The Q3 helps Audi sales up 113.3% in May in Switzerland. The Swiss new car market bounces back up 43.9% year-on-year in May to 19.991 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 25.2% to 98.542. However May 2021 volumes remain well below their pre-pandemic level at -28.8% on May 2019 (28.060) and…
The Fiat 500 is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in May. New car sales in Slovenia edge up 3.4% year-on-year in May to 5.261 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 20.5% to 25.833. Note May 2021 sales remain well below pre-pandemic levels of two years ago at -29.3%…
The Kia Rio is up to #3 in Mexico in May. Picture autocosmos.com.mx The Mexican new light vehicle market bounces back up 103.8% year-on-year to 85.662 units due to covid-impacted year-ago volumes. The year-to-date tally is now up 14.6% to 428.312. However May 2021 volumes remain below pre-pandemic levels in May…
The Ford Kuga is the #1 vehicle in Denmark both in May and YTD. New car sales in Denmark leap up 47.2% year-on-year in May to 16.825 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 8.2% to 76.240. Volkswagen (+16.4%) once again vastly trails the market but remains the most successful…
New brand TANK sells over 6.000 units of its 300 SUV in May. New vehicle wholesales in China are down -3.1% year-on-year in May to 2.128.000 units according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). This puts an end to 13 consecutive months of year-on-year gains in the…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in May. The Portuguese new car market surges back up 190.2% year-on-year in May to 16.661 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 16.2% to 62.509. However, May 2021 volumes are still down significantly on two years ago pre-pandemic scores at…
Audi sales are up 48.8% year-on-year in Belgium in May. New car sales in Belgium edge up only 0.3% year-on-year in May to 34.836 registrations, which means it is down -31.8% on pre-pandemic levels of two years ago in May 2019 (51.081). The year-to-date tally is now up 13.1% to 189.466…
Audi is up to #2 in Luxembourg, above BMW. New car sales in Luxembourg lift 32.6% year-on-year in May to 4.033 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 28.9% to 20.816. However sales are still down -25.5% on two years ago in May 2019 (5.415) and down -19.7% year-to-date over the same period…
The Skoda Enyaq breaks into the German Top 50 in May. The German new car market is up 37.2% year-on-year in May to 230.635 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 12.8% to 1.116.737. However when comparing with pre-pandemic May 2019, sales are down a steep -30.7% on the 332.962 units of…
The Toyota Corolla is the most successful model in Finland in May. The Finnish new car market bounces back up 95.2% year-on-year in May to 9.590 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 18.3% to 45.590. Brand leader Toyota (+94.8%) matches the market and remains at #1 with 14% share.…
The Skoda Kamiq is up to a record 5.5% share in the Czech Republic in May. The Czech new car market is up 62.4% year-on-year in May to 21.734 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 21.5% to 90.244. However it's worth noting that May 2021 volumes remain down -9.7% on…
Daihatsu Move sales are up 268.6% year-on-year in May. The Japanese new vehicle market rallies back up 46.3% year-on-year in May to 319.318 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 12.8% to 2.098.955. Toyota (+31.6%) trails its home market but remains ultra-dominant at 32.9% share vs. 31.6% so far this year.…
The VW Golf is the best-selling vehicle in the UK in May. As the UK market was paralysed by Covid-19 restrictions a year ago, UK new car sales surge 674.1% year-on-year in May to 156.737 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 42.5% to 723.845. However, May 2021 volumes remain down…
The Ford Mustang Mach-E is the best-selling vehicle in Norway in May. New car sales in Norway are up 75.8% year-on-year in May to 14.063 units, keeping in mind May 2020 was down -39% on the year prior. This way, May 2021 volumes are actually up 7.2% on May 2019…
The Skoda Enyaq is up to #2 in the Netherlands in May. The Dutch new car market soars 72.5% year-on-year in May to 25.601 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down just -2.4% to 130.061 sales. Three brands finish the month close together atop the charts: Kia (+26.9%) remains…