The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in March. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria gain 14.6% year-on-year in March to 3,086 units, meaning the Q1 2022 tally is now up 12.4% to 7,798. The top 4 manufacturers easily outpace the market Toyota (+46.6%) leads the way with…
The Tesla Model Y ranks #2 in Switzerland in March. The Swiss new car market falls -13.9% year-on-year in March to 21,722 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -4% to 54,227. In March, 4x4 sales are down -15.3% to 10,554 and 48.6% share vs. 49.4% a year ago and…
Peugeot 208 Argentinean sales are up 49.5% year-on-year in March. New vehicle sales in Argentina drop -6.3% year-on-year in March to 34,302 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -8.1% to 106,765. Toyota (-1.2%) beats the market to repeat at #1 and snap the #1 ranking year-to-date also. Fiat (+3.4%)…
The Geely GX3 breaks into the New Caledonia Top 20 in March. New car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia shoot up 55.2% year-on-year in March to 784 units on a low comparison base in 2021 when a 3-week Covid-19 lockdown was imposed. The Q1 2022…
The new Front Lander helps Toyota sales up 10.6% in China this month. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new vehicle wholesales in China plunge -11.7% year-on-year in March to 2.234 million units, leading to a stable First Quarter tally at 6.509 million (+0.2%). In…
The Mazda CX-30 sees its Danish ranking record soar from #41 to #7 this month. 14,623 new cars found a buyer in Denmark in March, that's a -38.4% year-on-year freefall that brings the Q1 2022 volume down -22% to 34,223 units. Volkswagen (-41.6%) remains in the brands pole position with…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling car in Portugal for the first time since February 2021. New car sales in Portugal grow 5.3% year-on-year to 13,371 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 12% to 34,771. Peugeot (-21.2%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country by a large margin…
The Dacia Duster is the best-seller at home for only the second time ever. The Romanian new car market is in great shape this year: after climbing 55.5% in January and 25.1% in February, the March volume is up another 40.2% year-on-year to 11,025 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now…
The Chevrolet Captiva is up to a record 7th place in Mexico in March. 95,199 new light vehicles found a new home in Mexico in March, that's a minuscule -0.3% dip year-on-year, in contrast with most of the world markets for the month. The Q1 2022 tally is down -2.2%…
The Sportage (+525%) helps Kia to #1 this month. New light vehicle sales in South Korea fall -19.2% year-on-year in March to 136,041 units, the 2nd double-digit decline so far this year. Local manufacturers are down -21.2% to 111,124 sales while foreigners limit their fall to -8.7% at 24,917 units.…
Toyota Corolla Cross New vehicle sales in South Africa soar 16.5% year-on-year in March to 50,607 units, making it the largest monthly volume since October 2019. Passenger cars and SUVs are up 27% to 33,790 units, light commercial vehicles down -2.7% to 13,795, medium trucks up 18.4% to 798 and…
The Kia Sportage is up to #3 in Poland in March. The Polish new car market slips down -17.9% year-on-year in March to 38,567 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -13.5% to 100,275. Toyota remains ultra-dominant with 15.8% share, close to double any other carmaker in the market, with…
Hyundai sales are up 9% in a market off -33.4% in March. The Turkish new light vehicle market dives -33.4% to 64,267 sales on an all-time record March 2021, leading to a year-to-date tally down -23.5% to 152,050 units. This month Renault (-1.1%) manages the exploit of staying almost stable…
Toyota is up 26% in a March market down -17.7%. New car sales in Belgium endure a 10th consecutive month of double-digit falls in March at -17.7% year-on-year to just 36,998 registrations. The year-to-date volume after three months is now off -12.2% to 103,146 units. BMW (-20.6%) signs a 15th…
Opel sales are up 58.3% year-on-year in market down -12.7%. The Luxembourg new car market skids down -12.7% year-on-year to 4,338 registrations, which means the year-to-date total is now off -8.9% to 11,347 units. Mercedes (-15.6%) takes advantage off Volkswagen's freefall (-32.6%) to snap the brands top spot for the…