The Toyota C-HR is the most popular vehicle in Bulgaria in October. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria climb another 53.9% year-on-year in October to 4,256 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 27.2% to 35,507. Keep in mind Bulgaria is the king of re-exports so a significant part of the…
The BMW i4 ranks at a record 8th place in October. 13,863 new cars hit Portuguese roads in October, a 9.8% year-on-year increase. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 31.7% to 167,219 units. Peugeot (+19.3%) is back to the brands pole position it holds year-to-date. However it is…
The outgoing generation benefits from rebates to surge to #6 in October. After a disappointing September (-11.6%), the Romanian new car market is back in positive in October at +8.1% to 11,393 units. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 15.4% to 122,104. Local behemoth Dacia (-1.3%) stays atop of…
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 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…
BMW sales almost double year-on-year in Romania. New car sales in Romania skid -11.6% year-on-year in September to 10,545 units, yet thanks to a strong first half the cumulative volume stands at +16.2% and 110,711. Local behemoth Dacia (-10.3%) resists slightly better than its home market to hold 30.3% share vs.…
The Mini is #2 with German private buyers in August. Next generation pictured. Now updated with complete brands ranking. Today we have a rare update for you: brands and models rankings of German Private Sales (as opposed to Fleet Rental and Company sales) for August and year-to-date. This way we…
The VW Golf is back inside the Romanian Top 10. The Romanian new car market is up 2.8% year-on-year in August to 12,891 units, a poor result given August 2022 was off -22.3% on the year prior. Year-to-date, sales are up 20.2% to 100,166. Local behemoth Dacia (-10.6%) easily remains…
The Skoda Octavia holds 7.2% of the Hungarian market in July. 8,340 passenger cars hit Hungarian roads a disappointing -7% year-on-year drop. Contrary to the European trend, the year-to-date total is also down at -2.3% to 64,807. PC +LCV sales are off -0.2% to 77,045. In the PC brands ranking,…
The Citroen C3 is the most popular vehicle in Bulgaria in July. 3,854 new light vehicles found a buyer in Bulgaria in July, leading to a year-to-date tally up 20.1% on 2022 to 23,909. Keep in mind a large part of these sales are re-exported to other countries in the…
The Tesla Model Y is up to 5th place in Romania in July. 13,630 new cars hit Romanian roads in July, a 12.7% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 23.3% to 87,275. Local behemoth Dacia (+17%) beats its home market to 31.6% share, a little below the 33.1%…
The Dacia Jogger is inside the Top 10 models with private consumers. Sales to private consumers account for less than half the French new car market over H1 2023. Private sales tend to reflect the most 'honest' best-sellers, shedding the somewhat artificial fleets and long+short term rental channels. The most…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in June and H1. The Portuguese new car market soars 42.1% year-on-year in June to 22,041 sales, leading to a H1 2023 volume up a spending 46% to 110,155. Peugeot (+80.7%) reclaims the brands lead with 14.1% share vs. 11.7% halfway…
The Dacia Jogger ranks #4 in Wallonia. As it was the case for Q1 and thanks to a tip from one of our readers we can share with you models detail for Belgium over the First Half of 2023. The Volvo XC40 remains the most popular model in the country,…
The Dacia Jogger is up to a record #4 in Bulgaria in June. 4,292 new light vehicles were sold in June in Bulgaria, bringing the year-to-date total to 20,055. Keep in mind a large part of these sales are re-exported to other countries in the European Union so the rankings…