Ford Focus sales are up 292.8% year-on-year in Taiwan. New car sales in Taiwan gain 0.9% year-on-year in June to 38.239 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -6.9% to 206.922. Toyota (-9.1%) goes markedly against the grain with a sizeable drop but easily remains the most popular brand in…
BMW sales surge 15.1% year-on-year in Europe in May. This article has been updated with the Top 55 brands and Top 355 models. Preliminary figures from ACEA covering the European Union and EFTA - 30 markets show a first uptick in 9 months at a tiny +0.04% to 1.443.708 units vs.…
The Toyota Corolla is the only Top 20 nameplate to gain ground year-on-year in Turkey this month. No respite for the Turkish nightmare: light vehicle sales sink -54.6% year-on-year in May to just 33.016 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -49.6% to 152.456. Fiat (-35.5%) resists a lot better…
The Kia Cee'd is up to #2 overall in Slovakia in May. New car sales in Slovakia edge up 2.2% year-on-year in May to 9.888 registrations, edging the year-to-date tally further into positive territory at +0.6% to 42.679. Brand leader Skoda (+11%) vastly outperforms the market to reach 20.4% share…
Citroen is, with Tesla, the biggest gainer in the Belgian Top 30 this month. This article has been updated with the Top 10 models. It's a depressing month for new car sales in Belgium, down -7.1% in May to 51.081 units which brings the year-to-date tally down -5.3% to 260.445. The…
The Ford Focus is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in May. According to data released by our Eastern European data specialist partner CE Auto, new car sales in the Republic of Macedonia gain 22.8% year-on-year in May to 629 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 35.5% to 2.335.…
The Tesla Model 3 is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands for the 2nd time this year. New car sales in the Netherlands drop a stiff -10.9% year-on-year in June to 41.671 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -10.5% to 226.482. Opel (-9.4%) roughly follows the market to take…
Kia sales are up 22.1% in a market down -9.1%. New car sales in Finland manage to maintain their year-on-year fall to the single-digits for the first time this year, signing the lowest decline (-9.1% to 10.340) since the implementation of the new WLTP regulation slashed into sales last September.…
The Suzuki SX4 S-Cross is now #1 year-to-date in Hungary. This article has been updated with the Top 50 models YTD. 5 months out of 5 in positive so far in 2019 for Hungarian new car sales with May up a solid 10.4% year-on-year to 14.207 units, lifting the year-to-date…
Mazda2 sales soar 60.3% year-on-year in Thailand this month. The Thai new light vehicle market soars 8.7% year-on-year in April to 86.076 units, marking 20 consecutive months of 8% year-on-year gains or more. The year-to-date tally is now up 10.5% to 349.625 sales. At opposite ends of the Top 5…
The lift of the ban on driver's licences for Saudi women has boosted new car sales spectacularly this year. Picture Saudi Information Ministry via AP. The time has finally come! After imploding 53.2% between 2015 and 2018, including a painful 23.4% last year, new light vehicle sales in Saudi Arabia have bottomed…
The Toyota Land Cruiser cements its domination of the Qatari market. After three consecutive years of double-digit losses, new car sales in Qatar continue to slow down their fall but remain in negative territory so far this year at -2.7% to 19.675 units over the first 5 months of the…
The Mitsubishi L200 is up to #2 in Iraq so far in 2019. The Iraqi new car market is resolutely on the mend with 5 months 2019 data showing a stunning 63.9% year-on-year uptick to 30.257 units, easily headed towards a third consecutive year on gains and the largest annual…
The Nissan Sunny lurks in 2nd place only 105 sales below the Toyota Prado. After losing ground for 3 consecutive years from 2016 to 2018, new car sales in Kuwait have bottomed up at +10% over the first 5 months of 2019 to 44.356 units. Brand leader Toyota (+13.4%) outpaces…
The Toyota Land Cruiser holds an imposing 15.9% share of the Jordanian market so far in 2019. The Jordanian new car market slows down its fall in this start of 2019 at -9% year-on-year to 12.556 sales. Toyota (+19.9%) and Hyundai (+17.6%) go well against the grain to cement their domination,…