It's official: the VW ID.3 is an instant blockbuster. 20/11 update: Now with Top 57 All-brands and actuals for Top 100 models. 14/11 update: Now with Top 355 All-models, Top 10 BEVs, PHEVs and HEVs. Complete brands data will follow shortly. Provisional data released by ACEA shows the very first…
Mercedes is the best-selling brand in Belgium in September. Now with Top 10 models ranking. The August 2020 post has now been updated with the YTD Top 10 models. The Belgian new car market manages its first year-on-year gain since last January at a timid +1% to 36.083 units in September,…
Dacia sales are up 6-fold year-on-year in Luxembourg in September. Now with a Top 10 models ranking. The August 2020 post has now been updated with the Top 10 YTD models. The Luxembourg new car market posts a second year-on-year surge in the past three months in September with sales…
The Honda Brio topples the Toyota Avanza to lead Indonesian charts YTD. New vehicle sales in Indonesia continue to be decimated by the coronavirus crisis albeit slowly improving. September wholesales volumes are off another -47.7% year-on-year to 48.554 units which leads to a year-to-date tally down -50.6% to 372.046. The retail…
The new P7 sedan lifts Xpeng wholesales to record heights. It's a spectacular 5th consecutive month of double-digit gains for the Chinese wholesales market with September volumes up another 12.8% year-on-year to 2.565.000 units, making it by far the largest month of 2020 so far and the 2nd largest September…
The VW ID.3 is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland for its first month in market. The Irish new car market records a spectacular surge in September at +66.3% year-on-year to 5.684 units, also the very first gain of 2020 leading to a year-to-date tally down -25.8% to 84.534. Volkswagen (+34.6%)…
The Skoda Kamiq scores its second ever podium at home. New car sales in the Czech Republic sign their first year-on-year uptick of 2020 in September at +7.2% to 16.909 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -22.4% to 148.319. Local behemoth Skoda (+4.2%) is up but can't quite match its…
The Nissan Livina is the best-selling car in Indonesia in August. The Indonesian new vehicle market is still reeling from the coronavirus crisis with August wholesales tumbling down -58.8% year-on-year to 37.291 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -51.1% to 323.507. Retail sales fare slightly better at -57.8% to…
Hongqi soars 109.9% to a 15th volume record in the past 18 months. As we announced at the start of the month, new vehicle wholesales in China continue on their unabated post-pandemic rebound with August up 11.6% to 2.186.000 units according to final data by the China Association of Automobile…
First ever monthly win for the Renault Sandero in Ukraine. New car sales in Ukraine post a second straight positive month - and double-digit gain - in August at +10.2% year-on-year to 8.392 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down just -1.7% to 45.536. Brand leaders Renault (+19.7%) and Toyota…
The VW ID.3 has finally landed in the German sales charts. 02/09 update: Now with Top 290 All Private Sales models. German new car sales significantly reduce their decline from -32.2% in June to -5.4% in July at 314.938 units, reclaiming the European top spot. Yet unlike the UK (+11.3%), France…
The VW T-Roc secures its very first Top 10 finish in Poland. New car sales in Poland are off another -14% year-on-year in July to 41.323 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -31.9% to 218.123. Skoda (-3.3%) resists well and reclaims the brands YTD top spot off Toyota (-3.9%)…
The VW T-Cross is the first ever SUV to top the Brazilian monthly charts. Total Covid-19 cases almost doubled in Brazil in the past month alone to 2.9 million and lives lost are approaching the 100.000 mark (98.493), keeping the country as the 2nd most affected in the world below…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Australia for the first time. The Australian new car market skids down -12.8% year-on-year in July to 72.505 units, marking a gruelling 28th consecutive month of year-on-year decline and sending the market to its weakest July mark in 18 years: since 2002…
The EQC is up to a record 2nd place and allows Mercedes its first ever win in Norway. New car sales in Norway leap back into positive in July at +6.5% year-on-year to 9.772 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -21% to 68.996. Electrified vehicles continue to extend their…