The Smart Fortwo is artificially lifted to #3 in Italy in November. The Italian new car market edges up 2.1% year-on-year in November to 151.573 registrations, yet the year-to-date volume remains in negative at -0.8% to 1.784.492. This month's growth is artificial and entirely triggered by rental sales shooting up…
Porsche Macan sales soar 133% year-on-year in China this month. Complete Chinese imports data is now available for October, BSCB being the only non-Chinese media to report on these figures monthly. After slowing down its fall to just -4.3% in September, the import market is back in freefall in October…
Nissan is the only Top 10 carmaker in positive in Hong Kong in August. The Hong Kong new light vehicle market is starting to feel the effects of the protests affecting the territory, enduring a double-digit year-on-year drop for the first time in 2019 at -16.2% to 3.257 registrations. Brand…
Honda CR-V sales leap up 27.5% in Canada in October. Picture motortrend.com New light vehicle sales in Canada endure a 19th year-on-year drop in the past 20 months in October, however lifting its fall to -0.6% at 160.969 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.8% to 1.674.542. Passenger car…
The Santa Fe (+41.9%) helps Hyundai-Kia up 11% in October. The USA new light vehicle market is estimated to drop for the second straight month in October at -1.6% to 1.337.815 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -1.3% to 14.116.709, and now looks like it could be hitting 17…
The Mercedes GLC is up to #3 in Switzerland in October. The Swiss new car market bounces back up 14.5% year-on-year in October on weak year-ago post-WLTP volumes to 26.103 registrations, lifting the year-to-date tally up 1.7% to 252.413. After a two-month interruption by Mercedes (+10.7%), Volkswagen (+31.8%) reclaims the…
The Tesla Model 3 reaches a best-ever 2nd place in the Chinese Imports charts. After two consecutive months of double-digit declines, import sales in China drastically slow down their fall in September at -4.3% to 96.836 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 1% to 850.373. The Top 5…
The Chevrolet Aveo is #1 in Mexico in September. New light vehicle sales in Mexico drop for the 27th time in the past 28 months in September at -5.2% year-on-year to 100.747 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -7.5% to 955.512. Once again brand leader Nissan (-24.5%) falls much…
The Kia Seltos is up to #4 in South Korea in September. 18/10 update: Now with the Top 10 foreign models. The South Korean new car market manages to post its first gain since last January at +4.1% to 132.611 units thanks to foreign manufacturers particularly strong at +17.3% to…
The Fiat 500 lineup smashes its German ranking record from #16 to #7. Now with the Top 50 Private Sales models and commentary. The German new car market bounces back up 22.2% year-on-year in September to 244.622 on weak post-WLTP year-ago volumes, doing better than all other major European markets such…
Jeep sales surge 21% year-on-year in a declining market. After edging up 0.2% in August according to our estimates, the Canadian new light vehicle market falls back into negative for the 18th time in the past 19 months in September at -4.1% to 167.548 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down…
The new X7 helps BMW sales up 6% in September. After August showed the largest gain in 4 years (+10.3%), U.S. September volumes go the opposite way at -11.8% to 1.278.746 units due to two fewer selling days than September 2018 and sales around the critical Labor Day weekend this year…
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%…
BMW sales gain 41.6% year-on-year in Hong Kong in July. New light vehicle sales in Hong Kong manage their first year-on-year gain since last March at +0.8% in July to 3.403 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.5% to 22.641. Toyota (+2.8%) easily keeps the lead of the brands…
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…