The Ford Puma breaks into the Italian Top 5 for the first time in August. Picture red-live.it Going against all European markets we have covered so far including France (-19.8%), Spain (-10.1%), Belgium (-24.1%), the Netherlands (-21.5%) and Austria (-29.9%) new car sales in Italy actually fare better in August…
The Fiat Cronos is up 113.6% year-on-year to a record 2nd place. New vehicle sales in Argentina dive another -30.9% year-on-year in August to 30.418 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -37.7% to 212.798. Brand leader Volkswagen (-10.1%) drops three times slower than the market and hit a strong…
Kia sales surge 52.6% in a market down -42.2%. After slowing their fall to -12.8% in July, the Bulgarian new vehicle market implodes -42.2% year-on-year in August to 2.293 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -40.1% to 18.650. There are multiple factors responsible for this relapse, including a recrudescence of new…
First ever monthly win for the Renault Sandero in Ukraine. New car sales in Ukraine post a second straight positive month - and double-digit gain - in August at +10.2% year-on-year to 8.392 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down just -1.7% to 45.536. Brand leaders Renault (+19.7%) and Toyota…
The Toyota RAV4 posts its first podium finish in Finland. After stabilising in July (-2%), the Finnish new car market skids down -15.4% year-on-year in August to 8.296 units, and after France (-19.8%) and Austria (-29.9%), August is shaping up to be a lot worse than July across Europe now…
First Serbian Top 10 finish for the Citroen C3 Aircross. Picture dmotion.rs According to data released by our Central European data partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market drops just -6.9% year-on-year in July to 3.100 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -29.3% to 15.235. The Renault Clio (+294.8%) is…
The Ford Kuga breaks into the Turkish Top 15 in July. 27/08 update: Now with Top 25 models. It's another seemingly euphoric month for new light vehicle sales in Turkey, up almost 5-fold or a surreal 387.5% year-on-year to 87.401 units, boosting the year-to-date tally up 60.3% to 341.469. Passenger…
The Nissan Patrol is up to #2 overall in Oman so far in 2020. New car sales in Oman crash -41% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2020 to 36.730. Even though Q1 sales were holding very well at -2.8%, the last few months have been nothing short of…
The new Chevrolet Captiva already ranks just outside the Top 20. Picture aljarida.com The Kuwaiti new car market stumbles down -36.6% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2020 to 38.736 units. After Q1 volumes sank -20.3%, April imploded -80.2% to 1.601 vs. 8.085 in April 2019, May worsened to…
After detailing Chinese July wholesales, it is now time for our monthly review of the new locally-produced launches. This way you can stay up-to-the-minute on the latest in the world's largest car market. After two months with an avalanche of novelties, July marks a pause with just 3 new launches. But…
The Toyota Land Cruiser holds a mammoth 16.4% share in Qatar in 2020. The Qatari new car market is down -23.5% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2020 to 20.010 units. After Q1 volumes dipped -6.2%, April was off -43.8% to 2.019 vs. 3.591, May imploded -67.9% to 1.237…
The Toyota Hilux climbs onto the Bahraini podium in 2020. New car sales in Bahrain are off -22.4% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2020 to 12.982 units. After Q1 sales edged up 1.3%, April imploded -56.6% to 922 vs. 2.127 in April 2019, May was down -48% from…
Toyota Corolla sales in Iraq are up 3-fold year-on-year in 2020. New light vehicle sales in Iraq sink -38.4% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2020 to 27.604 units. After Q1 volumes dropped -15.4%, April sales were off -74.7% to 1.445 from 5.721 a year ago, May was down…
Mitsubishi goes from 1.8% share a year ago to 9.4% in 2020. The Lebanese new car market suffers the combined effects of an economic meltdown and the Covid-19 crisis with sales down a ghastly -65.4% year-on-year over the first 7 months of 2020 to just 7.557 units. After a First…
Kia overtakes Hyundai as the best-selling carmaker in Syria. New car sales in Syria have come to a stop over the past few months, with the YTD tally as of end July down an abysmal -68% to 1.437. There were zero sales in April vs. 595 in April 2019 (-100%),…