The Toyota RAV4 is now #1 YTD in Taiwan. New car sales in Taiwan soar 17.1% year-on-year in October to 41.040 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in negative for now at -1.1% to 353.207. Brand leader Toyota (+52.9%) delivers a sumptuous gain to reach 29.1%, its highest in Taiwan since…
The Toyota Corolla dominates the Latvian sales charts. New car sales in Latvia soar 19% year-on-year in September to 1.283 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 7.2% to 14.109. The Toyota Corolla (+261.1%) leaps up 3 spots on August to reclaim the pole position for the 4th time in…
Renault Logan sales soar 64.9% year-on-year in Ukraine in September. The Ukrainian new car market is up 5.6% year-on-year in September to 7.157 units, lifting the year-to-date tally up 2.4% to 61.723 units, the largest 9 month-volume since 2014 but still 63% below the pre-Crimean crisis 2013 tally at this stage…
Skoda is the most popular carmaker in Estonia in September. The Estonian new car market leaps 12.2% year-on-year to 1.725 sales, tilting the year-to-date tally back into positive at +0.5% and 20.618. Skoda (16.6% share) edges past Toyota (16.5%) to snap the brands top spot for the month for just…
The VW T-Cross is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in September. The Slovenian new car market gains 6.6% year-on-year in September to 5.322 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.3% to 57.408. Volkswagen (+53.8%) recuperates from a severe post-WLTP hangover a year ago to hold onto the top brands spot…
The Opel Crossland X secures its first podium finish in Switzerland. New car sales in Switzerland are back up 18.7% year-on-year in September to 24.219 on weak post-WLTP year-ago volumes, tilting the year-to-date tally back into positive territory at +0.4% to 226.310 units. 4x4 sales follow the market at +17.9%…
The Ford Kuga is the most popular vehicle in Ireland in September. The Irish market register a 4th year-on-year gain in the past 6 months in September at +7.4% to 3.427 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -7.5% to 113.957. Brand leader Volkswagen (+40.9%) vastly outperforms the market, in…
The VW Golf is the most popular vehicle in Latvia in August. The Latvian new car market edges up 0.8% year-on-year in August, a fine performance given year-ago volumes were artificially boosted by pre-WLTP stock clearances. The year-to-date tally is now up 6.2% to 12.826. This month the VW Golf…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Estonia in August. New car sales in Estonia slide -4.6% year-on-year in August to 2.534 units, tilting the YTD volume back into negative territory at -0.5% to 18.893. The Skoda Octavia (+85.2%) ends 5 consecutive months of Toyota domination and takes the…
The Skoda Kamiq is getting closer to its home Top 10: up to #13 in September. The Czech new car market only partly recovers from disastrous post-WLTP year-ago volumes in September at +8.5% to 15.770 registrations but down a dismal -22% on September 2017 which is a more realistic comparison…
Kia Sportage sales in Ukraine are up 110.6% year-on-year. New car sales in Ukraine surge 12.5% year-on-year in August to 8.256 units, the largest volume in the country since December 2017 (9.179), cementing the YTD progression to +2% at 54.566 registrations. Renault (+44.2%) continues to vastly outperform the market and…
The Fiat 500 scores its first Swiss podium in August. As is the case for most of the European Union his month, the Swiss new car market endures a -9.5% year-on-year fall in August to 19.437 sales as year-ago volumes were artificially propped up by pre-WLTP stock clearances. The year-to-date…
All guns blazing: the Dacia Duster sees its record ranking in Germany rise from #29 to #10. Now updated with Private Sales data (Top 50 models and commentary). New car sales in Germany hold surprisingly well in August, edging down -0.8% to 313.748 which means the YTD volume remains in…
The Dacia Sandero tops the Slovenian charts for the first time. Picture avto.over.net New car sales in Slovenia drop a steep -13.7% year-on-year in August to 5.006 units, engulfed in the WLTP hangover that is gripping most European Union markets this month. As a result, the year-to-date tally is now…
The Renault Arkana breaks into the Russian Top 25 in August. New light vehicle sales in Russia continue to slide down yet post a measured -1.6% year-on-year decline in August, the 6th in the past 7 months, to 145.545 units which leads to a year-to-date volume down -2.3% to 1.114.263.…