It's another record year for the Chevrolet Onix in Brazil. Consult Brazilian Historical Data spanning the last 60 years here. Recovery is confirmed in Brazil with 2018 marking the 2nd consecutive year of growth at +13.7% to 2.470.654 registrations, even accelerating the pace after +9.4% in 2017. We are still…
The Hyundai Tucson remains #1 in Ireland despite losing 18% year-on-year. Consult 45 years worth of Irish Historical Data here. It's a second consecutive year of decline for Irish new car sales in 2018 at -4.4% to 125.557 registrations, and the origin of this prolonged depression is to be found…
The Nissan Leaf is the best-selling vehicle in Norway in 2018. Consult 62 years of Norwegian Historical Data here. In 2018 Norway has confirmed its status as the world leader in green vehicle sales, reaching a world-record 60.2% share of it market thanks to deliveries up 7.6% to 89.012 units.…
The Elantra (+226%) helps Hyundai up 127% in November in Kazakhstan. The Kazakh new car market soars 14.9% year-on-year in November to 5.691 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 25.3% to 55.213. Lada (+32%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country, buy Hyundai (+127%) more than doubles its…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Moldova in November. Based on data shared with us by our Central European partner CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market gains a splendid 17.8% year-on-year in November to 570 registrations, lifting the year-to-date tally up 17.4% to 5.679 units. Surprise on top: the…
The Jaguar i-Pace has been flatly outselling its rival the Tesla Model X in Norway over the past couple of months. New car sales in Norway continue on their negative trend in November at -10.4% to 12.313 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down 5% to 135.468. The Top 3…
The Mercedes A-Class ranks 2nd best-selling model in Portugal. It's a third consecutive month of double-digit decline for Portuguese new car sales, still reeling from post-WLTP hangover in November at -12.1% to 15.495 registrations. The year-to-date tally however remains in positive at +3.4% to 212.132 units. Renault (-25%) reclaims the…
Peugeot is now assured to end 2018 as the #1 brand with French private buyers. Now updated with the Top 45 brands and Top 265 models. The French new car market drops 4.7% year-on-year in November to 171.611 registrations, but the year-to-date volume is up 4.7% to 2.008.091 units. This…
Chevrolet sales gain 23% in a negative market. The October 2018 post has now been updated with the Top 20 models. The Chilean new car market unexpectedly puts an end to 30 consecutive months of year-on-year gains in November (no interruption since May 2016) with registrations down 2.7% to 33.518…
Hyundai sales gain 65% year-on-year in Singapore in November. New car sales in Singapore endure another month of decline in November at -11.9% to 6.769 registrations, pulling the year-to-date tally down 9.2% to 74.297. Toyota (-23%) manages to remain on top of the brands ranking with 17.7% and despite a hefty…
VW Polo Slovenian sales soar 173% thanks to the new generation. New car sales in Slovenia sink 17.5% year-on-year in November to 5.192 units, with the year-to-date tally now up 3.5% to 69.192. Volkswagen (+2%) goes agains the grain with a year-on-year uptick to 15.9% share vs. 16.4% year-to-date. In contrast,…
The Mini Countryman is up 18-fold year-on-year in Cyprus in November. Thanks to our partnership with SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, we can share with you today November sales data for Cyprus, a market down 10% year-on-year to 879 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down 0.8% to 12.207. The Toyota Yaris (+21%)…
The BMW 5 Series is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in November. Traditionally, the Irish new car market shuts down towards the end of the year, awaiting new licence plates in January. As such, November figures, at 643 sales (-5.7%) are so tiny they aren't representative. The year-to-date tally is…
The Seat Arona breaks its Austrian ranking record this month at #7. It's another dreadful month for new car sales in Austria, one of the European Union markets hardest hit by the post-WLTP hangover: after September at -41.8% and October at -20.3%, November is down another 20.1% to 23.604 units,…
Quite fittingly in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, after the Lamborghini Urus last June, it's in Switzerland that the Rolls Royce Cullinan makes its first appearance in a worldwide sales ranking. Indirect consequences of WLTP-triggered stock shortages continue to impact the Swiss new car market negatively, with…