The Telsa Model Y holds a record 7.7% of the Swiss market in September. The Swiss new car market is up 9.6% year-on-year in September to 21,948 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.7% to 173,537. 4x4 sales soar 19.3% to 12,084 and 55.1% share vs. 50.6% a year…
The VW T-Roc is the best-selling vehicle in Europe in August. Dataforce has the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 4.6% year-on-year in August to 835,409 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.6% or 486,000 units to 9,217,977. Local association ACEA shows +5.3% year-on-year growth to 832,637 for the…
Renault 9 19/09/2026 update: Now with Top 55 All brands and Top 200 All models. We go through another trip to memory lane today, studying French new car sales in 1982. You can also check the Full Year 1981 article which has been updated as well. Consult over 130 years…
Renault 5 17/09/2026 update: Now with Top 55 All brands and Top 187 All models. We are back with a thorough update of the French car rankings from 1980. You can also check the Full Year 1979 article which has been updated as well. Consult over 130 years of French…
First podium finish at home for the Mercedes GLC. The German new car market is up 2.6% year-on-year in August to 212,563 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.8% to 1,965,024. As a reminder we are -32% below the pre-pandemic August 2019 volume (313,748) and -21% below the 8…
The Opel Frontera is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in August. The Croatian new car market is up 6.3% year-on-year in August to 3,874 registrations in what is traditionally the weakest month of the year. The year-to-date volume is up 5.2% to 53,771. Skoda (+7.6%) and Volkswagen (+15.6%) remain the…
The Dacia Duster climbs to #5 year-to-date in Bosnia & Herzegovina. According to data shared with us by our local partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market is up 6.8% year-on-year in August to 1,370 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.3% to 7,891. The Skoda Octavia (+7.4%)…
BYD ranks as the #5 brand in Romania for the second month in a row. It's yet another mediocre month in Romania, with August volumes down a ghastly -36.8% year-on-year to just 9,552 units. The year-to-date tally is off a more palatable -10.6% to 86,145. Local behemoth Dacia (-48.4%) completely…
The BMW iX3 is among the 10 most popular vehicles in Switzerland in August. The Swiss new car market edges down -0.6% year-on-year in August to 16,047 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 1.8% to 151,589. 4x4 sales soar 6.8% to 8,372 and 52.2% share vs. 48.6% a year ago…
The Peugeot 408 scores its second ever Top 10 finish in North Macedonia. Based on data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto, the North Macedonian new car market rallies back up 21.5% year-on-year in July to 758 units, bringing the year-to-date tally to 4,210 units which…
First European Top 10 finish for the Mercedes GLC. Dataforce has the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 4.1% year-on-year in July to 1,109,960 units. This gives a year-to-date tally up 5.7% to 8,356,696. According to JATO Dynamics, BEV registrations are up 51% year-on-year to 279,000 units or 25.1% share…
The Citroen C3/C3 Aircross ranks #10 with German private buyers in July. 98,917 new cars were sold to German private buyers in July, a 36.9% private sales ratio (PSR) and a solid 8.3% year-on-year improvement. The July 2025 PSR was 34.5%. Year-to-date, private sales are up 8.5% to 609,856 and…
The BMW iX3 is the best-selling BEV in Austria in July. New car sales in Austria are up 3.8% year-on-year in July to 25,823 units. This is a great performance given July 2025 was itself up 31.6% on the year prior. As a result the year-to-date volume is now up…
The Mercedes GLC hits a ranking record at #4. 268,068 new cars hit German roads in July, a small 1.2% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date tally is now up 5.1% to 1,752,461. This is to be compared with the 332,788 sales of pre-pandemic July 2019 and 2,818,788 units at the same…
The Czech new car market recedes -3.2% year-on-year in July to 20,147 sales, yet the YTD tally remains in frank positive at +4.5% to 149,957. Skoda (+4.9%) is the only gainer among the Top 9 brands and holds 35.9% of its home market vs. 36.7% year-to-date. Hyundai (-19.1%) and Toyota…