The Skoda Kamiq is up to a record 5.5% share in the Czech Republic in May. The Czech new car market is up 62.4% year-on-year in May to 21.734 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 21.5% to 90.244. However it's worth noting that May 2021 volumes remain down -9.7% on…
The Lada Niva is the best-selling SUV in Russia in May. New light vehicle sales in Russia bounce back 133.8% year-on-year in May to 147.378 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 38.7% to 663.312. More significantly, the market is up 12.6% on pre-pandemic May 2019, when removing Daimler and BMW…
The Skoda Kodiaq ranks 4th in Serbia in April. According to data by our Central European data partner CE Auto, the Serbian new car market is back up 248.5% year-on-year in April to 3.255 sales, lifting the year-to-date tally up 38.9% to 9.483 units. The Skoda Fabia (+2325%) confirms its domination…
The VW T-Cross is #1 in Slovenia in April. The Slovenian new car market shoots up 131.9% year-on-year in April to 4.281 sales, lifting the year-to-date volume up 25.8% to 20.572. Note April 2021 volumes remain markedly down on the pre-pandemic levels of two years ago at -33.6% vs. April 2019…
The Hyundai Tucson is back to #1 in Ireland. The Irish new car market is up a surreal 1988.3% year-on-year in April to 7.163 units as sales all but stopped a year ago due to the Covid-19 lockdown. The year-to-date tally is now up 10.1% to 55.204 units. A more…
The Skoda Karoq is hitting record shares at home. New car sales in the Czech Republic are back up 77.7% year-on-year in April to 18.976 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 12.5% to 68.510. April 2021 volumes remain however down -17.2% on April 2019 pre-pandemic results. Local behemoth Skoda (+85.6%)…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Moldova in March and YTD. According to data by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova rally back up 78.2% year-on-year on weak, Covid-impacted year-ago volumes to 490 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 10.3%…
The VW ID.4 is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in March. Picture carsireland.ie New car sales in Ireland bounce back 53.6% year-on-year in March to 9.229 units on weak, Covid-19 impacted year-ago volumes. The year-to-date tally remains in negative for now though at -3.4% to 48.089. Note March 2020 volumes…
Seat Arona sales are up 3-fold year-on-year in March. New car sales in the Czech Republic rally back up 46.5% year-on-year to 20.053 units on Covid-impacted year-ago volumes, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -1.3% to 49.534. Homegrown brand leader Skoda (+36.4%) can't quite match the market growth but…
The Dacia Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Moldova in February. Based on data shared by our Central European market data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova slow down their fall in February at just -3% year-on-year to 385 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -11.9% to 739. The…
The Puma (+252.6%) helps Ford up 57.9% this month. Picture garaz.cz The Czech new car market is down -15.5% year-on-year in February to 14.687 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -19.2% to 29.481. Local behemoth Skoda (-24.1%) loses significantly more ground than its home market and sees its share…
The Hyundai Tucson remains the best-selling vehicle in Ireland. Picture thesun.ie The Irish new car market bounces back up 4.9% year-on-year in February to 13.785 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -11.1% to 38.935. Toyota (+43%) scores a very healthy gain to remain atop the brands ranking with 12.8%…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in January. New car sales in Slovenia drop -29.3% year-on-year in January to 4.391 units. Brand leader Volkswagen (-29.2%) follows the market to a strong 18% share vs. 16.1% over FY2020 while Skoda (-0.7%) manages to stabilise its sales to shoot…
The Peugeot 2008 breaks into the Moldovan Top 10 for the first time. According to our Central European market data partner CE Auto, new car sales in Moldova drop a steep -19.9% year-on-year in January to 354 units. Leader over the Full Year 2020, the Toyota RAV4 (-45.8%) confirms it is the…
The Fiat 500 is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in January. The Croatian new car market starts the year off -19.7% year-on-year in January to 2.915 registrations. Brand leader Volkswagen (-5%) keeps its loss in check to advance to 22.3% share vs. 15.6% over the Full Year 2020 whereas Skoda…