First podium finish for the Chevrolet Onix in Mexico. In October, the Mexican new light vehicle market drops -21.3% year-on-year to 84.307 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -29.6% to 748.501 sales. Brand leader Nissan (-20.3%) does a little better than the market to comfortably stay in first place…
The 2008 is back on the podium, helping Peugeot edge past 20% share. 18/12 update: Now with Top 295 All-models. France was in lockdown again in November, albeit less strict than in Spring. As a result new car sales plunge -27% year-on-year, or -30.7% if looking at daily sales rate…
Mercedes remains the most popular brand in Luxembourg in November. New car sales in Luxembourg edge down -3.6% year-on-year in November to 3.808 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -19.4% to 41.834. Mercedes (+23%) holds the brands top spot for the third consecutive month but this is not enough to…
The new generation lifts Hyundai Tucson sales up 128.4%. As the end of the consumption tax cut nears and carmakers heavily discount some models, the South Korean new car market remains in frank positive in November at +7.3% to 171.027 including 143.591 local brands (+7.2%) and 27.436 foreign marques (+7.3%).…
The Opel Corsa 3peats at #2 in Germany. Given the return of various restrictions linked to a second wave of coronavirus, the German new car market resists particularly well in November at just -3% year-on-year to 290.150 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -21.6% to 2.606.284. Brand leader Volkswagen (-18.4%)…
The VW Golf is the best-selling vehicle in Austria for the first time since last February. Picture quattroruote.it New car sales in Austria edge down -3.4% year-on-year in October to 24.274 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -27.7% to 204.913. Volkswagen (-12.4%) loses almost 4 times as much ground…
Audi sales shoot up 31.9% year-on-year in Belgium in October. The Belgian new car market sinks -9.4% year-on-year in October to 38.703 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume off -22.7% to 372.310. Peugeot (-8.3%) slightly outpaces the market and this is enough to propel it up 3 spots on September…
Mercedes is the #1 carmaker in Luxembourg for the 2nd month running. New car sales in Luxembourg drop -18.6% year-on-year in October on strong year-ago volumes to 3.980 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -20.7% to 38.026. Mercedes (-18.2%) matches the market evolution and repeats at #1 with a fantastic…
The Kia Carnival is the best-selling vehicle at home in October. In October the South Korean new car market drastically slows its growth to just +1.8% at 159.752 units including 135.495 units local carmakers (+0.4%) and 24.257 for foreigners (+9.8%). The year-to-date tally is up 7% to 1.539.123 including 1.323.119…
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%)…