The Sandero (+12%) helps Dacia hit a record 6th place in Spain in August. The Spanish new car market logically falls -29% year-on-year in August because one year ago the market was artificially boosted up 49% by pre-WLTP stock clearing registrations. A better comparison set is August 2017, and this…
Kia sales surge 75.6% year-on-year in July in Slovakia. The Slovak new car market gains 8.3% year-on-year in July to 9.443 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 1.5% to 61.518. Brand leaders Skoda (+14.1%), Kia (+75.6%) and Hyundai (+71.5%) all post spectacular gains, knocking Volkswagen (-2%) down two spots to…
The new A-Class helps Mercedes cross the symbolic 10% share mark in Belgium. 02/09/2019 update: Now with the Top 10 models. Following a trend observed in France and Germany, new car sales in Belgium are surprisingly strong in July at +5.5% to 45.110 units, given the fact July 2018 was…
Maxus sells the EV80 electric van in Luxembourg. 02/09/2019 update: Now with the Top 10 models. New car sales in Luxembourg slow down their fall in July at -2.7% to 4.796 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume now up just 0.9% to 35.916. Volkswagen remains untouchable at 14.5% share, and…
The Toyota Corolla remains the best-selling vehicle in Estonia, but just. The Estonian new car market lifts +7.7% year-on-year in July to 2.429 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -7.9% to 15.506. The Toyota Corolla (+636.4%) holds onto the top spot for just 3 sales above the YTD leader,…
Smart Fortwo sales are up 1300% year-on-year in France so far in August. Last August weekly update for the French market before full month results are revealed next Monday, and the market is worsening as the month ends with a -11% year-on-year drop over the first 20 days. Peugeot (+2%)…
The Fiat 500L hits its best monthly ranking of 2019 in Serbia. According to data released by our Central European data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Serbia shoot up 20.6% year-on-year in July to 3.330 registrations, lifting the YTD volume up 6.5% to 21.540 units. The Skoda Octavia (+14.9%) is…
The Peugeot 208 and Citroen C3 are the best-selling models in France in July. 27/08/2019 update: Now with the Top 50 All-brands and Top 353 All-models. If the June -8.4% fall appeared higher than it really was due to two less selling days vs. June 2018, the situation is reversed…
The Sandero (+154%) helps Renault up 65.9% to #1 brand in Ukraine. The Ukrainian new car market soars +13.9% in July to 7.617 units, recording its 4th year-on-year gain in the past 5 months, its largest gain since February 2018 and highest monthly volume since December 2017. That's more than…
The Toyota Yaris ranks at a record #3 in France halfway through the month. Over the first 13 days of August, the French new car market slides down -4% year-on-year but Peugeot (+11%) swims upstream to hold onto the brands lead above Renault (-31%) and Citroen (-5%). Keep in mind…
Brabus 800 Widestar (366.000€) in Monaco. It's been a while since our last South of France Photo Reports in 2012 and 2015, so time to freshen up. Away from the overcrowded beaches, some little-known villages in the Cannes hinterlands hide well-preserved local favourites like a Citroen 2CV here and a…
The Renault Logan is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in July. Outstanding month for new vehicle sales in Colombia, up 18.3% year-on-year in July to 22.904 units, its largest uptick so far this year, which leads to a YTD volume up 4.7% to 139.114. In the brands ranking, Renault (+60.2%)…
The Smart Fortwo is up 8-fold year-on-year to #8 overall in France. French weekly data is back just in time for summer, and over the first week of August the market slides down -0.8%. Keep in mind these rankings need to be taken with a grain of salt as they…
The Toyota C-HR has finally landed in New Caledonia. No sign of improvement for the new car market in New Caledonia, a French Overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia: -21.3% year-on-year in July to just 675 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume now dow -13.6% to 4.210 units. Toyota (+12.6%) absolutely…
Renault Captur sales soar +132.1% in July in Romania. New car sales in Romania enjoy a fantastic 8th consecutive month of double-digit gains and the largest yet in July at a mammoth +52.6% year-on-year to 23.206 units, lifting the YTD volume up 26% to 94.826. Homegrown brand leader Dacia (+50.6%)…