The Skoda Kamiq repeats at a record 4th place in the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic entered a national quarantine on March 16 but started gradually easing restrictions as early as April 7 with most restrictions scheduled to be lifted by May 11. New car sales in the country drop…
The Peugeot 208 confirms it is the new favourite of Danish buyers. Denmark started loosening its COVID-19 restrictions as early as April 15, with bans on large social gatherings likely remaining in place until August, this despite infections increasing from 3.039 as of March 31 to 10.281 at the time…
The Chevrolet Onix is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in April. 8/06 update: Now with Top 70 All-models. Colombia has been under a strict national lockdown since March 20, originally scheduled to last until April 12, but extended multiple times since, to April 27, May 11 and May 25. All…
Almost 300 Geely Coolray found a new Filipino home in Q1. AVID members, representing 22% of the Filipino new car market, have released sales results for Q1 2020, adding up to 14.404 units which is down -34.4% year-on-year. CAMPI and TMA members have not yet shared their volumes for the…
Audi falls "just" -46.1% year-on-year in Poland in April. 11/06 update: Now with Top 160 Passenger Cars YTD ranking. The coronavirus has continued to spread steadily in Poland throughout April, with 2.311 cases as of March 31 but 12.877 as of April 30 despite lockdown measures. The new car market…
New car sales in China have already debuted their post-virus recovery. This is a preliminary update, complete data will be published when available. After we already reported on signs of recovery with retail sales up 14% year--year over the April 7-12 week, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced today…
Chevrolet improves to 12.6% of the Chilean market in April. Most parts of Chile have been under a COVID-19 lockdown since late March, but if new cases slowed down during April, they have flared up again recently, going from 2.738 as of March 31 to 16.023 as of April 30…
The Toyota RAV4 is up 54.4% in a market down -48.5%. In the space of a few weeks, Australia went from being one of the "naughty kids" with late movement restrictions and 4.559 COVID-19 cases as of March 31 (20th globally) to almost "first in class" with less than 30…
The Volvo XC40 is the only Top 8 model to gain volume year-on-year. Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, Sweden has chosen not to go the lockdown route, instead opting for social distancing recommendations. As a result the confirmed infections and deaths have continued to rise steadily, from 4.435 and 180…
The Ford Tourneo Custom manages to rank inside the Top 10 of every UK nation in April. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for all UK nations for April. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are…
The Skoda Scala is up to #9 in Croatia in April. Under lockdown for the entire month, new car sales in Croatia tumble down -87.4% year-on-year in April to 1.084 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -46.5% to 11.113 registrations. Brand leaders Volkswagen (-74.6%) and Skoda (-78.4%) fare markedly better…
The Fiat 500 is the best-selling car in Lithuania in March, including re-exports. 11/06 update: The Full Year 2019 article has now been updated with the Top 5 brands and Top 15 models including re-exports, notably Fiat and Jeep models. New car sales in Lithuania sink -68.8% year-on-year in April…
The new generation lifts the Chevrolet Tracker to its very first Top 10 finish. Brazil is in the midst of a worsening COVID-19 crisis, and its new car market is down -76.8% year-on-year in April to 51.362 units, estimated to be the lowest monthly volume in 27 years and pulling…
Buenos Aires during the COVID-19 quarantine. Argentina was under a strict national quarantine during April with dealership closed across the country and the Automotive Registries only reopening on April 22 to process registrations. On April 26, the quarantine was extended to May 10. As a result, the only sales made…
The Jaguar i-Pace ranks #2 in the UK in April. Picture carmagazine.co.uk 8/06 update: Now with 2020 YTD Top 130 models. As we predicted a month ago based on COVID-19 infection rates, the nation-wide lockdown, implemented later than most European nations (on March 23), was extended and covered the entire…