The Xpeng G9 breaks into the Norwegian Top 10. Last year Norwegian car buyers rushed to purchase their new vehicle before the introduction of a new tax regime on January 1. As a result this November the market implodes year-on-year at -47% to 10,348. The year-to-date tally is now down…
Record market share for the Tesla Model Y in Iceland. New car sales are stable year-on-year in Iceland in November at +0.1% to 1,297 units. This means through November the market is up 5.7% to 16,094. Tesla (+128%) has a gigantic month in Iceland, accounting for no less than 48.3% of…
The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in November. Our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT have the Cyprus new car market up a fantastic 30.1% year-on-year in November to 1,244 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now up 28.9% to 13,989. Toyota (+112%) repeats at #1 with a…
The Kia Sorento is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea for the third month ever. The South Korean new light vehicle market advances 3.4% year-on-year in November to 160,624 units, including 132,231 (+4.1%) for domestic carmakers and 28,303 (+0.3%) for foreigners. The year-to-date volume is up 5.7% to 1,596,840 including…
The Subaru Solterra outsells its twin the Toyota bZ4X in October. The Icelandic new car market continues on its negative streak in October with sales off -18.5% to 960, leading to a year-to-date tally down -13.9% to 14,797. Tesla (+1073.3%) scores a third consecutive month win with 18.3% share. It…
The Mini Countryman is #1 in Cyprus this month. New generation pictured. Data shared with us by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT show new car sales in Cyprus growing by a fantastic 41.4% year-on-year in October to 1,165 units. This means the year-to-date volume is now up 28.8% to 12,745.…
The Toyota bZ4X is up to 2nd place in Norway in October. New car sales in Norway continue to tumble down in October at -28.9% to 8,925, bringing the year-to-date tally down -9.4% to just 104,422. As a reminder the YTD tally at the same stage of the year in…
The Hyundai Santa Fe signs its first podium finish in over 3 years. New light vehicle sales in South Korea drop -4.8% year-on-year in October to 138,341 units. This includes 117,012 local manufacturers (-2.5%) and 21,329 foreigners (-15.9%). Year-to-date, the market remains in positive at +5.1% to 1,424,325 including 1,205,239…
The Lexus TX has landed in the U.S. charts. The U.S. new light vehicle market grows just 1.8% year-on-year in to an estimated 1.2 million units in October. This is a significant slowing down vs. the previous months of the year (Q3 up 16.7%), due in part by higher interest…
BMW sales are up 74.8% in a market down -10.4% New car sales in Ireland face their second and worst year-on-year drop of the year in September at -10.4% to 5,663 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 16.5% to 118,363. This month Kia (+24.5%) shoots up to pole position…
The Fisker Ocean just misses out on a spectacular Top 10 finish in Norway. The Norwegian new car market is off a dramatic -29.4% year-on-year in September to 10,342 units, a mediocre result given September 2022 was already down -18.6% on the year prior. Year-to-date figures are down -7.1% to 95,497. BEV…
The Octavia helps push Skoda to the brands top spot. The Irish new car market edges down -0.4% year-on-year in August to 8,119 sales. Thanks to seven consecutive months of year-on-year gains prior to this month, the year-to-date tally is up 18.3% to 112,717. In the brands ranking, Skoda (+45.5%)…
The Kia Seltos is up 71.6% year-on-year in August. Local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive has the Canadian light vehicle market up 18.3% year-on-year in August to 149,697 sales, marking a 10th consecutive month of gains. However the August 2022 comparison base is particularly weak as its was the worst August result…
The Kia Stonic is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in July and YTD. Data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT show a Cyprus new car market surging 52.1% year-on-year in July to 1,685 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 28.7% to 9.319. Kia (+89.4%) vastly outpaces the market…
Acura RDX sales are up 247.6% in July. According to local consultancy Desrosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market slows down its growth in July to 8% year-on-year and an estimated 140,942 units. It is the 9th consecutive month of gains but this performance should be tempered by the…