Surprise: The MG ZS is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in August. The Spanish new car market is up 7.8% year-on-year in August to 55,957 units as holidays impact volumes as usual. This enthusiasm must be damped by the fact the market remains down -27% on pre-pandemic August 2019. The…
The Skoda Scala hits a record 2nd place in Serbia. According to data released by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market falls -2.2% year-on-year to 2,965 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 1.8% to 18,026 sales. The Skoda Octavia (-0.6%) stays atop the…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in July. New car sales in Denmark rally back up 14.4% year-on-year in July to 11,239, still a very weak result given July 2022 was off a ghastly -38% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now up 14.7% to 95,563.…
The Citroen C3 is the most popular vehicle in Bulgaria in July. 3,854 new light vehicles found a buyer in Bulgaria in July, leading to a year-to-date tally up 20.1% on 2022 to 23,909. Keep in mind a large part of these sales are re-exported to other countries in the…
The Renault Clio is by far the best-selling vehicle in France in July. The French new car market is up a solid 19.9% year-on-year in July to 128,947 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.8% to 1,018,723. Keep in mind July 2022 was the weakest July in 51 years.…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling model in June and now also YTD. 19/07 update: Now with Top 60 All brands and Top 328 All models. Although French new car sales gain 11.5% year-on-year in June to 190,848 registrations, we are still lower than the 199,509 of June 2021, 233,820 of June 2020…
The Citroen C4 X is up to a record 11th place in June. 13,394 new cars hit Greek roads in June, a 20.8% year-on-year improvement. As a result the H1 2023 tally is up 28.4% to 70,362. Toyota (-4.7%) doesn't benefit from the market growth but still scores a solid…
The VW Polo is the best-selling vehicle in Brazil in June. New light vehicle sales in Brazil climb 8.6% year-on-year in June to 179,691, leading to a year-to-date volume up 9.8% to 934,519. The top 3 manufacturers lift much faster than the market, indicating a concentration of market towards tried…
The VW Polo is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in May. According to data shared with us by our Eastern European data partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market is up a whopping 22.2% year-on-year in May to 551 units. The year-to-date volume is now up 10.1% to…
The Renault Arkana breaks its ranking record in France. 20/06 update: Now with Top 310 All models ranking. The French new car market advances +14.8% year-on-year in May to 145,538 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 16.3% or almost 100,000 units to 698,931. Petrol sales rise 18.4% to 54,273…
The new Citroen C3 is a success in Argentina. 37,182 light vehicles hit Argentinean roads in May, a 13.3% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 11.8% to 195,078. Toyota (+7.6%) trails the market but easily hold onto the brands top spot with 21.6% share, distancing Fiat (+0.2%) at…
The Opel Corsa easily tops the models charts in April. The Greek new car market slows down is progression in April at +10.2% year-on-year to 10,239 sales. That's the smallest YoY growth rate so far this year. After four months, 44,011 new cars have been registered, that's a 38.8% YoY…
The Honda HR-V scores its first Brazilian Top 10 finish since October 2017. New light vehicle sales in Brazil progress 11.2% year-on-year in April to 151,721 units, although a strong YoY result we are 7.4% below April 2021 (163,902) and 31.4% below pre-pandemic April 2019 (221,321). Fiat (-2.8%) goes against…
The Toyota Corolla is the most popular vehicle in North Macedonia in March. According to data shared with us by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market lifts 8.3% year-on-year in March to 524 registrations. This leads to a Q1 2023 tally up 12.4% to…
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…