The Toyota bZ4X is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Norway in February. Picture motor.no After a dismal -76.6% fall in January, Norwegian new car sales thin their year-on-year loss to -8.7% to 7,439 registrations. The year-to-date tally is down down -42.3% to 9,299. Thanks to 6,183 sales (+0.4%) BEV hold…
Mazda sales are up 78.4% in a devastated market. The price increase on all new cars registered from January 1, 2023 has wrecked havoc on the Norwegian car market. Among the changes are the introduction of a weight fee for all vehicles, the 25% VAT now valid for any EV…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to #2 in Ireland in January. 27,363 new cars hit Irish roads in January, a solid 9.4% improvement on January 2022. With new licence plates now available, January is traditionally the biggest month of the year in Ireland, typically accounting for one quarter of…
The Nissan Ariya has landed in Iceland. The Icelandic new car market surges 33.8% year-on-year in November to 1,295 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 31.8% to 15,228. Note market data has been updated to discard used cars. Tesla (+316.7%) soars to the brands top spot with a tremendous…
The Toyota bZ4X is the most popular vehicle in Ireland in November. As we approach the end of the year, the Irish market traditionally shrinks to a trickle as customers await January and new license plates. November sales are down -12.3% year-on-year to just 982, meaning the year-to-date tally now…
Chery Arrizo 8 After reviewing October 2022 Chinese wholesales, we now analyse the new locally produced models for the month. This way you can stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the largest and most dynamic market in the world. This month we have 9 new models hitting Chinese roads, 5…
The Toyota bZ4X is up to #16 in Norway in October. The Norwegian new car market is up 8.5% year-on-year in October to 12,558 registrations, which means the year-to-date volume is now down -17.9% to 115,319 units. Surprisingly, BEV sales gain 19.8% to 9,727 and 77.4% share vs. 70.1% a…
The Toyota Aygo X is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in June. Picture fdm.dk New car sales in Denmark take another harsh hit in June at -27.2% to 14,755 units, bringing the H1 2022 tally off -23.8% to 73,490. This month Toyota (-16.1%) manages to resist much better than the…
The Alfa Romeo Tonale has landed in the German sales charts. The German new car market sinks -18.1% year-on-year in June to 224,558 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally down -11% to 1,237,975. Volkswagen (-24%) fall faster than its home market but still sells well more than double any other carmaker…
The first units of the Toyota bZ4X were sold in the U.S. this month. The USA auto market dives by a very harsh -29.6% to 1,115,810 sales. Passenger cars fall -36.3% to 251,042 units and 22.5% share while light trucks drop -27.8% to 864,768 registrations and 77.5% share. The seasonally…