The Mazda CX-30 is the favourite vehicle in Colombia again. New vehicle sales in Colombia soar 23.8% year-on-year in September to 22.834 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 50.4% to 178.232. Renault (+16.2%) easily remains in the brands top spot with 19% share vs. 20.7% so far this year.…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in September. New car sales in Denmark derail -17.3% year-on-year in September to 14.222 units, tilting the year-to-date tally into negative territory at -1.5% to 139.953. Volkswagen (-33.3%) almost doubles the market decline rate but remains in the brands lead…
The Renault Arkana ranks inside the Irish Top 10 in September. In September, the Irish new car market endures its first year-on-year decline since January at -22% to 4.409 registrations, suffering from a high year-ago comparison base when the market was up 66.3% and leading to a year-to-date tally up…
The Opel Corsa is #1 in Greece in September. Picture autogreeknews.gr The Greek new car market slows down its fall in September to -7% year-on-year at 6.612 registrations, sending the year-to-date volume up 36.2% to 81.758 units. Toyota (-15.9%) continues to dominate the brands ranking but posts a weak 11.2%…
The Tesla Model 3 holds 5.4% of the Swiss market in September. New car sales in Switzerland return to negative in September at -8.4% year-on-year to 19.648 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +10.1% and 180.073 registrations. Brand leader Volkswagen (+32.5%) ignores the depleted context to sport…
Toyota RAV4 sales are up 75.3% year-on-year in September. The Romanian new car market is down -17.8% year-on-year in September to 8.942 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.3% to 88.253. Local behemoth Dacia (-29.2%) falls faster than its home market but posts a solid 27.2% share, in line…
Volkswagen is the #1 brand in Belgium for the second time in 2021. New car sales in Belgium skid down -26.4% year-on-year in September to 26.554 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -6% to 313.567, keeping in mind the 2020 YTD volume was already down -24% on the year…
Opel sales are up 29.5% year-on-year in Luxembourg. The Luxembourg new car market plunges -27.6% year-on-year in September to just 2.948 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally edging up 2.8% to 35.011. BMW (-5.9%) resists very well and sports its first monthly win in Luxembourg since August 2020. It distances last…
The Renault Express is up to #10 in Bulgaria in September. The Bulgarian new car market drops -12.1% year-on-year in September to 1.932 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 18.6% to 24.008 units. Dacia (-4.5%) and Renault (-22.3%) end the month equal #1 in the brands ranking with 12.1%…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in September. New car sales in Portugal continue to sink at -18.2% year-on-year in September to just 10.786 units, that's however a better hold than the -35.8% of August. The year-to-date volume is now up 6.5% to 112.525 sales. Peugeot (+10.8%)…
The Tesla Model 3 just misses out on an outright victory in Germany. The German new car market dives -25.7% year-on-year in September to 196.972 units, tilting the year-to-date volume into negative territory at -1.2% and 2.017.561. We have adjusted our 2021 Forecast slightly down to 2.79 million units (-4%)…
The Renault Arkana is up to #7 overall in France in September. Picture largus.fr 11/10 update: Now with Top 295 All-models. New car sales in France accelerate their fall in September at -20.5% year-on-year to just 133.835 units vs. -15% in August, marking a fourth consecutive month of double-digit declines.…
Toyota sales are down just -1.7% in a market off -18.1%. 11/09 update: Now with Top 400 All-models and Top 63 All-brands. 28/09 update: Now with Top 10 models. Preliminary data from ACEA show European new car sales (EU+EFTA+UK) down another harsh -18.1% year-on-year in August to 724.710 units, the lowest level…
The Tesla Model Y accounts for 19.8% of the Norwegian new car market in September. New car sales in Norway soar 15.7% year-on-year in September to 17.992 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 35.1% to 128.856. BEV sales surge 45.8% to 13.946 and a record 77.5% share, they are…
First UK Top 10 finish for the Toyota Aygo. As the microchip crisis bites hard, the UK new car market freefalls -34.4% year-on-year in the all-important month of September to just 215.312. This month is traditionally the second strongest in the year as it coincides with a biannual plate change.…