VW T-Cross sales are up 138.1% year-on-year in February in Austria. The Austrian new car market dramatically slows down its fall in February at -5.7% year-on-year to 19.863 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume down -22.8% to 33.996. Volkswagen (-5.3%) almost matches the market to easily retain the brands top…
The Peugeot 2008 is the best-selling vehicle in Spain in February. The Spanish new car market continues to struggle in February with sales down -38.4% to 58.279 units, falling to a level not seen in 8 years: since 2013 (58.403). For the first time since 1996, company sales overtake private sales…
The Fiat 500 is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in January. The Croatian new car market starts the year off -19.7% year-on-year in January to 2.915 registrations. Brand leader Volkswagen (-5%) keeps its loss in check to advance to 22.3% share vs. 15.6% over the Full Year 2020 whereas Skoda…
The Seat Leon outsells the VW Golf in Austria this month. Picture autofilou.at It's a disastrous start of the year for Austrian new car registrations at -38.4% year-on-year to 14.133 units as renewed lockdowns hamper sales. The Top 5 brands all outpace the market, starting with Volkswagen (-27.7%) up to…
First podium finish for the Hyundai Tucson in Spain. The Spanish new car market freefalls -51.5% year-on-year to just 41.966 units, the steepest fall ever for a month of January, the largest year-on-year drop since last May and the lowest January tally since at least 1989. There are a series…
The Dacia Sandero scores its first ever annual win in Spain. Consult almost 50 years worth of Spanish Historical Data here. The Spanish new car market ends the 2020 year on a harsh -32.3% fall to just 851.211 units, the lowest annual volume since 2013 (723.936). Private sales outperform the…
The VW ID. 3 is the third best-selling vehicle in Austria in November. The Austrian new car market skids down -13.8% year-on-year in November to 20.055 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -26.6% to 224.968. Brand leader Volkswagen (+0.7%) braves the negative conditions with a small uptick leading to…
First Croatian Top 20 finish for the Jeep Compass, directly at #6. The Croatian new car market endures an 8th consecutive double-digit drop in November at -23.6% year-on-year to just 2.656 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume down -42.3% to 34.006 units. Volkswagen (-43.3%) is hit hard but remains in…
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…
The Seat Arona is up to a record 2nd place at home in October. After falling -10.1% in August and -13.5% in September as the country is in the midst of a second coronavirus wave of infections, October data indicates a further deterioration of the Spanish market with overall sales down -21% year-on-year…
The Skoda Octavia gains 10% year-on-year in a market down -24.6%. New car sales in Croatia stumble another -24.6% in October to just 3.093 registrations, that's a 7th consecutive double-digit year-on-year drop as Covid-19 and the much lower level of tourism continue to reverberate through end-of-year sales. The year-to-date tally…
The BMW X3 is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in April. The Swiss new car market is shot down -67.2% year-on-year to 9.382 units by COVID-19 disruption, pulling the year-to-date tally down -35.6% to 64.834 sales. 4x4 sales almost match the market at -66.9% to 4.885 units and 52.1%…
The Jaguar i-Pace ranks #2 in the UK in April. Picture carmagazine.co.uk 8/06 update: Now with 2020 YTD Top 130 models. As we predicted a month ago based on COVID-19 infection rates, the nation-wide lockdown, implemented later than most European nations (on March 23), was extended and covered the entire…
Spain is under strict lockdown measures since March 16. The distribution and sale of new cars was shut down in Spain on March 16 as part of the state of emergency declared against the coronavirus pandemic, with Spain now the second-most affected country in the world after Italy. As a…
The Nissan Micra is up to #4 in Portugal in February. In January, the Portuguese new car market drops - 8% year-on-year to 14.423 units. Peugeot (-10%) takes the brands lead despite falling faster than the market, distancing Mercedes (+10.3%), Renault (stable) and BMW (+12.5%), the two German premium marques…