The Citroen C3 is the most popular vehicle in Greece in February. 9,956 new cars found a home in February in Greece, a 17.2% year-on-year improvement following a stratospheric January performance (+90.7%). The year-to-date volume is now 46.2% to 20,488 units. Peugeot (+141.5%) surges ahead to snap the brands top…
Aion EV models push GAC sales up in February. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales data for China so you can get the most complete picture of the largest new car market in the world. Retail sales tend to give a…
Imported sales place Mercedes in the #1 spot in February. For once the import market in China bounces back up 30.6% year-on-year to 55,431 sales. After a devastated month of January (-37.6%), this leads to a year-to-date volume off -15.5% to 110,629. Mercedes (+55%) surges ahead to stay in first place…
The previous generation Hyundai Creta is still on sale in Morocco. New light vehicle sales in Morocco drop another -12.1% year-on-year in February to 13,497 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -10.6% to 23,197. This includes 10,789 Passenger Cars (-10.8%) and 1,075 Light Commercials (-23.2%). Year-to-date, Passenger Cars are…
Nissan sales are up 61.9% year-on-year in February. 2,136 new cars hit Singaporean roads in February, a -6% year-on-year decline. This is much more palatable than the -36.3% of January and leads to a year-to-date tally off -23.1% to 4,024 units. Toyota (-17.7%) falls faster than the market but easily keeps…
The new WR-V helps Honda up in February. New vehicle wholesales in Indonesia climb 7.4% year-on-year in February to 86,954 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 9.6% to 181,077. Retail sales are up 20% to 83,973 for the month and up 17.7% year-to-date at 174,845. Looking at wholesales by…
The Suzuki Swift is up to #3 overall in February. Affected by the month's floods and Cyclone Gabrielle, new vehicle sales in New Zealand sink -24% year-on-year in February to just 9,541 units. This is the lowest February volume since 2014. The year-to-date tally now skids -15.5% to 22,022 sales. Passenger Cars…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Austria in February. After sinking -18.9% in February 2022, the Austrian new car market rallies back up 11.1% this month to 17,895 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.8% to 36,745 units. Volkswagen (+45.8%) compensates for a particularly drab year-ago…
The Renault Arkana is up to #5 in Cyprus in February. Thanks to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, we can share with you today February data for Cyprus. The market is down a steep -8.2% year-on-year to 1,011 units, yet thanks to a strong January performance the year-to-date tally…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in February. The Portuguese new car market soars another 39% year-on-year in February to 16,080 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally up 43.5% to 30,719. Peugeot (+23.4%) trails the market but easily holds onto the top spot with 13.9% share vs. 11.6%…
The Skoda Karoq is the most popular car in Switzerland for the 2nd month running. The Swiss new car market gains a shy 3.6% year-on-year in February to 17,198 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.5% to 33,635. 4x4 sales beat the market at +5.9% to 8,561 and 49.8%…
The Toyota bZ4X is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Norway in February. Picture motor.no After a dismal -76.6% fall in January, Norwegian new car sales thin their year-on-year loss to -8.7% to 7,439 registrations. The year-to-date tally is down down -42.3% to 9,299. Thanks to 6,183 sales (+0.4%) BEV hold…
Hyundai Grandeur sales are up 118.6% thanks to a new generation. New vehicle sales in South Korea increase by a robust 19.7% year-on-year in February to 146,877 units, including 125,240 local models (+21.3%) and 21,637 foreigners (+11.2%). Year-to-date, the market is now up 12.9% to 264,267 sales, that includes 226,408…
Lexus sales more than triple year-on-year in February. New vehicle sales in Japan soar 20.3% year-on-year in February to 426,726 units, however keep in mind February 2022 was off -18% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now up 18.2% to 809,064. Toyota (+48%) posts a whopping uptick to…
The Renault Austral is getting closer to the French Top 10. The French new car market is up 9.4% year-on-year in February to 126,237 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 9.1% to 238,176. Although an improvement on the previous year, we are still way below pre-pandemic levels as February…