The Opel Astra hits its highest Finnish ranking in 4.5 years. The Finnish new car market remains in hell in August at -16.7% year-on-year to just 6,389 sales. The year-to-date tally is now off -17.2% or over 10,000 units to 49,714. Toyota (-8.9%) maintains its grip on the brands charts…
Today we are exploring the car landscape of Scotland, including Glasgow and the Isle of Skye, following my trip there in July. As a reminder, the MG ZS topped the Scottish charts in July, ahead of the Kia Sportage, Peugeot 208 and Volvo XC40. Notice also the MG HS at…
The Chery Tiggo 7 Pro is up to a record 2nd place in July. The Turkish new light vehicle market confirms it has now plateaued with a fourth consecutive year-on-year drop at -16.4% to 94,037 units. This is still the second best July result below the 112,459 units reached last…
The Lexus LBX is inside the Polish Top 50 again. Another outstanding month for the Polish new car market in July at +18.5% year-on-year to 42,122 units. The year-to-date volume is now up 16.6% to 312,986. In the brands charts, Toyota (+21.6%) improves its share year-on-year to 17.1%, an easy…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-selling model in Finland in July. It's an 8th straight month of year-on-year declines for the Finnish new car market in July at -19.9% year-on-year to 5,033 units. This way, the YTD total is off -17.3% to just 43,323. Toyota (-20.5%) roughly follows the…
The MG ZS ranks #2 in Spain in July. New car sales in Spain edge up 3.4% year-on-year in July to 83,979 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.6% to 619,224. We however remain -23.4% below the pre-pandemic figure of January-July 2019. This time and encouragingly, private sales pull…
Cupra is up to a record #13 this month. The Spanish new car market edges up 2.2% year-on-year in June to 103,357 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 5.9% to 535,243. Like last month, sales to rental companies single-handedly pull the market in positive territory as they progress +15.4%…
The Nissan Sunny is the best-selling vehicle in Lebanon in 2023. Discover over a decade worth of Lebanon Historical Data here. 21,427 new light vehicles hit Lebanese roads in 2023, a splendid 25% year-on-year uptick. Toyota (+34.6%) outpaces the market to lift its share from 32.8% to 35.3%. Nissan (+229.7%)…
The Lexus LBX lands inside the Polish Top 30 in May. New car sales in Poland gain another solid 13.7% year-on-year in May to 42,627 units, leading to a year-to-date cume up 15.3% to 222,115. Toyota (+51.8%) and Skoda (+28.7%) both vastly outpace the market atop the brands ranking with…
The Opel Corsa signs its first Top 10 finish since August 2020. 11/06 update: Now with Top 326 All models ranking In May, the French new car market registers its first year-on-year decline since July 2022 at -2.9% to 141,298 units. This is to be compared to the 193,000 sales…
The Hyundai Kona is #3 in Northern Ireland this month. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-selling models for each UK nation in April. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the April 2024 UK update…
Nissan sales are up 12-fold year-on-year in February. New car sales in Cyprus surge 48.5% year-on-year in February to 1,501 according to data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT. The year-to-date tally is up 32.4% to 3,027 units. Nissan (+1088.5%) skyrockets to the brands pole position with a stunning…
Toyota holds 21.4% of the Polish market in February. New car sales in Poland post another fantastic result in February at +19.5% to 45,194. This way, the year-to-date volume is up 20.9% to 87,303. Toyota (+12.1%) remains the dominant force in the market at 21.4% share for the month and…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling light vehicle in Bulgaria in February. The Bulgarian new light vehicle market continues on its outstanding run with sales up 57.2% to 4,174 in February. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 55.6% to 8,687. Keep in mind Bulgaria sales data is strongly…
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in January. Based on data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, the Cyprus new car market soars 19.8% year-on-year in January to 1,527 sales. The top 3 brands all lodge surreal gains: Kia (+87.6%) is #1 with 19.8% share…