The Kia Xceed ranks #10 in Poland in January. New car sales in Poland drop -10.1% year-on-year to 28,611 units. Toyota is on fire this month with 19.7% share, that is a full three percentage points above its Full Year 2021 level of 16.7%. Kia is also in great shape,…
The Fiat Cronos holds a whopping 14% of the Argentinean market in January. The Argentinean new vehicle market is down -12.5% year-on-year in January to 43,256 units. Fiat (+14.8%) defies the market drop to score its first monthly top spot in 23 years: since 1999. Leader over the Full Year…
The antediluvian Lada Niva Legend sales are up 151.4% year-on-year in 2021. Discover 50 years of Belarus Historical Data here. After losing -18.2% in 2020, the Belorussian new car market falls a further -11.2% this year to 46,837 registrations. Lada (+12.8%) goes against the negative trend to tighten its grip…
Volkswagen is the most successful carmaker in San Marino in 2021. San Marino is a landlocked country within Italy, and its new car market is up 3.2% year-on-year in 2021 to 889 registrations. Unlike in Italy Volkswagen (+8.5%) remains the most popular brand in the country, this time distancing Audi…
The Dacia Sandero "made in Morocco" is the leader in 2021. Discover almost 20 years worth of Moroccan Historical Data here. Now updated with the Top 33 All-brands ranking. New light vehicle sales in Morocco surge 30% year-on-year in 2021 to 173,270 units. Dacia (+20.6%) has now been the best-selling…
The Toyota RAV4 is up 36.1% year-on-year in January. The bi-annual license plate system in place in Ireland which indicates the year of registration on the plate means January is traditionally the biggest month of the year in Ireland, accounting for roughly 30% of annual sales. This year starts with…
The Genesis G80 is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in January. New car sales in South Korea drop -20.3% year-on-year in January to 111,261 units, including 93,900 domestic vehicles (-19.9%) and 17,361 foreigners (-22.2%). For the second time in history after last July, Kia (-10.7%) outpaces sister brand Hyundai…
After a few tumultuous months, the VW Golf is back to where it belongs: #1 at home. The German new car market bounces back up 8.5% year-on-year in January to 184,112 registrations, but this is compared to a devastated January 2021 down -31.1% on the year prior. Fleet sales account…
The Citroen C4 breaks into the Portuguese Top 10 in January. New car sales in Portugal edge down -2% year-on-year in January to 9,829 units. Peugeot (+0.8%) easily retains the brands top spot with 13.9% share vs. 12% over the Full Year 2021. It is followed this month by BMW…
Kia is the best-selling carmaker in the UK in January and the Sportage is the best-selling model. The UK new car market bounces back up 27.5% year-on-year in January to 115,087 sales on particularly low (-39.5%) year-ago volumes impacted by lockdowns. Private sales shoot up 64.1% year-on-year to 62,300 and…
Kia sales are up 20.6% in a market off -1.5%. Discover 50 years of European Historical Data here. 7/02 update: Now with Full Year Top 520 All-models. 27/01 update: Now with December Top 30 models and Full Year 2021 Top 50 models. New car sales in Europe edge down -1.5%…
The Kia EV6 is a successful launch in Sweden. The new year starts with a -3.3% year-on-year drop in Sweden at 19,893 registrations. Local behemoth Volvo (-12.2%) falls four times faster than the market but easily keeps the brands top spot with 18.7% share vs. 16% over the Full Year…
The Peugeot 2008 and Toyota Yaris Cross lead the Dutch market in January. New car sales in the Netherlands are down another -11.3% year-on-year in January to 30,984 units after January 2020 was also off -20% on the year prior. Volkswagen (-15.6%) keeps the lead of the brands ranking with…
The Peugeot 308 III breaks into its home Top 10 in January. Picture largus.fr 24/05/22 update: Now with Top 150 models. The year starts on a negative note in France with new car registrations down another -18.6% year-on-year to just 102,901 units. Petrol sales dive -31.5% to 38,752 units and…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is cannibalising Yaris sales in Italy. Now updated with the Top 30 BEV models. New car sales in Italy tumble down -19.7% year-on-year in January to 107,814 units whereas January 2021 was already down -14.1% on the year prior. A very poor start of the year…