The new Volvo XC40 EV has landed in Sweden. In November, the Swedish new car market is down -12.9% year-on-year to 26.571 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -16.4% to 257.362. This month's sluggish result is partly to blame on a high comparison comparison base with November 2019. Back…
Renault Romanian sales are up 100.4% in October and 23.7% in November. In October, the Romanian new car market lifts 17.6% year-on-year to 12.523 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -27.9% to 97.054. Dacia (+9.4%) trails the market and sees its share reduce to 32.3% vs. 34.7% year-to-date, but…
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 VW Nivus breaks into the Argentinean Top 20 in November. Picture autoblog.com.ar Particularly weak year-ago volumes mean new vehicle sales in Argentina are up a fantastic 34.9% year-on-year in November to 34.563 units, however the year-to-date tally remains down, at -26.7% to 319.229. Despite losing volume year-on-year, Volkswagen (+24.2%) and…
The Nissan Juke is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in November. Thanks to our partnership with SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, we can share with you today November data for Cyprus. Sales are back up 10.9% year-on-year to 1.021 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -17.7% to 9.334. The new generation…
Changan Saudi Arabian sales are up 67.7% so far this year. Thanks to a strong Q1 (+28.6%), new vehicle sales in Saudi Arabia limit their fall to -8.4% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2020 to 334.340 units. However August volumes are down -33.1% to 26.711 and September is off…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE so far in 2020. The Emirati new vehicle market is off -30.2% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2020 to 110.662 units vs. 158.480 over the same period a year ago. Both Toyota (-22.5%) and Nissan (-25.6%) resist better…
The Tundra (+16.4%) helps Toyota return stable U.S. sales in November. The U.S. new light vehicle market is estimated by TrueCar and ALG to drop -12% year-on-year in November to roughly 1.240.200 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -16.3% to around 12.994.200. However there were 3 fewer selling days…
Volvo Canada sales are up 13.1% in a market down -10.4%. According to local consultancy DesRosiers, the Canadian new vehicle market is down -10.4% year-on-year in November to 128.351 units, a much larger drop than last month's -2%. The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has indeed triggered the return of…
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%).…
Toyota has 11 of the 13 most popular regular cars in November. Picture autocar.jp With year-ago volumes still damaged by the consequences of the typhoons that battered the country then, the Japanese new car market gains 6.7% year-on-year in November to 411.601 sales. This brings the year-to-date tally down -13% to…
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 Ford Puma has cracked the Portuguese Top 10. Note the data section includes separate October 2020 data. New car sales in Portugal stumble down -27.9% year-on-year in November to 11.826 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -36.3% to 131.165. Renault (-25.8%) is back in the brands lead above…
Tata sales are up 108.1% year-on-year in India in November. New car wholesales in India continue on their recovery albeit at a slightly slower pace in November, up 8.9% year-on-year to 286.476 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -20.4% to 2.151.915. Brand leader Maruti (-2.4%) can't quite catch on…