The Tesla Model Y has landed in Norway. The Norwegian new car market is up a whopping 52% year-on-year in August to 16.427 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 38.9% to 110.864. Electrified car sales shoot up 77.6% year-on-year to 15.156 and 92.3% share vs. 79% in August 2020. Year-to-date,…
The Skoda Scala is up to #4 in Slovakia in July. The Slovak new car market skids down -6.9% year-on-year in July to 7.695 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.1% to 46.144. Brand leader Skoda (-15.7%) drops more than twice as fast as the market to fall to…
The Fiat Strada is the best-selling vehicle in Brazil in August. The Brazilian new vehicle market accelerates its fall with a -8.6% year-on-year drop in August to 158.514 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now up 20.7% to 1.327.535 units. Fiat (+24.5%) once again ignores the challenging context to fly…
Toyota sales are up 5% in a market down -28.6%. New car sales in Singapore skid down -28.6% year-on-year in July to just 3.446 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 37.1% to 29.223. Relegated to third place last month, Toyota (+5%) braves the negative context to easily reclaim the…
The Audi Q2 breaks into the North Macedonian Top 10 for the first time. According to data by our local partner CE Auto, new car sales in North Macedonia rise 4.6% year-on-year in July to 635 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 16.8% to 3.285. The Citroen C3 (+23.5%)…
The Renault Kwid dominates the Colombian charts in July. New vehicle sales in Colombia surge 59.7% year-on-year in July to 23.130 units, the highest score for the month since 2015. The year-to-date tally is now up 54.6% to 134.299. Note July 2021 volumes are up 1% on pre-pandemic levels of July…
The Renault Oroch is now on sale in New Caledonia, unlike in metropolitan France. New car sales in New Caledonia, a French archipelago located north-east of Australia, are up 5.4% year-on-year in July to 1.023 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 10.5% to 4.848 units. Toyota (+7.3%) outpaces the market…
The VW T-Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia again. New car sales in Slovenia take a hit in July at -31.1% year-on-year to 4.426 registrations, leading two a year-to-date tally up just 2.9% to 35.435 units. Volkswagen (-11.6%) almost slices the market drop in three to improve its share…
Fiat is the best-selling carmaker in Uruguay in July and year-to-date. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay climb 27.7% year-on-year in July to 3.751 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 75.2% to 28.405. This month Fiat (+124.6%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date with a very strong 20.4%…
The Toyota Yaris is back to #1 in Greece. Picture newsauto.gr Greek new car sales are up 11.2% year-on-year in July to 10.586 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 49.6% to 68.948. However July 2021 volumes return below pre-pandemic levels at -9.7% on July 2019. Toyota (+25.9%) outpaces the market…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in July. New car sales in Portugal skid down -19% year-on-year in July to just 12.323 units, keeping in mind July 2020 was already down -17.5% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now up 17.1% to 93.768 units. Despite…
The VW T-Roc is up to a record 2nd place at home in July. New car sales in Germany feel the full brunt of the microchip crisis in July as they dive -24.9% year-on-year to just 236.393 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 6.7% to 1.627.282. Volkswagen (-16.6%) resists…
Suzuki sales are up 122.9% year-on-year in July in Romania. The Romanian new car market bounces back up 19.6% year-on-year in July to 15.493 units, taking advantage of a particularly low comparison base in July 2020 when sales fell -44.2% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally tilts back into…
The Hyundai Bayon is the best-selling recent launch in the Czech Republic. New car sales in the Czech Republic drop -6.9% year-on-year in July to 18.405 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 14.3% to 131.210. Local behemoth Skoda (-13.2%) almost doubles the market fall rate but scores a solid…
The new generation lifts the Toyota Aqua from #20 in June to #5 in July. The Japanese new vehicle market drops -4.8% year-on-year in July to 377.448 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.1% to 2.842.034. Toyota (+8.1%) impressively signs the only year-on-year gain in the Top 7, improving…