Citroen C3 sales are up 60.9% year-on-year. Next generation pictured. Copyright William Crozes @ Continental Productions 18/03 update: Now with Top 313 All models. French new car sales gain 13% year-on-year in February to 142,597 units, however this is still -15% below the pre-pandemic figure of February 2020 (167,785). The…
Nissan sales are up 12-fold year-on-year in February. New car sales in Cyprus surge 48.5% year-on-year in February to 1,501 according to data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT. The year-to-date tally is up 32.4% to 3,027 units. Nissan (+1088.5%) skyrockets to the brands pole position with a stunning…
The Fiat Mobi ranks at #4 in Brazil in February. The Brazilian new light vehicle market advances 29.7% year-on-year in February to 155,283 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 22.8% to 307,339. Fiat (+29%) matches the market to a splendid 22.1% share. In fact the podium is unchanged on…
The Rampage helps Ram sales shoot up. Sales of new light vehicles in Argentina continue to struggle with a -18.3% year-on-year loss in February to 23,457 units. The year-to-date tally is now down -27.1% to 55,847. After ranking #3 in January, Toyota (-20.9%) reclaims the top spot it held over…
The Dacia Sandero repeats at #2 in Italy. 147,094 new cars hit Italian roads in February, a +12.8% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally is up 11.7% to 289,103. Private sales (+18.3%) beat the market to 57.1% share vs. 54.3% a year ago and are up 14.1% year-to-date to 59.1% of…
Peugeot is the #1 brand in Spain for the first time since December 2021. New car sales in Spain continue on their good form in February at +9.9% year-on-year to 81,348 units, leading to a year-to-date result up 8.7% to 150,033. However the YTD cume remains off -22.8% on pre-pandemic…
Mercedes is the most popular importer in China in January. For once sales of new imported cars in China surge year-on-year at +36% to 75,052, even if this has a lot to do with the Lunar New Year falling in February this year vs. January in 2023. Brand-wise, Mercedes (+27.6%)…
The Kia K3 replaces the Rio in Mexico. 112,099 new light vehicles hit Mexican roads in January, a sturdy 18.7% year-on-year gain coming on the back of sales up 20.1% a year ago. The Mexican market has been indeed in an excellent shape lately. Nissan (+16.5%) trails the global evolution…
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in January. Based on data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, the Cyprus new car market soars 19.8% year-on-year in January to 1,527 sales. The top 3 brands all lodge surreal gains: Kia (+87.6%) is #1 with 19.8% share…
The Tata Punch breaks its volume record and ranks #2 in January. New car wholesales in India jump 13.8% year-on-year in January to 393,471 units. This is the highest monthly volume ever recorded in India, beating the previous best of 390,853 reached last October. Maruti Suzuki (+13.2%) posts its 2nd…
Hyundai Kona sales are up 683% year-on-year in January. 34,477 new cars hit Dutch roads in January, a 5.5% year-on-year improvement. Toyota (+22.2%) accelerates to pole position with 8.4% share vs. 6.9% over the Full Year 2023. Hyundai (+84.4%) does even better and surges 14 spots on December to #2…
The Fiat Cronos holds 14.7% of the Argentinean market in January. 32,204 new light vehicle found an Argentinean home in January, a harsh -32.8% year-on-year drop. Fiat (-33.9%). Fiat (-33.9%) takes the lead of the brands charts for the first time since January 2022 despite falling faster than the market…
Dacia is only outsold by Fiat in January. The Italian new car market is up 10.6% year-on-year in January to 141,946 units according to UNRAE. Private sales are up 10.2% to 88,083 and 61.1% share vs. 61.5% a year ago, self registrations are down -5% to 11,357 and 7.9% share…
The Toyota Corolla misses out on the monthly top spot for just 90 sales. New car sales in Spain advance 7.3% year-on-year in January to 68,685. Almost the entire growth is due to sales to rental companies, up 74.6% to 7,238. Private sales grow 6.3% to 34,037 and company sales…
The Lexus ES is the best-selling import in China for the 7th year in a row. Discover 40 years worth of Chinese Historical Data here. Sales of new imported light vehicles in China drastically slow down their fall in 2023, from -19% in 2022 to just -2.3% this year at…