The MG 4 is inside the Scottish Top 10 this month. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in March. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the March 2023 UK update. This…
Sales of Toyota RAV4 surge ahead over Q1. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive has the Canadian market up just 3.7% year-o-year in March to an estimated 146,000 units. This is a paltry result considering March 2022 was off -19.8% on the year prior. The Q1 2023 tally is up 5.2% to…
The BMW X1 ranks #2 in Switzerland in March. The Swiss new car market is up 15.9% year-on-year to 25,184 units in March, which means Q1 2023 sales gain 8.5% to 58,819. 4x4 sales are up 19.5% for the month to 12,608 and 50.1% share vs. 48.6% over the same…
The Dacia Jogger completes a Top 5 entirely composed of Dacia models. The Romanian new car market is up 11.1% year-on-year in March to 12,251 sales. This means the Q1 volume is up 27.6% to 36,966. Local powerhouse Dacia (+70.3%) advances much faster than its home market to 34.7% share.…
The Nissan Qashqai leads the Irish models charts in March. New car sales in Ireland shoot up 36.8% year-on-year in March to 17,661 units. The Q1 2023 volume leaps 16.4% to 58,101. Toyota (-14.2%) keeps the lead for just 16 units with 13.3% share, edging past Volkswagen (+152.8%) up spectacularly…
The Isuzu MU-X cracks the Australian Top 10 for the first time. 11/04 update: Now with Top 280 All models. Massive quarantine delays at Australian ports trigger a -2.7% year-on-year drop in new vehicle sales in March to 97,251 units, the 2nd lowest March in the past decade below pandemic-hit…
Peugeot sales are up 237.2% year-on-year in Turkey. New light vehicle sales in Turkey surge 61.7% year-on-year to establish a new March record at 103,929 units. The previous record was set in March 2021 (96,428). The First Quarter volume is up a tremendous 55.2% to a record 235,971 sales, with every…
The Nissan Juke is up to #2 year-to-date in the UK. March is a crucial month for new car sales in the UK as it marks the biannual new license plate release and is traditionally the biggest month of the year. The 2023 promotion is a good one with sales…
The Toyota Etios is up to third place in Argentina in March. The Argentinean new light vehicle market rises 15.9% year-on-year in March to 37,263 units, leading to first quarter tally up 13.3% to 113,922. Toyota (+25.6%) is in the lead again with 23.1% share, distancing Fiat (+6.8%) shy year-on-year…
The new Chevrolet Montana ranks #20 in March. The new light vehicle market in Brazil is up a splendid 38.3% year-on-year in March to 186,583 units, leading to a first quarter volume up 16.6% to 436,802 sales. We are however still below pre-pandemic March 2019 (199.550). Fiat (+43%) maintains itself…
First podium finish for the Toyota Yaris Cross in Italy. Coming off very weak year-ago volumes, new car sales in Italy lift 40.8% year-on-year in March to 168,294 units, simply returning to its March 2021 level (171,064. The year-to-date tally is up 26.2% to 427,019 sales, still -20.6% off the 538,060 units…
The new Tonale triggers a spectacular sales lift for Alfa Romeo. 03/04 update: Now with Top 75 All brands and Top 415 All models. New car sales in Europe continue their recovery with preliminary data by ACEA showing the market (EU+EFTA+UK) up for the 7th month in a row at…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in February. The Colombian new vehicle market continues to freefall at -17.7% in February to 15,820 sales. The year-to-date tally stands at 29,692, off -18.9% over the first two months of 2022. Renault (-21%) reclaims the brands top spot it…
The Kia Ceed is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in February. 23/03 update: Now with Top 50 YTD models (PC+LCV) New car sales in Hungary edge up 3.1% year-on-year to 9,747 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3% to 18,061. When adding light commercial vehicles the YTD tally comes…
The Hyundai Accent is the best-selling vehicle in Vietnam in February. According to local automotive association VAMA, new vehicle sales in Vietnam edge up 1% year-on-year in February to 23,040 units. However a disastrous January result means the year-to-date tally is down -24.6% to 40,354. If we add non VAMA…