The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Iceland in June. New car sales in Iceland continue to shoot up at +35.5% year-on-year in June to 2,842 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 58.9% to 11,201 registrations. Toyota (+79.6%) climbs to 22.3% share vs. 18% so far this year…
The Toyota Yaris is the most popular model in Cyprus in May. Based on data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, new car sales in Cyprus return to positive in May at a splendid 26.8% year-on-year to 1,304 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 8.7% to 5,110. The…
The Toyota Aygo X breaks into the Greek Top 20 in May. The Greek new car market is one of the rare European ones in positive this month, sporting a 10.5% year-on-year uptick to 11,991 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally down just -1.8% to 43,707. In the brands…
Jeep Wrangler sales double year-on-year in a market down -31.8% 54,080 new car imports hit Chinese roads in May, that's a hefty -31.8% year-on-year decline bringing the year-to-date volume down -27.6% to 293,438. Adding to the current lockdowns and parts shortage is the progressive transition of some strong selling import…
The Yaris Cross hits its best-ever ranking in Slovenia this month. The Slovenian new car market drops -9.1% year-on-year in May to 4,784 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally off -17% to 21,454. The entire brands podium underperforms this month, with Volkswagen (-19.3%) still leader above Skoda (-37.1%) up three…
The Geely Coolray is up to a record 14th place in May. Economic sanctions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine continue to wreak havoc on Russian new car sales, accelerating their collapse to -83.5% vs. -78.5% in April and -62.9% in March. Only 24,268 new vehicles were registered…
The Cupra Formentor signs its first ever Top 20 finish in Croatia. New car sales in Croatia are down -6.6% year-on-year in May to 4,186 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -3.9% to 18,419. Volkswagen (-12.5%) reclaims the overall brands lead it holds year-to-date at 11.1% share vs. 10.2%…
Peugeot delivers the largest YoY gain among the Top 25 brands. Picture quatrorodas The Brazilian new light vehicle market stabilises in May at -0.3% to 174,814 sales. The year-to-date volume is now down -18% to 685,663 units. Fiat (-3.8%) remains the most popular carmaker with 22.3% share vs. 16.1% at…
The Toyota Aygo X breaks into the Italian Top 20 in May. The Italian new car market slows down its fall in May to -15.1% and 121,299 units, the smallest year-on-year decline of the year so far. The year-to-date tally is down down -24.3% or 178,000 sales below the same…
The Seat Arona is by far the best-selling vehicle in Spain in May. New car sales in Spain drop another -10.9% year-on-year in May to 84,977 units, with sales to rental companies (-41.4% to 18,235) the single channel responsible for this month's fall. Indeed private sales are up 4.3% to…
Imports of the Mercedes Maybach S-Class shoot up 359.7% in April. Imports into China collapses -47.7% year-on-year in April to just 44,737 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -26.6% to 239,357 sales. Lexus (-55.7%) remains the #1 brand despite falling faster than the market and distances Mercedes (-32.9%), BMW…
The Jeep Grand Cherokee is up to #3 in the Iraqi models ranking this month. The Iraqi new light vehicle market climbs 6.2% year-on-year in March to 6,984 units. Kia (+6.1%) evolves like the market to remain ultra dominant at 38.3% share, distancing Toyota (+25.9%) at 23.1%. Jeep (+194.1%) triples…
The VW T-Roc is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in April. 3,918 new cars hit Slovenian roads in April 2022, that's a -8.5% year-on-year dip leading to a year-to-date tally off -19% to 16,670. Volkswagen (-11.5%) remains by far the best-selling carmaker here with 15.9% share vs. 14.6% so far…
The VW Taigo follows the same path as the T-Cross in Croatia. 4,470 new cars hit Croatian roads in April, a 7.3% year-on-year improvement which goes against the overall European trend. The year-to-date tally now stands at 14,233 units, down just -3.1% over the same period in 2021. Kia (+126%)…
The Hyundai Porter is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in April. The South Korean new light vehicle market reduces its fall to -11.5% to 142,698 sales in April as parts shortages continue to impact the industry. New subsidies for eco-friendly cars has somehow prevented a larger drop. The year-to-date…