Toyota is the best-selling carmaker in Italy in August. The Italian new car market is off -13.4% year-on-year in August to 69,121 units, the lowest August result since 2021 (65,185). Year-to-date volumes are now up 3.8% to 1,080,447, still down -18.8% on the same period in pre-pandemic 2019 (1,330,749). Looking…
The Omoda 5 will soon be produced in Barcelona. 52,322 new cars found a buyer in Spain in August, a disappointing -6.5% year-on-year decline. The year-to-date tally remains in positive at +4.5% to 671,551 units. This is -26.5% below the January-August 2019 pre-pandemic volume (913,433). Sales of rechargeable cars (BEV+PHEV)…
While in France I had the opportunity to test drive the new generation Dacia Duster, in dealerships since June. It was a great chance to check out the improvements (or not) of this new model vs. the previous generation. I previously took the Duster 2 on a whirlwind tour of…
The Renault Clio holds 5.5% of the Slovenian market in July. The Slovenian new car market surges 19.9% year-on-year in July to 4,529 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.7% to 32,867. 7 of the Top 8 brands shine with double-digit gains. Volkswagen (+28.9%) returns to #1 above Renault…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to a record 5th place in France in July. 27/08 update: Now with Top 56 All brands and Top 342 All models. It's a third straight month of negative year-on-year evolution for the French new car market at -2.3% to 126,037 in July. This…
The Kia Sportage is up to 5th place Europe-wide in July. 27/08 update: Now with Top 93 All brands and Top 509 All models. According to data by JATO Dynamics, the European new car market (28 countries) is up 1.5% year-on-year in July to 1.03 million units. The year-to-date tally…
The Skoda Octavia holds 7.8% of the Bosnian market in July. Based on data shared with us by CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market edges down -2.2% year-on-year in July to 1,062 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +6.1% to 7,368. The Skoda Octavia (+20.3%) reclaims…
The Renault Master ranks #3 in Moldova in July. According to data by our Central European partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova soar 25.3% year-on-year in July to 930 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 16.2% to 5,324. The Dacia Duster (+8.5%) is up three spots on…
Cupra Born German private buyers bought 81,486 new cars in July, a 34.2% private sales ratio (PSR) and a 7.4% year-on-year improvement. The July 2023 PSR was 31.2%. Year-to-date, total private sales add up to 550,589 for a 32.2% PSR vs. 31.9% a year ago and a 5.2% year-on-year lift. The…
The Kia Stonic is back to the Cyprus top spot in July. According to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, the Cyprus new car market is off a harsh -19.3% year-on-year to 1,360 units. The year-to-date tally however up 8.9% to 10,150. Kia (-38.9%) easily remains on top of the…
The BMW X1 is #1 in Austria for the first time. New car sales in Austria gain 7.6% year-on-year in July to 18,901 units, this is however down -39.9% on pre-pandemic July 2019 (31,454). The year-to-date tally is now up 6.8% to 154,014. The Top 4 manufacturers all beat the…
The Audi Q3 is the most popular vehicle in Switzerland in July. Swiss new car sales drop -0.9% year-on-year in July to 18,430 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -1.9% to 139,648. 4x4 registrations are down -3.2% to 9,210 and 50% share vs. 51.1% in June 2023 and up…
The Fiorino was the most popular Fiat in 2023. 14,219 new light vehicles hit Moroccan roads in July, a robust 8.4% year-on-year improvement. This includes Passenger Cars up 5.1% to 12,701 and Light Commercals shooting up 46.5% to 1,518. The YTD PC volume tilts into positive as a result at…
The Volvo EX30 accounts for 44% of Volvo sales this month. The Portuguese new car market slows down -9.5% year-on-year in July to 14,055 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +3.7% to 130,967. The Top 3 manufacturers all beat the market with positive results: Peugeot (+4.4%) leads…
Toyota RAV4 sales are up 105% year-on-year in July. July is the month of the bi-annual licence plate change in Ireland and traditionally corresponds to the 2nd largest monthly volume in the year. July 2024 is no exception, even if results are a little disappointing this year at -6% year-on-year…