The Toyota Corolla Cross is inside the Brazilian Top 10 this month. The Brazilian new car market endures another heavy loss in March at -23.8% year-on-year to 134,904 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -24.8% to 374,533 or 123,000 less sales than over the First Quarter 2021. Fiat (-23.8%)…
The Hyundai Tucson is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia for the first time. The Croatian new car market slows down its fall to -6.8% year-on-year in March to 3,882 registrations, meaning the year-to-date volume is now off -7.2% to 9,763. This month Kia (+48.3%) surges to the lead of the…
The Citroen C3 is up to a record #2 in Italy in March. The Italian new car market worsens again in the absence of any incentives, with March sales down a dizzying -29.7% or 50,000 cars year-on-year to just 119,497 units. The year-to-date tally is off -24.4% over the first…
The Jeep Compass is up to #2 in Croatia in February. The Croatian new car market skids down -15.4% year-on-year in February to 2,910 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -7.4% over the same period in 2021. Skoda (-18.4%) retains the pole position despite falling faster than the market,…
Chery is up to a record #9 in Brazil in February. New light vehicle sales in Brazil fall another -24% year-on-year in February to just 120,192 units after dropping -28.3% last month and -17.8% in February 2021. The year-to-date volume is down -26.2% to 236,789 sales, 84,000 less than over the…
The Kia Sorento breaks into the Serbian Top 10 for the first time, directly to #5. Our central European partner CE Auto says new car sales in Serbia bounce back up 20.5% year-on-year in January to 1,620 units. The Skoda Fabia (+388.6%) cements the leadership it established over the Full Year…
The VW Taigo breaks into the Croatian Top 20 in January. New car sales in Croatia edge up 1.9% year-on-year in January to 2,971 units. Skoda (-1.9%) takes the lead this month with 12.3% share vs. 10.1% over the Full Year 2021. It distances 2021's leader Volkswagen (-46.5%) in complete…
The Fiat Pulse misses out on a first Top 10 finish by just 100 sales. It's a very harsh start of the year for new light vehicle sales in Brazil, down -28.3% to 116,601 units on a January 2021 volume already down -11.7% on the year prior. Fiat (-24.6%) easily…
The Fiat Strada is the best-selling vehicle in Brazil for the first time. Discover Brazilian Historical Data spanning over 65 years here. With December down another -16.8% to 193,555 units, the Brazilian new light vehicle market ends the year with a tiny +1.2% uptick at 1,974,421 registrations, including 1,557,957 autos…
The Fiat 500 is up to a record 2nd place at home in 2021. Consult over 90 years of Italian Historical Data here. The Italian new car market is up a shy 5.5% year-on-year in 2021 to 1,457,952 units as the microchip shortage continued to impact stocks and sales with…
The Fiat Pulse has landed in Brazil. There's no real improvement for new light vehicle sales in Brazil: down another -24.8% year-on-year in November to just 161,027 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 3.7% to 1,780,906. Fiat (-22.2%) retains the brands pole position but is weaker at 19.1%…
The Toyota Yaris Cross breaks into the Italian Top 10 for the first time in November. New car sales in Italy slide down -24% year-on-year in November to 106,690 units, an improvement on the -35.7% of October but still a very significant loss. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 8.9%…
The Fiat Panda holds 11% of the Italian market in October. The microchip crisis and lack of significant and generalised incentives means the Italian new car market is accelerating its fall in October to -35.7% at 101.015 units, compared with -33.1% in September and -26.9% in August. The year-to-date volume…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in September. The Croatian new car market is down -10.3% year-on-year in September to 2.773 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 32.3% to 37.392. We have a completely reshuffled brands ranking this month, with Kia (+66%) shooting up to…
The Hyundai HB20 is the best-selling vehicle in Brazil for the first time. The Brazilian market is hit hard by the microchip and parts crisis in September with sales down a damning -28.4% year-on-year to just 142.354. The year-to-date tally is now up 13.2% to 1.469.862 and we have downgraded…