The Toyota RAV4 is up 36.1% year-on-year in January. The bi-annual license plate system in place in Ireland which indicates the year of registration on the plate means January is traditionally the biggest month of the year in Ireland, accounting for roughly 30% of annual sales. This year starts with…
The Genesis G80 is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in January. New car sales in South Korea drop -20.3% year-on-year in January to 111,261 units, including 93,900 domestic vehicles (-19.9%) and 17,361 foreigners (-22.2%). For the second time in history after last July, Kia (-10.7%) outpaces sister brand Hyundai…
After a few tumultuous months, the VW Golf is back to where it belongs: #1 at home. The German new car market bounces back up 8.5% year-on-year in January to 184,112 registrations, but this is compared to a devastated January 2021 down -31.1% on the year prior. Fleet sales account…
The Citroen C4 breaks into the Portuguese Top 10 in January. New car sales in Portugal edge down -2% year-on-year in January to 9,829 units. Peugeot (+0.8%) easily retains the brands top spot with 13.9% share vs. 12% over the Full Year 2021. It is followed this month by BMW…
The Dacia Logan is back to its traditional top spot at home. Picture gadget.ro The Romanian new car market bounces back up 55.5% year-on-year in January to 9,337 sales on a particularly low year-ago base which was at -51.9% on the year prior. Dacia (+202.5%) returns to its traditional level…
The Skoda Superb is up 67.3% to #3 at home in January. New car sales in the Czech Republic actually gain ground year-on-year in January at +9.9% to 16,263 units. Local behemoth Skoda (+15.9%) easily outpaces its home market to hit 40.9% share, its highest in exactly two years: since…
The VW Taigo breaks into the Croatian Top 20 in January. New car sales in Croatia edge up 1.9% year-on-year in January to 2,971 units. Skoda (-1.9%) takes the lead this month with 12.3% share vs. 10.1% over the Full Year 2021. It distances 2021's leader Volkswagen (-46.5%) in complete…
The Tata Nexon breaks its volume record for the 2nd straight month. The Indian new wholesales market dips -2.8% year-on-year in January to 294,768 sales. Maruti Suzuki (-7.3%) and Hyundai (-15.4%) both fall faster than the market to 43.7% and 14.9% share respectively. However Hyundai reclaims the #2 spot which…
The Kia Rio is the best-selling vehicle in Russia in January. Picture zr.ru New light vehicle sales in Russia edge down -3.7% year-on-year in January to 91,662 units. Market leaders Lada (-17.4%) and Kia (-18.1%) are in a bit of trouble this month but retain the top two spots. Hyundai…
The VinFast Fadil is the most popular vehicle in Vietnam in 2021. Discover over 15 years of Vietnam Historical Data here. The Vietnamese new vehicle market edges up 2.5% year-on-year in 2021 to 304,149 sales according to VAMA. This figure climbs to 410,390 units (+2.3%) once Hyundai and VinFast are added,…
Toyota sales are up 30.2% in a market down -4.6%. Consult close to 30 years of Turkish Historical Data here. 8/02 update: Now with December and Full Year 2021 Top 25 models. The Turkish new light vehicle market continues to yoyo up and down, this time down -4.6% year-on-year to…
Kia is the best-selling carmaker in the UK in January and the Sportage is the best-selling model. The UK new car market bounces back up 27.5% year-on-year in January to 115,087 sales on particularly low (-39.5%) year-ago volumes impacted by lockdowns. Private sales shoot up 64.1% year-on-year to 62,300 and…
Kia sales are up 20.6% in a market off -1.5%. Discover 50 years of European Historical Data here. 7/02 update: Now with Full Year Top 520 All-models. 27/01 update: Now with December Top 30 models and Full Year 2021 Top 50 models. New car sales in Europe edge down -1.5%…
For the first time in Australian history, there are two MGs in the Top 10. 7/02 update: Now with Top 262 All-models ranking. New vehicle sales in Australia dip -4.8% year-on-year in January to 75,863 units. This is higher than 2011 and 2020 but lower than all years in between.…
The Kia EV6 is a successful launch in Sweden. The new year starts with a -3.3% year-on-year drop in Sweden at 19,893 registrations. Local behemoth Volvo (-12.2%) falls four times faster than the market but easily keeps the brands top spot with 18.7% share vs. 16% over the Full Year…