The VW ID.3 is the favourite of German private customers in June. In June, 94,253 new cars were sold to German private customers, that's a 31.7% ratio and +9.6% year-on-year improvement. The Private Sales Ratio (PSR) was 30.7% in June 2023. Halfway through the year, German private sales are up…
The Mitsubishi Space Star soars to #2 overall in Austria in June. 30,693 new cars hit Austrian roads in June, a fantastic 25.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 6.6% to 135,113 halfway through the year. Brand leader Volkswagen (+40.5%) manages to vastly outpace the market to 16.7%…
The Dacia Logan is the best-selling vehicle in Romania in June. 21,358 new cars hit Romanian roads in June, an extravagant +62.1% year-on-year improvement. This way, the year-to-date tally is now up 13.4% to 83,506. Dacia beats its home market at +79% to 32.5% share vs. 31.2% halfway through the…
The MG 4 misses out on a Top 10 finish by 322 sales. New car sales in Germany advance by a solid 6.1% year-on-year in June to 297,329 units, leading to a H1 2024 result up 5.3% to 1,471,641. Although positive, these scores remain below pre-pandemic June 2019 levels: -8.6%…
The VW T-Roc is the best-selling vehicle in Europe in May. 05/07 update: Now with Top 93 All brands and Top 501 All models (Source: JATO Dynamics) 27/06 update: Now with Top 25 brands and models data (Source: JATO Dynamics) Preliminary data from ACEA shows a European new car market…
The Kia Sportage repeats at #1 in the UK. It's a 23rd consecutive month of year-on-year gains for the UK market in June at a meagre +1.1% to 179,263 units, according to SMMT. This way, the H1 tally passes the million mark for the first time since 2019 at 1,006.763…
The Skoda Scala ranks #2 in Bosnia in May. Our Central European partner CE Auto has new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina up 5.2% year-on-year in May to 1,202 units. The year-to-date volume is now up 8.9% to 5,192. The Skoda Octavia (-12.4%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date…
Toyota is the most popular brand in Hungary in May. 20/06 update: Now with Top 75 models ranking 9,531 new passenger cars found a buyer in Hungary in May, a 5.9% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is now up 9.6% to 51,611. This month Toyota (+47.9%) takes the lead of…
The Opel Astra is up to #4 in Germany in May. The German new car market recedes slightly in May at -4.4% to 236,044 sales. The year-to-date tally remains in positive however at +5% to 1,172,725 units. Volkswagen (+8.7%) goes against the general negative trend with a solid uptick leading to…
The VW Golf hits 7.2% share in May, its highest since December 2014. New car sales in Austria recede -3.9% year-on-year in May to 19,820 units, however the year-to-date volume remains in positive at +2.2% to 104,420. Volkswagen (+14.8%) defies the negative market to improve to a stellar 18% share,…
The Opel Corsa signs its first Top 10 finish since August 2020. 11/06 update: Now with Top 326 All models ranking In May, the French new car market registers its first year-on-year decline since July 2022 at -2.9% to 141,298 units. This is to be compared to the 193,000 sales…
The Skoda Octavia hits its highest Croatian market share in over 6 years. New car sales in Croatia improve 16.7% year-on-year in May to 8,281 units which is by far the largest monthly volume so far this year. The year-to-date tally is up 15% to 30,569. Volkswagen (+55.2%) manages its…
The Kia Sportage is #1 in the UK For the third time ever. New car sales in the UK sign a 22nd consecutive month of year-on-year growth in May at +1.7% to 147,678 units. This is the best May result since 2021 but remains -19.6% below the pre-pandemic level of…
Nissan X-Trail sales are up 592% year-on-year so far in 2024. 42,079 new cars found a buyer in Hungary over the first four months of 2024, a 10.4% year-on-year improvement. When adding light commercials the market is up 12.2% to 50,326 units. Local assembler Suzuki (+121.4%) rallies back up to…
The VW Golf is the best-selling model in Austria in April. 21,337 new cars found a buyer in Austria in April, a solid 15.3% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 3.7% to 84,600. The podium brands all beat the market and lodge shares above their YTD level: Volkswagen…