The VW ID.7 ranks #8 in Germany in January. New car sales in Germany edge down -2.8% year-on-year in January to 207,649 units. Volkswagen (+11.6%) posts an excellent month to 22.3% share, the carmaker's highest in almost a decade: since July 2015 (22.5%). Mercedes (-7.5%) is in negative year-on-year but…
Skoda Kylaq The Indian wholesales market reaches a new all-time high volume in January, passing the 400,000 unit milestone for the first time at 401,538 sales (+2.1%). The previous high was reached just last October at 397,947. Brand leader Maruti Suzuki (+4.1%) also hits a new all time market at…
The Skoda Elroq makes its first appearance in the Czech charts. Czech new car sales drop -5% in January to 19,347. Local behemoth Skoda (-18.1%) freefalls on a particularly high year-ago basis when it signed its highest market share in 4 years at 42.3%. It falls to a still very…
The Toyota bZ4X is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in January. The Danish new car market rallies back up 22.4% year-on-year on a weak year-ago result to 10,834 sales. Volkswagen shoots up 305.8% to 18.8% share vs. 11.6% over the Full Year 2024, whereas Toyota (-3.5%) is down year-on-year but…
The Toyota Yaris Cross ranks #2 in Ireland in January. The Irish new car market starts the year on the right foot with January sales, traditionally the highest of the year due to the license plate change, gain 6.7% to 33,521 units. Toyota (-1.8%) can't take advantage of the market's…
Toyota Tacoma sales surge year-on-year in January. The U.S. new car market is estimated to grow 3.7% year-on-year in January to 1,112,500 units, marking four consecutive months of growth. Sales of light trucks are up 8.9% to 919,500 and 82.7% share while passenger cars are down -15.5% to 193,000. There…
BMW holds 14.8% of the Belgian new car market in January, a new record. It's a very slow start of the year for the Belgian new car market, off -13% year-on-year in January to 40,594 units. Note though that January 2024 was up 17.1% on the year prior. More than…
Jetour is the #7 brand in Russia in January. Russian new car sales slow their growth down further in January at +11% to 89,072 units. The top 2 brands both beat the market: Lada is up 23.5% to 30.9% share and Haval up 22.9% to 13.3%. This is Haval's best…
The Chevrolet D-Max is once again the best-selling vehicle in Ecuador. Discover 20 years of Ecuador Historical Data here It's a difficult year for new vehicles sales in Ecuador, off a drastic -18.2% to 108,266 units. Chevrolet (-13.4%) improves its share to 18.4% and celebrates 30 consecutive years at #1.…
The Peugeot 3008 breaks into the UK Top 5 for the first time in January. New car sales in the UK recede -2.5% year-on-year in January to 139,345 units. Private sales are stable at -0.5% to 49,976 and a slightly improved market share at 35.9% vs. 35.2% a year ago.…
The Ford Tourneo Custom is up to 5th place in January. Over 9,000 new cars were registered in Hungary in January, a 13% year-on-year increase. Suzuki (+25%) surges ahead to hold the brands top spot for the month at 13% share. It is followed by Toyota (-7%) in difficulty and…
The Peugeot 208 is #1 in Argentina in January Exceptional month for new light vehicle sales in Argentina at +103% year-on-year to 65,751 units as import blockades ease. This is the best January volume in 7 years. As a reminder January 2024 sales were down -32.8% on the year prior.…
The Kia EV3 is an instant blockbuster in the Netherlands. The Dutch new car market is off -4.6% year-on-year in January to 32,804 units. Hybrid sales (incl. PHEV) amount to 14,934 or 45.5% share, BEVs are at 34% with 11,157 units, petrol is at 19.5% with 6,388 and diesel at…
The VW T-Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in January. Something very rare: in January the Croatian new car market is absolutely identical to a year ago: 4,461 sales vs. 4,461... Volkswagen (+63.1%) surges ahead to 12.3% share vs. 11.6% over the Full Year 2024, and is followed by…
The Toyota RAV4 is currently the uncontested leader in Australia. The Australian new vehicle market confirms it will be softer in 2025 after a record 2024. December sales are down -2.4% year-on-year in January to 87,625 units, the 6th decline in the past 7 months. We still remain at very…