The Ssangyong Korando misses out on a Top 10 finish by just 20 sales. New car sales in Slovakia start the year all guns blazing at +72.6% year-on-year to 5,739 units. Skoda (+23.9%) largely trails the market but remains by far the most popular brand with 19.7% share vs. 20.3%…
Dacia is the only year-on-year gainer among the Top 12 brands. Picture quattroruote.it Things are not improving in Italy, on the contrary: February sales are off by a damning -22.6% to 110,869 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -21.1% to 218,716 units. Private sales drop -25.9% to 69,900 and…
The Seat Arona is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in February. New car sales in Spain climb up 6.6% year-on-year in February to 62,103 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 4.2% to 104,480 units. However keep in mind February 2021 was down -38.4% on the year prior. Private sales surge 29.1%…
The Mitsubishi Outlander is the best-selling vehicle in New Zealand in January. New vehicle sales in New Zealand edge down -3.3% year-on-year in January to 13,514 units. Mitsubishi (+96%) shows explosive growth to snap the brands pole position for the first time, breaking records for volume (2,814) and share (20.8%)…
The Cupra Born scores its first Top 10 finish in the world in Austria. Picture derstandard.at New car sales in Austria rebound back up 10.5% year-on-year in January to 15,619 units, however January 2021 was a particularly low base, down -38.4% on the year prior. Volkswagen (-3.7%) go against the…
The Kia EV6 is up to #5 in Denmark in January. The Danish new car market recedes -8.3% year-on-year in January to 9,407 registrations. Toyota (+43.8%) ignore the negative environment to take hold of the brands pole position with 9.1% share vs. 8% over the FY2021. Volkswagen (-18.2%) is toppled…
Audi sales are up 47.2% year-on-year in Luxembourg in January. New car sales in Luxembourg skid down -11.9% year-on-year in January to just 3,300 units. Volkswagen (-6.1%) halves the market decline to remain in first place with 12.7% share vs. 11.6% over the Full Year 2021. Mercedes (-17.7%) also retains…
The Octavia (+73.8%) helps Skoda to its first Swiss pole position this month. The Swiss new car market edges up 5.1% year-on-year in January to 15,899 sales. 4x4 sales are up 5.4% to 7,908 and 49.7% share vs. 49.6% a year ago, petrol sales drop -9.9% to 6,280 and 39.5%…
After a few tumultuous months, the VW Golf is back to where it belongs: #1 at home. The German new car market bounces back up 8.5% year-on-year in January to 184,112 registrations, but this is compared to a devastated January 2021 down -31.1% on the year prior. Fleet sales account…
The Citroen C4 breaks into the Portuguese Top 10 in January. New car sales in Portugal edge down -2% year-on-year in January to 9,829 units. Peugeot (+0.8%) easily retains the brands top spot with 13.9% share vs. 12% over the Full Year 2021. It is followed this month by BMW…
The Skoda Superb is up 67.3% to #3 at home in January. New car sales in the Czech Republic actually gain ground year-on-year in January at +9.9% to 16,263 units. Local behemoth Skoda (+15.9%) easily outpaces its home market to hit 40.9% share, its highest in exactly two years: since…
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 Peugeot 308 III breaks into its home Top 10 in January. Picture largus.fr 24/05/22 update: Now with Top 150 models. The year starts on a negative note in France with new car registrations down another -18.6% year-on-year to just 102,901 units. Petrol sales dive -31.5% to 38,752 units and…
The Toyota Yaris Cross breaks into the Spanish Top 10 in January. New car sales in Spain edge up 1% year-on-year to 42,377 units. This is the first year-on-year gain since June 2021, however keep in mind this is with a particularly low comparison base as January 2021 was down -51.5%.…
Peugeot sales in Luxembourg are up 19.2% in a market down -1.7%. Explore over 25 years of Luxembourg Historical Data here. 29/01 update: Now with Top 10 models. The Luxembourg new car market edges down -1.7% year-on-year in 2021 to 44.426 registrations. Volkswagen (+1%) defies the negative market with a small…