Shock: the VW T-Roc is the best-selling vehicle in Germany in October. The German new car market collapses -34.9% year-on-year in October to just 178.683 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -5.2% to 2.196.244 units. As a result we have revised our 2021 Forecast for Germany down from 2.79 million…
The Dacia Sandero is up to #2 overall in Italy in June. Picture lastampa.it New car sales in Italy gain 12.6% year-on-year in June to 150.331 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 51.6% to 892.548. When comparing with pre-pandemic levels of two years ago, the market is down -13.3%…
Volvo is the only Top 30 carmaker managing a double-digit gain in June. Italy has now been out of lockdown for two full months and its new car market accordingly improves month after month: from absolute hell in both March (-85.4%) and April (-97.5%) to -49.4% in May and -23.3% in June thanks…
The Tesla Model 3 is up to #3 in Europe, Dutch sales accounting for 54.5%. 19/02 update: Now with Top 55 brands and Top 345 models. 30/01 update: Now with Top 100 models. ACEA has December European sales up 21.4% to 1.261.742 and JATO Dynamics who takes into account two…
The Smart Fortwo is artificially lifted to #3 in Italy in November. The Italian new car market edges up 2.1% year-on-year in November to 151.573 registrations, yet the year-to-date volume remains in negative at -0.8% to 1.784.492. This month's growth is artificial and entirely triggered by rental sales shooting up…
All guns blazing: the Dacia Duster sees its record ranking in Germany rise from #29 to #10. Now updated with Private Sales data (Top 50 models and commentary). New car sales in Germany hold surprisingly well in August, edging down -0.8% to 313.748 which means the YTD volume remains in…
The perfect fit: the Porsche 911 is the best-selling vehicle in Monaco in 2018. Consult 8 years of Monaco Historical Data here. After the Top 53 All-brands, we can now share with you an exclusive Top 265 All-models ranking for Monaco. You won't find this data anywhere else. Fitting to…
The Smart Fortwo is the best-selling foreigner in France in August. 07/09/2019 update: Now with the Top 50 All-brands and Top 355 All-models. One year ago pre-WLTP stock clearances artificially boosted August sales up 40% in France, and they are logically down -14% this month to 129.259, but only -10%…
The Dacia Duster is up 50.1% to a record 2nd place overall in Italy. Unlike Spain or France, Italy wasn't much affected by pre-WLTP stock clearances a year ago, and as a result August 2019 sales are down a measured -3.5% to 89.353 units, very close to their YTD evolution…
Smart Fortwo sales are up 1300% year-on-year in France so far in August. Last August weekly update for the French market before full month results are revealed next Monday, and the market is worsening as the month ends with a -11% year-on-year drop over the first 20 days. Peugeot (+2%)…
Brabus 800 Widestar (366.000€) in Monaco. It's been a while since our last South of France Photo Reports in 2012 and 2015, so time to freshen up. Away from the overcrowded beaches, some little-known villages in the Cannes hinterlands hide well-preserved local favourites like a Citroen 2CV here and a…
The Smart Fortwo is up 8-fold year-on-year to #8 overall in France. French weekly data is back just in time for summer, and over the first week of August the market slides down -0.8%. Keep in mind these rankings need to be taken with a grain of salt as they…
The Dacia Duster is up 62.4% in a market down -3.8%. 31/07/2019 update: Now with the Top 180 best-selling models. New car sales in Italy drop -3.8% over the First Half of 2018 to 1.086.224 units when stable private and rental sales can't compensate for freefalling company sales. Private sales…
Audi Q3 sales shoot up 81.4% thanks to the new model. This article has been updated with the Top 50 private sales models. German new car sales tilt back into negative for the 6th time in the past 7 months in March at -0.5% to 345.523 units, yet thanks to…
Dacia Duster sales surge 127.7% year-on-year in Italy in March. Italy endures a 6th year-on-year drop in the past 7 months at a steep -9.7% in March to 194.428 units, pulling the year-to-date volume down 6.9% to 538.938. Once again though, despite the harsh fall the Italian market is getting…