The career of the Dacia Spring has now started for good in Romania. The Romanian new car market drops -23.3% year-on-year in October to 9.608 registrations, which means the year-to-date tally is now up just 0.8% at 97.861 units. Local behemoth Dacia (-33.2%) loses one third of its year-ago volume…
The Jolion is the first Haval to rank inside the Passenger Cars Top 25 in Russia. The Russian new light vehicle market slows down its fall slightly from -22.6% in September to -18.1% in October at 126.204 registrations. The year-to-date tally is now up 10.5% year-on-year to 1.313.579 units. As a…
The Jeep Commander has landed in Brazil. The Brazilian new light vehicle market sinks -26.9% year-on-year in October to 150.079 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 7.7% to 1.619.905 units. As a result we have revised our Full Year 2021 forecast for Brazil down from 2.03 million to 1.99…
The Peugeot 2008 is now the best-seller in Portugal year-to-date. The Portuguese new car market is down -22.7% year-on-year in October to 10.576 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up just 3.1% at 123.101 units. Peugeot (-10.3%) resists much better than the market and shoots up to 14.1% share…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in October. New car sales in Bulgaria drop -15.1% year-on-year in October to 2.179 registrations, which means the year-to-date tally is now up 14.8% to 26.187. We are entering turbulent times in both the Bulgarian brands and models ranking as the…
Kia scores a third consecutive pole position in Israel this month. Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il, we can share with you today October brands sales data for Israel, models data is a quarterly occurrence. New car sales in the country return to frank positive this month at +29% year-on-year to…
The Fiat Panda holds 11% of the Italian market in October. The microchip crisis and lack of significant and generalised incentives means the Italian new car market is accelerating its fall in October to -35.7% at 101.015 units, compared with -33.1% in September and -26.9% in August. The year-to-date volume…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in October. New car sales in Spain lose -20.5% year-on-year in October to 59.044 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.6% to 706.998 registrations but down -33% on the first 10 months of pre-pandemic 2019. Looking at different distribution channels,…
The Kia Ceed ends the month just two sales off a historic pole position. The Slovak new car market drops -8.7% year-on-year in September to 5.797 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.6% at 58.719 units. Market leader Skoda (-40.9%) freefalls to just 16.3% share vs. 21.3% so far…
Hyundai sales are up 61.7% in a market down -36.9%. 1/11 update: Now with Top 25 models. New light vehicle sales in Turkey drop a steep -36.9% year-on-year in September to 57.141 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 13.4% to 559.724. Fiat (-40.1%) remains by far the best-selling carmaker…
The Fiat 500L is the best-selling vehicle in Serbia in September. According to data shared by our local partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market edges up 0.8% year-on-year in September to 2.314 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 17.2% to 23.270. For the first time since last…
The Mazda CX-30 is the favourite vehicle in Colombia again. New vehicle sales in Colombia soar 23.8% year-on-year in September to 22.834 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 50.4% to 178.232. Renault (+16.2%) easily remains in the brands top spot with 19% share vs. 20.7% so far this year.…
The Wuling Xingchen / Asta has landed in the Chinese wholesales charts. After studying the September 2021 Chinese wholesales, it is now time to go through the all-new locally produced models for the month, so you can stay up-to-the-minute on the latest developments of the largest automotive market in the…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in September. New car sales in Denmark derail -17.3% year-on-year in September to 14.222 units, tilting the year-to-date tally into negative territory at -1.5% to 139.953. Volkswagen (-33.3%) almost doubles the market decline rate but remains in the brands lead…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in September. The Slovenian new car market is down -7% year-on-year in September to 4.127 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now in negative at -0.3% to 43.098 units. Faithful to its end-of-quarter backloading practice, Renault (+10.2%) defies the depleted environment…