Renault sales surge in Belgium in February. Another disappointing month for Belgian new car sales in February at -8.1% year-on-year to 40,161 units. This way, the year-to-date tally recedes -10.7% or almost 10,000 sales to 80,755. BMW (-1.3%) leads the brands charts again but drops to 10.7% share after reaching…
The Mini Cooper is the best-selling car in the UK In February. The UK new car market edges down -1% year-on-year in February to 84,054 units, this still being the 2nd highest February volume in the past 20 years. The year-to-date volume is down off -1.9% to 223,399. Private sales…
The new Kia EV3 is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands once again. 27,820 new cars found a Dutch home in February, that's a -8.3% year-on-year decline, bringing the year-to-date tally down -3.7% to 60,431. Hybrids hold 44.9% of the market, BEVs are at 36.6%, petrol at 17.2% and diesel…
The Mazda6 is up to #5 in Saudi Arabia in January. 67,923 new vehicles found a buyer in Saudi Arabia in January, a solid 7.7% year-on-year increase. Toyota (+8%) matches the market and continues to be well ahead of its competitors at 28.5% share. The rest of the Top 6…
The Kia EV3 is up to 4th place in Sweden in February. Swedish new car sales gain 4.5% year-on-year in February to 19,608 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 9.2% to 39,240. Rechargeable cars are up 23.2% to 11,978 and 61.1% share vs. 51.8% a year ago. This…
The CMC J Space is up to a record third place in Taiwan in February. New car sales in Taiwan edge up 4.8% year-on-year in February to 27,515 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -12% to 62,579. Toyota (+4.7%) matches the market to a more reasonable 28.8% share vs. a…
The MG ZS is the most popular vehicle in Spain in February. It's another sturdy month for new car sales in Spain, with February up 11% year-on-year to 90,327 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 8.4% to 162,643. The nation-wide volume is helped by replacement vehicles purchased in…
The Kia Sonet is up to #5 in Paraguay in 2024. Discover 14 years of Paraguay Historical Data here The Paraguayan new light vehicle market roars up 16.8% year-on-year in 2024 to 34,705 units. This year there's a big event in the brands charts: Kia (+34%) overtakes both Toyota (+16.8%)…
The Renault Kardian breaks its Colombian ranking record this month. 01/04 update: Now with Top 20 brands The Colombian new car market rallies back up 24.3% to 14,396 units. However let's keep in mind January 2024 was a particularly low reference base, marking the weakest January in 26 years. In…
The Tesla Model 3 replaces the Model Y atop the Luxembourg charts Consult over 30 years of Luxembourg Historical Data here 28/02 update: Now with Top 10 models including Full Year 2023 figures New car sales in Luxembourg drop -5.1% year-on-year in 2024 to 46,645 units. Volkswagen (+1.9%) retains the…
The Toyota Corolla Cross is up to #3 in Puerto Rico this year. Discover 35 years of Puerto Rico historical data here. New light vehicle sales in Puerto Rico edge down -5% year-on-year in 2024 to 121,996 units. Although still strong, this is the lowest annual volume since 2020. Toyota…
The Station Wagon accounts for 63% of Kia Ceed sales in January. The Slovak new car market starts the year in a mediocre way, with January sales plunging -16.8% year-on-year to 6,605. Brand leader Skoda (-39.8%) falls significantly faster than the market to 18.4% share vs. 20.7% over the Full…
The BYD Song Plus is the 2nd best-selling car in Moldova in January. CE Auto data shows a Moldovan new car market up 16.2% year-on-year in January to 589 sales. The Skoda Kodiaq (+100%) snaps the top spot for the first time since June 2023, but the big event is…
Lexus is up to an all-time high 7th place in January. The Polish new car market edges up 2.9% year-on-year in January to 43,340 registrations. Toyota (-9.9%) easily tops the brands ranking again but sees its share thaw to 20.2% vs. a very high year-ago basis of 23.1%. Skoda (+1.5%)…
The Kia Soluto is the best-selling vehicle in Ecuador in January. The Ecuadorian new car market drops -11.8% year-on-year in January to 8,240 registrations. This is the weakest January result since 2017. After celebrating 30 years in a row at #1, Chevrolet is hit hard this month with sales down…