Fiat Panda sales crash -17.6% year-on-year in July. 124,806 new cars found an Italian buyer in July, a 4.7% year-on-year improvement. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 5.2% or over 50,000 units to 1,011,259. This is still -18.2% below the pre-pandemic January-July 2019 figure. Local association UNRAE predicts a…
Kia is the most popular brand in Colombia in June. 14,571 new vehicles found a buyer in Colombia in June, a timid +0.9% year-on-year improvement. This is a very weak result given June 2023 was off -38.1% on the year prior. The H1 2024 volume stands at 85,281 sales, down…
The Skoda Octavia is the most popular model in Serbia in June. Data by our Central European partner CE Auto shows Serbian new car sales edging up 2% year-on-year in June to 3,287, meaning the year-to-date total is now up 20.5% to 18,150. The Skoda Octavia (+2.3%) reclaims the top…
The Geely Coolray ranks #6 in Moldova in June. According to data by our Central European partner CE Auto, 802 new light vehicles found a buyer in Moldova in June, a sturdy 18.3% year-on-year improvement. This way, the H1 2024 volume is up 14.4% to 4,394 units. The Toyota RAV4…
The Skoda Kamiq ranks #2 in North Macedonia in June. Data by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a North Macedonian new car market soaring 56.8% year-on-year in June to 729 sales. The H1 2024 tally is up 37.7% to 3,758. This month the Renault Clio (+100%) signs its…
Citroen C3 sales are up 560% in June. New car sales in Slovakia edge up 4.5% year-on-year in June to 8,746 units, leading to a H1 2024 tally up 3.7% to 47,142. Market leader Skoda (-16.8%) struggles to a meagre 16.8% share vs. 20.3% so far this year, but Volkswagen…
The VW ID.3 is the favourite of German private customers in June. In June, 94,253 new cars were sold to German private customers, that's a 31.7% ratio and +9.6% year-on-year improvement. The Private Sales Ratio (PSR) was 30.7% in June 2023. Halfway through the year, German private sales are up…
Ford Transit Custom sales are up 3-fold over H1 2024. 76,657 new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles hit Hungarian roads over the First Half of 2024, solid 14.1% year-on-year increase. Toyota tops the brands charts with 12.7% share above Suzuki at 11.5%, Volkswagen and Ford both at 7.8% and…
The Renault Trafic is up to a record 2nd place in Slovenia in June. 4,783 new cars found a buyer in Slovenia in June, a slim 2.4% year-on-year improvement. For its part the year-to-date tally is up 3.8% to 28,337 halfway through the year. Renault (+60%) surges ahead to sign…
The Dacia Logan is the best-selling vehicle in Romania in June. 21,358 new cars hit Romanian roads in June, an extravagant +62.1% year-on-year improvement. This way, the year-to-date tally is now up 13.4% to 83,506. Dacia beats its home market at +79% to 32.5% share vs. 31.2% halfway through the…
Skoda Kodiaq sales are up 76.6% year-on-year in June. New car sales in Czechia are up a solid 9% year-on-year in June to 22,334 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 3.2% to 119,221. Local behemoth Skoda (-5.1%) can't take advantage of its home market's growth and drops to 29.4%…
The Kia Ceed is up to #3 in Iceland in June. 1,600 new cars found an Icelandic buyer in June, a harsh -37.6% year-on-year fall. The H1 2024 tally is off -38.1% to 6,353. Kia (-2.1%) resists very well to repeat at #1 in the brands charts with a huge…
The Opel Corsa is now #2 year-to-date in Croatia. New car sales in Croatia gain 14% year-on-year in June to 8,225 units, an excellent score given June 2023 was already up 41% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now up 14.8% to 38,794. Skoda (+79.8%) scores a stellar month…
The Dacia Duster lodges a 7th consecutive win. Next generation pictured. Data by our Central European market data partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market up 7.6% year-on-year in May to 881 sales. This bring the year-to-date tally up 13.6% to 3,592 units. The Dacia Duster (-14.3%) manages a 7th…
The Kia K3 is up to #2 in Colombia in May. The Colombian new vehicle market slows down its fall in May at -5.5% year-on-year to 14,828 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally off -7.5% to 70,710. Keep in mind May 2023 was down a damning -30% on the year…