The Renault Clio is #1 in Croatia for the first time since 2003. Consult over 20 years worth for Croatian Historical Data here. New car sales in Croatia surge 28.6% in 2023 to 56,697 units, however we are still below the pre-pandemic 2019 level of 62,938. Skoda (+46.2%) edges past Volkswagen…
The VW Golf manages to keep its pole position at home. Discover over 90 years worth of German Historical data here. New car sales in Germany are up 7.3% year-on-year in 2023 to 2,844,609 units. For context, this is still below the 2,917,678 units of pandemic-plagued 2020. Fleet sales account for 67.1%…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling car in Bulgaria in 2023. Consult over 40 years of Bulgarian Historical Info here. The Bulgarian new light vehicle market surges 27.6% year-on-year in 2023 to 42,850 units. Keep in mind Bulgaria is the king of re-exports so a significant part of the cars registered in…
The Peugeot 2008 is the #1 car in Portugal for the third consecutive year. Discover over 30 years of Portugal Historical Data here. It's an excellent year for new car sales in Portugal, up 26.9% year-on-year to 199,623 units. Peugeot (+23%) secures a third consecutive year atop the brands ranking…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Poland for the third consecutive year. Discover 50 years of Polish Historical Data here. New car sales in Poland improve 13.1% year-on-year in 2023 to 464,145 units. Toyota (+23.4%) tightens its grip over the brands charts with an improved - and record -…
The Hyundai Tucson is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland again. Discover 50 years of Irish Historical Data here. New car sales in Ireland are up a robust 15.6% year-on-year in 2023 to 121,850 units. Toyota (+3%) retains the top spot in the brands charts but sees its market share thaw…
The Skoda Octavia holds 9.9% of the Czech market in 2023. Discover almost 55 years of Czech Historical Data here. The Czech new car market gains a solid 15.3% year-on-year in 2023 to 221,422 units. Local behemoth Skoda (+23.2%) beats its home market to improve its share to 35%, its…
The Dacia Logan is #1 at home for the 19th year in a row. Discover over 50 years of Romanian Historical Data here. 142,488 new cars found a Romanian home in 2023, a 10.2% year-on-year uptick. Local behemoth Dacia (+13.4%) manages to improve its share to 31.8%, almost one percentage…
Volkswagen was the #1 brand in Italy in December. Consult 95 years of Italian Historical Data here. The Italian new car market rallies back up 19% or 250,000 sales year-on-year in 2023 to 1,566,448 units. This is however 350,000 units (-18.3%) below pre-pandemic 2019. Private sales trail the market at…
The MG ZS is the biggest surprise of the year in Spain. After a December volume up 10.6% to 81,772, the Spanish new car market soars 16.7% year-on-year in 2023 to 949,359 units. Private sales are up 14.5% to 419,528, company sales gain 13.1% to 393,815. It's sales to rental…
The Toyota Yaris Cross ranks 5th in Bosnia & Herzegovina in November. According to data by CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market soars 44% year-on-year in November to 982 sales, bringing the year-to-date tally up 28.9% to 10,928. The Skoda Octavia (-43.8%) freefalls year-on-year but manages to hold onto…
The Jetour Dashing makes its first appearance in the Moldovan Top 10. Data by our local partner CE Auto has the Moldovan new car market surging 32.6% year-on-year in November to 968 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 15.3% to 7,899. The Dacia Duster (+50%) leaps up seven spots…
The Tesla Model 3 is by far the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in November. The Portuguese new car market edges up 3.5% year-on-year in November to 15,769 sales, bringing the year-to-date total up 29.3% to 182,988. We have a thunderstrike atop the brands ranking this month: Tesla (+226.2%) surges to…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Slovakia in November. New car sales in Slovakia advance 4.5% year-on-year in November to 7,064 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 14.2% or 10,000 sales to 82,675. The Top 3 manufacturers all outrace the market with double digit gains. Skoda…
The Tesla Model 3 is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in France in November. 20/12 update: Now with Top 340 All models ranking. 152,713 new cars found a home in France in November, a solid 14% year-on-year gain. This is 11.6% below the pre-pandemic level of November 2019 (172,735). The year-to-date…