The BYD Qin L surges to #5 overall in July. Based on data by the Chinese Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), the Chinese wholesales market drops -5.2% year-on-year in July to 2,262,000 units. This includes 1,994,000 passenger cars (-5.1%) and 268,000 commercial vehicles (-6.6%). Likewise production is off -4.8% to…
The BMW X1 is #1 in Austria for the first time. New car sales in Austria gain 7.6% year-on-year in July to 18,901 units, this is however down -39.9% on pre-pandemic July 2019 (31,454). The year-to-date tally is now up 6.8% to 154,014. The Top 4 manufacturers all beat the…
The Fiorino was the most popular Fiat in 2023. 14,219 new light vehicles hit Moroccan roads in July, a robust 8.4% year-on-year improvement. This includes Passenger Cars up 5.1% to 12,701 and Light Commercals shooting up 46.5% to 1,518. The YTD PC volume tilts into positive as a result at…
Skoda Karoq sales are up 105.9% in July. Photo: Jan Bürgermeister 238,263 new cars found a German buyer in July, a disappointing -2.1% year-on-year drop and -28.4% below the pre-pandemic levels of July 2019 (332,788). The year-to-date tally is up 4.3% to 1,709,904 and -21.6% below the first 7 months of…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Argentina in July. After sinking -25.5% last month, new light vehicle sales in Argentina edge down just -4% year-on-year in July to 40,284 units. This way, the year-to-date tally reduces its fall to a still daunting -19.1% to 214,340. The Top 3…
The Skoda Kamiq ranks #2 in North Macedonia in June. Data by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a North Macedonian new car market soaring 56.8% year-on-year in June to 729 sales. The H1 2024 tally is up 37.7% to 3,758. This month the Renault Clio (+100%) signs its…
Citroen C3 sales are up 560% in June. New car sales in Slovakia edge up 4.5% year-on-year in June to 8,746 units, leading to a H1 2024 tally up 3.7% to 47,142. Market leader Skoda (-16.8%) struggles to a meagre 16.8% share vs. 20.3% so far this year, but Volkswagen…
BYD holds 12% of the Uruguayan market in June. The Uruguayan new car market edges up 1.1% year-on-year in June to 5,045 sales, meaning the H1 2024 volume is up 8.8% to 28,542. Chevrolet (-3.5%) holds onto the brands top spot with 18.1% share vs. 17.1% year-to-date. The performance of…
MG is up to #12 in Belgium in June. 06/08: Now updated with H1 2024 models data. 49,662 new cars hit Belgian roads in June, a -4% year-on-year loss. The H1 volume is stable at -0.4% to 263,408. Private sales account for 38.8% of total sales over the period vs.…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to a record 12.8% share in June. The Greek new car market is up a solid 5.6% year-on-year in June to 14,147 sales, leading to H1 2024 volumes up 10.9% to 78,020. Toyota surges 65.8% year-on-year to reach a record 21.8% share, eclipsing its…
The BYD Qin Plus is the best-selling vehicle in China over H1 2024. Data from the Chinese Association of Automobile Manufacturers shows Chinese wholesales stepping up 6.1% year-on-year over the First Half of 2024 to 14,047,000 units. Passenger Vehicles are up 6.3% to 11,979,000 while Commercial Vehicles climb 4.9% to…
The GWM Poer is up to #2 in Chile in June. New light vehicle sales in Chile are stable in June at -0.5% to 22,567 units. The H1 2024 tally is down -10.5% to 142,486. Toyota (-22.3%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date despite enduring the largest year-on-year fall…
The Renault Megane E-Tech is the best-selling EV in France in June. 11/07 update: Now with Top 340 All models. The French new car market endures a second consecutive month of year-on-year losses in June at a worsening -4.8% to 181,712 sales. This is to be compared with the 230,965…
Citroen C3 sales are up 6-fold year-on-year. Next generation pictured. 20,193 new cars found a buyer in Portugal in June, a steep -8.4% year-on-year decline. The H1 2024 tally stands at 116,417, up 5.7% on the same period in 2023. Peugeot (-43.6%) stays on top of the brands charts despite…
Skoda Kodiaq sales are up 76.6% year-on-year in June. New car sales in Czechia are up a solid 9% year-on-year in June to 22,334 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 3.2% to 119,221. Local behemoth Skoda (-5.1%) can't take advantage of its home market's growth and drops to 29.4%…