The Hyundai i20 is the best-selling vehicle in Tunisia in 2024. For the first time in 5 years and thanks to our reader JFK we have access to Tunisian data. This market is up 2.4% year-on-year in 2024 to 57,137 units. This is split between 42,841 Passenger Cars (-1.2%) and…
The VW ID.3 outsells the VW Golf by 1.7 to 1 with private buyers. German private buyers purchased 73,774 new cars in August, a solid 7.1% year-on-year improvement. This represents a 35.6% private sales ratio (PSR) vs. 34.9% a year ago in August 2024. Year-to-date, private sales in Germany are…
i Another outstanding month for new car sales in Austria at +25.3% YoY in August to 21,452 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 10.7% to 189,370. The Top 3 carmakers trail the market with Volkswagen (+11%) and Skoda (+17.2%) still in positive but BMW (-6.9%) struggling. Audi (+26.1%)…
The Tesla Model Y is by far the best-selling vehicle in Turkiye in August. New light vehicle sales in Turkiye advance 12.8% year-on-year in August to 101,650 units. This is a new August record and the first time above the 100,000 unit mark. The year-to-date tally is up 7.2% to…
Toyota Corolla Cross sales are up 79.2% year-on-year in August. The Brazilian new light vehicle recedes -3.6% year-on-year in August to 214,666 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.4% to 1,576,160. Fiat (-8.2%) remains dominant in the brands charts despite a significant YoY loss at 21.1% share. Volkswagen (+6.3%)…
The Dacia Sandero is the most popular vehicle in Portugal in August. 12,991 new light vehicles found a Portuguese buyer in August, a solid 9.9% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 8.2% to 154,566. Mercedes (+15%) beats the market to smnap the brands top spot off Peugeot (-18.9%)…
The Toyota Yaris holds 7.2% of the Argentinean market in August. 51,509 new light vehicles hit Argentinean roads in August, a 32.2% YoY improvement and once again the highest August volume in 7 years: since the 65.347 units of August 2018. The year-to-date talky is up 65.9% to 420,598, here…
The Fiat Panda breaks into its home Top 15 in August. 67,272 new cars found a buyer in Italy in August, a -2.7% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date tally is now off -3.7% to 1,040,734. This is -21.5% or 285,000 units below the pre-pandemic volume of 2019. Once again private sales…
The Jetour T2 is the third best-selling vehicle in the UAE in July. The Emirati new car market is up 4.6% year-on-year in July to 24,257 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 5.3% to 181,502. Toyota (+6%) maintains its stranglehold on the brands charts with 27.6% share, well above…
First Top 10 finish in Serbia for the MG ZS Data released by our Central European partner CE Auto, shows a Serbian new car market surging 21.5% year-on-year in July to 3,685 units, which means the YTD volume is now up 6.2% to 22,492. The Skoda Octavia (+92.6%) almost doubles its…
Today we continue on our series of Test Drives from France. One vehicle that has intrigued me since its launch is the Fiat Grande Panda. Released exclusively as a BEV first, it failed to make any impact on the market, notably in Italy when it sold just a couple of…
The Renault Megane Sedan is the most popular car in Turkiye in July. New light vehicle sales in Turkiye rally back up 14.5% year-on-year in July to 107,718 units, the 2nd biggest July result below the 112,459 units reached in 2023. Through July, volumes are up 6.5% to a new…
The new generation Optra helps lift Chevrolet to #1 brand in Egypt. 69,842 new light vehicles hit Egyptian roads over the First Half of 2025, a sumptuous 97% year-on-year surge. There's a big event atop the brands charts: Chevrolet goes from #5 over the Full Year 2024 directly to the…
BYD holds 12.6% of the Uruguayan market in July. Excellent results for the Uruguayan new light vehicle market, up 21.4% to 5,908 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 9.8% to 36,678. We have a big event atop the charts this month: Chinese superstar BYD (+271.5%) improves its sales 4-fold…
The Dacia Bigster is the 4th most popular vehicle with German private buyers in July. German private buyers bough 91,357 new cars in July, a 34.5% private sales ratio (PSR) and a splendid 12.1% year-on-year loft. The July 2024 PSR was 34.2%. Year-to-date, total private sales add up to 561,978,…