The Dacia Jogger is up to #5 at home in June. The Romanian new car market drops a measured -6.6% year-on-year in June to 11.067 units, that's the market's first decline so far this year. The year-to-date tally is now up 23.1% to 58,712. Local manufacturer Dacia (+17.1%) ignores the depleted…
The Sportage helps Kia to #1 brand in June. New car sales in Sweden plunge -27.7% year-on-year in June to 26,088 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -16.7% to 144,182. Rechargeable cars account for 55% of the June volume, up from 48.4% a year ago. They include 8,216 BEV…
The Alfa Romeo Tonale has landed in the German sales charts. The German new car market sinks -18.1% year-on-year in June to 224,558 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally down -11% to 1,237,975. Volkswagen (-24%) fall faster than its home market but still sells well more than double any other carmaker…
First Top 10 finish for the MG HS in the UK. UK's year-on-year fall continues to accelerate in June at -24.3% to 140,958 vs. -20.6% in May, -15.8% in April and -14.3% in March. This is the lowest March volume since 1996. The year-to-date tally halfway through the year is…
The Kia Xceed is up 45.7% year-on-year in Croatia in June. The Croatian new car market drops -26.2% year-on-year in June to 5,116 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -9.8% to 23,535. Kia (+39.1%) leaps to the brands pole position for the second time in the past 3 months at…
The Hyundai Tucson is up to a record 2nd place overall in Australia in June. Just 26 sales short of 100,000 new vehicles hit Australian roads in June, a -9.7% year-on-year drop. Halfway through the year, the YTD tally now stands at 537,858 units, down -5.2% over the same period…
The Dacia Jogger breaks into the Italian Top 50 for the first time, landing directly at #25. New government incentives for low-emissions vehicles have failed to produce a turnaround of the Italian market, with June sales down another -15% year-on-year to 127,209 units. This means the H1 volume is off…
The Kia Stonic is up to #4 in New Zealand in May. 13,337 new vehicles hit New Zealand roads in May, a -8.1% year-on-year decline. The year-to-date tally is now 70,116, still marginally up at +1% over the same period in 2021. For the fourth month in a row Passenger…
The Cupra Formentor signs its first podium finish in Austria. New car sales in Austria fall another -24% year-on-year in May to 17,107 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -20.7% to 85,846. Volkswagen (-35.8%) and Skoda (-32.9%) fall even faster than the market but still top the brands charts…
The Ford Kuga is up to third place in Switzerland in May. New car sales in Switzerland decline by -7.7% year-on-year in May to 18,450 units. The year-to-date volume is now off -10.4% to 88,323. Volkswagen (-21.1%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date despite losing more ground than the…
First Norwegian Top 10 finish for the BMW i4. The Norwegian new car market sinks another -18% year-on-year in May to 11,537 registrations, pulling the year-to-date tally down -15.6% to 53,604. BEV sales edge down -0.6% to 8,445 units and 73.2% share for the month but surge 21.7% to 42,455…
The Ford Maverick is an instant success in Argentina. 35,092 new light vehicles found a home in Argentina in May, a spectacular 58.1% year-on-year jump on a May 2021 impacted by Covid restrictions and dealership closures. The year-to-date volume tilts into positive at +2% to 173,970 units. Toyota (+63%) beats…
The VW ID. Buzz has landed in the German charts. New car sales in Germany are hit -10.2% year-on-year in May to 207,199 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now down -9.2% to 1,013,417. Volkswagen (-14.3%) falls faster than its home market but reaches a solid 18.7% share vs. 17.8%…
The Hyundai Casper is up to a record #8 at home in May. The South Korean new car market edges down -3.3% year-on-year in May to 143,319 units, including 119,807 local vehicles (-3.5%) and 23,512 foreigners (-2.4%). Year-to-date, volumes are now down -11.5% to 656,047 including 547,733 (-11.6%) for locals…
Great score for the Vauxhall Grandland in Scotland. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in May. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in the May 2022 UK update. This month Scotland fares the…