BMW sales are stable in a market down -21.5%. Discover close to 65 years of Belgian Historical Data here. The Belgian new car market falls -21.5% year-on-year in 2020 to 431.491 vs. 550.009 last year. In a very volatile brands ranking, Volkswagen (-24.9%) retains the lead despite losing share from 9.7%…
Mercedes was the #1 brand in Luxembourg from September to December. Explore over 25 years of Luxembourg Historical Data here. New car sales in Luxembourg drop -17.8% year-on-year in 2020 to 45.189 registrations vs. 55.008 in 2019. Volkswagen (-24.2%) remains the most popular brand in the country but falls faster…
The Dacia Logan nameplate is #1 at home for the 16th consecutive year. Discover over 50 years of Romanian Historical Data here. New car sales in Romania skid down -21.8% year-on-year in 2020 to 126.281 units, a loss of 35.000 sales compared to 2019. Homegrown behemoth Dacia (-20.6%) resists slightly…
The Renault Clio secures an 8th consecutive annual win in Portugal. Discover over 30 years of Portugal Historical Data here. The Portuguese new car market is hit full frontal by the Covid crisis in 2020 with sales off a ghastly -35% year-on-year to just 145.417 units vs. 223.799 in 2019.…
Cadillac (+4.2%) is the only year-on-year gainer in Canada in 2020. Discover over 35 years of Canadian Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Canada dive -19.7% year-on-year in 2020 to 1.560.840 units, the weakest result since 2009. The drop is equivalent to almost 400.000 lost sales vs. the 1.942.717…
The VW Golf is down to 4.7% share, its lowest ever in a Full Year at home. Discover 75 years worth of German Historical data here. The German new car market is hit -19.1% by the coronavirus crisis in 2020 to 2.917.678 registrations, that's a loss of almost 700.000 sales compared…
The Toyota Corolla is #1 in Israel for the 2nd straight year. Discover 30 years of Israeli Historical Data here. Thanks to our Israeli partner cartube.co.il, we can share with you Q4 models and Full Year 2020 data for Israel. The market drops -15.5% year-on-year to 214.544 registrations. The Top 5…
The Toyota Yaris is up to a record 2nd place overall in Europe in November. 12/01 update: Now with November Top 58 brands and Top 347 All-models. In October and according to final figures by JATO Dynamics, new car sales across Europe in 27 markets (EU+EFTA+UK) drop -7.2% to 1.127.624…
The Peugeot 2008 is up 293% year-on-year to #2 in November. Note October figures are also included in the data section of this article. The Greek new car market is up 2.3% year-on-year in November to 7.641 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -30.7% to 74.534. Peugeot (+55.9%) and Nissan (+78.8%)…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling regular car at home in 2020. Discover over 50 years of Japanese Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Japan drop -11.5% year-on-year in 2020 to 4.598.615 units, that's almost 600.000 annual units lost mainly due to the coronavirus crisis. Brand-wise, Toyota (-6%) almost…
The Kia Niro is the first Asian nameplate to top the annual Dutch charts. In December 2020, carmakers rushed to register EVs so they could count as a 2020 sale and lower their average CO2 emissions, resulting in grossly inflated numbers and a market up 2.9% year-on-year on an already…
The Skoda Scala climbs onto the Czech podium in 2020. Discover over 50 years of Czech Historical Data here. New car sales in the Czech Republic drop -18.8% year-on-year in 2020 to 202.971 units. Local behemoth Skoda (-12.9%) outpaces its home market and markedly improves its share from 34.4% to…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Argentina for the 4th time in the past 5 years. Consult 60 years of Argentinean Historical Data here. The Argentinean new vehicle market drops -25.5% year-on-year in 2020 to 342.474 units due to the coronavirus crisis. Despite this ghastly drop, the brands…
The Volvo XC40 is up to #11 in the UK in 2020. Discover 55 years of UK Historical Data here. 02/08 update: Now with Top 150 models for the Full Year 2020 Under the impact of two separate Covid-19 lockdowns, new car sales in the UK fall -29.4% year-on-year in…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland again in 2020. The Irish new car market is down -24.6% year-on-year in 2020 to 88.324 units, even though the last four months were in positive: September was up 65.3%, October up 5.4%, November up 20% and December up 168.3% albeit…