The Mitsubishi Xpander is now the favourite of Vietnamese consumers YTD. Based on data by local association VAMA, new vehicle sales in Vietnam rally back up 24.4% year-on-year in May to 25,794. Keep in mind May 2023 was down -52.7% on the year prior. This way, the year-to-date tally is…
The Kia Stonic is now #1 year-to-date in Cyprus. According to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, the Cyprus new car market brakes -24% year-on-year in May to just 1,301 sales. However the year-to-date volume remains in positive at +12.9% to 7,373 units. Kia (-20.3%) stays atop the brands…
The Chery Tiggo 4 Pro ranks #8 overall in South Africa in May. After lodging its first year-on-year gain in 9 months in April, the South African new vehicle market is back in negative in May at -14.2% to 37,105 units, potentially due to the national elections. The year-to-date tally…
The Ford Ranger holds 10.5% of the New Zealand market in May. New Zealand new vehicle sales drop a harsh -23.6% year-on-year in May to just 10,186 units, leading the year-to-date tally down -13.3% to 53,271. Passenger cars implode -40.3% to 1,175 and 11.5% share, SUVs are off -31.6% 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 Hyundai Kona knocks at the Top 10's door in May. 13/06 update: Now with Top 320 All models ranking. It's a 5th consecutive monthly record for new car sales in Australia, up 5.1% to 111,099 units, eclipsing the previous record of 105,694 established just last year. The year-to-date tally is…
The Hyundai Staria-based ST1 makes its first appearance in the South Korean ranking. The South Korean new car market drops -7.1% year-on-year in May to 140,886 sales, including 116,677 locals (-10.5%) and 24,209 foreigners (+13.4%). Year-to-date volumes are off -9.8% to 658,593 including 558,241 locals (-10.9%) and 100,352 foreigners (-3.5%).…
BMW 1 Series sales more than double year-on-year in May. Next generation pictured. The Swiss new car market edges down -1.4% year-on-year in May to 21,265 sales, leading to a stable year-to-date tally at 98,529 units vs. 98,538 over the same period in 2023. 4x4 sales gain 2.6% to 11,070…
The Volvo EX30 is the best-selling vehicle in Norway once again. The Norwegian new car market sinks in May at -23.2% year-to-date to 10,253 sales, bringing the year-to-date tally down -14.2% to 43,746. 7,893 BEVs found a buyer, a -26.7% year-on-year loss and accounting for a 77% market share vs.…
Dacia Sandero sales are up 91.9% year-on-year in May. 6,403 new cars found an Irish buyer in May, a tough -15.1% year-on-year decline. Thanks to a strong start of the year, the YTD volume is however up 3.8% to 77,449 sales. Volkswagen (+1.4%) repeats at #1 with 12.7% share, advancing…
The Toyota Taisor is based on the Maruti Suzuki Fronx. 349,057 new locally produced vehicles found a buyer in India in May (+4.3%), that's a new May record, eclipsing the previous best of 334,499 established just last year. The year-to-date volume for its part is up 8.3% to 1,821,157, a…
First Top 10 finish for the MG 3 in Scotland, directly at #2. Next model pictured. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in May. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the…
The Lexus LBX lands inside the Polish Top 30 in May. New car sales in Poland gain another solid 13.7% year-on-year in May to 42,627 units, leading to a year-to-date cume up 15.3% to 222,115. Toyota (+51.8%) and Skoda (+28.7%) both vastly outpace the market atop the brands ranking with…
The Kia Sportage ranks #2 in Iceland in May. 2,008 new cars hit Icelandic roads in May, a 22.1% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date tally is now down -38.3% to 4,753. This month Kia (+2.5%) is the best-selling car maker with 18.3% share and also ascends to the YTD pole position…
Dacia Sandero sales are up 220% year-on-year so far in 2024. New car sales in New Caledonia, a French overseas archipelago located north east of Australia, drop -24% year-on-year over the first five months of the year to 2,271 units. Toyota (-39.5%) stays on top but freefalls, still selling more…