The Tesla Model Y sells 2.5 times the amount of any other model in market. The Swiss new car market skids -6.8% year-on-year in March to 23,467 units, tilting the year-to-date tally back into negative at -2.7% to 57,224. 4x4 sales edge up 0.2% for the month to 12,637 units…
Toyota RAV4 sales soar 121.3% year-on-year in March. 18,916 new cars hit Czechia roads in March, a steep -15.5% year-on-year fall. However thanks to a strong start of the year the Q1 tally is up 2.2% to 57,605 units. Home behemoth Skoda (-29.9%) doubles the market drop to 30.5% share…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in March. The Portuguese new car market steps up 6.2% year-on-year in March to 22,796 registrations, a solid score given March 2023 was itself up 60.1% on the year prior. The Q1 volume is up 13.1% to 59,044. Renault (+54.2%) soars…
The Tesla Model Y holds 20.4% of the Norwegian market in March. The Norwegian new car market sinks -49.7% year-on-year in March to just 9,750 units. This way the Q1 volume is off -22.4% 22,252. BEV sales are down -48.2% to 89.3% share vs. 86.8% a year ago, and hold…
The BYD Atto 3 remains the favourite of Israeli customers. Data by our Israeli partner cartube.co.il shows a market down -13.5% year-on-year in March to 25,551. Q1 volumes are off -15.9% to 89,041. We have complete March 2024 brands charts as well as Q1 2024 and each month All-models data.…
Daihatsu Tanto sales implode -93.6% year-on-year. Japanese new vehicle sales continue to struggle in March at -21.1% to 451,444, leading to a Q1 tally off -18.1% to 1,131,140. In particular, kei car sales are down -23.6% to 148,228 for the month. Sales continue to be hampered by the safety test falsification…
The Tata Punch is #1 in India in March. Indian new car wholesales climb 10% year-on-year in March to an all-time high record for the month to 369,381 units. Note the previous March record was reached just last year. The Q1 tally is up 11.7% to 1,135,030 sales, the highest…
Belgee X50 New passenger cars in Russia are up 109.4% year-on-year in March to 146,526 units, showing Western sanctions levelled following its invasion of Ukraine are not impacting the market anymore. The year-to-date tally is up 93% to 330,692. Note: compared to last year our Russian data source has shifted…
Renault sales are up 60% year-on-year in March. Surprise, surprise, the March 2024 volume is a new record for the month but it slows down its year-on-year growth rate at +5.7% to 109,828. The previous March record was established just last year at 103,929. Q1 volumes are up 25.2% to…
The Volvo EX30 breaks into the Swedish Top 5 in March. Swedish new car sales skid -21% year-on-year in March to just 23,891 units, tilting the year-to-date volume in negative at -5.5% to 59,822. Volvo (+9.4%) goes against its home market's general trend to easily top the brands charts with…
The Toyota Yaris posts an excellent month at the expense of the Toyota Etios. Sales of new light vehicles in Argentina implode -36.4% year-on-year in March to 24,017 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -30% to 80,084. Toyota (-30.1%) improves its share to 25.3% vs. 19.1% over Q1 with…
The Renault Megane E-Tech breaks its ranking record in Denmark. 16,874 new cars found a buyer in Denmark in March, a -6% year-on-year drop. The Q1 volume comes in at 36,940, down -7.6% over the same period last year. Surprisingly for an end of quarter (traditionally strong for Tesla), Toyota (+79.6%)…
The Dacia Duster holds 12.7% of its home market in March. It's a horrendous month for new car sales in Romania, off -25.3% year-on-year to just 9,156 registrations. The Q1 volume is down -10.1% to 33,229. Local behemoth Dacia (-42.9%) hits a wall and drops to 26.5% share vs. 34.7%…
The Volvo EX30 is up to #4 in the Netherlands in March. 37,119 new cars found a buyer in the Netherlands in March, a -0.5% year-on-year decline. Keep in mind March 2023 was up a whopping 51.1% on the year prior. The Q1 2024 result is up 4% to 101,849.…
The Nissan Qashqai tops the UK charts in March. March is a very important month for new car sales in the UK as it marks the biannual new license plate release and traditionally achieves the largest monthly volume of the year. The 2024 class posts a positive note at +10.4%…