The Opel Corsa is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia for the 2nd month running. 3,645 new cars found a buyer in Croatia in August, the weakest month of the year and a sturdy 10.6% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is up 7.2% to 51,098. After delivering its first win in…
The Dacia Sandero is the most popular vehicle in Portugal in August. 12,991 new light vehicles found a Portuguese buyer in August, a solid 9.9% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 8.2% to 154,566. Mercedes (+15%) beats the market to smnap the brands top spot off Peugeot (-18.9%)…
BYD is up to a record 18th place in Belgium in August. A mediocre month for new car sales in Belgium at -10.9% year-on-year in August to 26,120 units. This is a particularly weak result given August 2024 was already down -20.3% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume stands…
The Toyota RAV4 is the most popular vehicle in Finland in August. After two consecutive months of year-on-year gains, the Finnish new car market is back to hell in August at -19.5% to just 5,147 sales. The year-to-date tally is now down -5.4% to 47,010. Toyota (-12.3%) falls but improves…
The Fiat Panda breaks into its home Top 15 in August. 67,272 new cars found a buyer in Italy in August, a -2.7% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date tally is now off -3.7% to 1,040,734. This is -21.5% or 285,000 units below the pre-pandemic volume of 2019. Once again private sales…
MG sales are up 40.4% year-on-year in Spain in August. It's another euphoric month for the Spanish new car market, up 17.2% year-on-year in August to 61,315 sales. This is the fourth consecutive month of double-digit growth. The year-to-date tally is now up 14.6% to 769,452. We however still remain…
The Skoda Octavia doubles its sales year-on-year in July. 27/08 update: Now with the July Top 35 models and YTD Top 75 models (PC+LCV). 10,809 new passenger cars hit Hungarian roads in July, a stunning 26.8% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date volume is up 7% to 76,910. When adding LCVs, the…
The BYD Seagull is by far the most successful vehicle in Albania in July. Thanks to CE Auto we can share with you exclusive models data for Albania. This is a new monthly update on BSCB. The July volume stands at 687 units with a year-to-date tally at 3,927. This…
The Audi Q5 is up to 5th place in Montenegro in July. According to data released by our local partner CE Auto, the Montenegrin new car market stands at 465 sales in July, with 2,792 units so far this year. The Skoda Kamiq repeats at #1, reaching a fantastic 11.4%…
First Top 10 finish in Moldova for the Jetour X50. Data by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market up a solid 8.9% year-on-year in July to 1,013 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 7.5% to 5,723. The Kia Sportage (+48.6%) confirms it is…
First French Top 10 finish for the Dacia Bigster 25/08 update: Now with Top 50 All brands and Top 300 models rankings. Mediocre results again in France, with July volumes down another -7.7% year-on-year to 116,377. This is the lowest July on record since 2022 (107,547) which itself was the…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the third most popular vehicle in Cyprus in July. Based on data shared with us by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, new car sales in Cyprus progress 5.7% year-on-year in July to 1,438 units, however the year-to-date tally remains in negative territory at…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in July. The Full Year 2024 article has been updated with Top 104 All brands and Top 465 All models. We now have access to All brands and All models rankings for Bulgaria. July volumes are up 11.5% year-on-year to 5,283 units,…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the #1 vehicle in Greece in July. Picture Power Automotive Magazine. New car sales in Greece are up by a solid 11.5% year-on-year in July to 13,606 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 1.7% to 91,768. Toyota (-6%) can't take advantage of the market…
Omoda is inside the Polish Top 20 in July. New car sales in Poland are up a very satisfying 16.5% year-on-year in July to 50,271 units. This brings the year-to-date tally to 335,554, up 4.8% on the same period last year. Toyota (+7.2%) trails the market but still dominates at…