The Dacia Jogger is up to a record #4 in Bulgaria in June. 4,292 new light vehicles were sold in June in Bulgaria, bringing the year-to-date total to 20,055. Keep in mind a large part of these sales are re-exported to other countries in the European Union so the rankings…
The Opel Corsa is once again the most popular vehicle in Greece. New car sales in Greece slow down their growth in May at a still solid +8.1% to 12,957 sales, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 30.3% to 56,968. Toyota (-8.4%) disappoints but keeps the lead of the…
The Skoda Octavia is now the best-selling car in Hungary over the first 4 months of 2023. New car sales in Hungary dip -6% year-on-year in April to 8,530 units, a poor result given April 2022 was already down -16.9% on the year prior. The year-to-date cume is now up just…
The Volvo XC60 is #1 in Finland for the very first time. The Finnish new car market posts a solid 14.4% year-on-year gain in April to 7,195 sales, however April 2022 was down a damning -26.7% on the year prior so the comparison base is very low. Nevertheless, the year-to-date tally…
Cupra is among the 15 best-selling brands in Poland for the first time. Polish new car sales edge up 2.8% year-on-year in April to 34,575 units. This is a lukewarm result given April 2022 was down -14.7% on the year prior. Reflecting a strong start of the year, the YTD tally is…
The Skoda Octavia is up 9-fold year-on-year in April. The Croatian new car market continues to surge ahead in April with a 39.6% year-on-year progression to 6,240 sales. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 36.9% to 19,487. Atop the brands charts, Renault (+211.3%) and Skoda (+177.8%) both post sensational…
The Hyundai i20 is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in March. 3,432 new light vehicles found a buyer in Bulgaria in March, a solid 11.2% year-on-year improvement coming on the back of a 14.6% lift in March 2022 over the previous year. The Q1 2023 volume is up 15.6% to…
The Opel Corsa is #1 in Greece for the 2nd time this year. New car sales in Greece shoot up 58% year-on-year in March to 13,284 units, leading to a Q1 tally up 50.6% to 33,772. Brand leader Toyota (+46.8%) trails the market but still signs a robust lift to…
The MG 4 is inside the Scottish Top 10 this month. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in March. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the March 2023 UK update. This…
The Nissan Qashqai leads the Irish models charts in March. New car sales in Ireland shoot up 36.8% year-on-year in March to 17,661 units. The Q1 2023 volume leaps 16.4% to 58,101. Toyota (-14.2%) keeps the lead for just 16 units with 13.3% share, edging past Volkswagen (+152.8%) up spectacularly…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Poland in March. The Polish new car market surges 25.4% year-on-year in March to 48,363 sales, meaning the Q1 result is up 20.2% over the same period last year to 120,563. Toyota (+51.4%) doubles the market growth rate to 19% share,…
The Toyota C-HR is up to a record 2nd place in Spain. Spanish new car sales surge by a splendid 66.1% year-on-year in March to 99,524 units. We however still remain well below the 126,984 units of pre-pandemic March 2019. The year-to-date tally is now up 44.5% year-on-year to 237,563. Private…
The Citroen C3 is the most popular vehicle in Greece in February. 9,956 new cars found a home in February in Greece, a 17.2% year-on-year improvement following a stratospheric January performance (+90.7%). The year-to-date volume is now 46.2% to 20,488 units. Peugeot (+141.5%) surges ahead to snap the brands top…
The Kia Ceed is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in February. 23/03 update: Now with Top 50 YTD models (PC+LCV) New car sales in Hungary edge up 3.1% year-on-year to 9,747 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3% to 18,061. When adding light commercial vehicles the YTD tally comes…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in February. The Portuguese new car market soars another 39% year-on-year in February to 16,080 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally up 43.5% to 30,719. Peugeot (+23.4%) trails the market but easily holds onto the top spot with 13.9% share vs. 11.6%…