The VW T-Roc is #1 in Cyprus both in February and YTD. Note: The data section of this post also includes January figures. Thanks to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, we can share with you today January and February data for Cyprus. The commentary will only cover February data…
The Ford Puma is up to a record 2nd place in February. Picture NewsAuto.gr After a -28.9% plunge in January, new car sales in Greece bounce back up 27% year-on-year in February to 8,495 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -3% to 14,455. In the brands ranking, Toyota (+40.9%)…
The Opel Mokka is up to #3 overall in Slovenia in February. New car sales in Slovenia dive -21.3% year-on-year in February to 3,805 units on a February 2021 tally already down -12.9% on the year prior. This leads to a year-to-date volume down -11.9% to 8,125. Volkswagen (-39%) freefalls…
The Suzuki S-Cross confirms it is the favourite of Hungarian buyers in February. New light vehicle sales in Hungary drop -14.4% year-on-year in February to 11,007 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -14.2% to 20,157 units. Among them, Passenger Cars sold 9,454 units in February and 17,542 year-to-date. In…
The Kia EV6 is up to #12 in Finland in February. Picture moottori.fi New car sales in Finland sink -22.2% year-on-year in February to 6,208 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -18.8% to 13,989 sales. Toyota (-17.7%) remains the runaway leader with 18.2% share above Volvo (-20.6%), both carmakers…
The Jeep Compass is up to #2 in Croatia in February. The Croatian new car market skids down -15.4% year-on-year in February to 2,910 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -7.4% over the same period in 2021. Skoda (-18.4%) retains the pole position despite falling faster than the market,…
The Cupra Formentor breaks its ranking, volume and share records in Germany this month. New car sales in Germany bounce back up 3.2% year-on-year in February to 200,512 units, keeping in mind February 2021 was down -19% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is up 5.6% to 384,624 sales…
Chery is up to a record #9 in Brazil in February. New light vehicle sales in Brazil fall another -24% year-on-year in February to just 120,192 units after dropping -28.3% last month and -17.8% in February 2021. The year-to-date volume is down -26.2% to 236,789 sales, 84,000 less than over the…
Dacia Duster sales are up 3-fold in Romania in February. New car sales in Romania gain 25.1% year-on-year in February to 8,616 units, with the year-to-date volume now up 39.3% to 17,953. These results follow particularly low year-ago comparison base. Dacia (+93.2%) recuperates from a February 2021 crash (-48.9%) to…
Mitsubishi sales are up 26% year-on-year in February, thanks partly to an influx of Tritons. 7/03 update: Now with Top 270 All-models ranking. For the first time since last September, new vehicle sales in Australia return to positive territory at +1.6% year-on-year in February to 85,340 units despite continuing stock…
The Ssangyong Korando misses out on a Top 10 finish by just 20 sales. New car sales in Slovakia start the year all guns blazing at +72.6% year-on-year to 5,739 units. Skoda (+23.9%) largely trails the market but remains by far the most popular brand with 19.7% share vs. 20.3%…
The Kia Sorento breaks into the Serbian Top 10 for the first time, directly to #5. Our central European partner CE Auto says new car sales in Serbia bounce back up 20.5% year-on-year in January to 1,620 units. The Skoda Fabia (+388.6%) cements the leadership it established over the Full Year…
Dacia is the only year-on-year gainer among the Top 12 brands. Picture quattroruote.it Things are not improving in Italy, on the contrary: February sales are off by a damning -22.6% to 110,869 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -21.1% to 218,716 units. Private sales drop -25.9% to 69,900 and…
The Chery Tiggo 2 Pro has landed in Chile. The Chilean new vehicle market continues on its fantastic run with January sales up 49.2% to a record 37,281 units. Passenger cars are up only 16.3% year-on-year to 10,641, SUVs up 51.1% to 14,461, pickups up 90.2% to 7,208 and vans…
First podium finish for the Toyota C-HR in January. The Finnish new car market skids down -16% year-on-year in January to just 7,778 registrations. Toyota (+12.3%) is the big performer this month, improving its market share to 22% which is believed to be an all-time record for the Japanese brand.…