The Hyundai Venue is the best-selling recent launch in Israel. Picture 4x4.co.il Thanks to our Israeli partner cartube.co.il, we can share with you today complete Israeli data including models data for each month of 2021 so far. A year ago the country was under a strict Covid-19 lockdown so logically this…
Seat Arona sales are up 3-fold year-on-year in March. New car sales in the Czech Republic rally back up 46.5% year-on-year to 20.053 units on Covid-impacted year-ago volumes, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -1.3% to 49.534. Homegrown brand leader Skoda (+36.4%) can't quite match the market growth but…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Spain this month and YTD. New car sales in Spain are up 128% year-on-year in March to 85.819 units and down -14.9% year-on-year so far in 2021 to 186.061. However these figures are compared with a lockdown volume in March 2020. A…
The Skoda Octavia remains the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia. The Slovenian new car market drops -12.9% year-on-year in February to 4.833 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume down -21.6% to 9.224. Volkswagen (-24.9%) remains the best-seller in the country despite losing almost twice as much ground year-on-year as the market overall.…
Audi A3 sales are up 39.7% year-on-year. Picture autobild.de New car sales in Germany are off -19% year-on-year in February to 194.349 units as Covid-19 restrictions are extended. This brings the year-to-date tally down -25.1% to 364.103 sales. Brand leader Volkswagen (-9.7%) manages to slice the market decline in two…
Mercedes is the most popular carmaker in Switzerland in January. The Swiss new car market starts the year with a -19.5% year-on-year drop in January to just 15.130 registrations. Mercedes (-10.8%) resists well and takes the lead of the brands ranking for the third time in the past 6 months…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in February. The Spanish new car market continues to struggle in February with sales down -38.4% to 58.279 units, falling to a level not seen in 8 years: since 2013 (58.403). For the first time since 1996, company sales overtake private sales…
The Fiat 500 is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in January. The Croatian new car market starts the year off -19.7% year-on-year in January to 2.915 registrations. Brand leader Volkswagen (-5%) keeps its loss in check to advance to 22.3% share vs. 15.6% over the Full Year 2020 whereas Skoda…
Toyota RAV4 private sales soar 51.4% in 2020 in Poland. Picture auto-swiat.pl Discover close to 30 years worth of Polish Historical Data here. New car sales in Poland drop -22.9% year-on-year in 2020 to 428.377 units. Private sales are down -28% to 117.296 and 27.4% share vs. 29.3% in 2019 while…
Mercedes is the #1 brand in Luxembourg for the 5th month running. The Luxembourg new car market drops -13.2% year-on-year to 3.747 units in January, a much better hold than the European average of -25.7%. Mercedes (-4.6%) is the most popular carmaker in the country for the 5th month in…
Mazda sales in Israel start the year with a 54.9% lift. Thanks to our Israeli partner cartube.co.il, we can share with you today brands data for this market, models data is available quarterly. Israeli volumes soar 15.6% year-on-year to hit an all-time record high for January at 48.242 units. Hyundai (+9.4%)…
The Hyundai Tucson is the most popular new vehicle in Ireland in January. Picture completecar.ie Because of a bi-annual license plate system indicating the year of registration, January is traditionally the strongest month of the year in Ireland, accounting for roughly 30% of annual sales. The market starts in a…
The Dacia Sandero III is an instant blockbuster in France. Picture largus.fr 11/02 update: Now with Top 270 All-models ranking. The Full Year 2020 article has also been updated with Top 400 All-models data. The French new car market manages a measured -5.8% to 126.381 units despite two less selling…
The new Opel Mokka has landed in Germany. Lockdown measures and associated dealership closures aimed at stemming the winter wave of Covid-19 pull the German market down a harsh -31.1% to 169.754 units vs. 246.300 a year ago which was already down -7.3% on the year prior. Brand leader Volkswagen (-29.9%)…
The Kia Sportage is up to a record 2nd place in January. Picture autoexpress.co.uk A second national lockdown means the UK new car market freefalls -39.5% year-on-year in January to just 90.249 units, a loss of almost 60.000 sales. This is the weakest January volume since 1970 (84.807). Private sales drop…