The Tesla Model X is the best-selling vehicle in Norway in September with 11.6% share. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * Although not part of the European Union, the Norwegian new car market is still impacted by the WLTP changeover…
Jaguar sales are up 68.5% year-on-year in Japan in September. * Now updated with the Top 54 All-brands, Top 50 regular cars, Top 33 kei cars & Top 20 foreigners * The Japanese new vehicle market drops 2% year-on-year in September to 485.379 registrations, sending the year-to-date tally down 0.9% to…
Audi sales are down 75% year-on-year so far in October in France. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * New car sales in France continue to endure the hangover of registrations pulled-forward to August in the wake of the September 1 implementation…
The Ford Ecosport is up to a record 6th place in Romania this month. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 170 All-models by clicking on the title * What goes around comes around: Romania was the EU market that was the most spectacularly boosted by pre-WLTP stock clearances…
The Ford Focus is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in September. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 205 All-models by clicking on the title * Post-WLTP rush means Irish new car sales drop 18.3% year-on-year in September to 3.187 registrations, pulling the year-to-date volume down 4.3% to 123.087…
The facelifted Hyundai Grand Starex is up to its highest ranking in at least 6 years. This post has been updated with the Top 85 foreign models. It's a month to forget in South Korea with September deliveries plunging down 17.2% year-on-year to just 127.352 units, the first double-digit decline…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Argentina for the first time since January 2017. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 230 All-models by clicking on the title * Now hit full-frontal by the economic recession and galloping inflation that is plaguing the country, the Argentinean new…
Albeit in unusual circumstances, BMW is the #1 marque in Germany for the first time in history. * See the Top 50 brands, Top 315 models and Top 20 private sales by clicking on the title * After two months of pre-WLTP sales manipulations (July up 12.3%, August up 25%) - in…
The Skoda Karoq is back inside the Top 5 at home. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 260 All-models by clicking on the title * Following an artificial, pre-WLTP-led 31% boost leading to an all-time record month in August, new car sales in the Czech Republic logically flounder…
Volvo sales are up 20% year-on-year in Finland in September. * See the Top 30 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * After being artificially boosted up 25% in August by pre-WLTP registrations, like most European Union markets in September Finland falls back to reality, dropping an…
New all-time volume records for both Ram and its Pickup. * See the Top 15 groups, Top 40 brands and Top 280 models by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales in the U.S. drop 4.9% year-on-year in September to 1.449.226 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up…
The Renault Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine so far in 2018. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 270 All-models by clicking on the title * Note this posts includes both August and September data but commentary focuses on September only. After a 11.1% uptick in August…
The Volvo S/V60 is the best-selling nameplate in Sweden in September. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 240 All-models by clicking on the title * The Swedish new car market is imploding this month (-39.6%), bearing the consequences of two combined pulled- forward sales events: one in June…
The Peugeot 3008 is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in September. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 285 All-models by clicking on the title * After August registrations were sent flying by pre-WLTP manipulations, the first September results are coming in for the European Union and, as expected,…
Renault Captur sales are up 105.5% across Europe in August, but this is completely artificial. * See the Top 10 Groups, Top 90 All-brands and Top 430 All-models by clicking on the title * This update marks the start of a new and more detailed reporting for consolidated and definitive…