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 Toyota Corolla is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in March. The Irish new car market has managed to contain its year-on-year decline into the single-digits for the first time this year with March deliveries down 6% to 16.696, leading to a Q1 tally down -10.8% to 64.042. Volkswagen (-9.2%)…
The Nissan Qashqai is the best-selling vehicle in Denmark so far in 2019. It's a record start of the year for Danish new car sales at a whopping +33.2% year-on-year in March to 26.310 units, lifting the Q1 volume up 16.4% to an all-time high of 66.270 sales, smashing the…
Renault Clio sales soar up 5-fold year-on-year in March, propped by discounts on the outgoing generation. New car sales in Romania continue to gallop ahead in March at +20.8% to 9.813 units, leading to a Q1 volume up 25.1% to 35.836. Homegrown brand leader shows the way with a 47.5%…
The Tesla Model 3 is up to 4th best-selling vehicle in Austria in March. The Austrian new car market continues to struggle in 2019 with March deliveries down -9.7% to 31.958 leading to a Q1 volume down -10.6% to 80.855. From just one in February, there are now three Top…
The Suzuki SX4 S-Cross is the best-seller in Hungary for the 2nd straight month. Picture autonavigator.hu The Hungarian new car market gains 4.9% year-on-year in March to 13.391 registrations, lifting the year-to-date volume up 8.6% to 34.335. Brand leaders Suzuki (-2.6%) and Ford (-1.2%) go against the trend with declines,…
MG sales soar 60.8% year-on-year in March in Chile. The February 2019 article has now been updated with the Top 25 models. The Chilean new light vehicle market falls for the 2nd straight month in March at -9.5% to 30.199 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -3.5% at…
The Isuzu D-Max is now assembled in Pakistan. According to PAMA, sales of locally-made light vehicles in Pakistan edge up 2.2% year-on-year to 22.878 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -4.8% to 65.315. Suzuki soars 22.8% year-on-year to hit a mammoth 60.4% market share, which is the highest we've seen…
The Dacia Duster remains the best-selling vehicle in New Caledonia. New light vehicle sales in New Caledonia, a French Overseas archipelago located north-east of Australia, post their first year-on-year gain of the year in March at +2.5% to 723 registrations, yet due to a disastrous start of 2019 the YTD tally…
Skoda is the healthiest carmaker in the French Top 20 in March with overall sales up 15.8% and private deliveries up 16.6%. Picture largus.fr This article has been updated with the Top 35 brands, Top 265 models and Top 10 private sales. The French new car market is back into…
Audi Q3 sales shoot up 81.4% thanks to the new model. This article has been updated with the Top 50 private sales models. German new car sales tilt back into negative for the 6th time in the past 7 months in March at -0.5% to 345.523 units, yet thanks to…
The Honda Civic has landed in India. Indian wholesales recede for the 7th time in the past 9 months in March at -2.4% to 290.586 units, leading to a Q1 volume down -1.6% to 842.502. Brand leader Maruti (-1.5%) slips just under the symbolic 50% market share milestone at 49.9%…
Honda CR-V sales soar 23.8% in Canada in March. It's a 13th consecutive month of year-on-year declines for new light vehicles in Canada at -1.5% in March to 184.150 units, leading to a Q1 volume down -2.8% to 418.615. According to local consultancy Desrosiers whose total figures are slightly lower due…
The Taiwanese new car market drops a harsh -17.5% year-on-year in March to 32.391 units, pulling the year-to-date total down -15.8% to 96.174. Toyota (-18.3%) roughly matches the market evolution and easily remains the most popular carmaker in the country at 20.9% share, distancing Nissan (-8.5%) resisting well at 8.6% whereas…
The Fiat 500 steps up to #3 overall in Portugal in March. The Portuguese new car market dives -10.8% year-on-year in March to 24.900 registrations, pulling the year-to-date volume down -6% to 59.445. Renault (-6.1%) repeats at #1 in the brands ranking, now also taking control YTD (-14.4%) despite a…