The Honda HR-V hits its highest ranking since February 2017. 213,196 new cars changed hands in Brazil in May, a cool 16.4% year-on-year progression. This brings the year-to-date tally after five months to 927,291 units, up 6% over the same period in 2024. For context, over the first five months…
The Tesla Model Y holds 16.5% of the Norwegian market in May. New car sales in Norway surge 39.1% year-on-year in May to 14,260 units. This is the best May volume in 39 years: since 1986. The year-to-date tally is up 30.6% to 57,142. BEVs hold 93.9% of the market…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling vehicle in Argentina for the first time. Euphoric month anew for new light vehicle sales in Argentina: up 58.7% year-on-year to 52,188 units. This is the best result for the month since May 2018 (82,706). This way the year-to-date tally is up 78.6% to…
The Dacia Duster remains the most popular vehicle at home despite falling -51.5% The Romanian new car market completely collapses in May at -32.7% year-on-year to just 10,521 sales. The year-to-date volume is now down -12.8% to 54,209. Local behemoth Dacia (-52%) completely freefalls to 25.2% share vs. 27.4% so…
The Citroen C3 Aircross II leaps inside the Top 15 in May. Another disappointing month for French new car sales with May off -12.3% year-on-year to just 123,919. This is the lowest May volume since pandemic-stricken May 2020. The year-to-date tally is now down -8.3% to 672,700 units and at…
Skoda Kodiaq sales are up 87.6% year-on-year in April. Solid month for once in Slovakia in April at +7.9% to 8,322 sales. The year-to-date tally remains in negative however at -7.7% to 28,699. Both Skoda (+21.6%) and Kia (+24.6%) post tremendous gains atop the brands charts, leading to 21.9% and…
The Renault Clio is the best-seller across Europe for the first time since November 2021. According to data by JATO Dynamics, the European (28 countries) new car market is stable in April at +0.1% year-on-year to 1,078,521 units. After four months, the YTD tally is also up 0.1% to 4,467,681…
The Renault Symbioz outsells the Captur for the first time. 23/05 update: Now with Top 329 All models ranking 15/05 update: Now with Top 57 All brands ranking Another disappointing month for French new car sales, down -5.6% year-on-year in April to 138,694 and leading to a year-to-date tally off…
The Dacia Duster is the most popular vehicle in Portugal in April. The Portuguese new car market lifts 8.2% year-on-year in April to 18,752 sales, tilting the year-to-date volume into positive at +1.2% to 77,297. Peugeot (+64.6%) soars ahead to solidify its dominance in the brands charts, while Mercedes (+13.8%)…
VW ID.7 sales are up 13-fold in April. New car sales in Norway edge up 0.4% year-on-year in April to 11,286 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 28% to 42,882. BEV sales gain 8.9% year-on-year to 10,942 and 97% share, a new record eclipsing the previous best of 96.4%…
The Skoda Elroq lands inside the Finnish Top 10. First positive month of 2025 for new car sales in Finland at +2% to 6,133 units. The year-to-date tally is now off -6.6% to 22,583. Toyota (-25.4%) salvages its pole position in the brands ranking despite a hefty year-on-year fall. In…
The Renault Kardian is the best-selling recent launch. New light vehicle sales in Argentina continue to rally back up at a spectacular +63.2% year-on-year in April to 50,963 units. This is the best April result in 7 years: since the 76,554 sales of April 2018. The year-to-date volume after four months…
The Station Wagon variant accounts for 77% of Kia Ceed sales in March. After falling -16.8% in January and -19.4% in February, the Slovak new car market significantly slows down its fall in March at -2.4% to 7,567 registrations. Keep in mind March 2024 was already down -12.4% on the…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Europe for the first time since October 2022. According to data by ACEA, new car sales in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK) step up 2.8% year-on-year in March to 1,422,658 units. This compensates for negative results in January and February to stabilise the Q1 volume…
First Top 10 finish for the Renault Symbioz at home. 22/04 update: Now with Top 334 All models ranking. It's a mediocre month for the French new car market in March at -14.5% year-on-year to just 153,842 units. The Q1 2025 volume is therefore off -7.8% to 410,085. This drop…