The Mercedes GLB is up 8-fold to 7th place in Denmark in February. Note January 2021 data is also included in the tables below. New car sales in Denmark dive -33.9% year-on-year in February to 9.912, leading to a year-to-date tally down -40.1% to 20.168 units. Volkswagen (-49.7%) has its…
The Dongfeng Joyear X5 is up to 4th place overall this month. In February new car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, drop -3.6% year-on-year to 566, leading to a year-to-date tally down -9.5% to 1.062. Dacia (+33.9%) takes control of the brands ranking,…
The Opel Corsa is #2 in Greece for the 5th time in the past 8 months. Picture drive.gr New car sales in Greece drop -14.9% year-on-year in February to 6.689 units, an improvement on the -20.6% of January and leading to a year-to-date tally down -18.1% to 14.455 units. Brand…
Peugeot sales are up 49.3% year-on-year in a market down -22%. New car sales in Luxembourg brake in February at -22% year-on-year to 3.742 units which leads to a year-to-date tally off -17.8% to 7.489. Despite falling faster than the market, Volkswagen (-29.1%) ends five consecutive months of Mercedes (-28.5%)…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in February. As the country was in lockdown for the entire month, new car sales in Portugal implode -59% year-on-year in February to just 8.311 units, the worst fall in Europe for the month so far. This leads to a year-to-date…
The Toyota Yaris is #1 in Finland for the 2nd time in 4 months. Picture is.fi The Finnish new car market stabilises in February at -1.8% year-on-year to 7.974 registrations, bringing the year-to-date volume down -8.3% to 17.229 units. Toyota (+6.9%) goes against the market trend to advance to 17.2%…
Mercedes is the most popular carmaker in Switzerland in January. The Swiss new car market starts the year with a -19.5% year-on-year drop in January to just 15.130 registrations. Mercedes (-10.8%) resists well and takes the lead of the brands ranking for the third time in the past 6 months…
Toyota is the best-selling carmaker in Bulgaria in February. New car sales in Bulgaria fall -17% year-on-year in February to 2.063 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -18.6% to 4.248 sales. Toyota (-3.4%) takes control of the brands ranking both for the month and year-to-date with 12.5% share each…
The Ford Puma is up to a record #3 in February in Italy. Picture red-live.it New car sales in Italy record a third consecutive double-digit loss in February at -12.3% to 144.138 registrations. Contrary to Spain which we've just covered, private sales are actually up in Italy this month at…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in February. The Spanish new car market continues to struggle in February with sales down -38.4% to 58.279 units, falling to a level not seen in 8 years: since 2013 (58.403). For the first time since 1996, company sales overtake private sales…
The Geely Coolray lands directly inside the Belarus Top 10 in 2020. Picture av.by Discover 50 years of Belarus Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Belarus drop -18.2% year-on-year in 2020 to 52.768 units. Lada (-36.5%) keeps the brands pole position despite a steep fall and sees its…
Toyota is now the #2 brand in Egypt, with the Corolla the best-selling passenger car. Discover 15 years of Egyptian Historical Data here. Free trade agreements and the resulting tax exemptions on a large number of vehicles as well as new brands now sharing sales data have cancelled the effects…
The Hyundai Tucson is the most popular new vehicle in Ireland in January. Picture completecar.ie Because of a bi-annual license plate system indicating the year of registration, January is traditionally the strongest month of the year in Ireland, accounting for roughly 30% of annual sales. The market starts in a…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in January. The Portuguese new car market sinks -30.5% year-on-year in January to just 10.029 units. Peugeot (-15.6%) and Mercedes (-16.3%) both manage to roughly cut the market drop rate in two to take the lead of the brands ranking while…
The Dacia Sandero III is an instant blockbuster in France. Picture largus.fr 11/02 update: Now with Top 270 All-models ranking. The Full Year 2020 article has also been updated with Top 400 All-models data. The French new car market manages a measured -5.8% to 126.381 units despite two less selling…