The Skoda Octavia remains the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia. The Slovenian new car market drops -12.9% year-on-year in February to 4.833 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume down -21.6% to 9.224. Volkswagen (-24.9%) remains the best-seller in the country despite losing almost twice as much ground year-on-year as the market overall.…
First Top 10 finish in any country for the Cupra Formentor. Picture nzz.ch New car sales in Switzerland are down -15.6% year-on-year in February to 16.131 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -17.5% to 31.261. 4x4 sales are off -22.7% to 7.543 and 46.8% share vs. 51.1% a year ago in…
The Changan CS75 is the best-selling vehicle in China for the first time. One year ago in February 2020 most of China was under Covid-19 lockdown with factories and dealerships closed, and the market tumbled down -79.1%. Logically this month wholesales (ex-factory deliveries) of China-made vehicles soar 364.8% year-on-year to 1.455.000…
The Puma (+252.6%) helps Ford up 57.9% this month. Picture garaz.cz The Czech new car market is down -15.5% year-on-year in February to 14.687 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -19.2% to 29.481. Local behemoth Skoda (-24.1%) loses significantly more ground than its home market and sees its share…
The Hyundai Tucson remains the best-selling vehicle in Ireland. Picture thesun.ie The Irish new car market bounces back up 4.9% year-on-year in February to 13.785 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -11.1% to 38.935. Toyota (+43%) scores a very healthy gain to remain atop the brands ranking with 12.8%…
The Toyota Yaris is the first Asian model to top the European charts. Picture quattroruote.it 12/03 update: Now with Top 335 models. 09/03 update: Now with Top 58 brands and Top 100 models. 26/02 update: Now with Top 10 models. Final figures by JATO Dynamics show a European market (EU+EFTA+UK)…
Audi A3 sales are up 39.7% year-on-year. Picture autobild.de New car sales in Germany are off -19% year-on-year in February to 194.349 units as Covid-19 restrictions are extended. This brings the year-to-date tally down -25.1% to 364.103 sales. Brand leader Volkswagen (-9.7%) manages to slice the market decline in two…
The Skoda Octavia is the #1 vehicle in Switzerland for the 4th year running. Discover 50 years worth of Switzerland Historical Data here. The Swiss new car market drops -24% year-on-year in 2020 to 236.828 registrations. Volkswagen (-23.3%) roughly follows the market evolution to remain the favourite carmaker in the…
The Peugeot 2008 is up to a record 6th place in Scotland. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in January. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in the January 2021…
The Seat Leon outsells the VW Golf in Austria this month. Picture autofilou.at It's a disastrous start of the year for Austrian new car registrations at -38.4% year-on-year to 14.133 units as renewed lockdowns hamper sales. The Top 5 brands all outpace the market, starting with Volkswagen (-27.7%) up to…
The Hyundai Tucson is the most popular new vehicle in Ireland in January. Picture completecar.ie Because of a bi-annual license plate system indicating the year of registration, January is traditionally the strongest month of the year in Ireland, accounting for roughly 30% of annual sales. The market starts in a…
The Mercedes GLB is inside the Czech Top 30 in January. New car sales in the Czech Republic drop -22.7% year-on-year to 14.794 registrations in January. Homegrown brand leader Skoda (-30.8%) falls faster than the market to 38.7% but January 2020 was a particularly high comparison base as it hit…
The new Opel Mokka has landed in Germany. Lockdown measures and associated dealership closures aimed at stemming the winter wave of Covid-19 pull the German market down a harsh -31.1% to 169.754 units vs. 246.300 a year ago which was already down -7.3% on the year prior. Brand leader Volkswagen (-29.9%)…
The Skoda Octavia is #1 in Finland this month. Picture tekniikanmaailma.fi The Finnish new car market is down -13.3% year-on-year in January to 9.253 units. Toyota (-9.6%) is back in the brands pole position with a superior share at 16.4% vs. 14% over the Full Year 2020. Skoda (-15.5%) lifts…
The Renault Clio has been the best-seller in Slovenia for what is believed to be 23 consecutive years. Discover close to 20 years of Slovenian Historical Data here. New car sales in Slovenia fall -26.6% to 53.694 units in 2020 vs. 73.193 in 2019. This is the weakest annual result since…