The Jaecoo 7 has never been that close to the UK podium. According to local association SMMT, UK new car sales are stable in October at +0.5% to 144,948 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.9% to 1,723,120. SMMT now predicts the UK market will top 2 million sales…
The VW Caddy is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Bosnia & Herzegovina in September. According to data by our local partner CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market rallies back up 33.4% year-on-year in September to 1,050 units. Keep in mind September 2024 was off -19.9% on the year prior.…
The Tesla Model Y lodges its first monthly win of 2025 but is still down YoY. 3/11 update: Now with Top 382 All models ranking. According to preliminary data by Dataforce, the European new car market (EU+UK+EFTA) is up 10.5% in September to 1,236,002 units but up just 1.1% year-to-date…
Hyundai sales more than double year-on-year in Austria in September. It's a third consecutive double-digit year-on-year lift in a row in Austria with September new car sales up a whopping 29.4% to 25,745. The year-to-date tally is up 12.6% to 215,115. Volkswagen surges 48% to 14.3% share ahead of Skoda…
The Skoda Elroq is up to a record 2nd place in September. New car sales in Switzerland are stable in September at -0.6% year-on-year to 20,029 registrations. The year-to-date tally is now off -3.9% to 168,927. 4x4 sales drop faster than the market at -5.1% YoY to 10.132 and 50.6%…
First Top 50 finish in Germany for the BYD Seal U. 235,528 new cars hit German roads in September, a splendid 12.8% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date tally is now down just -0.3% to 2,110,348. The monthly market is slowly but surely getting back to pre-pandemic levels (244,622 sales in September…
Suzuki Jimny sales are up 125.5% (regular version) and 24.8% (kei car version) in September. The Japanese new vehicle market edges down for the third month in a row at -2.4% year-on-year in September to 428,214 units. Sales through September remain in positive however at +5% to 3,465,399. Toyota (-4.9%)…
The Skoda Fabia is the best-selling vehicle in Montenegro in August. Data by our local partner CE Auto shows a Montenegrin new car market standing at 322 sales for August and 3,112 year-to-date. This month the Skoda Fabia is the faraway leader with 9.3% share, selling more than double the…
Skoda is up to #2 brand in Europe in July. 19/09 update: Now with Top 105 All brands and Top 625 All models. Preliminary data by ACEA has the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) up 5.9% year-on-year in July to 1,085,356 units. This means the 7-months tally is now stable…
The VW ID.3 outsells the VW Golf by 1.7 to 1 with private buyers. German private buyers purchased 73,774 new cars in August, a solid 7.1% year-on-year improvement. This represents a 35.6% private sales ratio (PSR) vs. 34.9% a year ago in August 2024. Year-to-date, private sales in Germany are…
i Another outstanding month for new car sales in Austria at +25.3% YoY in August to 21,452 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 10.7% to 189,370. The Top 3 carmakers trail the market with Volkswagen (+11%) and Skoda (+17.2%) still in positive but BMW (-6.9%) struggling. Audi (+26.1%)…
The outgoing T-Roc benefits from promotions before the arrival of the new generation (pictured) New car sales in Germany stand at 207,229 in August, up 5% year-on-year. This is still a weak result given August 2024 was off -27.8% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is down -1.7% to…
The Dacia Bigster is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Austria in July. 24,867 new cars found a buyer in Austria in July, a phenomenal +31.6% year-on-year lift. We remain 21% below the pre-pandemic level of July 2019 (31,454). The year-to-date volume is now up 9% to 167.918. Volkswagen (+41.4%) and Skoda…
The Dacia Bigster is the 4th most popular vehicle with German private buyers in July. German private buyers bough 91,357 new cars in July, a 34.5% private sales ratio (PSR) and a splendid 12.1% year-on-year loft. The July 2024 PSR was 34.2%. Year-to-date, total private sales add up to 561,978,…
The VW Tiguan is now the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland through July. The Swiss new car market is up a solid 6.5% year-on-year in July to 19,629 units, with the YTD volume now down -4.9% to 132,762. 4x4 sales are up 7.4% to 9,889 and 50.4% share vs. 50% last…