sales in Croatia rally back up 24.6% year-on-year in February to 3,627 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 18.6% to 6,973 units. Skoda (+24.2%) matches the market and climbs two spots on January to snap…
The Vauxhall Mokka is up to a record 2nd place in the UK in February. February is traditionally the weakest month of the year in the UK as customers await the March license plate change. This year February sales soar 26.2% year-on-year to 74,441 units, however this is still -6.5%…
Nissan Kicks sales are up 214.3% year-on-year in February. New light vehicle sales in Brazil edge down -2.7% year-on-year in February to 119,775 units, a pretty poor result when taking into account that February 2022 was off -24% on the year prior. Thanks to a strong start of the year…
The Ford Ranger sports a third crown in as many months in Australia. 06/03 update: Now with Top 280 all models ranking. New vehicle sales in Australia edge up 1.8% year-on-year in February to 86,878 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 6.5% to 171,751. This is the best February…
The Toyota Yaris Cross breaks into the Swedish Top 5 in February. The Swedish new car market is off another -12.7% year-on-year in February, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -19.5% to 33,043. BEVs defy the market slump with sales up 13.1% year-on-year to 6,124 and 33.2% share vs.…