The Toyota C-HR is by far the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in August. With 3965 vehicles sales in August, the Bulgarian new car market surges 39.2% year-on-year. Its year-to-date tally is now up 22.4% to 27,874. Note thanks to low prices, many of these cars are re-exported to the European…
Dacia Duster sales in Italy are up 89% year-on-year in August. New car sales in Italy climb 12% year-on-year in August to 79,756 units, which means the year-to-date volume is now up 20.3% to 1,040,560. In terms of sales channels, private sales are up 16.3% to 47,961 and 59.2% share…
The Skoda Scala hits a record 2nd place in Serbia. According to data released by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market falls -2.2% year-on-year to 2,965 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 1.8% to 18,026 sales. The Skoda Octavia (-0.6%) stays atop the…
The Kia Sportage is #1 in Moldova both in July and YTD. Based on data shared with us by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market edges down -1% year-on-year in July to 742 sales. This is a strong result as July 2022 was up 24% on…
The Mazda CX-30 is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia again. The Colombian new car market continues to implode in July at -43.5% year-on-year to just 13,146 units, as low as 26 years ago in 1997 (13,427). This brings the year-to-date total to 104,015, off 29.3% over the same period last…
Renault Kwid sales shoot up in New Caledonia in July. New car sales in New Caledonia climb 36.8% year-on-year in July to 926 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.3% to 4,723. Both Toyota (+33.9%) and Dacia (+35.6%) can't quite match the market growth but hold a 32.5% combined…
The Skoda Octavia holds 7.2% of the Hungarian market in July. 8,340 passenger cars hit Hungarian roads a disappointing -7% year-on-year drop. Contrary to the European trend, the year-to-date total is also down at -2.3% to 64,807. PC +LCV sales are off -0.2% to 77,045. In the PC brands ranking,…
The Renault Clio is by far the best-selling vehicle in France in July. The French new car market is up a solid 19.9% year-on-year in July to 128,947 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 15.8% to 1,018,723. Keep in mind July 2022 was the weakest July in 51 years.…
The Tesla Model Y is up to 5th place in Romania in July. 13,630 new cars hit Romanian roads in July, a 12.7% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 23.3% to 87,275. Local behemoth Dacia (+17%) beats its home market to 31.6% share, a little below the 33.1%…
The Jeep Avenger is knocking on the Italian Top 10's door again. The Italian new car market progresses 8.8% year-on-year in July to 119,207 registrations, however this is down -22.3% on pre-pandemic July 2019. Over the first seven months of the year, sales are up 21% to 960,765 but down…
The Dacia Jogger is inside the Top 10 models with private consumers. Sales to private consumers account for less than half the French new car market over H1 2023. Private sales tend to reflect the most 'honest' best-sellers, shedding the somewhat artificial fleets and long+short term rental channels. The most…
The Mazda CX-30 is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in June. The Colombian new vehicle market continues to freefall in June at -38.1% year-on-year to just 14,435 units, which is the largest drop of the year so far. The H1 2023 volume is down 26.6% to 90,869. According to ANDEMOS,…
The Skoda Kodiaq is the best-selling vehicle in Moldova for the first time. According to data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto, new cars sales in Moldova edge up 3% year-on-year in June to 678 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 19.1% to 3,841. This month the…
The Citroen C4 ranks #9 in North Macedonia in June. Data shared by our Eastern European data partner CE Auto shows a North Macedonian new car market down -15.3% year-on-year in June to just 465 units. The H1 2023 total is off -4.5% to 2,730 sales. The Renault Clio takes the lead…
The Dacia Jogger ranks #4 in Wallonia. As it was the case for Q1 and thanks to a tip from one of our readers we can share with you models detail for Belgium over the First Half of 2023. The Volvo XC40 remains the most popular model in the country,…