First ever Spanish podium for the Peugeot 2008. 11/08 update: Now with BEV, PHEV and HEV segment volumes and Top 5 models. After France last month (+1.2%), Spain is the second main European market to return to positive thanks to a generous cash-for-clunkers government incentive plan aimed at reviving an industry battered…
First podium finish for the Skoda Kamiq at home. New car sales in the Czech Republic spectacularly reduce their loss to just -5.2% year-on-year in June at 20.771 units, leading to a First Half volume down -26% to 95.029. Homegrown behemoth Skoda (+16.1%) is doing the heavy lifting with a…
The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in June. Even though the coronavirus pandemic had been relatively limited so far in Croatia with just above 3.000 total cases, the country is currently in the midst of a second wave with new daily cases back to their highest levels.…
Opel Corsa sales are up 388.1% year-on-year in the Netherlands. Whereas neighbours France (+1.2%), Belgium (-1.8%) and Luxembourg (-10.6%) have all spectacularly recovered from Covid-19 annihilation in June, the Dutch new car market is still in a deep rut at -39.2% year-on-year to 24.926 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -30%…
The Mercedes GLB ranks just outside the Greek Top 30 in May. Picture drive.gr New car sales in Greece are down -67.5% year-on-year in May to 4.497 units, that's a slightly better hold than in April (-80.2%) but still a pretty poor performance given how relatively unscathed the country has been…
Skoda leaps onto the European podium for the first time in history and the Octavia is up to a record 2nd place overall. 03/06 update: Now with final figures for the Top 100 models (JATO) 29/05 update: Now with Top 55 All-brands and Top 365 All-models (JATO). Final figures for…
The Citroen C3 is the #1 in Slovakia in April - but there's a trick... New car sales in Slovakia plummet down -61.5% year-on-year in April to 3.424 units, the lowest monthly volume since January 2003 (3.527). The year-to-date tally is now down -31.7% to 22.390. Skoda (-56.3%) stays very close…
Skoda posts the best hold in the Top 15. 24/06 update: Now with Top 130 YTD models. 12/05 update: Now with Top 20 models. One of the first European countries to be hit at a large scale by the coronavirus, Austria is also one of the first to come out…
Peugeot 308 sales are up 179.5% in a market down -50.3%. Given the current COVID-19 lockdown context, new car sales in Romania resist relatively well in April at -50.3% year-on-year to 4.321 units. This brings the year-to-date tally down -27.5% to 32.300 sales. Brand leader Dacia (-37.6%) holds markedly better than…
Renault Scenic sales are up 94.5% in a market down -71.4%. The Slovenian new car market sinks -71.4% year-on-year in April to just 1.846 registrations, pulling the year-to-date tally down -38.8% to 16.354. Local producer Renault (-28.9%) scores the best hold in the Top 12 by far, and as a…
The Toyota RAV4 remains the most popular vehicle in Estonia. Under national COVID-19 lockdown all month, new car sales in Estonia logically fall -67.8% year-on-year in April to 832 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -27.3% to 6.610. Toyota (-50.7%) resists markedly better than the market to reach a mammoth…
The Skoda Kamiq repeats at a record 4th place in the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic entered a national quarantine on March 16 but started gradually easing restrictions as early as April 7 with most restrictions scheduled to be lifted by May 11. New car sales in the country drop…
The Peugeot 208 confirms it is the new favourite of Danish buyers. Denmark started loosening its COVID-19 restrictions as early as April 15, with bans on large social gatherings likely remaining in place until August, this despite infections increasing from 3.039 as of March 31 to 10.281 at the time…
The BMW X3 is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in April. The Swiss new car market is shot down -67.2% year-on-year to 9.382 units by COVID-19 disruption, pulling the year-to-date tally down -35.6% to 64.834 sales. 4x4 sales almost match the market at -66.9% to 4.885 units and 52.1%…
The Skoda Kamiq is up to a record #12 in Finland in April. Picture hs.fi 3/06 update: Now with Top 32 All-brands and Top 50 models. The COVID-19 state of emergency in Finland was extended to May 13, but it only involves the closure of most schools and government-run public…