VW Polo Slovenian sales soar 173% thanks to the new generation. New car sales in Slovenia sink 17.5% year-on-year in November to 5.192 units, with the year-to-date tally now up 3.5% to 69.192. Volkswagen (+2%) goes agains the grain with a year-on-year uptick to 15.9% share vs. 16.4% year-to-date. In contrast,…
The Mercedes C-Class is the best-selling nameplate in Denmark in November. New car sales in Denmark have now recovered, with both November (-0.6%) and year-to-date (-0.3%) data extremely stable at 17.931 and 204.650 units respectively. Volkswagen (+14%) is more dominant than ever at 16.2% share, Mercedes (-3%) leaps up seven…
The CX-8 (+173%) helps Mazda up 37.2% at home in November. Now updated with kei cars data It's another very dynamic month for new car sales in Japan, up 8.6% year-on-year in November to 441.943 units, lifting the year-to-date volume up 0.9% to 4.884.542. Brand leader Toyota (+4.8%) trails the…
The Seat Arona breaks its Austrian ranking record this month at #7. It's another dreadful month for new car sales in Austria, one of the European Union markets hardest hit by the post-WLTP hangover: after September at -41.8% and October at -20.3%, November is down another 20.1% to 23.604 units,…
The Skoda Kodiaq is the first SUV to ever rank on the Czech monthly podium. New car sales in the Czech Republic endure a painful third consecutive month of double-digit decline in November at -15.9% to 19.283 units, the lowest November score since 2014 (16.365), pulling the year-to-date volume down…
First ever month above 10% share for the Chevrolet Onix. The Brazilian new light vehicle market celebrates 19 consecutive months of year-on-year gains in November at +12.2% to 221.317 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 14.1% to 2.245.677 registrations. Chevrolet (+21%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in…
The 12th generation is coming: a Toyota Corolla in runout mode takes the lead in November. Is the worst over? After imploding 75% in September and 76.6% in October, the Turkish new light vehicle market is down "just" 42.3% in November at 58.204 registrations, still a ghastly performance but an…
The Kwid helps Renault contain its fall to -31% in November. It's getting worse and worse for new vehicle sales in Argentina: -44.9% in November at 39.565 registrations after October down 36.5%, September down 33.6%, August down 22.8%, July down 14.4% and June down 9.4%. Year-to-date volumes are now down 9.9% at 767.871 units. Renault…
The Panda swims upstream in the midst of Fiat debacle: +16% in November. After -25.5% in September and -8% in October, the Italian market continues to slowly recover from post-WLTP hangover with November deliveries down another 6.8% to 148.024 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down 3.6% to 1.798.078. Following a…
The Volvo XC40 breaks into the Swedish monthly Top 5 for the first time. -49.4% in July, -17.5% in August, -39.6% in September, -28.1% in October and now -20.5% in November: the Swedish new car market endures a 5th consecutive month of double-digit decline, impacted by two pull-forward events earlier…
Citroen sales soar 55% year-on-year in Bulgaria in November. New car sales in Bulgaria drop 6% year-on-year in November to 3.542 registrations, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 13% to 38.444. The top-selling brands all ignore the negative context to post double-digit gains: Dacia (+36%), Renault (+33%), Toyota (+33%)…
Seat Ateca sales soar 43% year-on-year in November. Spanish new car sales continue to bear the after-effects of the WLTP implementation with November deliveries down a harsh 10.8% year-on-year to 93.470, in effect cancelling the 12.5% surge of October 2017 to return to 2016 levels. The year-to-date tally is however…
The Peugeot 3008 is the best-selling SUV In Europe for the 2nd month in a row. * Now updated with final figures for the Top 10 groups, Top 70 brands and Top 410 models * According to final data shared by our partner JATO Dynamics, the European new car market is still reeling…
The Wuling Hongguang S3 sells a record 27.048 retail units in October. April 2017 – October 2018 monthly All-models China Retail data also available, Contact us After exploring China wholesales for October 2018 meaning sales to dealerships, it is now time to study October Retail sales, meaning sales to end-customers, a new monthly update…
The VW Passat is the best-selling vehicle in the Republic of Macedonia in October. Based on data released by our Eastern European partner CE Auto, new car sales in the Republic of Macedonia surge 26.3% year-on-year to 552 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 3.1% to 4.901. We have a surprise…