The Vauxhall Corsa is #1 in Scotland and Wales in March. Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for all UK nations as well as London in March. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in…
The Skoda Kamiq advances to an all-time high 4th place in March. After declaring a COVID-19-triggered state of emergency on March 12 and for the first time in the country's modern history, on March 16 a nationwide quarantine was imposed in the Czech Republic, initially scheduled to last until March…
Holi festival in Chennai on March 10. A nationwide 21-day lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic was announced on March 23 by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Limiting movement of the entire 1.3 billion population simultaneously, it is the largest quarantine measure in human history. School…
The VW Golf is the best-selling vehicle in the UK in March. On March 23, the UK debuted a strict stay-at-home order scheduled to last at least 3 weeks. On March 25 both the heir to the British throne Prince Charles and the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tested positive to the…
The Tesla Model 3 is the 4th best-selling vehicle in Finland in March. Although all schools as well as most government-run public facilities and the country's external borders were closed on March 16 and until April 13, Finland isn't currently under the type of strict lockdown measures that are affecting…
The Jeep Renegade is up to a record 11th place in Croatia in March. Croatia was weighted down by two emergency situations in March. On March 17, Croatian Prime Minister Plenković announced the closure of most public venues and shops, severely curtailing car showroom activity, in order to limit the spread…
Belgium is under strict lockdown since March 17. In response to the coronavirus outbreak, on March 17 non-essential travel was prohibited and non-essential shops closed in Belgium and on March 20 the country closed its borders to all non-essential travel. The lockdown has now been extended to April 19. As a…
The Model 3 lifts Tesla into the Taiwanese Top 10 brands for the first time. Taiwan reacted very quickly and decisively upon the announcement of the coronavirus outbreak in China in January. The government's early deployment of epidemic control measures and follow-up actions have received international praise and approval and have…
Porsche manages to contain its loss to -7.2% in March. In Luxembourg most non-food shops closed on March 16 in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus and a state of emergency was declared on March 19. As of March 31, there were 2.178 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and…
The Chevrolet Onix repeats at #1 in Argentina in March. On March 20, the Argentinean government imposed one of the strictest Coronavirus lockdowns in the world, meaning automotive factories, dealerships and registration offices closed for the rest of the month. As such, these sales figures are for the March 1-19…
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…
Skoda sales are up 19.8% thanks to the new Scala (pictured) and Kamiq. Unlike neighbouring France and Germany, Netherlands has so far chosen to not resort to strict population confinement measures but wide-ranging business shutdown have been in place since March 13. Car dealerships remain open in the country mainly for…
Peugeot sports the slimmest drop among the Top 13 brands. The closure of non-essential businesses across Ireland from March 13 as a measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus means Irish new car sales fall -63% year-on-year in March to just 6.173 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -20.4%…
Dacia is the best-selling carmaker in Bulgaria for the first time in 6 months. A COVID-19 public health emergency was declared in Bulgaria on March 13 scheduled to initially last for one month, with only essential businesses remaining open and car dealerships closed. As a result the new car market slows…
Some parts of Italy have been under quarantine since late February. With a red zone established in eleven municipalities in the province of Lodi as early as 21 February, extended to a large part of Northern Italy including Milan on March 8 then to the entire nation on March 10, the Italian…