Skoda holds 10.8% of the Swiss market in April, a record. 20,040 new cars hit Swiss roads in April, that's 10.4% more than in April 2023. The year-to-date volume tilts back into positive at +0.4% to 77,264. 4x4 registrations gain 11.5% year-on-year to 10,567 and 52.7% share vs. 52.2% a…
The VW Golf hits its highest market share at home in almost four years. The German new car sales market is up a very robust 19.8% year-on-year in April to 243,102 units. However we remain -21.8% below the pre-pandemic volumes of April 2019 (310,715). The year-to-date tally is up 7.8%…
The VW Tiguan ranks #3 in Ireland in April. New car sales in Ireland edge down -3.6% year-on-year in April to 8,591 units, leading to a year-to-date cume up 6% to 71,110. Strikingly, 6 of the Top 7 carmakers are in positive. Volkswagen (+35.7%) and Hyundai (+70.9%) stun on the…
Toyota remains the 2nd best-selling carmaker in Europe. 1/05 update: Now with Top 90 All brands and Top 489 All models (source JATO Dynamics) 25/04 update: Now with Top 25 models (source JATO Dynamics) According to preliminary data from ACEA, the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) is down -2.8% year-on-year…
The Citroen C3 is up to 2nd place in Serbia in March. Based on data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market soars 18.2% year-on-year to 3,212 sales in March. This way, the Q1 volume is up 19% to 7,401. The Skoda…
The Citroen C3/Aircross breaks into the German Top 10 in March. 263,368 new cars joined German roads in March, a disappointing -6.4% year-on-year drop. However the Q1 volume manages to stay in positive at +4.1% to 694,309 units. Volkswagen (-3.4%) fares better than the market albeit in negative to 18.3%…
The Mitsubishi ASX (a rebadged Renault Captur) cracks the Austrian Top 10 in March. 25,701 new cars found a buyer in Austria in March, a -2.3% year-on-year drop. The Q1 volume remains up, just, at +0.3% to 63,263 units. Volkswagen (-2.9%) easily retains the brands pole position at 13.2% share,…
Daihatsu Tanto sales implode -93.6% year-on-year. Japanese new vehicle sales continue to struggle in March at -21.1% to 451,444, leading to a Q1 tally off -18.1% to 1,131,140. In particular, kei car sales are down -23.6% to 148,228 for the month. Sales continue to be hampered by the safety test falsification…
The Volvo EX30 breaks into the Swedish Top 5 in March. Swedish new car sales skid -21% year-on-year in March to just 23,891 units, tilting the year-to-date volume in negative at -5.5% to 59,822. Volvo (+9.4%) goes against its home market's general trend to easily top the brands charts with…
MG sales in Europe are up 105.8% year-on-year in February. 02/04 update: Now with Top 90 All brands and Top 475 All models. According to preliminary data from ACEA, the European market (EU+EFTA+UK) climbs up 10.2% per almost 100,000 sales year-on-year in February to 995,059 units. After two months, the…
The Citroen C4 ranks inside the Bosnian Top 10 in February. Data by our Central European partner CE Auto shows new car sales in Bosnia & Herzegovina up 13.9% year-on-year in February to 951 units, leading to a year-to-date volume also up 13.9% to 1,719. The Skoda Octavia easily reclaims…
VW Passat sales are up 54.9% in February. Picture Martin Meiners. German new car sales edge up 5.4% year-on-year in February to 217,388 units. That's the smallest lift among the Top 5 European markets. Year-to-date volumes are up 11.8% to 430,941. Note BEV sales drop -15.4% year-on-year to 27,479 and…
Seat Ibiza sales are up 300% year-on-year in February. 20,010 new cars found a buyer in Austria in February, a robust 11.8% year-on-year improvement. This tilts the year-to-date volume into positive territory at +2.2% to 37,562. Volkswagen (+24.7%) easily beats the market to top the brands charts again at 15.4%…
The Kia Sportage is #1 in Northern Ireland and Wales in February. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in February. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the February 2024 UK…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling car in Croatia but this month and year-to-date. The Croatian new car market is up another very strong 23.7% in February to 4,486 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 28.3% to 8,947. Skoda (+36.1%) easily retains the brands lead with 13.9% share, a…