The Ford Ranger is the best-selling vehicle in Australia this month. 6/05 update: Now with Top 285 All-models. The Australian new vehicle market soars to an all-time record April volume this year with sales up 137.2% year-on-year and up 22.3% on April 2019 to 92.347 units. This is a 6th consecutive month of…
Fiat 500 sales are up 45.5% on April 2019. New car sales in Italy are up 3261% year-on-year in April, reflecting the year-ago lockdown when only 4.295 cars were registered, but down -16.7% on two years ago to 146.270 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 68.6% year-on-year but remains…
The Seat Arona is #1 at home for the first time. The Spanish new car market surges 1787% year-on-year in April to 78.595, a meaningless growth figure that reflects the strict lockdown of April 2020 when only 4.163 vehicles were registered. The year-to-date volume is now up 18.8% to 264.655…
The VW Taos is up to #15 in Mexico in March. Picture autocosmos.com.mx New light vehicle sales in Mexico edge up 9.1% year-on-year in March to 95.513 units, keeping in mind March 2020 was down -25.5% on the year prior. The Q1 volume is now down -12.7% to 259.039. The Top…
The Hyundai Tucson is #1 in Northern Ireland in March. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for all UK nations in March. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in our March 2021 UK update.…
Chinese EV maker Xpeng is climbing up the Norwegian sales charts. Picture elbil.no The Norwegian new car market advances 23.1% year-on-year in March to 15.321 units, keeping in mind March 2020 was down -32.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally stands at 36.309 units, up 12.2% on the same period…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle at home for the first time. The Romanian new car market bounces back up a rather timid 18.1% year-on-year to 7.861 units in March, keeping in mind March 2020 was down -32.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now down -25.8%…
The Wuling Hongguang MINI EV scores its first podium in China. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), China new vehicle wholesales mark 12 consecutive months of year-on-year gains in March at +74.9% to 2.526.000 units, also up 0.2% on March 2019. This is split into…
The VW Tiguan is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in March. New car sales in Switzerland rebound 43.7% year-on-year in March to 25.236 units, tilting the year-to-date tally into positive at +1.9% and 56.497 sales. Note the March 2021 volume is down -12.8% on March 2019 pre-pandemic levels. 4x4 sales…
Opel sales are up 75% partly thanks to the new Mokka. Picture autobild.de The German new car market is up 35.9% year-on-year in March to 292.349 registrations as year-ago volumes were hampered by Covid-19 lockdowns. This score remains down -15.4% on March 2019, so new car sales Germany have yet…
The Peugeot 208 II secures an 8th win in the past 9 months at home. 16/04 update: Now with final figures for the Top 280 All-models. 7/04 update: Now with Top 10 EVs. The French new car market is up 191.7% year-on-year in March to 182.775 sales as year-ago volumes…
BMW has led the Belgian charts 6 times over the past 12 months. The Belgian new car market bounces back up 56.1% year-on-year in March to 44.966 units as year-ago volumes were hit (-47.5%) by the coronavirus lockdown. The year-to-date tally is now down -7.8% to 117.438. BMW (+88.4%) vastly…
General Motors sales soar 29.6% year-on-year over Q1 2021. According to estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers, the Canadian new light vehicle market soars 86.2% year-on-year to 175.186 units in March as year-ago volumes (-48%) were impacted by Covid lockdowns put in place slightly earlier than in the U.S.. This figure…
The new GV70 helps Genesis break its volume record this month. 13/04 update: Now with Top 50 foreign models. New car sales in South Korea edge down -1.8% year-on-year in March to 168.268 units, with local carmakers down -6.7% to 140.971 but foreigners up 34.4% to 27.297. The year-ago comparison…
The Ford Kuga is up to a record 8th place in March. Picture moottori.fi New car sales in Finland gain 12.8% year-on-year in February to 10.189 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -1.4% to 27.423. Toyota (+17%) and Volkswagen (+23.9%) top the brands ranking and both post market-beating gains…