The Fiat 500 is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in September. As the microchip crisis continues, the Spanish new car market slows down its fall in September at -15.7% year-on-year to 59.641 units, in line with our projections and compared to a -28.9% fall in August. The year-to-date tally is…
The Dacia Duster is up to #3 in Slovakia in August. New car sales in Slovakia edge down -2.9% year-on-year in August to 6.778 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 7.4% to 52.922. Brand leader Skoda (-17%) struggles and drops to a meagre 16.5% share vs. 21.8% so far…
The Hyundai Tucson is the best-selling vehicle in Syria so far in 2021. The Syrian new car market slides down -3.1% year-on-year over the first 8 months of 2021 at 1.490 sales vs. 1.538 over the same period a year ago. Only two carmakers continue to sell new cars in Syria…
The Haval H6 breaks into the New Zealand Top 20 for the first time in August. New vehicle sales in New Zealand hit the brakes in August at a ghastly -35.6% year-on-year to just 6.817 units, keeping in mind August 2020 volumes were already off -15.8% on the year prior…
The Ford Mustang Mach-E breaks into the Austrian Top 10 in August. New car sales in Austria fall -15.2% year-on-year in August to 17.719 units, keeping in mind August 2020 was already down -30.1% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume now stands at 172.017, up 8.5% on the same…
The Chevrolet Cobalt is now #1 year-to-date in Kazakhstan. The Kazakh new vehicle market recedes -5.4% year-on-year in August to 9.093 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 42.7% to 76.039. Chevrolet (+71.7%) goes against the grain as it was still gearing up its local operations a year ago and…
The Suzuki Alto remains the best-selling vehicle in Pakistan. According to PAMA, sales of locally-produced light vehicles in Pakistan leap up 85.2% year-on-year in August to 21.751 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 118.2% to 148.112. Suzuki (+100.9%) outpaces the market to grow to 55.5% share vs. 52.2% so far…
The Voyah Free has landed in the Chinese wholesales charts. It is now time explore the all-new locally-produced launches for the month in our China “new models” series. Note this series is based on wholesale data. The Chinese market is not only the largest in the world but it is…
The BYD Qin PLUS is up to #6 overall in August. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales (end-customer sales) for China so you can get the most complete picture of the largest new vehicle market in the world. Retail sales tend…
The Seat Leon breaks into the Welsh Top 10 for the first time in August. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in August. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included…
The VW T-Roc is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus both in August and year-to-date. According to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, new car sales in Cyprus tumble down -19.5% year-on-year in August to just 587 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 13.4% to 7.571 units. The VW…
The Dongfeng Joyear X5 is up to 6th place in New Caledonia. New Caledonia is a French archipelago located north-east of Australia. Its new light vehicle market is up a very satisfying 19.9% year-on-year in August to 873 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 11.9% to 5.721. Toyota (-10.7%) easily…
Toyota sales are up 66.7% year-on-year in Bulgaria in August. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria gain 6.9% year-on-year in August to 2.416 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 22.3% to 22.076. Brand leader Dacia (+26%) almost quadruples the market's growth rate to cement its pole position at 15.2% share…
The Renault Captur is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in August. The Slovenian new car market is off -19% year-on-year in August to 3.529 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up by just 0.5% at 38.971 units. Volkswagen (+18.5%) is the only Top 4 brand lodging a positive result,…
Toyota C-HR sales are up 144.1% year-on-year in a market down -9.6%. New car sales in Greece endure their first negative month since February at -9.6% to 6.198 units in August, keeping in mind August 2020 volumes were already down -28.6% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now…