The new Sandero helps propel Dacia sales up 25.8%. Picture largus.fr 31/03 update: Now with Top 280 All-models ranking. New car sales in France record a 7th consecutive month of decline, accelerating their fall to -20.9% year-on-year in February at 132.637 units. This brings the year-to-date tally down -14.2% to…
The Subaru XV is up to #3 in New Caledonia in January. New car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory whose registrations are counted separately, are down -15.5% to 496 units in January. Toyota (-13.3%) keeps its fall just below the market rate but sports a weak 13.1%…
The Dacia Sandero III is an instant blockbuster in France. Picture largus.fr 11/02 update: Now with Top 270 All-models ranking. The Full Year 2020 article has also been updated with Top 400 All-models data. The French new car market manages a measured -5.8% to 126.381 units despite two less selling…
The Dacia Duster remains the best-selling vehicle in New Caledonia. Discover over 15 years of New Caledonian Historical Data here. New Caledonia, a French overseas archipelago, is one of only a handful of territories to display year-on-year growth in 2020. Thanks to a very solid December score (+20.8%), new car…
The Peugeot 208 II is the best-selling vehicle at home in 2020. Picture largus.fr 03/02 update: Now with Top 62 All-brands ranking. 11/02 update: Now with Top 400 All-models ranking. The French new car market is hit -25.5% by the coronavirus crisis in 2020 to just 1.650.188 units. This is…
The 2008 is back on the podium, helping Peugeot edge past 20% share. 18/12 update: Now with Top 295 All-models. France was in lockdown again in November, albeit less strict than in Spring. As a result new car sales plunge -27% year-on-year, or -30.7% if looking at daily sales rate…
The Peugeot 208 is easily swooshing to its first win at home. New car sales in France endure their 8th year-on-year drop of 2020 in October at -9.5% to 171.049 units, jus as the last registrations under the post-Covid regime are rushed to the end of the month. Another handicapping…
The Peugeot 2008 II 3peats at #2, an all-time record ranking at home for the nameplate. At -3% year-on-year in September to 168.291 registrations, the French new car market puts a dreadful August (-19.8%) in the rearview mirror, but can't quite match the positive scores of June (+1.2%), and July (+3.9%).…
The Kaicene F70 is already making a splash in New Caledonia. New car sales in New Caledonia, an overseas French archipelago located north-east of Australia, continue on their positive post-pandemic run, celebrating five straight months of year-on-year gains in September at +28.2% to 801 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 6.9%…
The Peugeot 2008 II repeats at #2 with 5.5% share, both all-time records. 16/09 update: Now with Top 55 All-brands and Top 340 All-models. 9/09 update: Now with Top 10 EV models. After showing the entire European continent the way to recovery in June (+1.2%) - and confirming in July (+3.9%) -…
The Peugeot 2008 is up to a record #2 and ranks #1 with private buyers for the first time. 07/08 update: Now with Top 50 All-brands, Top 330 All-models and private sales best-sellers. French new car sales manage a second consecutive month in positive in July at +3.9% year-on-year and 178.982…
The Dacia Duster accounts for 7.7% of New Caledonian sales in July. New car sales in New Caledonia, a French Overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, continue to race ahead: after surging 35.2% in June, they gain another 43.8% year-on-year in July to 971 units, spectacularly tilting the year-to-date tally into positive…
Suzuki sales shoot up 55.1% year-on-year and the Swift is up 136.1%. 17/07 update: Now wit final complete Top 290 All-models. After -89% in April to the weakest monthly volume in 63 years and -50.3% in May to the lowest May score in 52 years, the French new car market…
French new car sales are slowly recovering after the lockdown was lifted on May 11. 20/06 update: Now with Top 270 All-models and Top 30 All-EV models. 2/06 update: Now with the Top 55 All-brands. The much anticipated May volumes in Europe are starting to trickle down, giving us a…
The Toyota C-HR is only outsold by the Hilux in New Caledonia this month. New Caledonia, a French overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, is long done with COVID-19 and reopened businesses as early as April 20. As a result the new car market is actually up 8.2% year-on-year in May to…