The Pajero Sport (+59.2%) helps Mitsubishi sales soar 15% in March. New vehicle sales in Australia have now closed the loop: in negative year-on-year for a full 12 months in a row. March marks the lowest result for the month since 2014, down -7.1% to 99.442 units and leading to…
The Mercedes C-Class has established itself as a major player in the New Energy segment in China. The New Energy market in China continues to gallop ahead with CAAM wholesales figures indicating a 53.6% year-on-year uptick to 53.000 units, including 40.000 EVs (+69.4%) and 13.000 PHEVs (+18.6%). Our selection of New Energy vehicles…
The VW T-Roc climbs onto the Dutch podium for the first time in February. Picture courtesy www.autokopen.nl. New car sales in the Netherlands continue to drop painfully at -15.4% to 29.947 in February, with the year-to-date tally now down 18% to 77.236 units. Volkswagen (+38.8%) blissfully ignores the surrounding gloom, and…
The National Museum of History in Tirana, Albania, is a vibrant reminder of the country's Communist past. This is Part 5 of our swift adventure with the Dacia Logan, you can see Part 1: Romania, Part 2: Serbia here, Part 3: Bosnia & Herzegovina here and Part 4: Montenegro here. Today we will…
The Fiat Egea hits a record 10.6% share in February. No improvement in sight for the Turkish new car market, with February sales continue to freefall at -47.1% to 24.875 including light commercials, after a -59% drop in January, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down 52.2% to 39.248. Thanks to…
The VW T-Roc now ranks 5th year-to-date in Germany. The German new car market edges back into positive territory for the first time since pre-WLTP-boosted August with February up 2.7% to 268.867 registrations, enough to also tilt the YTD tally into positive at +0.6% 534.569. Instrumental to this return to growth…
The Skoda Octavia (+29.1%) holds 4.3% of the Swiss market in January. New car sales in Switzerland creep down 3.4% year-on-year in January to 20.931 units, however alternative fuelled vehicles soar 35.6% to 1.724 and 8.2% share vs. 5.9% a year ago, pushed by EVs up 77.1% to 434 and…
The Mercedes A-Class lodges a third European Top 10 finish in 4 months, helping Mercedes become the only gainer in the Top 12 brands. The Europe Full Year 2018 post has now been updated with the Top 60 brands and Top 415 models. The Europe November 2018 post has now…
Volvo XC60 sales in Finland are up 47.2% in January. Finnish new car sales start 2019 on the wrong foot with January deliveries down a harsh 13.7% year-on-year to just 11.636 units. Toyota (-17.7%) rallies back up from #6 in December to the brands' pole position it held over the…
The new generation Mitsubishi Triton has landed in Australia. The Australian new vehicle market is sinking deeper into recession as months go by, with January sales down another 7.4% year-on-year to 81.994 units, marking the 10th consecutive month of decline, a negative streak unseen this decade (the worst so far…
The Ford Focus rallies back up to #2 in the UK for the first time since last May, while the Mercedes A-Class stands at a strong #5. New car sales in the UK endure a 5th straight month of year-on-year decline in January at -1.6% to 161.013 units, the lowest…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark for the third straight year. Consult over 35 years of Denmark Historical Data here. It's a second consecutive year of decline for Danish new car sales albeit very measured at -1.5% to 218.558 registrations, making 2018 the third largest annual volume in…
The Nissan Note is the best-selling regular car in Japan in 2018. Consult over 50 years of Japanese Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Japan edge up 0.7% to post a second consecutive year of gain at 5.272.067 units, the best result since 2014. Foreign models have helped: after…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland for the second year running. Consult over 45 years worth of Switzerland Historical Data here. The Swiss new car market endures a third consecutive year of decline in 2018 at -4.6% and slips below the 300.000 annual sales mark for the…
The Nissan Qashqai ranks within the English podium for the first time. Consult 6 years of England Historical data here Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you a specific update for England. Keep in mind this is only a zoom in by UK nation, all sales figures are…