The new Aion S EV helps GAC sales up 28% in a market down -9.6%. The loop is looped: with a -9.6% year-on-year decline in June, the Chinese wholesales market has now been down for a full year or 12 consecutive months, something that hadn't happened in at least 30…
The Opel Insignia breaks into the Polish Top 20 thanks to the new generation. * See the Top 15 brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Polish new car market continues to gallop ahead all guns blazing with October volumes up 24.5% to 45.848 registrations,…
The Skoda Fabia is the best-seller in Poland this month. Picture autocar.co.uk * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * New light vehicle sales in Poland are up a robust 12.3% year-on-year in September to 41.984 units including LCVs, leading to…
The Renault Megane is #1 in Slovenia for the first time in over five years. * See the Top 35 All-brands and Top 207 All-models by clicking on the title * The Slovenian new car market is up 14% year-on-year in August to 4.492 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total up…
Fourth consecutive month inside the Polish Top 10 for the Fiat Tipo. * See the Top 15 brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Polish new light vehicle market is up by an extravagant 16.3% year-on-year in August to 39.208 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total…
The Opel Astra ranked #1 in Poland in December. * See the Top 15 best-selling brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * * Check out 25 years worth of Polish Historical Data here * Excellent year for new light vehicle sales in Poland: up 17% on 2015 to 475.738…
The Haval H7 finally launches in China, one year after its unveiling in Shanghai. * See the April 2016 Top 380 All China-made models and Top 70 brands here * After a record 12 new locally-produced nameplates hit Chinese dealerships in March, the pace of new launches slows down in…
The Renegade makes Jeep the highest achiever in Europe in 2015 at +116%. * See the Top 63 brands and Top 357 models by clicking on the title * The original Europe Full Year 2015 post has been updated here. Full European data is now available with the usual delay,…
The Renault Scénic (+41%) is the best-selling nameplate in Belgium this year... * See the Top 67 All-brands and Top 425 All-models by clicking on the title * The Belgian new car market is up 4% year-on-year to pass the 500.000 annual sales milestone for the first time since 2011 at 501.066…
The new Passat helped Volkswagen mitigate the "dieselgate" impact in Europe. Picture largus.fr * Now updated with the Top 63 brands and Top 355 models: Click on title to see * * Check out 45 years worth of European Archived data here * New car sales in Europe deliver a second…
The Renault Clio is once again the best-seller in Slovenia. * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 294 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Slovenia are up 12% year-on-year to 59.450 registrations, and the Top 3 most popular manufacturers all lodge the same growth…
The VW Golf is the best-seller in Ireland for the 3rd straight year. * See the Top 38 All-brands and Top 270 All-models by clicking on the title * 2015 is the third year of a new bi-annual license plate system aligned with the UK, and new car sales now definitely have…
Skoda Octavia. Picture autobild.de * Now updated with the Top 30 best-selling brands and Top 230 models * Lifted by a robust December score (+12%), the Finnish new car market ends 2015 on a positive note with sales up 2% on a year ago to 107.769 registrations. Both Volkswagen (-1%) and…
Skoda Fabia * See the Top 40 All-brands and Top 267 All-models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Austria are up 4% year-on-year in September to 25.966 registrations, almost bringing the year-to-date total back into positive territory at 237.193 units, down just 0.07% or 170 sales. Volkswagen evolves…
The All-new Renault Mégane at Frankfurt. After BMW CEO Harald Krueger collapsed during the very first Press Conference at the Frankfurt Auto Show (he's okay), the rest of the first Press day went smoothly and I give you my first impressions: what surprised me, what stood out and what disappointed…