The new Ford Bronco helps Ford stay in positive in November. According to LMC Automotive, the U.S. new light vehicle market is stuck at -16% for November at roughly 1.04 million units (like in October), leading to a year-to-date tally up 6.6% to 13,852,000 units. We are now forecasting a 2021…
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in November. New car sales in South Korea skid down -15.5% year-on-year in November to 144,546 units, including 126,136 sales for local manufacturers (-12.2%) and 18,410 for foreigners (-32.9%). The year-to-date tally now stands at 1,560,055 units, down 8% year-on-year…
The Dacia Spring is the best-selling vehicle in Romania in November. New car sales in Romania drop -13.4% year-on-year in November to 11,480 units, tilting the year-to-date volume into negative territory at -0.9% and 109,341 sales. Local behemoth Dacia (-14.6%) stays close to the market to post a strong 32.6% share…
The Haval Jolion hits the highest ranking ever for a Chinese model in Russia at #12. Picture zr.ru No progress for the Russian new light vehicle market, down another -20.4% year-on-year in November to 125,466 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 6.9% to 1,439,045. Both Lada (-30.7%) and…
Instant success for the Toyota Corolla Cross in South Africa. Thanks to one of our readers Anton we can share with you today rare data about South Africa. New vehicle sales in the country are up 6.6% year-on-year in November to 41,588 units. Passenger cars are up 9.4% to 27,828…
The Citroen C3 is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in November. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria jump up 17% year-on-year in November to 2,398 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 16.2% to 28,900. Note some brands with only YTD volumes have been added such as Iveco, MAN, Cupra, UAZ…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Argentina in November. The Argentinean new vehicle market recedes -18.7% year-on-year in November to 28,360 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 13.1% to 363,931. Brand leader Toyota (+21.4%) braves the negative context to improve to 20.3% share vs. 19% so far…
The Skoda Enyaq scores its first ever win in the Netherlands. New car sales in the Netherlands fall -17.5% year-on-year in November to 27,333 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -8.3% to 287,265 units. Kia (+15.2%) defies the market drop to cements its pole position in the brands ranking…
The Kia EV6 is up to #12 in Sweden in November. New car sales in Sweden recede -20.7% year-on-year in November to 21,056 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 6.2% to 273,401. This month rechargeable cars are up 11.2% to 11,428 and 54.3% of the market, with 26% going…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Europe in October. 6/12 update: Now with Top 65 All-brands and Top 403 All-models. 29/11 update: Now with Top 50 models. Preliminary data from ACEA shows a situation worsening in the European new car market (EU+UK+EFTA) down a painful -29.3% year-on-year in October…
MG is up to a record 7th place in Australia in November. 6/12 update: Now with Top 277 All-models. New vehicle sales in Australia accelerate their fall in November to -15.3% year-on-year at 80,639 registrations, the weakest November result in 13 years: since 2008 as stock shortages triggered by the…
Honda scores the best hold in the Top 20 just as the new gen Civic arrives. 3/12 update: Now with Top 25 models ranking. Turkish new car sales suffer another steep decline in October at -40.1% year-on-year to 56.746 units, yet the year-to-date volume remains in positive at +4.8% and…
The Toyota Yaris Cross breaks into the Italian Top 10 for the first time in November. New car sales in Italy slide down -24% year-on-year in November to 106,690 units, an improvement on the -35.7% of October but still a very significant loss. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 8.9%…
Changan ranks 5th brand in Saudi Arabia so far in 2021. New car sales in Saudi Arabia surge 27% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2021 to 424,689 units. Toyota (+29.4%) edges past the market growth to post a 28.1% market share while Hyundai (+19.4%) is more shy at…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Oman so far this year. The Omani new vehicle market is up 7.8% year-on-year over the first 9 months of 2021 to 54,646 registrations. Brand leader Toyota (+20.9%) vastly outpaces the market to improve its share to a suffocating 47.5% vs. 42.4%…