BMW 1 Series sales more than double year-on-year in May. Next generation pictured. The Swiss new car market edges down -1.4% year-on-year in May to 21,265 sales, leading to a stable year-to-date tally at 98,529 units vs. 98,538 over the same period in 2023. 4x4 sales gain 2.6% to 11,070…
The Lexus LBX lands inside the Polish Top 30 in May. New car sales in Poland gain another solid 13.7% year-on-year in May to 42,627 units, leading to a year-to-date cume up 15.3% to 222,115. Toyota (+51.8%) and Skoda (+28.7%) both vastly outpace the market atop the brands ranking with…
The Kia Niro is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands again. The Dutch new car market skid a harsh -13.9% year-on-year in May to 28,361 units, meaning the year-to-date tally slips into negative at -1.2% to 158,421. Kia (-5.2%) confirms it is the new favourite of Dutch customers and falls…
The Opel Corsa signs its first Top 10 finish since August 2020. 11/06 update: Now with Top 326 All models ranking In May, the French new car market registers its first year-on-year decline since July 2022 at -2.9% to 141,298 units. This is to be compared to the 193,000 sales…
Volvo XC60 sales are up 49.6% in May. New car sales in Sweden drop a harsh -11.9% year-on-year in May to 25,094 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.9% to 106,893. The main event this month is the freefall of BEV sales at -34.7% year-on-year to just 7,614 units…
Volvo sales are up 21.8% in May. The Belgian new car market disappoint in May at -5.9% to 38,907 units. Keep in mind May 2023 was euphoric (+42.5%). The year-to-date tally remains in positive, but just at +0.5% to 213,746. Distanced by Volkswagen last month, BMW (-2.4%) reclaims the top…
The Kia Sportage is #1 in the UK For the third time ever. New car sales in the UK sign a 22nd consecutive month of year-on-year growth in May at +1.7% to 147,678 units. This is the best May result since 2021 but remains -19.6% below the pre-pandemic level of…
Citroen C3 sales are up 140.5% year-on-year in May. The Italian new car market hits the brakes in April at -6.6% year-on-year to 139,581 units, 10,000 less than in May 2023. The year-to-date tally remains in positive however at +3.4% to 726,311. Note this is still -20.2% below the first…
Seat sales surge 27% year-on-year in April. 31/05 update: Now with Top 89 All brands and Top 477 All models. Preliminary data from ACEA shows a European market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 12% year-on-year to 1,080,913 units, partly due to two additional working days. This means the year-to-date tally is now up…
Dacia ranks #4 in Belgium in April, a record. 39,699 new cars found a buyer in Belgium in April, stable year-on-year (-0.4%). The YTD volume is up 2% to 174,839. This month Volkswagen (+16.1%) reclaims the brands top spot for the first time since last September with 10.6% share. It…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in April. New car sales in Slovenia step up 8.2% year-on-year in April to 4,694 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5% to 18,687. Volkswagen (-5.6%) easily remains the most popular carmaker in the country despite a year-on-year loss, holding…
VW holds 14% of the Luxembourg market in April. New car sales in Luxembourg climb 5.7% year-on-year in April to 4,414 units, meaning the year-to-date market is now down -2.4% to 16,914. This is a solid performance given April 2023 was up 25% on the year prior. The top 2…
First Top 10 finish for the BYD Destroyer 05. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), the Chinese wholesales market is up 9.3% year-on-year to 2,359,000 units. This includes 2,002,000 Passenger Vehicles (+10.5%) and 357,000 Commercial Vehicles. Year-to-date, volumes are up 10.2% to 9,079,000 with Passenger…
The VW Golf is the best-selling model in Austria in April. 21,337 new cars found a buyer in Austria in April, a solid 15.3% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 3.7% to 84,600. The podium brands all beat the market and lodge shares above their YTD level: Volkswagen…
The Kia Sportage ranks #2 at home in April. The South Korean new car market recedes -5.9% year-on-year in April to 140,664 units. If foreign carmakers manage a +3.1% uptick to 21,560 sales, domestic ones drop -7.4% to 113,104. The year-to-date situation is even more dire with sales off -10.5%…