The Tesla Model 3 lands directly at #3 in the UK. Picture auto express.co.uk The UK new car market is down for the 6th consecutive month in August but limits its fall to just -1.6% to 92.573 units, the 2nd largest August tally in the past 17 years (see below), leading…
The MG ZS is up to a record 2nd place in Wales in August. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you today the Top 10 best-sellers for all UK nations in August. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures being included in…
The Dacia Duster is up 50.1% to a record 2nd place overall in Italy. Unlike Spain or France, Italy wasn't much affected by pre-WLTP stock clearances a year ago, and as a result August 2019 sales are down a measured -3.5% to 89.353 units, very close to their YTD evolution…
The Isuzu D-Max breaks into the South African Top 5 for the first time. New vehicle sales in South Africa continue to slide at -3.8% year-on-year in July to 46.077, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.7% to 303.701. Toyota (-21%) is hit hard but conformably remains atop the manufacturers…
Renault Captur sales soar +132.1% in July in Romania. New car sales in Romania enjoy a fantastic 8th consecutive month of double-digit gains and the largest yet in July at a mammoth +52.6% year-on-year to 23.206 units, lifting the YTD volume up 26% to 94.826. Homegrown brand leader Dacia (+50.6%)…
The Nissan Qashqai is #1 in Northern Ireland for only the 2nd time in the past 4 years. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you today the Top 10 best-sellers for all UK nations in July. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales…
The Dacia Duster is up 62.4% in a market down -3.8%. 31/07/2019 update: Now with the Top 180 best-selling models. New car sales in Italy drop -3.8% over the First Half of 2018 to 1.086.224 units when stable private and rental sales can't compensate for freefalling company sales. Private sales…
The Toyota Hilux breaks the 10% share milestone for the first time in South Africa. The South African new vehicle market skids down -1.6% year-on-year in June to 45.939 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -3.7% to 257.610. Toyota (+3.3%) remains head and shoulders above the competition with…
The Toyota RAV4 scores a third straight double-digit gain in June. It's a 16th consecutive month of year-on-year decline in Canada where the automotive market is sinking ever deeper into recession with June deliveries down -9.5% year-on-year to just 182.279 units, pulling the First Half 2019 tally down -4.8% to…
The new X3 (+96.8%) helps BMW up 7.4% so far in 2019. New car sales in Germany edge up 0.5% year-on-year over the First Half of 2019 to a round 1.849.000 units, the largest H1 tally in Germany since 2000. Business fleets gain 3.3% to 1.179.662 units and 63.8% share…
Renault Clio sales are up 121.9% year-on-year in Romania in June. The Romanian new car market surges 15% year-on-year in June to 14.082 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 19.2% to 71.620. Dacia (-1.1%) is left out of the national growth and falls to 26.8% share, a full three percentage…
Ram sales are up 28% year-on-year in the U.S. so far in 2019. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. are down -2.1% year-on-year over the First Half of 2019 to 8.446.693 units, the lowest H1 volume in the U.S. since 2014 (8.16m). Behind this relatively modest drop hides the…
The new Duster (+84.3%) helps Renault up 5.6% in May. New vehicle sales in South Africa skid -5.8% year-on-year in May to 40.506 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.1% to 211.749. Toyota (-8.6%) easily remains the best-selling manufacturer in the country at 24.1% share despite falling faster than…
The Citroen C3 Aircross is up to #4 in Northern Ireland. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you today the Top 10 best-sellers for all UK nations in May. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in the May UK…
The Fiat 500 scores its first podium finish at home in over a year. New car sales in Italy are back in negative territory for the 8th time in the past 10 months at -1.5% in May to 197.876 units, leading to a year-to-date volume now down -4.1% to 913.120.…