The VW T-Cross is now inside the Croatian Top 10. The Croatian new car market grows 6.8% year-on-year in August to 3.417 registrations, an excellent performance given August 2018 volumes were boosted by pre-WLTP stock clearances. As a result the year-to-date tally is now up 1.3% to 47.785. The brands…
The Lada Vesta is the best-selling vehicle in Belarus so far in 2019. Picture realbrest.by New car sales in Belarus continue to surge ahead with a whopping 37.6% year-on-year improvement over the First Half of 2019 following a 70.5% lift in H1 2018. Thunder strikes atop the brands ranking: thanks…
The Skoda Scala scores its very first podium at home - and in the world. New car sales in the Czech Republic logically drop -10.1% year-on-year to 25.026 as year-ago volumes were artificially boosted by the Europa-wide pre-WLTP rush, but are up a much more encouraging +18.1% on August 2017. The…
The Toyota Hilux remains ultra-dominant in the Argentinean models charts. The strong subsidies program launched by the Argentinean government to try and salvage a dangerously freefalling has failed to stop the rot, with August sales down another discouraging -32.7% year-on-year to 44.006 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -45.5% to…
Toyota sales soar 35.5% in August in a market down -18.1%. Thanks to our Israeli partner cartube.co.il, we can share with you today August brands data for Israel, models data is now a quarterly occurrence. The market sinks -18.1% to 19.279 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -5.5% to 200.354.…
Dacia sales soar 66.8% in August in a declining Bulgarian market. New car sales in Bulgaria hold strong in August at -2.1% to 3.966 units keeping in mind August 2018 was boosted by artificial pre-WLTP sales, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 6.5% to 31.131. Brand leader Dacia (+66.8%)…
The T-Cross breaks into the Brazilian Top 20, helping VW up 14.4%. New light vehicle sales in Brazil surprise with a year-on-year drop in August at -3.5% to 230.718 units for only the 2nd drop in the past 28 months alongside last March (-0.2%) and the largest decline since February 2017…
The VW T-Cross is up to a world-best 4th place in the Netherlands. A logical clawback from an artificially boosted August 2018, new car sales in the Netherlands fall -17.2% to 34.230 units this month but are up 15.7% on August 2017, a more realistic comparison base. All-in-all, the YTD…
The Toyota Corolla remains the best-selling vehicle in Finland. New car sales in Finland "celebrate" a complete year - or 12 consecutive months - of year-on-year declines with August registrations logically down -17.6% to 9.806 as August 2018 sales were boosted by pre-WLTP stock clearance, but up 2.7% on August…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Taiwan in August. New car sales in Taiwan drop -7.9% year-on-year in August to 23.964 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.1% to 279.315. Toyota (-10.5%) falls slightly faster than the market but remains ultra-dominant at 19.9% share vs. 23.4% YTD, followed…
The Dacia Duster is up 50.1% to a record 2nd place overall in Italy. Unlike Spain or France, Italy wasn't much affected by pre-WLTP stock clearances a year ago, and as a result August 2019 sales are down a measured -3.5% to 89.353 units, very close to their YTD evolution…
The Sandero (+12%) helps Dacia hit a record 6th place in Spain in August. The Spanish new car market logically falls -29% year-on-year in August because one year ago the market was artificially boosted up 49% by pre-WLTP stock clearing registrations. A better comparison set is August 2017, and this…
The Audi Q2 is up to #22 in Turkey in July. After a slight pause at "just" -16.4% in June, the Turkish new light vehicle market resumes its implosion at a ghastly -66% in July to only 17.927 units, pulling the year-to-date volume down -47.5% to 213.071. Out of the 40…
Kia sales surge 75.6% year-on-year in July in Slovakia. The Slovak new car market gains 8.3% year-on-year in July to 9.443 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 1.5% to 61.518. Brand leaders Skoda (+14.1%), Kia (+75.6%) and Hyundai (+71.5%) all post spectacular gains, knocking Volkswagen (-2%) down two spots to…
The Toyota Yaris ranks equal #2 in North Macedonia in July. According to our Eastern European data partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market is up 10.1% year-on-year in July to 590 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 25.4% to 4.379. The VW Golf (+52.6%) leaps back up…