BMW sales surge 67% year-on-year in Belgium in July. Whereas neighbours France (+3.9%) and Luxembourg (+14.9%) have returned to positive, new car sales in Belgium can't quite get there just yet with July volumes down -1.3% year-on-year to 44.532 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -26.6% to 261.137. As…
After returning to positive in June (+8.2%), new car sales in Taiwan are off -9.3% year-on-year in July to 43.939, tilting the year-to-date tally back into negative at -0.6% to 253.720. This disappointing evolution has in fact a lot to do with the timing of the traditional folklore month which…
Renault Clio sales are up 129.3% year-on-year in Slovakia in June. New car sales in Slovakia drastically reduce their fall in June at -20.2% year-on-year to 7.502 units, leading to a H1 2020 tally down -34.7% to 34.015. Brand leader Skoda (+8.2%) completely bucks the negative trends with a sturdy year-on-year…
The Fiat Tipo is #1 in Lithuania. The Lithuanian new passenger car market sinks -40.8% year-on-year in June to 2.674 units, leading to a Q2 tally down -53.7% to 6.779 and a H1 volume off -28% to 16.821. Lithuania is the one market in the European Union where re-exports are…
The Peugeot 301 is equal #3 in Bosnia & Herzegovina in June. According to our Central European data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina are off -21.4% year-on-year in June to 781 units, a drastic improvement on the -49.5% of May. The year-to-date volume is now down…
Skoda Kodiaq sales surge 61.5% year-on-year in a market down 15.2%. Thanks to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, we can share with you today June sales data for Moldova, a market on the mend at -15.2% year-on-year to 467 units vs. -27.7% last month. The year-to-date tally is now…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in June and YTD. According to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, new car sales in Cyprus slow down their fall again in June at -19.9% to 947 units, leading to a First Half tally down -25.2% to 4.891. The Toyota…
The Suzuki Vitara and SX4 S-Cross are the best-selling vehicles in Hungary in June. 11/08 update: Now with H1 2020 Top 55 models. The Hungarian new car market slows down its fall in June to -23.7% and 10.355 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -25.3% to 55.670. Suzuki (-47.5%) confirms…
The Skoda Scala lands directly at #7 in the June Passenger Cars ranking. 31/07 update: Now with June Top 25 models. 13/07 update: Now with June Top 10 models and H1 Top 80 models. It's definitely a seesaw year for Turkish new vehicle sales and June volumes bring their lot…
Geely sales lift 40.9% to #3 brand in Belarus so far in 2020. It's a seesaw First Half of the year for new car sales in Belarus, with BAA reporting January volumes down -35%, February up 31.7%, March up a massive 65.9%, April collapsing -54.9%, May off -27.7% and June…
The VW Polo is #1 in a traditionally weak June in Ireland. New car sales in Ireland post their best hold since February at -28.4% year-on-year in June to 1.009 units after collapsing -64% in March, -96.1% in April and -72.4% in May. This leads to a First Half volume…
The Ford Puma ranks #9 in Wales, its first Top 10 finish in any UK nation. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can now share with you the UK detail by nation for June. Logically as its car showrooms could reopen as early as June 1, England (-32.9%) fares the best…
The Ford Kuga is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in June. New car sales in Denmark edge down -13.4% year-on-year in June to 17.936 units, one of the best holds we have recorded in Europe so far, leading to a First Half tally down -27.7% to 88.427. Atop the brands ranking,…
Volvo is the only Top 30 carmaker managing a double-digit gain in June. Italy has now been out of lockdown for two full months and its new car market accordingly improves month after month: from absolute hell in both March (-85.4%) and April (-97.5%) to -49.4% in May and -23.3% in June thanks…
Great Wall sales soar 177.7% year-on-year in May. The last Chinese May update is here and shows Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV) up a whopping 41.7% year-on-year to 355.343 units according to data released by LMC Automotive, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -10% to 1.238.158. Brand leader Wuling (+56.5%)…