The Peugeot 2008 is back to being the best-selling nameplate in Portugal. The Portuguese new car market surges 60.1% year-on-year in March to 21,472 units, leading to a Q1 2023 result up 49.6% to 52,191. The entire podium beats the market this month. Peugeot (+93.7%) retains the top spot with…
Citroen sales are up 3-fold over the same month a year ago. The Uruguayan new light vehicle market returns to negative in March at -8.8% year-on-year to 5,286 sales. The Q1 volume is up 2% to 12,729. Suzuki (+19.2%) is up five spots on February to snap the monthly crown…
The new XUV400 EV helps Mahindra reach new heights in India. It's a third consecutive record month for car wholesales in India with March volumes up 4.5% year-on-year to 335,888 units, an all time high for the month of March. The Q1 volume is up 10.6% to 1,015,938, logically a…
The BMW X1 ranks #2 in Switzerland in March. The Swiss new car market is up 15.9% year-on-year to 25,184 units in March, which means Q1 2023 sales gain 8.5% to 58,819. 4x4 sales are up 19.5% for the month to 12,608 and 50.1% share vs. 48.6% over the same…
Lexus triples its sales year-on-year in March. 15/05 update: Now with Q1 2023 Top 20 foreign models. March is always a strong month for Japanese new vehicle sales as it is the end of the financial year and manufacturers rush to meet targets. Sales are up 11.6% year-on-year this month…
The Toyota bZ4X is inside the Finnish Top 10 for the first time. 7,572 new cars found a buyer in Finland in March, bringing the market back into positive - just - at +2.1% year-on-year. The Q1 tally is down -3.3% to 20,700 units. Toyota (-12.1%) easily keeps the brands…
Peugeot sales are up 237.2% year-on-year in Turkey. New light vehicle sales in Turkey surge 61.7% year-on-year to establish a new March record at 103,929 units. The previous record was set in March 2021 (96,428). The First Quarter volume is up a tremendous 55.2% to a record 235,971 sales, with every…
The Toyota Etios is up to third place in Argentina in March. The Argentinean new light vehicle market rises 15.9% year-on-year in March to 37,263 units, leading to first quarter tally up 13.3% to 113,922. Toyota (+25.6%) is in the lead again with 23.1% share, distancing Fiat (+6.8%) shy year-on-year…
The new Chevrolet Montana ranks #20 in March. The new light vehicle market in Brazil is up a splendid 38.3% year-on-year in March to 186,583 units, leading to a first quarter volume up 16.6% to 436,802 sales. We are however still below pre-pandemic March 2019 (199.550). Fiat (+43%) maintains itself…
The Tesla Model Y holds 10.6% of the Swedish market in March. New car sales in Sweden return to positive in March at +5.4% to 30,261 units. This means the first quarter tally is down -9.2% to 63,304. BEV volumes are up 37.6% to 12,577 and a record 41.6% share…
The Citroen C3 is the most popular vehicle in Greece in February. 9,956 new cars found a home in February in Greece, a 17.2% year-on-year improvement following a stratospheric January performance (+90.7%). The year-to-date volume is now 46.2% to 20,488 units. Peugeot (+141.5%) surges ahead to snap the brands top…
The previous generation Hyundai Creta is still on sale in Morocco. New light vehicle sales in Morocco drop another -12.1% year-on-year in February to 13,497 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -10.6% to 23,197. This includes 10,789 Passenger Cars (-10.8%) and 1,075 Light Commercials (-23.2%). Year-to-date, Passenger Cars are…
The Dacia Logan is the best-selling vehicle in Morocco in 2022. Discover almost 20 years worth of Moroccan Historical Data here. 21/03 update: Now with Top 100 PC models. New light vehicle sales drop -8% year-on-year in 2022 in Morocco to 161,410 units. This includes 143.186 passenger cars (-7.1%) and 18.224…
Tesla Model Y sales are up 185.8% year-on-year in February. 206,210 new cars found a German home in February, a very shy 2.8% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally edges into positive at +0.2% to 385,457 units. The podium brands are unchanged on last month and all beat the market with…
Audi sales more than double year-on-year in Denmark. 11,597 new cars hit Danish roads in February, a strong 13.7% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is up 12.2% to a round 22,000 units. Volkswagen (+25.6%) reclaims the brands top spot off Toyota (+8.9%), the latter down to #4 for the month.…