The Omoda 5 will soon be produced in Barcelona. 52,322 new cars found a buyer in Spain in August, a disappointing -6.5% year-on-year decline. The year-to-date tally remains in positive at +4.5% to 671,551 units. This is -26.5% below the January-August 2019 pre-pandemic volume (913,433). Sales of rechargeable cars (BEV+PHEV)…
Suzuki holds 22.9% of the Mauritius market so far in 2024 We welcome a new monthly update on BSCB: Mauritius. 1,300 new vehicles found a buyer in the country in July, a solid 8.7% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally surges 18.5% to 9,665 units, headed to a third consecutive all…
The Renault Kardian is an instant success in Colombia. 16,516 new vehicles found a buyer in Colombia in July, a splendid 25.6% year-on-year lift. However keep in mind July 2023 was off a daunting -43.5% on the year prior. So far this year, the market is still in negative at…
The Renault Clio holds 5.5% of the Slovenian market in July. The Slovenian new car market surges 19.9% year-on-year in July to 4,529 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5.7% to 32,867. 7 of the Top 8 brands shine with double-digit gains. Volkswagen (+28.9%) returns to #1 above Renault…
The Kia Ceed is the best-selling vehicle in Slovakia in July. New car sales in Slovakia are in difficulty in July at -14.8% year-on-year to just 6,819 units. The year-to-date tally stays in positive, just, at +0.9% to 53,961. Brand leader Skoda resists better than the market at -4.2% to…
The Toyota Yaris Cross is up to a record 5th place in France in July. 27/08 update: Now with Top 56 All brands and Top 342 All models. It's a third straight month of negative year-on-year evolution for the French new car market at -2.3% to 126,037 in July. This…
The Kia Sportage is up to 5th place Europe-wide in July. 27/08 update: Now with Top 93 All brands and Top 509 All models. According to data by JATO Dynamics, the European new car market (28 countries) is up 1.5% year-on-year in July to 1.03 million units. The year-to-date tally…
The Skoda Octavia holds 7.8% of the Bosnian market in July. Based on data shared with us by CE Auto, the Bosnian new car market edges down -2.2% year-on-year in July to 1,062 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +6.1% to 7,368. The Skoda Octavia (+20.3%) reclaims…
The Renault Master ranks #3 in Moldova in July. According to data by our Central European partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova soar 25.3% year-on-year in July to 930 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 16.2% to 5,324. The Dacia Duster (+8.5%) is up three spots on…
The Opel Corsa is the best-selling vehicle in North Macedonia in July. Data by our Eastern European partner CE Auto shows a North Macedonian new car market soaring 56.6% year-on-year in July to 764 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 40.5% to 4,522. The Opel Corsa climbs five spots on…
The new generation lifts Hyundai Accent sales up. New car sales in Saudi Arabia gain 4.9% year-on-year in July to 61,842 units, with the year-to-date volume now up 6.1% to 429,020. Like in the UAE, Toyota (-3.7%) trails the market but manages a very solid 31.7% share vs. 28.6% so…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE in July. The UAE new car market lifts 5.2% year-on-year in July to 22,498 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.9% to 168,169. Once again Toyota (-4%) can't benefit from the market growth but still posts a very strong…
The Suzuki S-Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Hungary in July. 22/08 update: Now with Top 107 year-to-date models. 8,525 new passenger cars found a Hungarian buyer in July, a shy 2.2% year-on-year increase. This is to be compared with the 15,285 sales of pre-pandemic July 2019. So far in…
Jetour sales are up 408.8% year-on-year in July. Complete June figures are also included in the data section of this article. The Kazakh new vehicle market edges down -3% year-on-year in July to 18,246 units, tilting the year-to-date tally into negative territory at -0.7% to 101,404. The top 3 manufacturers…
The Kia Stonic is back to the Cyprus top spot in July. According to our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, the Cyprus new car market is off a harsh -19.3% year-on-year to 1,360 units. The year-to-date tally however up 8.9% to 10,150. Kia (-38.9%) easily remains on top of the…