Never had a single car sold that many units in a year in Iceland. The Icelandic new light vehicle market drops -9.8% year-on-year in June to 2,563 units. This means the H1 2023 volume is up 10.1% to 10,266. Toyota (-12%) falls slightly faster than the market but retains the…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in June and H1. The Portuguese new car market soars 42.1% year-on-year in June to 22,041 sales, leading to a H1 2023 volume up a spending 46% to 110,155. Peugeot (+80.7%) reclaims the brands lead with 14.1% share vs. 11.7% halfway…
The Tesla Model Y holds 21.7% of the Irish market this month. Irish new car sales soar 38.9% year-on-year in June to 2,991 units, leading to a H1 2023 tally up 18.9% to 77,498. In the brands charts, Tesla is up a staggering 25775% year-on-year to sign its first ever…
The VW T-Roc is getting closer to the YTD top spot. After losing -18.1% a year ago in June 2022, the German new car market rallies back up 24.7% this month to 280,139 units. This means the H1 2023 tally is up 12.8% to 1,396,870. Volkswagen (+22.4%) slightly trails its home…
The Dacia Jogger is up to a record #4 in Bulgaria in June. 4,292 new light vehicles were sold in June in Bulgaria, bringing the year-to-date total to 20,055. Keep in mind a large part of these sales are re-exported to other countries in the European Union so the rankings…
Renault is the best-selling carmaker in Turkey in June. 11/08 update: Now with Top 30 models It's another record for Turkish new light vehicle sales in June: up 38.1% year-on-year to 111,363, the first time June volumes pass the 100,000 unit mark. This includes 89,833 Passenger Car sales (+40%). The…
Volkswagen is the most popular carmaker in Belgium in June. The Belgian market continues to evolve at markedly higher levels than in 2022 with June sales up a fantastic 48.7% year-on-year to 51,760. The H1 2023 volume stands at 264,475 units, up 35.4% on the same period a year ago.…
Dacia sales triple year-on-year in Luxembourg. After falling -19.7% in June 2022, the Luxembourg new car market rallies back up 32.8% year-on-year in June 2023 to 4,767 sales. This brings the H1 2023 tally up 21.5% to 26,494. The Top 2 carmakers both outpace the market: Volkswagen is up 44.9% to…
BMW is up to a record 2nd place in Europe in May. 10/07 update: Now with Top 80 All brands and Top 450 All models. 29/06 update: Now with Top 50 models. According to preliminary data by ACEA, new car sales in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK) improve 18.2% year-on-year in May to…
The Dacia Duster ranks #2 in Romania in June. 13,173 new cars found a buyer in Romania in June, a 19% year-on-year improvement leading to a year-to-date tally up 25.4% to 73,645. Dacia (+8.6%) trails its home market to 29.5% share vs. 33.4% halfway through the year, while Toyota (+1.2%)…
First ever Top 10 finish in Italy for the MG ZS New car sales in Italy jump 9.2% year-on-year in June to 138,927 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 23% halfway through the year to 841,343. This is however down -22.3% when compared to pre-pandemic H1 2019. Private sales…
MG ranks #12 in Spain in June. New car sales in Spain gain 13.3% year-on-year in June to 101,085 units, leading to a half year total up a strong 24% to 505,421. Note however that H1 2023 volumes remain off -27% on pre-pandemic H1 2019. Private sals are up 8.5%…
The VW Taigo is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Serbia in May. Based on data by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market gains 6.3% year-on-year in May to 2,854 units. The year-to-date volume is now up 2.7% to 11,838 sales. The Skoda Octavia repeats at…
The Skoda Scala ranks 4th in Bosnia Herzegovina in May. Our Central European partner CE Auto says the Bosnian new car market is up 39.2% year-on-year in May to 1,143 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume up 32.3% to 4,766. The Skoda Octavia (+146.9%) easily remains in pole position with 10.6% share,…
The Dacia Duster is the most popular vehicle in Moldova in May. Data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market up 17.7% to 819 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally up 23.2% to 3,163 units. The Dacia Duster (+140%) reclaims the top spot…