The Tesla Model 3 is now #1 year-to-date in Switzerland. New car sales in Switzerland drop -18.2% year-on-year in June to 21,277 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -12% to 109,600. Volkswagen (-40.7%) sinks to 9.6% share but holds onto the brands top spot above Tesla (+51%) strongly backloading…
Fiat holds a record 22.2% share in Turkey in June. The Turkish new light vehicle market edges up 1% year-on-year in June to 80,652, the highest June volume since since 2017 (83.658). Due to a weak start of the year, (-12.8% in January, -15.1% in February and -33.4% in March)…
Kia sales are up 32% year-on-year in Belgium in June. 34,814 new cars hit Belgian roads in June, that's a -15.3% year-on-year drop on June 2021 which was already down -16.3% on the year prior. The H1 2022 tally stands at 195,387, down -15.9% on the same period in 2021.…
Peugeot sales are up 37.9% year-on-year in a market down -19.7%. It's a fourth consecutive double-digit year-on-year loss for the Luxembourg new car market at -19.7% to 3,590 registrations. The year-to-date volume is now off -13.7% to 21,812 units. Volkswagen (-17.2%) remains dominant with 13.3% share vs. 11.4% over H1,…
The CMC Veryca is up to #2 in Taiwan in June. Going against the worldwide trend, the Taiwanese new car market rallies back up 16.8% year-on-year in June. That's because June 2021 was fully impacted by Covid restrictions. The year-to-date tally stands at 203,151 units, off -8.4% over the same…
The Toyota C-HR repeats at a record 2nd place in Poland in June. The Polish new car market is down -8.5% year-on-year in June to 38,569 sales, bringing the H1 volume down -12.7% to 207,419. Toyota (+2.2%) continues to dominate the brands ranking head and shoulders with 17.8% share this…
The Renault Captur is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in June. 15,510 new passenger cars hit Portuguese roads in June, that's a -18.1% year-on-year decline. Halfway through the year, the volume stands at 75,449 units, down -7.4% over the same period last year. Despite imploding -46.6%, Renault is up two…
The Dacia Jogger hits its highest ranking in the world in Ireland this month. The Irish new car market accelerates its fall in June to -22.1% and 2,153 units vs. -10.4% in May. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 2.1% to 65,174. Hyundai (+217.7%) hits a whopping 27.5% share,…
The Toyota Aygo X is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark in June. Picture fdm.dk New car sales in Denmark take another harsh hit in June at -27.2% to 14,755 units, bringing the H1 2022 tally off -23.8% to 73,490. This month Toyota (-16.1%) manages to resist much better than the…
The Peugeot 308 is inside the Dutch Top 10 for the 2nd month in a row. The Dutch new car market is down -9.9% year-on-year in June to 30,012 sales, leading to a year-to-date volume off -5.8% to 153,708. Peugeot (+50.4%) goes completely against the market to spectacularly take the…
The Dacia Jogger is up to #14 in the Czech Republic in June. 18,738 new cars found a buyer in the Czech Republic in June, that's a -16.9% year-on-year decline. It brings the H1 2022 tally down -12.3% to 98,916. Local behemoth Skoda (-29.1%) falls almost twice as fast as…
The Dacia Jogger is up to #5 at home in June. The Romanian new car market drops a measured -6.6% year-on-year in June to 11.067 units, that's the market's first decline so far this year. The year-to-date tally is now up 23.1% to 58,712. Local manufacturer Dacia (+17.1%) ignores the depleted…
The Sportage helps Kia to #1 brand in June. New car sales in Sweden plunge -27.7% year-on-year in June to 26,088 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -16.7% to 144,182. Rechargeable cars account for 55% of the June volume, up from 48.4% a year ago. They include 8,216 BEV…
The Alfa Romeo Tonale has landed in the German sales charts. The German new car market sinks -18.1% year-on-year in June to 224,558 registrations, bringing the year-to-date tally down -11% to 1,237,975. Volkswagen (-24%) fall faster than its home market but still sells well more than double any other carmaker…
The Ssangyong Torres has landed in the South Korean charts. 12/07 update: Now with Top 50 foreign models. New car sales in South Korea drop -10.6% year-on-year in June to 143,848 units, including 121,153 local vehicles (-10.1%) and 22,695 foreigners (-13.3%). The year-to-date tally is now off -11.3% to 799,895…