The future car buyers of Nigeria. Picture © Devesh Uba, all rights reserved. Africa is progressively shedding its image of a continent embroiled in poverty, corruption and never-ending wars. Yet the dramatic Ebola outbreak in Western Africa is a harsh reminder that the road to development is a long and tortuous one. Three years…
More stormy weather ahead for the Volkswagen brand in China? This third section concludes our Strategy coverage of Volkswagen's current woes in China. In Part 1 we studied how the lack of affordable SUV lineup was penalising the German carmaker, and in Part 2 we analysed how its over-reliance on…
The Mercedes A-Class doubles its sales year-on-year in Portugal in July. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 212 All-models by clicking on the title * Incredibly, July is the 26th consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year gains for the Portuguese new car market. However at just +10% to 15.545 registrations,…
The Dacia Dokker is the best-selling nameplate in Bulgaria in 2014. * See the Top 30 All-brands and Top 170 All-models by clicking on the title * The Bulgarian new car market is up 30% year-on-year in July to 2.561 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total to an estimated 17.168 units,…
Tunisian Olympic Champion Habiba Ghribi and the Citroen C4 Picasso * See the Top 10 best-selling brands by clicking on the title * Sales of new passenger cars and light commercials in Tunisia are down 8% year-on-year over the First Half of 2015 to 24.921 deliveries. Citroen brilliantly bucks the…
The Dacia Logan is up to 23.5% share at home * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * The Romanian new car market is up another healthy 11% year-on-year in July to 9.253 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 43.725 units, up…
29% of Renault sales in Belgium are de-registered within 30 days. What constitute "real" new car sales registrations? The first instinct would dictate to say these are sales to private buyers. If the answer is not so clearcut, it is critical to keep in mind that only half of European…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling nameplate in New Caledonia in July. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * New car sales in New Caledonia, an overseas French territory located north east of Australia, are stable in July at 1.079 registrations,…
Freshly facelifted, the Peugeot 208 is the best-selling model in France this month. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 40 best-selling brands and Top 320 All-models * After gaining 15% in June, the French new car market returns to a much more modest growth in July at just +2% on what was…
The Skoda Fabia is #1 at home for only the 2nd time in five years. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * Re-exports towards other European Union countries - accounting for 17 to 20% of monthly new car sales in…
The Fiat 500X is one of seven SUVs in the Italian Top 20 vs. just 3 a year ago. * NOW UPDATED with the Top 45 brands and Top 150 models * After seven consecutive years of decline ended in 2014 with a shy 3% improvement, the Italian new car market returns…
2015 Opel Astra * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Thanks to Central European market data specialists www.ceauto.co.hu we can share with you today data for Bosnia & Herzegovina: the market is up a splendid 39% year-on-year in June to 706 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total…
The Citroen C-Elysée was the best-selling vehicle in the Republic of Macedonia in May... * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * Today we update both May and June data for the Republic of Macedonia, thanks to Central European market data specialists www.ceauto.co.hu. In May the…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling nameplate in Moldova in June. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title * According to Central European market data specialists www.ceauto.co.hu, the Moldovan new car market is down a harsh 23% year-on-year in June to 270 registrations, bringing the year-to-date…
The Fiat 500 is up to #3 in Latvia in June. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Latvian new car market is up a splendid 12% year-on-year in June to 1.465 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 8.068 units,…