The Kia Niro is the first Asian nameplate to top the annual Dutch charts. In December 2020, carmakers rushed to register EVs so they could count as a 2020 sale and lower their average CO2 emissions, resulting in grossly inflated numbers and a market up 2.9% year-on-year on an already…
The Toyota RAV4 topped the Australian charts outright in July and August. Discover 75 years worth of Australian Historical Data here. Now updated with the Top 280 All-models for December and Top 340 All-models for Full Year 2020. With low levels of Covid 19 infections and international borders closed, the…
The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland again in 2020. The Irish new car market is down -24.6% year-on-year in 2020 to 88.324 units, even though the last four months were in positive: September was up 65.3%, October up 5.4%, November up 20% and December up 168.3% albeit…
The Toyota Aygo signs its first win in over 8 years in Denmark. The Danish new car market clings back into positive in November at +0.3% year-on-year to 18.168 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now off -16.5% to 175.393. Below Volkswagen (+1%), comfortable leader at 14.1% share, both Toyota…
The Tundra (+16.4%) helps Toyota return stable U.S. sales in November. The U.S. new light vehicle market is estimated by TrueCar and ALG to drop -12% year-on-year in November to roughly 1.240.200 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -16.3% to around 12.994.200. However there were 3 fewer selling days…
Volvo Canada sales are up 13.1% in a market down -10.4%. According to local consultancy DesRosiers, the Canadian new vehicle market is down -10.4% year-on-year in November to 128.351 units, a much larger drop than last month's -2%. The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has indeed triggered the return of…
The Opel Corsa 3peats at #2 in Germany. Given the return of various restrictions linked to a second wave of coronavirus, the German new car market resists particularly well in November at just -3% year-on-year to 290.150 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -21.6% to 2.606.284. Brand leader Volkswagen (-18.4%)…
The Cupra Formentor cracks the Top 100 at home. As the country goes through a second wave of Covid-19 infections and restrictions, the Spanish new car market remains at a level well below a year ago, with November sales off -18.7% to 75.708 units leading to a year-to-date volume down…
Volvo sales are up 25.5% in a Canadian market down an estimated 2%. Local consultancy Desrosiers estimates new light vehicle sales in Canada dip roughly -2% year-on-year to around 158.000 sales. This is the 7th year-on-year drop this year but an indication sales are stabilising after gaining 2.4% in September. It…
The VW Golf is the best-selling vehicle in Austria for the first time since last February. Picture quattroruote.it New car sales in Austria edge down -3.4% year-on-year in October to 24.274 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -27.7% to 204.913. Volkswagen (-12.4%) loses almost 4 times as much ground…
The Renault Zoe breaks into the German Top 10 for the first time in October. Picture autobild.de After registering their first uptick of the year in September (+8.4%), German new car sales tilt back into negative in October at -3.6% to 274.303 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -23.4% to…
The Peugeot 2008 smashes its European ranking record at #7. Picture quattroruote.it 31/08 update: Now with Top 353 All-models. 28/08 update: Now with final Top 55 All-brands and Top 100 models. As you have already tracked on our Live COVID-19 Dashboard, the European new car market has spectacularly stabilised in July, posting…
The Peugeot 2008 breaks its ranking record in the Czech Republic. After almost stabilising in June (-5.2%), the Czech new car market worsens again in July at -9.4% year-on-year to 19.770 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -23.6% to 114.799. Homegrown behemoth Skoda (+6.3%) bucks the negative trend to…
The Ford Puma also breaks into the Top 5 of two nations. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can now share with you the UK detail by nation for July. Now that car showrooms are re-opened across the entire country, pent-up demand during the pandemic means all UK nations are in…
The Renault Zoe and Peugeot e-208 are the stars of the EV segment in France. Picture autoplus.fr 11/08 update: Now with Top 20 PC and LCV fleet models. 17/07 update: Now with Top 375 All-models. 2/07 update: Now with the Top 54 All-brands, Top 58 All LCV brands and Top 100…