Swan song for Ford in Russia as the Kuga scores its first (and last?) Top 25 finish. New light vehicle sales in Russia endure a 4th year-on-year drop in the past 5 months in June at -3.3% to 151.180 units, leading to a First Half tally down -2.4% to 828.750.…
The Peugeot 3008 ranks #5 in Estonia in May. Thanks to our partnership with JATO Dynamics we can share with you today May data for Estonia, a market up 9.1% year-on-year to 2.801 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down just -1% to 11.509. The Toyota RAV4 (+160.9%) holds…
The Skoda Scala is inside the Czech Top 10 again. Czech new car registrations fall for the 9th straight month in May at -6.4% to 24.059 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -9.5% to 106.596. Yet the Top 2 most popular brands post increases this month: homegrown Skoda (+4.4%)…
The 3 Series (+419.4%) helps BMW up 194.6% in Ireland in May. The Irish new car market is showing signs of recovery with May marking the 2nd consecutive year-on-year gain at +4.2% to 6.331, meaning the year-to-date volume is now down -7.6% at 79.361. Volkswagen (+18.4%) brilliantly reclaims the brands…
The Kodiaq helps Skoda up 16.9%, the only double-digit gainer in the Top 15. Reduced government subsidies and a VAT increase earlier this year are enough to pull the Russian new light vehicle market in negative for the third time in the past 4 months, but the negative trend is…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Estonia again. Based on data shared by our partner JATO Dynamics, new car sales in Estonia gain 4.5% in April to 2.534 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.8% to 8.708. The Toyota RAV4 (+75.5%) remains the best-selling vehicle in the…
The Kia Sportage is the uncontested best-seller in Ukraine so far in 2019. In March, new car sales in Ukraine register their first uptick in 7 months at +7.7% to 7.327 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.9% to 18.343, the first Q1 decline since 2015. Renault (+66.4%) is on…
Geely sales are up 260.2% in Russia in April, partly thanks to the Atlas SUV. April Russian sales (-2.7% to 148.296) show that the February decline, the first one in two year, wasn't a freak event and may be a sign of things to come, as a recent 2% rise of…
The Skoda Kodiaq sees its sales shoot up 170.4% year-on-year in Switzerland. The Swiss new car market gains a solid 7.9% year-on-year in April to 28.620 registrations, tilting the year-to-date volume into positive territory at +2.1% to 100.685. Volkswagen (+17.7%) and Skoda (+54%) stun with fantastic gains and rank #1 and…
The Toyota Corolla is up to #2 in Poland in April. New light vehicles in Poland gain 4% year-on-year in April to 52.190 units including light commercials, a new record for the month leading to a year-to-date volume up 1.7% to 208.927, also a new record. Skoda (+7.7%) and Toyota…
The Toyota RAV4 is now #1 in Estonia YTD. Thanks to our partnership with JATO Dynamics, we can share with you today March info for Estonia, a market down just -2% year-on-year to 2.233 units which brings the Q1 tally down -6.9% to 6.174. The Toyota RAV4 (+134.3%) more than…
The Tesla Model 3 is the outright best-seller in 3 European markets: Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland. Picture popularmechanics.com. New car sales in Switzerland return to positive territory for the first time since July 2018 and only the third time in 12 months (add April 2018) with March deliveries up 3% to 28.958…
The Skoda Scala has landed in its home charts with a bang. The Czech new car market is embattled in a post-WLTP depression with March marking a 7th consecutive year-on-year decline at -12.1% to 21.491 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -12.2% to 59.616. However 5 of the Top 6…
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine in February. New car sales in Ukraine endure a 6th consecutive month of decline and 8th drop in the past 12 months in February at -1.9% to 5.758 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -11.8% to 11.016. Renault (+35.8%) continues to…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Latvia in February. Based on data released by our partner JATO Dynamics, new car sales in Latvia gain 3.9% year-on-year to 1.303 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.2% to 2.843. The Toyota RAV4 (+106.1%) shoots up from outside the January…