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…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Australia for the first time. The Australian new car market skids down -12.8% year-on-year in July to 72.505 units, marking a gruelling 28th consecutive month of year-on-year decline and sending the market to its weakest July mark in 18 years: since 2002…
A new generation of Haval H6, the country's #1 SUV, has just launched in China. Preliminary figures released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) show continued momentum for new vehicle wholesales in China in July: up an estimated 14.9% year-on-year to 2.08 million. Commercial Vehicles are expected to…
The EQC is up to a record 2nd place and allows Mercedes its first ever win in Norway. New car sales in Norway leap back into positive in July at +6.5% year-on-year to 9.772 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -21% to 68.996. Electrified vehicles continue to extend their…
For its 2nd month in market, the Rapid II reaches the highest ever ranking for any Skoda nameplate in Russia at #6. Complete turnaround for the Russian new car market, now up 6.8% year-on-year in July to 141.924 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -19.3% to 742.681 and this…
Nissan sales surge 53.5% in a market down -12.8%. Although a much better hold than the -33.1% of June, the Bulgarian new car market still falls by the double-digits in July at -12.8% to 3.598 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally off -39.8% to 16.357. Now that European Union borders…
Kia (+26.3%) posts the largest gain in the Top 20 in July. The Swedish new car market manages to drastically reduce its fall in July to just -4% year-on-year at 22.718 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -22.5% to 148.403. Helping a lot are sales of rechargeable vehicles (EV…
Dacia sales surge 158.9% year-on-year in Luxembourg in July. New car sales in Luxembourg make a spectacular return into positive territory in July at +14.9% year-on-year to 5.509 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -26.8% to 26.302. Although it remains at #1, Volkswagen (-10.7%) misses out on the market…
The Dacia Duster accounts for 7.7% of New Caledonian sales in July. New car sales in New Caledonia, a French Overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, continue to race ahead: after surging 35.2% in June, they gain another 43.8% year-on-year in July to 971 units, spectacularly tilting the year-to-date tally into positive…
The Peugeot 2008 secures its first ever Top 10 finish in Europe. 31/07 update: Now with Top 56 All-brands and Top 352 All-models. 30/07 update: Now with Top 100 models. 29/07 update: Now with Top 10 models, Top 10 EV, hybrid and PHEV models. It should come as no surprise…
The Hyundai Reina cracks the Filipino Top 10 over the period. We can share wth you today a Top 50 Passenger Vehicle models ranking for the January-May 2020 period in the Philippines. Note this ranking excludes Light Commercials such as Pickups, a strong-selling segment in this market so it isn't…
Audi sales surge 91.1% year-on-year in a market down -20.4% The Hong Kong new light vehicle market drops -20.4% year-on-year in May to 2.840 units, leading to a H1 2020 tally down -22.6% to 12.270. Toyota (-40.5%) easily remains the most popular carmaker in the territory but doubles the market drop…
The Kia Ceed is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in June. Based on data shared with us by our Eastern European data partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia drop another -31.5% year-on-year in June to 429 units, leading to a First Half volume down -41.8% to 2.205.…
The Fiat Tipo is #1 in Lithuania. The Lithuanian new passenger car market sinks -40.8% year-on-year in June to 2.674 units, leading to a Q2 tally down -53.7% to 6.779 and a H1 volume off -28% to 16.821. Lithuania is the one market in the European Union where re-exports are…