The Vauxhall Corsa is #1 in Scotland for the 5th year in a row. Discover over 15 years of Scotland Historical data here. The Scottish new car market is up 3% year-on-year in 2024 to 167,734 units. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation with the overall UK market covered…
VW Golf sales are up 61.2% in 2024. Discover over 45 years of Austrian Historical Data here. The Austrian new car market gains 6.1% year-on-year in 2024 to 253,789 units. Volkswagen (+7.1%) is the clear leader once again at 14.2% share, distancing Skoda (+7.8%), BMW (+6%) and Audi (+0.03%) like in 2023.…
The Clio nameplate signs a 22nd annual victory at home. Consult 130 years worth of French Historical Data here. Now updated with Top 70 All brands, Top 421 All brands, Top 20 LCV brands and Top 100 LCV models. French new car sales edge down -3.2% year-on-year in 2024 to 1,718,416…
The Dolphin lifts BYD to #5 overall in Thailand this month. 40,121 new light vehicles hit Thai roads in November vs. 40,630 in October. Toyota leads the way with 41.9% share, unchanged on last month while Isuzu is back up to 2nd place above Honda. Mitsubishi stays at #4 but…
The Tesla Model Y is #1 in Switzerland for the third year in a row New car sales in Switzerland reverse -5% year-on-year in 2024 to 239,535 units. 4x4 registrations are off -3.2% to 124,568 and 52% share vs. 51% in 2023. Petrol sales are down -17.1% to 69,527 and…
The Sorento is the first Kia to top the Korean charts in at least 35 years. Discover 35 years of South Korean Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in South Korea drop -6.8% year-on-year in 2024 to 1,622,130 units. This includes 1,358,842 domestic vehicles (-6.4%) and 263,288 foreign ones…
The Toyota Yaris Cross ends its first full year of sales at #4. Consult 20 years worth of Taiwanese Historical Data here 457,830 new cars found a buyer in Taiwan in 2024, a moderate -4% year-on-year loss on a particularly high year-ago volume (the largest in 18 years). Imported cars…
The VW ID.4 is up 122.8% to #2. Discover over 40 years of Denmark Historical Data here. The Danish new car market edges up 0.2% year-on-year in 2024 to 173,047. Volkswagen (+19.1%) surges from 9.7% to 11.6% share and reclaims the brands top spot off Tesla (-28.2%) in complete freefall.…
The VW Golf nameplate has been #1 in Germany for 49 of the past 50 years. Discover almost 95 years worth of German Historical data here. It's a weak year for the German new car market with sales off -1% year-on-year to 2,817,331. This remains well below the 2,917,678 units of pandemic-plagued…
The Dacia Duster is up to an all time high 9.2% share in 2024. Discover almost 55 years of Romanian Historical Data here. 151,106 new cars hit Romanian roads in 2024, a 6% year-on-year uptick. This is the highest annual volume since pre-pandemic 2019. Local behemoth Dacia (-1.8%) disappoints with…
Toyota C-HR sales are up 34.3% Discover 50 years of Polish Historical Data here. Excellent year for the Polish new car market at +14.1% to 529,522 sales. Fleets account for 67.7% of total sales at 358,650 while private sales hold 32.3% at 170,872. Polish customers are not fans of EV with…
Tesla places the Model Y at #1 and the Model 3 at #2 this year. Discover over 65 years of Norwegian Historical Data here. 128,691 new cars found a Norwegian home in 2024, with the annual tally only edging into positive in November. This is still a mediocre result given…
UK Kia Sportage sales are up 30.5% in 2024. Discover almost 60 years of UK Historical Data here. 28/01 update: now with Top 200 models ranking 1,952,778 new cars hit UK roads in 2024, a small 2.6% year-on-year improvement. This is the best result in the past five years but…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands again. Discover over 40 years worth of Dutch Historical Data here. The Dutch new car market ends 2024 in positive at +3.1% year-on-year to 381,227 units. This is uniquely due to a late-year sprint that saw sales up 22%…
The Fiat Panda still manages a 13th consecutive year at #1. Consult almost 100 years of Italian Historical Data here Stable year for Italian new car sales in 2024 at -0.5% to 1,558,704 units. We remain 368,000 units (-19.1%) below pre-pandemic 2019 (1,925,535). Encouragingly, private sales beat the market at…