BMW is the best-selling brand in Belgium for the third time in 2020. 05/10 update: Now with Top 10 models YTD. In line with other European markets we have covered so far, the Belgian new car market significantly worsens in August at -24.1% year-on-year to just 36.387 registrations compared to…
The Chevrolet Onix is the best-selling vehicle in Uruguay in July. Uruguayan new car sales slow down their fall in July at -17.5% year-on-year to 2.942, bringing the year-to-date tally down -27.7% to 16.213. Even though it falls slightly faster than the market, Volkswagen (-19.6%) retains the monthly top spot but…
The Peugeot 2008 smashes its European ranking record at #7. Picture quattroruote.it 31/08 update: Now with Top 353 All-models. 28/08 update: Now with final Top 55 All-brands and Top 100 models. As you have already tracked on our Live COVID-19 Dashboard, the European new car market has spectacularly stabilised in July, posting…
The Renault Kadjar hits its highest ranking in over 2 years. Picture largus.fr According to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova sink -24.2% year-on-year in July to 442 units, that's a harsher decline than in June (-15.2%) which leads to a year-to-date tally off -29.3%…
The Chevrolet Onix remains the most popular vehicle in Colombia. 25/08 update: Now with Top 30 brands and Top 75 models. Colombia has added almost 265.000 new Covid-19 cases over the past month alone, with total cases now nearing 400.000 (as of August 11 when this article was first published)…
The Audi Q8 breaks into the Top 20 imports for the first time in July. After a logical slump last month due to unusually high year-ago volumes, the Chinese imports market bounces back up 8.4% year-on-year in July to 85.215 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -22.7% to 518.954.…
Chinese MG, launched in Saudi Arabia in 2015, is up to #6 with 6.2% share in July. The Covid-19 crisis has put an end to an incredible run for the Saudi new car market, with Q2 2020 marking the first quarterly decline since 2018 at -11.3% to 110.041 units. This…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in UAE both in July and YTD. New car sales in the United Arab Emirates drop -32.4% year-on-year in July to 10.436 units vs. 15.433 in July 2019, pulling the year-to-date tally down -28.6% to 86.770. After Q1 volumes edged down -8.7% but…
The Suzuki Carry holds 18.3% of the Indonesian wholesales market in July. Indonesian new vehicle wholesales continue to be pummelled by the Covid-19 pandemic at -71.6% year-on-year in July to just 25.283 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -49.8% to 286.215. Retail sales only fare marginally better at -59.1% to…
The Peugeot 2008 is up to a record 6th place in Greece in July. Picture autotriti.gr Although it is much more contained compared to the past few months, the Greek new car market endures a 5th straight double-digit year-on-year decline in July at -18.8% to 9.516 units, pulling the year-to-date…
The Toyota Yaris is teasing the Suzuki Alto for the Pakistani pole position. Sales of locally-produced light vehicle in Pakistan drop just -7.4% year-on-year in July to 11.659 units, and although this is a much better showing than in June (-50.2%), keep in mind July 2019 was particularly weak month,…
The new generation Hustler helps Suzuki up 10.6% in July. New car sales in Japan improve slightly on June (-22.9%) but remain down by double-digits year-on-year in July at -13.7% to 396.346 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -18.9% to 2.604.122. Our 2020 Japan Forecast has now been adjusted to…
Lexus sales surge 17.5% year-on-year in a market down -4.9%. According to local consultancy Desrosiers Automotive, new light vehicle sales are estimated to drop by just -4.9% year-on-year in July to 165.020, the best hold since last February as the country recovers from the the Covid-19 crisis and minimises new…
The VW Golf is inside the Italian Top 5 for the first time since February 2018. New car sales in Italy continue to recover from a catastrophic Covid-19 episode with July sales down -11.2% to 137.086 units, and this before the implementation of the Legge Relancio destined to prop the…
The VW T-Cross is the first ever SUV to top the Brazilian monthly charts. Total Covid-19 cases almost doubled in Brazil in the past month alone to 2.9 million and lives lost are approaching the 100.000 mark (98.493), keeping the country as the 2nd most affected in the world below…