The VW Taos is inside the Argentinean Top 10 in November. New light vehicle sales in Argentina advance 6.7% year-on-year in November to 33,716. This brings the year-to-date tally up 12.3% to 407,265. Brand leader Toyota (-6.1%) goes against the positive market but scores a strong 23.5% share vs. 21.9%…
The Citroen C3 is the best-selling vehicle in Serbia for the first time. Based on data by our local partner CE Auto, 2,207 new light vehicles hit Serbian roads in October, a small 1.6% year-on-year improvement. Year-to-date sales are up 3.4% to 25,193. In pole position this month we have the…
The Toyota C-HR is equal #1 in North Macedonia this month. According to data by our local partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market bounces back up 17% year-on-year in October to 385 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 4.9% to 4,348. The Skoda Kamiq…
The Hyundai Accent sees its sales leap up 82.9% in 2022. 123,603 new light vehicles found a buyer in Puerto Rico in 2022, a -4.3% year-on-year drop. Note Puerto Rican sales are released separately from the US. Toyota (+17.9%) goes completely against the negative market to deliver the largest gain…
The Station Wagon accounts for 67% of Hyundai i30 sales in October. The Slovak new car market edges up 3.7% year-on-year in October to 7,807 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.2% to 75,611. Skoda (-13.2%) endures a disappointing month but at 19.1% share it almost matches its year-to-date…
Local EV maker Togg is now knocking on its home Top 10's door. 20/11 update: Now with Top 40 models ranking Yet another record for the Turkish new light vehicle market with sales up 55.4% year-on-year in October to 101,367, eclipsing the previous record of 94,733 units in October 2020.…
The Ford Ranger climbs to #4 in October. 8,402 Passenger Cars found a buyer in Hungary in October. The year-to-date PC+LCV tally edges down -0.6% year-on-year to 108,565 including 91,511 Passenger Cars (-2.7%) and 17,054 Light Commercials (+12.1%). In the year-to-date PC+LCV charts, Toyota dominates with 13.5% above Ford at…
The Mini Countryman is #1 in Cyprus this month. New generation pictured. Data shared with us by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT show new car sales in Cyprus growing by a fantastic 41.4% year-on-year in October to 1,165 units. This means the year-to-date volume is now up 28.8% to 12,745.…
The Suzuki Alto holds 42.1% of the Pakistani market this month. The Pakistani new light vehicle market continues its freefall in October at -53.8% to a measly 6,180 units, bringing the year-to-date volume down -63.4% to 69,927. Note Changan and Kia do not report sales figures to PAMA but are reported…
The Toyota C-HR is the most popular vehicle in Bulgaria in October. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria climb another 53.9% year-on-year in October to 4,256 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 27.2% to 35,507. Keep in mind Bulgaria is the king of re-exports so a significant part of the…
Toyota Prius sales are up 238.1% year-on-year. New vehicle sales in Japan climb 10.7% year-on-year in October to 397,672 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 15.1% or over 525,000 sales to 4,005,158. This is the first time since 2019 that the Japanese market crosses the 4 million unit benchmark…
Opel sales are up 109% year-on-year in October. New car sales in Poland shoot up 28% year-on-year in October to 40,065 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 12.1% to 382,340. Toyota (+63.2%) once again vastly outpace the market to tighten the grip it holds on the brands charts with…
The Toyota Yaris Cross smashes its ranking record in Croatia this month. 3,687 new cars found a buyer in Croatia in October which equals to a 21.1% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date tally is now up 28.9% to 49,855. Skoda (+25.1%) is the best-selling carmaker for the 4th month in a…
The MG 4 is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in October. As the year comes to an end, the Irish new car market traditionally dwindle to just a trickle of sales, awaiting January's licence plate change. Worse, volumes accelerate their fall in October to -16.9% year-on-year and 2,174 units vs.…
Kia Sportage sales more than double year-on-year in Canada. Estimates by local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive have the Canadian new light vehicle market up 20% year-on-year in October to 145,957 units. Keep in mind October 2022 was particularly weak as the lowest October in 13 years. This is the 12th consecutive…