The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to #2 in Ireland in January. 27,363 new cars hit Irish roads in January, a solid 9.4% improvement on January 2022. With new licence plates now available, January is traditionally the biggest month of the year in Ireland, typically accounting for one quarter of…
BMW is once again the most popular brand in Belgium. Discover 65 years of Belgian Historical Data here. 02/02 update: now with Top 10 models. The Belgian new car market endures a third straight year of decline in 2022 at -4.4% to 366,303 sales after falling -11.2% in 2021 and -21.5%…
Volkswagen remains the most popular brand in Luxembourg. Explore 30 years of Luxembourg Historical Data here. 02/02 update: Now with Top 10 models. New car sales in Luxembourg dip -5.2% year-on-year in 2022 to 42,094 units. Volkswagen (-3.9%) evolves roughly like the market and holds a 11.8% share, widening the…
The Jeep Renegade repeats at #2 in Italy. The Italian new car market rallies back up 19% year-on-year in January to 128,301 registrations, keeping in mind January 2022 was down -19.7% on the year prior. Private sales trail the market at +10% to 79,964 and 61.5% share vs. 66.7% in…
Mercedes ranks #2 with an improved 17% share in 2022. Discover over 15 years of Singapore Historical Data here. New car sales in Singapore sink -31.9% year-on-year in 2022 to just 30,939 units, the lowest annual volume since 2014. Toyota (-33.5%) roughly follows the market to remain in the brands…
The Hyundai i30 is the favourite of Slovak buyers in 2022. Discover over 50 years of Slovak Historical Data here. 78,841 new cars hit Slovak roads in 2022, a 4.2% year-on-year increase. Brand leader Skoda (-9.8%) goes against the market with a hefty loss and sees its share fall from…
Porsche is the only year-on-year gainer among the Top 15 brands. Discover 40 years worth of Chinese Historical Data here. As more models shift towards local production (for example the BMW X5 this year), new car imports into China continue to shrink in 2022 at a drastic -19% year-on-year to…
The Toyota Corolla ends 24 years of domination by the Honda Civic in the car charts. Discover close to 40 years of Canadian Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Canada are hit -8.9% year-on-year in 2022 to just 1,514,465 units as the microchip crisis and associated stock woes…
The Toyota Corolla is #1 in Finland for the third year running. Consult over 65 years of Finland Historical Data here. The Finnish new car market sinks a hefty -16.3% year-on-year in 2022 to just 80,252 sales. That's way worse than the previous low of 2009 (90,547) when the market…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Austria in 2022. Discover 45 years of Austrian Historical Data here. 215,050 new cars hit Austrian roads in 2022, a harsh -10.3% year-on-year decline on the 239,803 units of 2021 which was already down -3.6% on the year prior. Volkswagen (-11.2%) evolves roughly…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in 2022. Discover over 15 years of Cyprus Historical Data here. According to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, Cyprus new car sales rise 9.4% year-on-year in 2022 to 11,627 units. The Toyota Yaris (+79.1%) leaps up five spots on last…
The Tesla Model Y holds 10% of the Norwegian market in 2022. Discover over 65 years of Norwegian Historical Data here. Despite a last minute surge in December to an all-time record 39,497 sales (+92%) as sales were pulled forward due to impending tax changes, the Norwegian new car market…
The VW Golf remains the best-seller in Germany but was challenged again this year. Discover 90 years worth of German Historical data here. Thanks to sales bouncing back up 38.1% year-on-year in December to 314,318, the German new car market edges into positive at the last minute in 2022 at +1.1%…
The Honda N-BOX is the best-selling vehicle in Japan in 2022. Discover over 50 years of Japanese Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Japan drop -5.6% year-on-year in 2022 to 4,201,321 units vs. 4,448,340 in 2021. Brand leader Toyota (-12.4%) is the only Top 8 carmaker to fare worse…
The Tesla Model Y is the most popular vehicle in Switzerland in 2022. Discover over 50 years worth of Switzerland Historical Data here. 225,934 new cars found a home in Switzerland in 2022, that's a -5.3% year-on-year decline on the 238,481 units of 2021. 4x4 sales are virtually immobile at -0.1%…