Toyota is up 26% in a March market down -17.7%. New car sales in Belgium endure a 10th consecutive month of double-digit falls in March at -17.7% year-on-year to just 36,998 registrations. The year-to-date volume after three months is now off -12.2% to 103,146 units. BMW (-20.6%) signs a 15th…
Opel sales are up 58.3% year-on-year in market down -12.7%. The Luxembourg new car market skids down -12.7% year-on-year to 4,338 registrations, which means the year-to-date total is now off -8.9% to 11,347 units. Mercedes (-15.6%) takes advantage off Volkswagen's freefall (-32.6%) to snap the brands top spot for the…
Jeep Grand Cherokee sales are up 36.1% in a market down -15.7% According to Wards Auto, new light vehicle sales are estimated to fall a ghastly -23.8% year-on-year in March to just 1.22 million units, bringing the Q1 2022 tally down -15.7% to 3,318,789 according to Automotive News. The seasonally…
The Volvo XC40 is the best-selling model in the Netherlands in March. The Dutch new car market edges up 3.8% year-on-year in March to 24,959 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume down -2.5% to 78,539. Kia (+32%) secures a 10th win in the past 12 months with 9.9% share vs.…
The Cupra Formentor smashes its ranking, volume and share records in Germany. The German new car market is off -17.5% year-on-year in March to 241,330 units, the first fall of the year so far. The year-to-date volume now stands at 625,954 sales, down -4.6% over the First Quarter of 2021. Volkswagen…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in the UK for the first time. For the all-important month of March which traditionally accounts for around 20% of the annual total, new car sales in the UK fall -14.3% year-on-year to just 243,479 units according to data by SMMT. This…
The Volvo XC40 is #1 in March and year-to-date in Sweden. The Swedish new car market dives -39.5% year-on-year in March to 28,710 but the March 2021 comparison base was extremely high as it was a record for the month, triggered by an upcoming bonus malus change. The year-to-date volume now…
Toyota is the best-selling manufacturer in Singapore for the 2nd year running. Discover 15 years of Singapore Historical Data here. New car sales in Singapore lift 10.1% year-on-year over the Full Year 2021 top 48,947 units. Toyota (+25%) leads and improves its market share from 17.3% to 19.7% whereas Mercedes…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Puerto Rico in 2021. 129.145 new light vehicles hit the Puerto Rican roads in 2021, an increase of 35.9% over 2020 (95,020). Toyota (+19.3%) trails the market but remains ultra dominant at 23.7% share, followed like in 2020 by Hyundai (+37.1%) edging…
Hyundai sales are up 25.1% in a market down -6.7% 26/03 update: Now with Top 50 models. 29/03 update: Now with Top 72 All-brands and Top 402 All-models. According to data by ACEA, the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) drops -6.7% year-on-year to 804,028 units, the lowest result for the…
Hyundai Sonata sales are up 81.7% year-on-year this month in Kazakhstan. After being disrupted by social unrest in January (-53%), the Kazakh new vehicle market bounces back up 3.8% year-on-year in February to 7,750 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally off -26.2% to 11,666. Hyundai (+8.8%) continues on its implacable domination…
The Ford Puma is up to a record 2nd place in February. Picture NewsAuto.gr After a -28.9% plunge in January, new car sales in Greece bounce back up 27% year-on-year in February to 8,495 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -3% to 14,455. In the brands ranking, Toyota (+40.9%)…
The Lexus RX is back up to #2 in the imports ranking in February. Whereas the wholesales market is up 18.7% and exports soar 60.5% in February, imports sink -22.6% year-on-year to a meagre 42,450 units. Lexus (-13.9%) reclaims the top spot off Mercedes (-13.4%) both for the month and…
The Toyota Yaris ranks #3 in Poland in February. 33,097 new cars found a buyer in Poland in February, bringing the year-to-date total to 61,708. Toyota continues to dominate the brands ranking head and shoulders with 19.5% share, more than double the #2 Kia at 9.4%. Once the leader of…
BYD sales are up 4-fold year-on-year in February in China. According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), new vehicle wholesales in China soar 18.7% year-on-year in February to 1,737,000 units. Passenger Vehicles are up a stunning 27.8% to 1,487,000 sales and Commercial Vehicles sink -16.6% to…