Toyota is the best-selling carmaker in Italy in August. The Italian new car market is off -13.4% year-on-year in August to 69,121 units, the lowest August result since 2021 (65,185). Year-to-date volumes are now up 3.8% to 1,080,447, still down -18.8% on the same period in pre-pandemic 2019 (1,330,749). Looking…
While in France I had the opportunity to test drive the new generation Dacia Duster, in dealerships since June. It was a great chance to check out the improvements (or not) of this new model vs. the previous generation. I previously took the Duster 2 on a whirlwind tour of…
The Renault Kardian is an instant success in Colombia. 16,516 new vehicles found a buyer in Colombia in July, a splendid 25.6% year-on-year lift. However keep in mind July 2023 was off a daunting -43.5% on the year prior. So far this year, the market is still in negative at…
The Renault Clio holds 5.5% of the Slovenian market in July. The Slovenian new car market surges 19.9% year-on-year in July to 4,529 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.7% to 32,867. 7 of the Top 8 brands shine with double-digit gains. Volkswagen (+28.9%) returns to #1 above Renault…
The Kia Sportage is up to 5th place Europe-wide in July. 27/08 update: Now with Top 93 All brands and Top 509 All models. According to data by JATO Dynamics, the European new car market (28 countries) is up 1.5% year-on-year in July to 1.03 million units. The year-to-date tally…
The Skoda Octavia holds 7.8% of the Bosnian market in July. Based on data shared with us by CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market edges down -2.2% year-on-year in July to 1,062 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +6.1% to 7,368. The Skoda Octavia (+20.3%) reclaims…
The Renault Master ranks #3 in Moldova in July. According to data by our Central European partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova soar 25.3% year-on-year in July to 930 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 16.2% to 5,324. The Dacia Duster (+8.5%) is up three spots on…
Cupra Born German private buyers bought 81,486 new cars in July, a 34.2% private sales ratio (PSR) and a 7.4% year-on-year improvement. The July 2023 PSR was 31.2%. Year-to-date, total private sales add up to 550,589 for a 32.2% PSR vs. 31.9% a year ago and a 5.2% year-on-year lift. The…
The Lexus LBX is inside the Polish Top 50 again. Another outstanding month for the Polish new car market in July at +18.5% year-on-year to 42,122 units. The year-to-date volume is now up 16.6% to 312,986. In the brands charts, Toyota (+21.6%) improves its share year-on-year to 17.1%, an easy…
The Toyota Corolla hits a record 4th place in July. 13,057 new cars found a Romanian buyer in July, a -4.2% year-on-year deceleration. So far this year, the total volume amounts to 96,563 units, up 10.6% over the same period in 2023. Local behemoth Dacia (-16%) suffers this month and…
Toyota sales are up 16.4% year-on-year in June 02/08 update: Now updated with Top 93 All brands and Top 504 All models. According to preliminary data by ACEA, the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) is up 3.6% year-on-year in June to 1,310,989 sales, leading to a H1 2024 tally up…
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…