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,…
The Cupra Formentor breaks its ranking, volume and share records in Germany this month. New car sales in Germany bounce back up 3.2% year-on-year in February to 200,512 units, keeping in mind February 2021 was down -19% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is up 5.6% to 384,624 sales…
The Hyundai Tucson is up to a record third place in the Czech Republic in February. New car sales in the Czech Republic drop -3.1% year-on-year in February to 14,225 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 3.4% to 30,488. Skoda (+5%) and Hyundai (+6.3%) defy the market decline and post year-on-year…
Dacia Duster sales are up 3-fold in Romania in February. New car sales in Romania gain 25.1% year-on-year in February to 8,616 units, with the year-to-date volume now up 39.3% to 17,953. These results follow particularly low year-ago comparison base. Dacia (+93.2%) recuperates from a February 2021 crash (-48.9%) to…
The Vauxhall Mokka is up to #3 in the UK in February. Always a low month before the license plate change of March, in February the UK market rises 15% year-on-year on a locked down February 2021 to 58,994 sales. The year-to-date tally is now up 23% to 174,081. When…
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…