Peugeot is the most popular carmaker in Belgium in January. The Belgian new car market starts the year in a poor way with sales off -10% year-on-year to 33,947 units, keeping in mind January 2021 was already down -27.2% on the year prior. Peugeot (+8.5%) defies the negative context to…
Audi sales are up 47.2% year-on-year in Luxembourg in January. New car sales in Luxembourg skid down -11.9% year-on-year in January to just 3,300 units. Volkswagen (-6.1%) halves the market decline to remain in first place with 12.7% share vs. 11.6% over the Full Year 2021. Mercedes (-17.7%) also retains…
The Hongqi E-HS9 ranks #16 in Norway in January. The Norwegian new car market drops a harsh -22.8% year-on-year in January to 7,957 units. Even without Tesla whose sales light up at the end of every quarter, the share of BEVs in market surges from 53% a year ago to…
The Octavia (+73.8%) helps Skoda to its first Swiss pole position this month. The Swiss new car market edges up 5.1% year-on-year in January to 15,899 sales. 4x4 sales are up 5.4% to 7,908 and 49.7% share vs. 49.6% a year ago, petrol sales drop -9.9% to 6,280 and 39.5%…
The Kia Xceed ranks #10 in Poland in January. New car sales in Poland drop -10.1% year-on-year to 28,611 units. Toyota is on fire this month with 19.7% share, that is a full three percentage points above its Full Year 2021 level of 16.7%. Kia is also in great shape,…
The antediluvian Lada Niva Legend sales are up 151.4% year-on-year in 2021. Discover 50 years of Belarus Historical Data here. After losing -18.2% in 2020, the Belorussian new car market falls a further -11.2% this year to 46,837 registrations. Lada (+12.8%) goes against the negative trend to tighten its grip…
Volkswagen is the most successful carmaker in San Marino in 2021. San Marino is a landlocked country within Italy, and its new car market is up 3.2% year-on-year in 2021 to 889 registrations. Unlike in Italy Volkswagen (+8.5%) remains the most popular brand in the country, this time distancing Audi…
The Dacia Sandero "made in Morocco" is the leader in 2021. Discover almost 20 years worth of Moroccan Historical Data here. Now updated with the Top 33 All-brands ranking. New light vehicle sales in Morocco surge 30% year-on-year in 2021 to 173,270 units, a new all-time volume record, breaking the…
After a few tumultuous months, the VW Golf is back to where it belongs: #1 at home. The German new car market bounces back up 8.5% year-on-year in January to 184,112 registrations, but this is compared to a devastated January 2021 down -31.1% on the year prior. Fleet sales account…
The Citroen C4 breaks into the Portuguese Top 10 in January. New car sales in Portugal edge down -2% year-on-year in January to 9,829 units. Peugeot (+0.8%) easily retains the brands top spot with 13.9% share vs. 12% over the Full Year 2021. It is followed this month by BMW…
The Dacia Logan is back to its traditional top spot at home. Picture gadget.ro The Romanian new car market bounces back up 55.5% year-on-year in January to 9,337 sales on a particularly low year-ago base which was at -51.9% on the year prior. Dacia (+202.5%) returns to its traditional level…
Kia is the best-selling carmaker in the UK in January and the Sportage is the best-selling model. The UK new car market bounces back up 27.5% year-on-year in January to 115,087 sales on particularly low (-39.5%) year-ago volumes impacted by lockdowns. Private sales shoot up 64.1% year-on-year to 62,300 and…
Kia sales are up 20.6% in a market off -1.5%. Discover 50 years of European Historical Data here. 7/02 update: Now with Full Year Top 520 All-models. 27/01 update: Now with December Top 30 models and Full Year 2021 Top 50 models. New car sales in Europe edge down -1.5%…
The Kia EV6 is a successful launch in Sweden. The new year starts with a -3.3% year-on-year drop in Sweden at 19,893 registrations. Local behemoth Volvo (-12.2%) falls four times faster than the market but easily keeps the brands top spot with 18.7% share vs. 16% over the Full Year…
The Peugeot 2008 and Toyota Yaris Cross lead the Dutch market in January. New car sales in the Netherlands are down another -11.3% year-on-year in January to 30,984 units after January 2020 was also off -20% on the year prior. Volkswagen (-15.6%) keeps the lead of the brands ranking with…