The Fiesta (+154%) helps Ford up 30% in Poland in November. While the rest of the European Union is still reeling from post-WLTP blues, Poland enjoys a second consecutive uptick with November sales up 4.6% to 49.725 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 11.2% to a record-breaking 548.278 sales.…
Peugeot is now assured to end 2018 as the #1 brand with French private buyers. Now updated with the Top 45 brands and Top 265 models. The French new car market drops 4.7% year-on-year in November to 171.611 registrations, but the year-to-date volume is up 4.7% to 2.008.091 units. This…
The Ford Ecosport is up 14-fold year-on-year in Romania this month. The Romanian new car market recovers somewhat from its post-WLTP hangover but still endures a double-digit drop at -10.8% to 8.303 registrations, yet the year-to-date tally remans out of danger at +24% to 121.634 units. Homegrown brand leader Dacia (-16%)…
The Seat Arona breaks its Austrian ranking record this month at #7. It's another dreadful month for new car sales in Austria, one of the European Union markets hardest hit by the post-WLTP hangover: after September at -41.8% and October at -20.3%, November is down another 20.1% to 23.604 units,…
Quite fittingly in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, after the Lamborghini Urus last June, it's in Switzerland that the Rolls Royce Cullinan makes its first appearance in a worldwide sales ranking. Indirect consequences of WLTP-triggered stock shortages continue to impact the Swiss new car market negatively, with…
The new Jimny helps lift Suzuki New Caledonian sales up 46%. New car sales in New Caledonia, a French Overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, return to negative in November at ghastly -30.7% to just 542 registrations, pulling the year-to-date volume down 3.8% to 7.666 units. Toyota (-6%) contains its fall to…
The Mini lineup breaks into the German Top 5 for the first time in November. German new car sales still haven't returned to normalcy after a stormy last few months connected to the new WLTP emissions standards put in place across the European Union on September 1. After spending summer under…
The Skoda Kodiaq is the first SUV to ever rank on the Czech monthly podium. New car sales in the Czech Republic endure a painful third consecutive month of double-digit decline in November at -15.9% to 19.283 units, the lowest November score since 2014 (16.365), pulling the year-to-date volume down…
The Polo soars 33%, helping Volkswagen recapture the #1 brand spot in November. It's another contained drop for new car sales in the UK in November at -3% year-on-year to 158.639 units, the lowest result for the month since 2013 (157.314) leading to a year-to-date tally down 6.9% to 2.223.058, the lowest…
The 12th generation is coming: a Toyota Corolla in runout mode takes the lead in November. Is the worst over? After imploding 75% in September and 76.6% in October, the Turkish new light vehicle market is down "just" 42.3% in November at 58.204 registrations, still a ghastly performance but an…
The Suzuki Vitara is up 62% to 2nd place overall in Croatia in November. According to data shared with us by our Croatian partner Promocija Plus, new car sales in the country edge up 1.5% to 3.549 registrations, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 18.5% at 57.629 units. The -80%…
The Panda swims upstream in the midst of Fiat debacle: +16% in November. After -25.5% in September and -8% in October, the Italian market continues to slowly recover from post-WLTP hangover with November deliveries down another 6.8% to 148.024 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down 3.6% to 1.798.078. Following a…
The Volvo XC40 breaks into the Swedish monthly Top 5 for the first time. -49.4% in July, -17.5% in August, -39.6% in September, -28.1% in October and now -20.5% in November: the Swedish new car market endures a 5th consecutive month of double-digit decline, impacted by two pull-forward events earlier…
Israeli Mazda sales soar 53% year-on-year in November. Thanks to our partnership with cartube.co.il, we can share with you today November brands data for Israel, models data is a quarterly occurrence. The market is down a steep 9.7% year-on-year this month to 16.054 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down 4.8%…
Citroen sales soar 55% year-on-year in Bulgaria in November. New car sales in Bulgaria drop 6% year-on-year in November to 3.542 registrations, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 13% to 38.444. The top-selling brands all ignore the negative context to post double-digit gains: Dacia (+36%), Renault (+33%), Toyota (+33%)…