The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Estonia again. Based on data shared by our partner JATO Dynamics, new car sales in Estonia gain 4.5% in April to 2.534 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.8% to 8.708. The Toyota RAV4 (+75.5%) remains the best-selling vehicle in the…
The Citroen C5 Aircross scores its very first Top 10 finish in France - and the world - in April. This article has been updated with the Top 35 brands and Top 265 models. New car sales in France edge up a very shy +0.4% year-on-year in April to 188.199…
Citroen sales are down "only" 16.8% in Morocco in April. A rare intermediary update for Morocco shows passenger car sales freefalling down -49.3% in April to 10.764 while LCVs are up 36.8% and year-to-date overall volumes down -12.7% to 52.948. Dacia (-49.7%) and Renault (-52.8%) remain ultra-dominant, accounting for a…
The Toyota Yaris is #1 in Greece in April. After a painful -13.9% fall in March, the Greek new car market bounces back up 17.2% in April to 12.303 units, tilting back the YTD volume into positive at +3.5% to 38.592. Toyota (+23.9%) is up three spots on last month to…
A quirk of German new car sales has the Fiat Ducato classified as a passenger car. It shouldn't be. The German new car market endures a 7th month of decline in the past 8 in April at -1.1% to 310.715 units, tilting the year-to-date volume back into negative at -0.2% to…
Citroen is the only Top 12 brand in positive over Q1 in Europe. New car sales in Europe ex-Russia and Turkey drop -3.2% over the First Quarter of 2019 to 4.13 million units. Germany (+0.2%) is the only Top 5 market to register a (very meagre) uptick, with France (-1.1%)…
The Ford Focus is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in April. After a +33.2% surge last month, the Danish new car market falls back on earth in April at -13.5% to 16.183 units, yet the year-to-date volume remains in record territory at +9% to 82.467. Brand leader Volkswagen (-21.7%) suffers…
The Dacia Duster reaches its highest share yet for this generation at home. The Romanian new car market soars 13.9% in April to 8.691, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 22.8% to 44.527. Homegrown brand leader Dacia (+26.5%) doubles the market growth in pole position but Renault (+40.7%) does even…
The Kia Niro scores its first podium finish in the Netherlands. New car sales in the Netherlands drop -3.3% year-on-year in April to 33.149 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -12.5% to 148.751. Brand leader Volkswagen (-7.3%) falls faster than the market but remains comfortably on top at 10.9% share,…
Citroen sales soar 30.2% year-on-year in April. New car sales in Portugal edge down -1.7% year-on-year in April to 21.121 units, a much better hold than last month (-10.8%) leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.9% to 80.566. Quite spectacularly, the Top 3 best-selling manufacturers, all French, all post market-defying double-digit…
The Toyota Corolla is up to #2 in Poland in April. New light vehicles in Poland gain 4% year-on-year in April to 52.190 units including light commercials, a new record for the month leading to a year-to-date volume up 1.7% to 208.927, also a new record. Skoda (+7.7%) and Toyota…
The Vauxhall Grandland X hits a record 2nd place in Scotland in April. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for all UK nations in March. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in the April…
Jeep signs a 2nd consecutive record volume month in Brazil. After a freak -0.2% decline last month, Brazilian new car sales are back in frank positive in April at +5.4% to 221.321 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 8.7% to 801.330, the highest at this time of year since 2015…
The Opel Grandland X makes its first appearance inside the Croatian Top 20 and Top 10 in April. The Croatian new car market spectacularly bounces back up 22.5% year-on-year in April to 8.633 registrations, meaning the year-to-date volume is now down just -0.5% at 20.772. Renault (+29.9%) steps up to…
The Dacia Duster holds 8.6% of the New Caledonian market in April. New light vehicle sales in New Caledonia, a French Overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, gain 7.1% year-on-year in April to 637 units, meaning the YTD tally is now down -4.9% to 2.421. Toyota (+33.3%) remains the most popular…