The Volvo S/V60 is once again the best-seller at home. The Swedish new car market clocks in a third consecutive double-digit year-on-year gain in October at +28.4% to 29.631 units on weak year-ago volumes, leading to a year-to-date tally down -9% to 277.405. Volvo (+34.3%) and Volkswagen (+66.2%) both outpace…
The Toyota RAV4 is now #1 YTD in Taiwan. New car sales in Taiwan soar 17.1% year-on-year in October to 41.040 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in negative for now at -1.1% to 353.207. Brand leader Toyota (+52.9%) delivers a sumptuous gain to reach 29.1%, its highest in Taiwan since…
The Austrian new car market bounces back up 22.4% year-on-year in September to 21.047 units on weak post-WLTP year-ago volumes, leading to a year-to-date tally down -6.4% to 258.298. Volkswagen (+33.9%) leads the brands ranking ahead of Skoda (+14.3%) and Renault (+113.5%) up 7 spots on August to #3. Seat (+108.5%),…
The Tesla Model 3 is up to a record 4th place in Denmark in September. New car sales in Denmark mechanically shoot back up 32.6% year-on-year in September to 15.992 units on weak post-WLTP year-ago volumes, lifting the year-to-date tally to a new record 173.627 units, up 2.1% on the…
The Volvo S/V60 is back to #1 in Sweden. New car sales in Sweden spectacularly align a second consecutive month of double-digit gains in September at +40% to 26.758 units, however this is only due to depleted year-ago volumes under the combined effect of a new bonus-malus pricing introduced in…
All guns blazing: the Dacia Duster sees its record ranking in Germany rise from #29 to #10. Now updated with Private Sales data (Top 50 models and commentary). New car sales in Germany hold surprisingly well in August, edging down -0.8% to 313.748 which means the YTD volume remains in…
The Smart Fortwo is the best-selling foreigner in France in August. 07/09/2019 update: Now with the Top 50 All-brands and Top 355 All-models. One year ago pre-WLTP stock clearances artificially boosted August sales up 40% in France, and they are logically down -14% this month to 129.259, but only -10%…
The Sandero (+12%) helps Dacia hit a record 6th place in Spain in August. The Spanish new car market logically falls -29% year-on-year in August because one year ago the market was artificially boosted up 49% by pre-WLTP stock clearing registrations. A better comparison set is August 2017, and this…