The Skoda Octavia cements its lead despite a year-on-year drop. According to our partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market rallies back up a spectacular 41.2% year-on-year in October to 1.357 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -21.5% to 7.313. Despite falling -18.2% on a particularly strong year-ago…
The Dacia Logan (2021 model pictured) is #1 in Moldova in October. Based on data by our Central European partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova dive -22.7% year-on-year in October to just 513, bringing the year-to-date tally to 4.039 which is off -25.7% on the same period in 2019. Longtime best-seller…
The VW Golf is the best-selling vehicle in Austria for the first time since last February. Picture quattroruote.it New car sales in Austria edge down -3.4% year-on-year in October to 24.274 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -27.7% to 204.913. Volkswagen (-12.4%) loses almost 4 times as much ground…
Audi sales shoot up 31.9% year-on-year in Belgium in October. The Belgian new car market sinks -9.4% year-on-year in October to 38.703 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume off -22.7% to 372.310. Peugeot (-8.3%) slightly outpaces the market and this is enough to propel it up 3 spots on September…
The Renault Zoe breaks into the German Top 10 for the first time in October. Picture autobild.de After registering their first uptick of the year in September (+8.4%), German new car sales tilt back into negative in October at -3.6% to 274.303 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -23.4% to…
The Seat Arona is up to a record 2nd place at home in October. After falling -10.1% in August and -13.5% in September as the country is in the midst of a second coronavirus wave of infections, October data indicates a further deterioration of the Spanish market with overall sales down -21% year-on-year…
In October, Renault sales are up 28.1% in a market down -29.1%. In September, the Slovak new car market rallies back up 30.9% year-on-year to 6.350 registrations, setting the year-to-date tally down -27.3% to 55.607. Skoda (+9.9%) trails the market bit posts a fantastic 25.1% share, distancing Kia (+21%) at…
The Renault Clio returns to #1 in Serbia. According to data provided by our partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market is almost identical year-on-year in September at 2.295 units vs. 2.294 a year ago (+0.04%). The year-to-date tallies are far apart through with 2020 down -25.5% on the same…
The Skoda Octavia gains 10% year-on-year in a market down -24.6%. New car sales in Croatia stumble another -24.6% in October to just 3.093 registrations, that's a 7th consecutive double-digit year-on-year drop as Covid-19 and the much lower level of tourism continue to reverberate through end-of-year sales. The year-to-date tally…
Dacia sales are up 6-fold year-on-year in Luxembourg in September. Now with a Top 10 models ranking. The August 2020 post has now been updated with the Top 10 YTD models. The Luxembourg new car market posts a second year-on-year surge in the past three months in September with sales…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling car in Estonia in September. The Estonian new car market drastically reduces its fall in September at -2.4% year-on-year to 1.734 units vs. -42.3% in August. The year-to-date tally now stands at 14.697 sales, down -28.7% over the same period in 2019. Toyota (-17.6%) retains…
The Opel Corsa is up to #2 in Germany, only outsold by the VW Golf. German new car sales brilliantly manage their first year-on-year gain of 2020 in September at +8.4% to 265.227 registrations, joining Italy (+9.8%) as the only two European markets in positive for the month just as…
The Ford Puma breaks its ranking record in Romania to #7. After imploding -51.9% in August, the Romanian new car market swings back up 79.9% in September to 10.878 units as the market reacts to wild WLTP-related year-ago changes , leading to a year-to-date tally off -31.8% to 84.599. Local hero…
Renault sales more than double year-on-year in September in Bulgaria. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria endure an 8th consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year drops in September at -11.6% to 2.197 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume down -37.9% to 20.250. Renault (+106.9%) completely bucks the trend and surges ahead…
Suzuki reclaims the YTD top spot "at home" in Hungary. After six consecutive double-digit falls and seven straight market drops, new car sales in Hungary sign their first year-on-year uptick since last January, and a spectacular one at that, at +18.6% to 11.449 units in September. This leads to a…