The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in the UK for the first time. For the all-important month of March which traditionally accounts for around 20% of the annual total, new car sales in the UK fall -14.3% year-on-year to just 243,479 units according to data by SMMT. This…
The Dacia Sandero III is up 34.6% in a market down -19.5% 24/05/22 update: Now with Top 150 models. The French new car market endures a 10th consecutive month of year-on-year decline, worsening to -19.5% and 147,079 units with the microchip crisis and the Russia-Ukraine war impacting supply. When removing…
The Citroen C3 is up to a record #2 in Italy in March. The Italian new car market worsens again in the absence of any incentives, with March sales down a dizzying -29.7% or 50,000 cars year-on-year to just 119,497 units. The year-to-date tally is off -24.4% over the first…
The Skoda Superb is the most popular vehicle in Serbia in February. Our central European partner CE Auto says new car sales in Serbia drop a harsh -11.5% year-on-year in February to just 1,754 units. Note February 2021 was already down -15.7% on the year prior. This leads to a year-to-date…
The Dacia Logan is once again the best-selling model in Moldova. According to data shared by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova climb 19.5% to 469 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 18.8% to 878 sales. The Dacia Logan (+200%) triples its sales year-on-year to…
Hyundai sales are up 25.1% in a market down -6.7% 26/03 update: Now with Top 50 models. 29/03 update: Now with Top 72 All-brands and Top 402 All-models. According to data by ACEA, the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) drops -6.7% year-on-year to 804,028 units, the lowest result for the…
The VW T-Roc is #1 in Cyprus both in February and YTD. Note: The data section of this post also includes January figures. Thanks to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, we can share with you today January and February data for Cyprus. The commentary will only cover February data…
The Ford Puma is up to a record 2nd place in February. Picture NewsAuto.gr After a -28.9% plunge in January, new car sales in Greece bounce back up 27% year-on-year in February to 8,495 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -3% to 14,455. In the brands ranking, Toyota (+40.9%)…
The Toyota Raize ranked #2 in New Caledonia in January. Note: January 2022 data is also included in the data section of this article. New light vehicle sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory located north east of Australia, gain 8.3% year-on-year in February to 613 units, leading to…
The Toyota Yaris ranks #3 in Poland in February. 33,097 new cars found a buyer in Poland in February, bringing the year-to-date total to 61,708. Toyota continues to dominate the brands ranking head and shoulders with 19.5% share, more than double the #2 Kia at 9.4%. Once the leader of…
Hyundai sales are up 137.2% in a market down -15.1%. New light vehicle sales in Turkey drop -15.1% year-on-year in February to 49,652 units on a record February 2021. The year-to-date volume is now down -14.1% to 87,783 sales. Fiat (-37.7%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country but…
BMW is once again the best-selling carmaker in Belgium. It's a race to the bottom for the Belgian new car market, down another -11.9% year-on-year in February while February 2021 was already down -21.9% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now off -10.9% to 66,148 on a 2021 volume…
The Citroen C3 remains the best-selling vehicle in Denmark. Danish new car sales bounce back up 2.9% year-on-year to 10,203 units, keeping in mind February 2021 was down -33.9% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally now stands at 19,610 sales, down -2.8% on the same period a year ago. Volkswagen…
Toyota is the best-selling carmaker in Israel in January. Based on data shared with us by our Israeli partner cartube.co.il, new car sales in Israel edge down -0.8% year-on-year n February to 25,291 units. This brings the year-to-date tally down -15% to 62,695 sales. Toyota (+32.8%) lodges the biggest gain in…
The Jeep Compass is up to #2 in Croatia in February. The Croatian new car market skids down -15.4% year-on-year in February to 2,910 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -7.4% over the same period in 2021. Skoda (-18.4%) retains the pole position despite falling faster than the market,…