The Audi Q8 is up to a record 5th place in February. 19,619 new cars found a buyer in Austria in February, a -1.9% year-on-year drop. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 6.7% to 40,067 thanks to a splendid start of the year (January at +16.5%). Volkswagen (-5.2%) falls…
Cupra smashes all its records in February. Danish new car sales edge up 3.5% year-on-year in February to 11,616 units. Thanks to a splendid month of January, YTD figures are up 11.9% to 22,449. Volkswagen (+194.6%) triples its sales year-on-year to surge to 19.8% share, by far the most popular…
The Hyundai Ioniq 9 has landed in its home charts. South Korean new car sales are in great shape in February thanks to more opening days, at +14.7% to 132,501 units. This includes 112,302 for local manufacturers (+13.1%) and 20,199 for foreigners (+24.4%). The year-to-date volume switches to positive territory…
Skoda Kodiaq sales are up 44.5% in February. 16,212 new cars found a buyer in Switzerland in February, a harsh -12.5% year-on-year fall. The year-to-date tally after two months is off -8.2% to 31,000 units. 4x4 sales are down -15.1% to 8,097 and 49.9% share vs. 51.5% a year ago…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling car in Portugal in February. Worryingly, Portuguese new car sales are down again this month at -5.1% to 19,463 units. This means the year-to-date tally is off -6.3% to 33,967. Peugeot (-6.5%) is the faraway leader once again at 12.6% share for the month…
Daihatsu sales are back up 4-fold in February on devastated year-ago volumes The Japanese new vehicle market continues to recover from year-ago production disruptions and gains 18.7% to 409,347 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 15.6% to 785,605. Daihatsu was the most affected brand at -82% a year ago…
VW Tiguan sales are up 260.7% year-on-year in February. Yet another negative month in Finland with new car sales off -10.9% year-on-year in February to 4,700 units. The year-to-date total is off -12% as a result to 10,363. Once again hit full frontal (-26.7%), Toyota however easily remains the most…
Renault sales surge in Belgium in February. Another disappointing month for Belgian new car sales in February at -8.1% year-on-year to 40,161 units. This way, the year-to-date tally recedes -10.7% or almost 10,000 sales to 80,755. BMW (-1.3%) leads the brands charts again but drops to 10.7% share after reaching…
The Mini Cooper is the best-selling car in the UK In February. The UK new car market edges down -1% year-on-year in February to 84,054 units, this still being the 2nd highest February volume in the past 20 years. The year-to-date volume is down off -1.9% to 223,399. Private sales…
The new Kia EV3 is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands once again. 27,820 new cars found a Dutch home in February, that's a -8.3% year-on-year decline, bringing the year-to-date tally down -3.7% to 60,431. Hybrids hold 44.9% of the market, BEVs are at 36.6%, petrol at 17.2% and diesel…
The Hyundai Tucson remains the favourite of Irish customers. After a solid start of the year, Irish new car sales stumble in February at -14.8% to 14,002 units. This is enough to pull the year-to-date tally into negative territory at -0.8% to 47,473. Strikingly, 10 of the Top 12 brands…
The Kia EV3 is up to 4th place in Sweden in February. Swedish new car sales gain 4.5% year-on-year in February to 19,608 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 9.2% to 39,240. Rechargeable cars are up 23.2% to 11,978 and 61.1% share vs. 51.8% a year ago. This…
The CMC J Space is up to a record third place in Taiwan in February. New car sales in Taiwan edge up 4.8% year-on-year in February to 27,515 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -12% to 62,579. Toyota (+4.7%) matches the market to a more reasonable 28.8% share vs. a…
First Top 20 finish for the Fiat 600 at home. It's another disappointing result for the Italian new car market with February sales off -6.3% year-on-year to 137,922. This brings the year-to-date tally to 271,638, down -6.1% over the same period a year ago and -21% over pre-pandemic 2019. Private…
VW sales bounce back up in January. 04/03 update: Now with Top 97 All brands and Top 514 All models (Source JATO) 28/02 update: Now with Top 25 brands and models (Source JATO) According to preliminary data by ACEA, new car sales in Europe (27 countries EU+UK+EFTA) drops -2.1% year-on-year…