The Citroen C3 ranks #2 in Portugal in May. New car sales in Portugal shoot up 18.6% year-on-year in May to 23,545 units, bringing the year-to-date tally to 100,842, up 4.8% over the same period last year. Peugeot (+38.5%) remains the uncontested leader with 10.5% of the market, while Dacia…
The Renault Captur is only 15 sales below the Skoda Octavia year-to-date. 5,118 new cars found a buyer in Slovenia in May, a satisfying 5.2% year-on-year uptick. The year-to-date volume is also in positive at +6.1% to 24,983. Both Volkswagen (-9%) and Renault (-5,.3%) don't benefit from the market growth…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is the most popular vehicle in Colombia in May. The Colombian new vehicle market continues on its great run in May, with sales up a whopping 33.1% year-on-year to 19,729. This is the highest monthly volume of the year so far. The year-to-date tally is now…
First Italian podium finish for the Peugeot 208. Stable result for new car sales in Italy in May at -0.2% year-on-year to 139,390 units. The year-to-date is also almost immobile when compared with last year at -0.5% to 722,452. In terms of sales by channel, private sales are at -4%…
The Dacia Duster remains the most popular vehicle at home despite falling -51.5% The Romanian new car market completely collapses in May at -32.7% year-on-year to just 10,521 sales. The year-to-date volume is now down -12.8% to 54,209. Local behemoth Dacia (-52%) completely freefalls to 25.2% share vs. 27.4% so…
The Citroen C3 Aircross II leaps inside the Top 15 in May. Another disappointing month for French new car sales with May off -12.3% year-on-year to just 123,919. This is the lowest May volume since pandemic-stricken May 2020. The year-to-date tally is now down -8.3% to 672,700 units and at…
The Dacia Bigster sports a 5.5% market share in Iceland in May. The Icelandic new car market edges up 5.5% year-on-year in May to 2,119 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 22.5% to 5,824. This is by far the biggest month of the year so far. Kia (+15.3%) remains…
1 in 5 new cars registered in Montenegro in April is a Dacia Sandero. Data by our local partner CE Auto shows a Montenegrin new car market staring at 541 units for April. This means the year-to-date tally is now at 1,391 sales. This month the Dacia Sandero is the…
The Renault Clio is now #1 year-to-date in Bulgaria. Thanks to CE Auto we can share with you the Top 10 models in Bulgaria for April. The month's sales tally stands at 4,445, with a year-to-date volume adding up to 17,269. Like last month, the Renault Clio is ultra dominant…
The Skoda Fabia is #1 in Serbia in April and year-to-date. Based on data by our Central European partner CE Auto, new car sales in Serbia edge down -2.1% in April to 4,253 units. Keep in mind April 2024 was up 57.2% on the year prior. This leads to a…
One in 10 new cars registered in Bosnia & Herzegovina this month is a Skoda Octavia. Based on data by our local partner CE Auto, new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina advance 10.6% year-on-year in April to 1,370 units. The year-to-date tally remains in negative however at 3,815 units,…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Moldova in April. Data by our Central European market data partner CE Auto has the Moldovan new car market up 9.4% year-on-year in April to 892, a strong result given April 2024 was already up 28.3% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is…
The Renault Clio is the best-seller across Europe for the first time since November 2021. According to data by JATO Dynamics, the European (28 countries) new car market is stable in April at +0.1% year-on-year to 1,078,521 units. After four months, the YTD tally is also up 0.1% to 4,467,681…
The Renault Symbioz outsells the Captur for the first time. 23/05 update: Now with Top 329 All models ranking 15/05 update: Now with Top 57 All brands ranking Another disappointing month for French new car sales, down -5.6% year-on-year in April to 138,694 and leading to a year-to-date tally off…
The Dacia Duster is the most popular vehicle in Portugal in April. The Portuguese new car market lifts 8.2% year-on-year in April to 18,752 sales, tilting the year-to-date volume into positive at +1.2% to 77,297. Peugeot (+64.6%) soars ahead to solidify its dominance in the brands charts, while Mercedes (+13.8%)…