The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in January. The Danish new car market takes a harsh blow in January with sales down a steep -12.4% to 18.671 units. Brand leaders Volkswagen (-21.5%) and Peugeot (-25.9%) fall even faster than the market but remain on top, while Toyota…
The Kia Stonic ranks #2 in Cyprus in November. Thanks to our partnership with SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, Cyprus data is now available with November volumes up 4.8% to 921 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -7.1% to 11.345. This month Kia monopolises the Top 2 with the Sportage (+8.8%)…
The Renault Captur is back on the Portuguese podium. New car sales in Portugal gain 5.8% year-on-year in November to 16.400 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -2.9% to 206.073. Renault (+6.7%) is back above Peugeot (+19%) atop the brands ranking while BMW (+27.2%) continues to progress, dislodging…
Geely Binyue in Kunming, Yunnan. One year ago I tested the Geely Boyue and was thoroughly impressed by its almost rally car-like handling thanks to particularly brazen sales people. I did not expect that from the "soccer mum SUV" the Boyue is. Since, Geely has released the smaller Binyue to…
The Toyota Corolla is the only Top 20 nameplate to gain ground year-on-year in Turkey this month. No respite for the Turkish nightmare: light vehicle sales sink -54.6% year-on-year in May to just 33.016 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -49.6% to 152.456. Fiat (-35.5%) resists a lot better…
The Citroen C3 Aircross is up to #4 in Northern Ireland. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you today the Top 10 best-sellers for all UK nations in May. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in the May UK…
The Volvo S/V60 has become the uncontested leader at home. Sadly the Swedish new car market is approaching a full year of double-digit declines with May marking the 11th straight month of such falls at -15.3% to 31.919 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -14.6% to 136.052. Homegrown leader Sweden…
The Fiat Egea is the only nameplate in positive in the Top 35. If March results (-35.5%) seemed to indicate a possible respite in the nightmare Turkish new light vehicle sales are going through right now, April sales down -56.5% to just 30.971 swiftly kill that hope, leading to a…
Chevrolet (+14.4%) posts the only year-on-year gain among the Top 6 brands. This article has been updated with the Top 25 models. The January 2019 post has now been updated with the Top 20 models. The Chilean new light vehicle market drops 5.1% year-on-year in February to 27.912 units, tilting…
The Renault Duster confirms it is the favourite vehicle in Ukraine. Ukrainian new car sales crash down 20.6% year-on-year in January to just 5.258 units, but Renault (+36.5%) defies the surrounding gloom to majestically top the brands ranking with 15.3% share, distancing last year's leader Toyota (-32.8%) at 12% and…
The Honda CR-V is the most popular nameplate in Vietnam in January. The Vietnamese new vehicle market surges 28.6% year-on-year in January to 33.484 registrations, with new brands leader Toyota (+48.1%) cementing its pole position at 22.7% share and Mazda (+2.2%) stepping up to #2 overall above Thaco-Kia (-25.1%). Lexus (+263.8%),…
First Top 10 finish in Greece for the Toyota C-HR. Whereas most of the European Union is still reeling from post-WLTP hangover, the Greek new car market aligns a second consecutive month in positive in November at +5.7% to 6.893 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 18.6% to 98.094. Strikingly,…
The Skoda Fabia now shares the YTD lead with the VW Golf. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Thanks to our partnership with Central European market data partner CE Auto, we can now share with you April data for Bosnia & Herzegovina, with sales…
The Kia Sportage is now #3 year-to-date in Latvia. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * The Latvian new car market rallies back up 12% year-on-year in July to 1.408 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total into positive territory at +0.7% to 10.026 units. The…
The BR-V helps Honda tease Toyota for 2nd place overall. Picture cars.co.za * See the Top 3 locally-made brands and Top 12 models by clicking on the title * Local association PAMA releases sales of locally-produced light vehicles in Pakistan, up a whopping 41% year-on-year in July to 19.577 which leads…