The Renault Master is #5 in Moldova in August. Data by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a Moldovan new car market up 21.1% year-on-year in August to 940 sales. This leads to a year-to-date volume up 16.8% to 6,264 units. The Dacia Duster (+426.7%) surges ahead and confirms…
Mercedes ranks #4 in Hungary in August. 30/09 update: Now with Top 120 models YTD New passenger car sales in Hungary drop -9.4% year-on-year in August to 8,111 units. This is to be compared with 15,618 sales in pre-pandemic 2019 and 9,644 during the pandemic in August 2020. The year-to-date…
The Skoda Fabia is the most popular vehicle in Slovakia in August. The Slovak new car market slips -5.1% year-on-year in August to 7,107 sales. This means the year-to-date volume is now up just 0.2% to 61,068. Strikingly, the Top 4 brands all fall faster than the market, Skoda (-7.8%)…
LEVC TX For those of you who haven't had the chance to visit London, I have prepared this little Photo Album to give you a snapshot of the car landscape in the city. The Kia Niro was #2 in London in both 2021 and 2022 and it definitely shows in…
The Renault Kardian is an instant blockbuster in Colombia. The Colombian new vehicle market is up 11.1% year-on-year in August to 16,522 sales, keeping in mind August 2023 was down a ghastly -39.1% over the year prior. As a result the year-to-date volume is now off just -0.5% to 118,319.…
Saudi Arabia is one of the last markets where the Mazda6 is still successful. 67,448 new cars hit Saudi roads in August, a slim 4% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally is up 5.8% to 496,468 units. Toyota (+3.3%) trails the market slightly but holds onto an unassailable lead with 30.8%…
Skoda is up to a record third place in Europe in August. It's a weak month of sales all around in Europe in August, with the five major markets in decline: Germany (-27.8%) is the hardest hit, with France (-24.3%) and Italy (-13.4%) also struggling while Spain (-6.5%) and the…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Greece in August. New car sales in Greece freefall -21.4% year-on-year in August, yet thanks to a solid start of the year the YTD tally remains in positive at +5.7% to 98,374. Brand leaders Toyota (+19.3%) and Suzuki (+8.7%) defy the…
The Kia Picanto is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in August. Data shared with us by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT show a Cyprus new car market up 10.3% year-on-year in August to 812 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9% to 10,962. Kia (+186.8%) posts a stellar…
The Renault Captur signs its 2nd win in the past four months. 3,678 new cars found a buyer in Slovenia in August, a solid 13.5% year-on-year improvement. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 6.5% to 36,545. Strikingly, the Top 5 carmakers all beat the market. Volkswagen is up…
The Kia EV3 ranks #9 at home for its 2nd month in market. New car sales in South Korea climb 5.5% year-on-year in August to 137,014 thanks to domestic manufacturers (+7.8% to 114,751) while foreigners stumble (-4.7% to 22,263). Year-to-date sales remain frankly in negative at -7.8% to 1,066,536 including…
The Chevrolet D-Max remains by far the best-selling vehicle in Ecuador. The new vehicle market in Ecuador, a new monthly update on BSCB, is down a harsh -18.4% year-on-year in August to 9,164 sales. This way, the year-to-date volume is off -18.6% to 75,033. In August. Chevrolet (+1.1%) widens the…
Mercedes holds 12.6% of the Luxembourg market in August. 2,910 new cars found a buyer in Luxembourg in August, a harsh -14.8% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date tally is now off -5.4% to 32,270. Mercedes (+25.8%) defies the negative market to snap the pole position with a splendid 12.6% share vs.…
BYD ranks in the Ukrainian Top 10 for the 2nd month running. The Ukrainian new car market steps up 40% year-on-year in August to 8,107 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 24.6% to 47,563. Toyota (+11.6%) remains the most popular brand in the country with 15.4% share, distancing Renault…
The Toyota RAV4 is now #2 year-to-date above the Hilux. 9/09 update: Now with Top 312 All-models ranking. Although the Australian new vehicle market is down for the second time in the past three months in August (at -8.3% to 100,786 units), this still represents the 2nd highest August volume…