The Isuzu D-Max holds a mammoth 47% share of the Thai pickup segment in July. 14/09 update: Now with Top 55 models. As Thailand celebrates a full four months of new daily Covid-19 cases below 20 (since 25 April) and less than 3.400 total cases, its new vehicle market remains…
Honda sales in Pakistan surge 71.8% year-on-year in August. Sales of locally-produced light vehicles in Pakistan soar 14.9% year-on--year in August to 11.742 units, the first positive result both post-pandemic and since March 2019. Keep in mind however that August 2019 volumes were already decimated at -42.1% on the year…
The Citroen C3 is now #1 year-to-date in Denmark. After soaring 13.4% in July, the Danish new car market falls back into negative in August at -5.8% to 17.608 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -20.7% to 124.991. Ford (+191.3%) is up almost 3-fold over its August 2019 volumes…
Kia sales surge 82.1% year-on-year in a market down -23.9%. New car sales in Croatia endure a 6th consecutive double-digit year-on-year decline in August at -23.9% to 2.599 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -47.3% to 25.167. Brand leader Volkswagen (-36.6%) falls markedly faster than the market but retains…
Skoda sales soar 77.2% in August. Picture thecar.co.il Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il, we can share with you today August brands data for Israel – models data are a quarterly occurrence. After two single-digit drops in June and July, the Israeli new car market scores its first year-on-year gain since…
The Renault Clio remains the best-selling vehicle in Portugal. Contrary to the majority of European markets we have covered so far, Portuguese new car sales improve on July to end August virtually immobile year-on-year at -0.1% to 12.417 units, that's only 18 sales less than in August 2019. The year-to-date…
The Polestar 2 surges to 4th place overall in Norway in August. 04/09 update: Now with Top 42 All-brands and Top 310 All-models. Like almost every European market we have covered so far, Norway is back in negative territory in August at -10.5% to 10.802 registrations, leading to a year-to-date…
Ford sales are up 417% year-on-year in Turkey in August. 05/10 update: Now with Top 25 models. Once again Turkish new light vehicle sales post extravagant numbers in August at +134.4% year-on-year to 61.533 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 68.4% to 403.002. However it must be noted that the…
The Dacia Logan is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in July. According to data shared with us by our Eastern European data partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia bounce back up 2.9% year-on-year in July to 607 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -35.8% to 2.812.…
The VW Tiguan is up to a record 4th place in Spain in August. 25/09: Now with actuals for Mini models and Cupra Formetor addition. After new scrappage schemes enabled the market to return to positive in July (+1.1%), uncertainty around the sanitary and economic situation of the country pulled…
The Kia Niro cements its YTD domination in the Netherlands. After tilting into positive in July (+4%), the Dutch new car market is, like all European markets we have covered so far, back in hell in August at -21.5% year-on-year to 26.461 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally down…
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 Ford Kuga is up to #3 overall in Taiwan in August. The Taiwanese new car market rallies back up 45.4% year-on-year in August to 34.846 registrations due to a calendar quirk that saw the traditional folklore month start on August 19 instead of August 1 in 2019. This allowed…
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 VW T-Cross breaks into the Bosnian Top 10 for the first time in July. Based on data share by our Central European data partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market is off -19.5% year-on-year in July to 840 registrations, a slight improvement on the -21.4% of June leading to…