The Hongqi E-HS9 ranks #16 in Norway in January. The Norwegian new car market drops a harsh -22.8% year-on-year in January to 7,957 units. Even without Tesla whose sales light up at the end of every quarter, the share of BEVs in market surges from 53% a year ago to…
The Octavia (+73.8%) helps Skoda to its first Swiss pole position this month. The Swiss new car market edges up 5.1% year-on-year in January to 15,899 sales. 4x4 sales are up 5.4% to 7,908 and 49.7% share vs. 49.6% a year ago, petrol sales drop -9.9% to 6,280 and 39.5%…
The Kia Xceed ranks #10 in Poland in January. New car sales in Poland drop -10.1% year-on-year to 28,611 units. Toyota is on fire this month with 19.7% share, that is a full three percentage points above its Full Year 2021 level of 16.7%. Kia is also in great shape,…
The Fiat Cronos holds a whopping 14% of the Argentinean market in January. The Argentinean new vehicle market is down -12.5% year-on-year in January to 43,256 units. Fiat (+14.8%) defies the market drop to score its first monthly top spot in 23 years: since 1999. Leader over the Full Year…
The antediluvian Lada Niva Legend sales are up 151.4% year-on-year in 2021. Discover 50 years of Belarus Historical Data here. After losing -18.2% in 2020, the Belorussian new car market falls a further -11.2% this year to 46,837 registrations. Lada (+12.8%) goes against the negative trend to tighten its grip…
Volkswagen is the most successful carmaker in San Marino in 2021. San Marino is a landlocked country within Italy, and its new car market is up 3.2% year-on-year in 2021 to 889 registrations. Unlike in Italy Volkswagen (+8.5%) remains the most popular brand in the country, this time distancing Audi…
Hyundai Tucson sales are up 64% YoY in January. Picture motortrend.com New light vehicle sales in the U.S. drop -9% year-on-year in January to just above 1 million units according to LMC, the weakest January volume since 2014. However this is the first single-digit loss since U.S. sales started on…
The Toyota RAV4 is up 36.1% year-on-year in January. The bi-annual license plate system in place in Ireland which indicates the year of registration on the plate means January is traditionally the biggest month of the year in Ireland, accounting for roughly 30% of annual sales. This year starts with…
The Genesis G80 is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in January. New car sales in South Korea drop -20.3% year-on-year in January to 111,261 units, including 93,900 domestic vehicles (-19.9%) and 17,361 foreigners (-22.2%). For the second time in history after last July, Kia (-10.7%) outpaces sister brand Hyundai…
The new Outlander helps Mitsubishi up 5.1% in January. The Japanese new vehicle market starts the year off -14.2% in January to 329,699 units. Toyota (-13.3%) roughy follows the market to end the month at 32% share, exactly the same figure as its FY2021 result. Honda (+0.6%) posts the only…
The Citroen C4 breaks into the Portuguese Top 10 in January. New car sales in Portugal edge down -2% year-on-year in January to 9,829 units. Peugeot (+0.8%) easily retains the brands top spot with 13.9% share vs. 12% over the Full Year 2021. It is followed this month by BMW…
The Skoda Superb is up 67.3% to #3 at home in January. New car sales in the Czech Republic actually gain ground year-on-year in January at +9.9% to 16,263 units. Local behemoth Skoda (+15.9%) easily outpaces its home market to hit 40.9% share, its highest in exactly two years: since…
The VW Taigo breaks into the Croatian Top 20 in January. New car sales in Croatia edge up 1.9% year-on-year in January to 2,971 units. Skoda (-1.9%) takes the lead this month with 12.3% share vs. 10.1% over the Full Year 2021. It distances 2021's leader Volkswagen (-46.5%) in complete…
The Tata Nexon breaks its volume record for the 2nd straight month. The Indian new wholesales market dips -2.8% year-on-year in January to 294,768 sales. Maruti Suzuki (-7.3%) and Hyundai (-15.4%) both fall faster than the market to 43.7% and 14.9% share respectively. However Hyundai reclaims the #2 spot which…
The Toyota Starlet vastly outsells the Suzuki Baleno on which it is based. Discover close to 50 years of South African Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in South Africa gain 22.1% year-on-year in 2021 to 464,122 units. Passenger cars are up 23.3% to 303,961, light commercials improve 20% to 133,079, heavy trucks…