Esmeralda, our "Panda blu" After exploring remote areas of the Chinese Sichuan Province, we now fly over to the European summer, more precisely in Sardinia, an Italian island located west of the mainland and south of the French Corsica island in the Mediterranean Sea. Our itinerary goes around the island anticlockwise,…
Hyundai is now the best-selling brand in Ireland, thanks mainly to the Tucson. * See the Top 32 All-brands and Top 225 All-models by clicking on the title * Now in its fourth year, the bi-annual license plate change inspired from the UK and applied to Ireland in 2013 is…
The Renault Clio and Peugeot 208 are the two best-sellers in Portugal so far in 2016. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 220 All-models by clicking on the title * Portugal July 2016 results edge past that of a year ago with sales up a meagre 0.56% to…
The Renault Kaptur is already among the 20 best-selling nameplates in Russia. * See the Top 55 All-brands and Top 25 models by clicking on the title * The Russian market freefall has seemingly entered a bottomless pit, with sales down another 16% year-on-year in July to just 109.410 units,…
The new generation Renault Scénic (above) lands in Belgium in September. * See the Top 50 All-brands and Top 325 All-models by clicking on the title * Belgian new light vehicle sales are up 12% year-on-year in June to 62.532 units including light commercials, leading to a market up 7% to 347.754…
Dacia Sandero * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 285 All-models by clicking on the title * The Spanish car market slows down its growth in July: after gaining 21% both in April and May and 11% in June, it is up 4% this month to 107.930 units, the…
The VW Golf is still #1 in Europe but is down 2% in a market up 9%. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * The European new car market, composed of 29 countries excluding Russia and Turkey, hits its highest…
The Renault Mégane hits its highest European ranking in two years. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 20 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Europe - 29 countries excluding Russia and Turkey - celebrate 34 consecutive months of year-on-year gains in June…
The Lada Vesta posts its first month at 5.000+ sales. * Now updated with the Top 52 All-brands and Top 275 All-models * The freefall continues for the Russian new light vehicle market, down another 12.5% in June to 122.633 registrations, pulling the H1 2016 tally down 14% to 672.140 units.…
Locally-assembled Brilliance H330 with Pars Khodro logo * Click on the title to see the Top 10 most produced cars, pickups, imports & brands * It is now time to share with you exclusive detail on the Iranian new car market thanks to a partnership with CE Auto newsletter. Please note the period covered…
The Renault Captur is #2 in Slovenia in June. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 204 All-models by clicking on the title * The Slovenian new car market is up a whopping 19% year-on-year in June to 6.492 units, lifting the year-to-date total up 10% to 34.980 halfway…
Renault Clio * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 215 All-models by clicking on the title * The Portuguese new car market gains a robust 11% year-on-year in June to 23.369 registrations, lifting its half-year tally up 18% to 118.626 units. Renault remains master in command thanks to volumes far…
The Prestige premium variant isn't helping: the Dacia Logan is down to 9.1% share at home. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 210 All-models by clicking on the title * Whereas the Romanian market improved by 16% over the first 5 months of the year, it comes to…
The VW Tiguan ranks #2 overall in Austria in June. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 280 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Austria are up 11% year-on-year in June to 33.751 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total up 6% to 171.770 units halfway…
For the first time ever, the Dacia Sandero is the favourite car of the French people. * See the Top 45 brands and Top 365 models by clicking on the title * The French new car market is showing a very healthy outlook halfway through 2016 with sales up 8%…