The new gen Renault Duster hasn't hit Colombia yet, but the old one is up 89% this month. New vehicle sales in Colombia shoot up 24.4% year-on-year in November to 26.290 units, the largest year-on-year gain this year, lifting the year-to-date volume up 5% to 223.550 units. Renault (+40%) posts…
Peugeot is now assured to end 2018 as the #1 brand with French private buyers. Now updated with the Top 45 brands and Top 265 models. The French new car market drops 4.7% year-on-year in November to 171.611 registrations, but the year-to-date volume is up 4.7% to 2.008.091 units. This…
First Top 10 finish in Greece for the Toyota C-HR. Whereas most of the European Union is still reeling from post-WLTP hangover, the Greek new car market aligns a second consecutive month in positive in November at +5.7% to 6.893 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 18.6% to 98.094. Strikingly,…
The CX-8 (+173%) helps Mazda up 37.2% at home in November. Now updated with kei cars data It's another very dynamic month for new car sales in Japan, up 8.6% year-on-year in November to 441.943 units, lifting the year-to-date volume up 0.9% to 4.884.542. Brand leader Toyota (+4.8%) trails the…
The Seat Arona breaks its Austrian ranking record this month at #7. It's another dreadful month for new car sales in Austria, one of the European Union markets hardest hit by the post-WLTP hangover: after September at -41.8% and October at -20.3%, November is down another 20.1% to 23.604 units,…
Quite fittingly in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, after the Lamborghini Urus last June, it's in Switzerland that the Rolls Royce Cullinan makes its first appearance in a worldwide sales ranking. Indirect consequences of WLTP-triggered stock shortages continue to impact the Swiss new car market negatively, with…
The Qashqai (+214%) helps Nissan up 108% in Ukraine in November. The Ukrainian new light vehicle market seems to have hit a plateau, with November marking its third consecutive month of year-on-year decline at -4.4% to 7.337 registrations. The year-to-date tally remains in positive at +2.4% to 74.842 units but…
The Mini lineup breaks into the German Top 5 for the first time in November. German new car sales still haven't returned to normalcy after a stormy last few months connected to the new WLTP emissions standards put in place across the European Union on September 1. After spending summer under…
The Toyota RAV4 is now the best-selling SUV in Canada so far in 2018. New light vehicle sales in Canada endure a 9th straight month of year-on-year decline in November at -8.4% to 145.578 registrations in the longest negative streak this decade, pulling the year-to-date tally down 2% to 1.881.102.…
The Skoda Kodiaq is the first SUV to ever rank on the Czech monthly podium. New car sales in the Czech Republic endure a painful third consecutive month of double-digit decline in November at -15.9% to 19.283 units, the lowest November score since 2014 (16.365), pulling the year-to-date volume down…
The Polo soars 33%, helping Volkswagen recapture the #1 brand spot in November. It's another contained drop for new car sales in the UK in November at -3% year-on-year to 158.639 units, the lowest result for the month since 2013 (157.314) leading to a year-to-date tally down 6.9% to 2.223.058, the lowest…
Its facelift has been well received: the Lada Granta is #1 in Russia in November. After growing in the single-dgits in September (+6.2%) and October (+8.2%), new car sales in Russia return to double-digit growth in November and for the 17th time in the past 19 months at +10.1% to…
The Hyundai Grandeur puts an end to 8 straight wins by the Hyundai Santa Fe. This article has been update with the Top 85 foreign models. Stable sales in South Korea in November: down just 0.2% to 162.249 units leading to a year-to-date volume up 1.4% to 1.652.470. Local carmakers…
The Panda swims upstream in the midst of Fiat debacle: +16% in November. After -25.5% in September and -8% in October, the Italian market continues to slowly recover from post-WLTP hangover with November deliveries down another 6.8% to 148.024 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down 3.6% to 1.798.078. Following a…
The Volvo XC40 breaks into the Swedish monthly Top 5 for the first time. -49.4% in July, -17.5% in August, -39.6% in September, -28.1% in October and now -20.5% in November: the Swedish new car market endures a 5th consecutive month of double-digit decline, impacted by two pull-forward events earlier…