The Suzuki Alto remains the most popular vehicle in Pakistan in March. March 2020 sales of locally-produced light vehicles in Pakistan were down -69.7% on the year prior so logically this month they rally back up 3-fold or 200.7% year-on-year to 20.813. The year-to-date tally is now up 77% to…
The Kia Stonic makes its first appearance in the NZ Top 10. Picture autocar.co.nz February data is also included in the data section of this article. In March, new vehicle sales in New Zealand soar 87.6% on weak, Covid-19 impacted year-ago volumes to 15.498 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up…
Chevrolet is back to #1 in Kazakhstan in March. The Kazakh new vehicle market continues to soar in March with sales up 21.7% year-on-year to 8.362, leading to a year-to-date tally up 35.4% to 24.161. This year-on-year surge is about to get even more impressive in the coming months as…
The Hyundai Tucson is #1 in Northern Ireland in March. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for all UK nations in March. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in our March 2021 UK update.…
The new generation lifts the Toyota Yaris to #2 in New Caledonia. Unlike metropolitan France, new car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, actually drop year-on-year in March at -6.1% to 505 registrations, due to a 3-week Covid-19 lockdown. This means the year-to-date tally is…
Chinese EV maker Xpeng is climbing up the Norwegian sales charts. Picture elbil.no The Norwegian new car market advances 23.1% year-on-year in March to 15.321 units, keeping in mind March 2020 was down -32.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally stands at 36.309 units, up 12.2% on the same period…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle at home for the first time. The Romanian new car market bounces back up a rather timid 18.1% year-on-year to 7.861 units in March, keeping in mind March 2020 was down -32.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now down -25.8%…
The Wuling Hongguang MINI EV scores its first podium in China. According to data by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), China new vehicle wholesales mark 12 consecutive months of year-on-year gains in March at +74.9% to 2.526.000 units, also up 0.2% on March 2019. This is split into…
The VW Tiguan is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in March. New car sales in Switzerland rebound 43.7% year-on-year in March to 25.236 units, tilting the year-to-date tally into positive at +1.9% and 56.497 sales. Note the March 2021 volume is down -12.8% on March 2019 pre-pandemic levels. 4x4 sales…
Opel sales are up 75% partly thanks to the new Mokka. Picture autobild.de The German new car market is up 35.9% year-on-year in March to 292.349 registrations as year-ago volumes were hampered by Covid-19 lockdowns. This score remains down -15.4% on March 2019, so new car sales Germany have yet…
The Peugeot 208 II secures an 8th win in the past 9 months at home. 16/04 update: Now with final figures for the Top 280 All-models. 7/04 update: Now with Top 10 EVs. The French new car market is up 191.7% year-on-year in March to 182.775 sales as year-ago volumes…
The Hyundai Venue is the best-selling recent launch in Israel. Picture 4x4.co.il Thanks to our Israeli partner cartube.co.il, we can share with you today complete Israeli data including models data for each month of 2021 so far. A year ago the country was under a strict Covid-19 lockdown so logically this…
The Fiat Cronos achieves a 7th consecutive month at #1 in Argentina. New vehicle sales in Argentina rally back up 106.3% year-on-year in March to 36.591 units on year-ago volumes impacted by Covid lockdowns (-54.4%). The March 2021 volume remains down -5.8% on March 2019 (38.864). Year-to-date, sales are now…
The new GV70 helps Genesis break its volume record this month. 13/04 update: Now with Top 50 foreign models. New car sales in South Korea edge down -1.8% year-on-year in March to 168.268 units, with local carmakers down -6.7% to 140.971 but foreigners up 34.4% to 27.297. The year-ago comparison…
The Volvo XC40 is #1 in the Netherlands for the 2nd time in the past 3 months. Picture ad.nl Whereas the rest of Europe is enjoying artificially good results in March due to Covid-impacted year-ago volumes, new car sales in the Netherlands don't follow this trend. They actually drop -17.6%…