The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in 2022 so far in Switzerland. 20,947 new cars found a buyer in Switzerland in September, a 6.6% year-on-year uptick. The year-to-date tally it now down -9.7% over the same period in 2021 at 162,606 units. 4x4 sales grow 13.7% year-on-year to…
The VW ID.4 ranks #2 in Ireland in September. Picture completecar.ie It's a second consecutive month of double-digit gains for Irish new car sales: after soaring +36.6% in August, the market is up an even more impressive 42.3% in September to 6,330 registrations. This leads to a year-to-date volume virtually…
The Tesla Model Y is the first EV to rank #1 in Germany. Picture autobild.de 224,816 new cars hit German roads in September, a 14.1% year-on-year uptick. However let's remember September 2021 was off -25.7% on the year prior so a weak comparison base. The year-to-date volume is now down -7.4%…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in the Czech Republic in September. New car sales in the Czech Republic gain 5.2% year-on-year in September to 14,898 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -11.1% to 143,843. Homegrown behemoth Skoda (+9.4%) beats its home market to reach 36.2% share vs.…
The Renault Arkana is up to a worldwide record 2nd place in Spain in September. 67,240 new cars hit Spanish roads in September, that's a second consecutive year-on-year uptick at +12.7%. The year-to-date tally is now down -7.4% to 600,281 units. In the detail, private sales grow by a modest…
The Opel Crossland is up to #2 in Bosnia this month. Thanks to our local partner CE Auto, we can share with you today data for the Bosnian market. Sales surge 19.3% year-on-year to 816 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 2.1% to 6,191. The Dacia Sandero (+600%) threepeats…
The Dacia Duster ranks #3 overall in Switzerland in August. 16,384 new cars hit Swiss roads in August, edging down -0.4% year-on-year. The year-to-date tally now stands at 141,659 down -11.7% on the same period last year. Volkswagen (+2.2%) goes against the market to post a small year-on-year uptick, ending…
The VW ID.4 is #1 in Ireland in August. Picture carsireland.ie After three consecutive months of double-digit declines, the Irish new car market is back in positive in August with a flamboyant 36.6% year-on-year lift to 8,150 registrations. The year-to-date tally remains in negative for now at -2.1% to 95,173…
The Skoda Octavia is the most popular vehicle in the Czech Republic in August. The Czech new car market edges up 0.8% year-on-year in August to 16,581 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now off -12.7% to 128,945 units. Skoda (+1%) evolves like its home market but at 29.7% share…
Ssangyong sales are up 11-fold year-on-year in August. Picture liget.ro 12,539 new cars hit Romanian roads in August, that's a harsh -22.3% year-on-year fall. The year-to-date tally however remains in positive at +5.1% and 83,350 units. Dacia (-32.1%) falls faster than the market but due to a high year-ago comparison…
The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Greece in July. Picture carandmotor.gr The Greek new car market edges up 2.7% year-on-year to 10,874 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down marginally at -4.8% to 65,672 units. Over in the brands ranking, Toyota (-9.1%) keeps the lead at 13% share, resisting…
The Fiat 500 is inside the French Top 10 in July. 17/08 update: Now with Top 50 all brands and Top 300 all models. Just 107,547 new passenger cars found a buyer in France in July, a -7.1% year-on-year decline marking the 14th consecutive month of losses. Up until the…
The Dacia Duster remains the most popular vehicle in Hungary in July. The Hungarian new light vehicle market (PC + LCV) is down -14.4% year-on-year in July to 10,525 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -13.5% to 77,238. In the PC+LCV brands ranking, Volkswagen takes the lead for the…
The Maserati Grecale has landed in the German sales charts. The German new car market remains in frank recession in July with sales off another -12.9% year-on-year to just 205,911, keeping in mind July 2021 was already down -24.9% on the year prior. In fact sales are down -38.1% on pre-pandemic…
The Dacia Duster is up to #5 in the Czech Republic in July. New car sales in the Czech Republic dive -26.9% year-on-year in July to just 13,448 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -14.4% to 112,364. Local best-seller Skoda (-39.3%) falls much faster than its home market to…