The Skoda Enyaq is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in April. The Swiss new car market is stable in April at -0.2% year-on-year to 18,618 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up just 0.3% to 71,600. 4x4 sales are up 5.9% to 9,980 and 53.6% share vs. 50.5% a…
First UK Top 10 finish for the Omoda 5. UK new car sales in April soar 24% year-on-year to 149,247 units, however year-ago volumes were particularly weak as buyers pulled purchases forward to March to beat incoming vehicle tax increases. The year-to-date tally is now up by a robust 9%…
The Tesla Model Y is by far the best-selling vehicle in Europe in March. ACEA has the European new car market up a robust 11.1% year-on-year in March to 1,581,169 units, with a Q1 result up 4.1% to 3,521,110. Among the Top 5 markets in March, Germany fares best at…
85.2% of Tesla Model Y sales have gone to private buyers in March. 102,956 new cars found a private buyer in Germany in March, a sumptuous 22% year-on-year improvement. The Private Sales Ratio (PSR) stands at 35% vs. 33.3% a year ago in March 2025. Over Q1, private sales tilt…
The Model Y is at its highest in 2 years in Germany. 294,161 new cars hit German roads in March, a stunning 16% year-on-year gain. The Q1 volume is now up 5.2% to 699,404. 70,663 BEVs found a buyer this month, up a fantastic 66.2% while the Q1 volume is…
The Tesla Model Y is the favourite of Austrian car buyers in March. The Austrian new car market posts a splendid result in March: up 27.2% year-on-year to 33,018 units. Q1 volumes are up 17% to 77,235. Volkswagen (+15.7%) leads the way but, even though it is up by double-digits,…
The Toyota RAV4 reaches its best ranking in over 3 years. In the all important month of March marking the end of the Financial Year and filled with promotions, new vehicle sales in Japan edge down -1.8% year-on-year to 490,640. This means the year-to-date tally is now down -2.5% to…
The VW Golf repeats at #1 after not winning for over 7 years. The Swiss new car market is up 7.2% year-on-year in March to 23,258 units, tilting the year-to-date tally into positive territory at +0.6% to 52,982. 4x4 sales are up 9.2% to 12,217 and 52.5% share vs. 51.6%…
The Chery Tiggo 4 is inside the Romanian Top 10 in March. After two horrendous months, the Romanian new car market recovers slightly in March at +4.6% year-on-year to 10,383 units. The Q1 volume is off -19% to 27,275. Local behemoth Dacia (-21.3%) continues to freefall at just 17.9% share…
Fifth Top 5 finish for the Dacia Bigster in Austria. 21,288 new cars hit Austrian roads in February, another solid 8.5% year-on-year improvement. After a double-digit gain in January, the year-to-date volume is up 10.4% to 44.217. Volkswagen (+1.7%) remains in the brands lead even though it can't quite capitalise…
The Fiat Ducato is the best-selling vehicle with German private buyers in February. German private sales are stable in February, at +0.7% to 66,548 and a 31.5% private sales ratio (PSR), compared to 32.5% a year ago in February 2025. Year-to-date, the volume is off -11.2% to 125,200 and a 30.9%…
The Chery Tiggo 7 scores its first podium finish in any UK nation. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you detailed sales data by model for each UK nation. In an overall market up 7.2%, Wales surges 16.4% to 2,705 sales, Scotland is up 11.5% to 6,508, England gains…
The VW Golf is #1 in Switzerland for the first time since December 2018. Another negative month for new car sales in Switzerland, off -3.2% year-on-year in February to 15,697 units. The year-to-date tally is down -4.1% to 29,724. 4x4 sales are down -5.1% to 7,684 and 49% share vs.…
The Opel Frontera is the best-selling recent launch in Ireland. The Irish new car market gains 7.4% year-on-year in February to 15,033 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.4% to 49,557. Volkswagen (+42.3%) surges ahead to the brands top spot with a splendid 13% share vs. 10.4% so far…
20% of the Renault Clio's January volume is the new generation. 947,482 new cars found a buyer in Europe (EU+EFTA+UK) in January, a -3.6% year-on-year contraction. ACEA has the market down -3.5% to 961,382. This is the first time sales are down year-on-year across the continent since last June. BEV…