The Citroen C3 is up to #6 year-to-date. The Belgium new car market continues on its fantastic run with a 25.4% year-on-year lift in September to 38,906. The year-to-date volume is now up 31.8% to 374,848. We are still 14.7% below the pre-pandemic result for the first 9 months of…
The Jeep Compass ranks #2 in Iceland in September. The Icelandic new car market tilts down -4.7% year-on-year in September to 1,136 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.5% to 13,837. Tesla (+5.5%) advances to 28.9% share, its largest so far this year. It is followed by a struggling…
Honda Civic sales are up 103.9% year-on-year in September. As stock issues get resolved, the US new car market soars 16.7% year-on-year over Q3 to 3,982,140 units. Year-to-date, the volume is up 14.2% or 1.45 million units to 11,693,202. In the groups ranking, General Motors (+21.2%) beats the market to almost…
The Dacia Jogger is up to #3 in Portugal in September. 14,077 new cars found a buyer in Portugal in September, a 12.6% year-on-year lift. This way, the year-to-date volume is up 34.1% to 153,356 units. Mercedes (+10.6%) trails the market slightly but scores its first monthly win since a…
New wind for the VW Golf at home. New car sales in Germany are flat in September at -0.1% year-on-year to 224,502, leading to a year-to-date volume up 14.5% to 2,138,066. September is down -8.2% on pre-pandemic September 2019 (244,622) and YTD is down -22% over the same period in…
VW T-Roc New vehicle sales in Japan soar 10.7% year-on-year in September to 437,493 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 15.6% to 3,607,486. Toyota (+18%) once again beats the market but at 31.1% share it remains below its YTD volume of 33.5%. Suzuki (+5.6%) follows at 14.1% share…
The BYD Dolphin is now inside the Brazilian Top 50. The Brazilian new light vehicle market is up a soft 3.9% year-on-year in September to 187,433 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 9.9% to 1,534,483. Fiat (+11.1%) easily holds onto the brands top spot with 23.1% share…
The Skoda Enyaq holds 3% of the Swiss market in September. The Swiss new car market edges up 3% year-on-year in September to 21,578 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 12.5% to 182,906. 4x4 sales are stable at -0.9% to 10,947 and 50.7% share vs. 52.7% a year ago,…
The MG ZS is the best-selling vehicle in Spain for the 2nd month running. New car sales in Spain confirms the slowdown of its growth rate with a meagre +2.3% year-on-year in September to 68,803 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 18.5% to 711,380, yet down -15.8% on the…
The Tesla Model Y holds 6% of the Dutch market in September. The Dutch new car market gains another very satisfying 16.6% year-on-year in September to 29,855 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 27.6% to 286,781. Kia (-1.5%) stays atop the brands ranking wit 8.9% share, however this is not…
The Jeep Avenger breaks into the Italian Top 10 for the first time. 136,283 new cars hit Italian roads in September, corresponding to a 22.8% year-on-year surge on September 2022 which was already up 5.4% on the year prior. We now are just -4.9% below pre-pandemic September 2019 which is…
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in August. 27,825 new cars hit Dutch roads in August, a solid 18.6% year-on-year lift. The year-to-date volume is now up 29.1% to 257,059. Kia (+7.2%) repeats at #1 and is the only manufacturer to cross the 10% share…
The Honda HR-V is inside the Brazilian Top 10 in August. New light vehicle sales in Brazil edge up just 1.4% year-on-year in August to 196,878 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 10.9% to 1,347,065. Fiat (+2.8%) doubles the market growth to easily remain in the lead…
Dacia Duster sales in Italy are up 89% year-on-year in August. New car sales in Italy climb 12% year-on-year in August to 79,756 units, which means the year-to-date volume is now up 20.3% to 1,040,560. In terms of sales channels, private sales are up 16.3% to 47,961 and 59.2% share…
The Fiat Panda is the best-selling vehicle in Greece in July. New car sales in Greece advance 13.8% year-on-year in July to 12,380 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 26% to 82,742. Toyota (+28.3%) more than doubles the market growth to lead the brands charts with 14.7% share vs.…