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 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 standng 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%)…
Cupra is the 5th best-selling brand in Austria in April. 24,855 new cars hit Austrian roads in April, a splendid 16.5% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date volume is now up 7.4% to 90,872. Volkswagen (+6.3%) dominates once again with 14.5% of the market, distancing Skoda (+13.4%) at 10.5%. BMW (+29%) and…
Dacia Duster sales are down -27.9% year-on-year despite a new generation. It's a mediocre month for new car sales in Romania with April off -24.7% year-on-year to 9,996 units. To be fair, April 2024 was up 34.6% on the year prior. Year-to-date volumes are off -6.1% to 43,688. Local behemoth…
8,982 new cars hit Croatian roads in April, a fantastic 31.1% year-on-year surge. This is the largest monthly result since May 2019 (9,149). The year-to-date volume is now in frank positive, up 7.4% to 23,947. Renault (+72.6%) is on a roll again, improving its share further to 16%, its highest…
The Jeep Avenger is up to a record 2nd place overall in April. The Italian new car market edges up 2.7% year-on-year in April to 139,084 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now stable at -0.6% to 583,038. BEVs are up 108.1% to 6,667 sales and 4.8% share while PHEVs…
The Dacia Bigster breaks into the Icelandic Top 10 for its first month of sales. 1,447 new cars hit Icelandic roads in April, a shy 6.2% improvement. Year-to-date it's 3,704 vehicles that left dealerships, a 34.8% surge on devastated year-ago volumes. Kia (+83.7%) is back to #1 for the second…