The Hyundai Grandeur is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in March. The South Korean new light vehicle market soars 21.1% year-on-year in March to 164,766 units. This includes 140,926 local manufacturers (+26.8%) and 23,840 foreigners (-4.3%). That's a 85.5% market share for local brands. Keep in mind March 2022 was…
The MG ZS scores its first Top 10 (and Top 20) finish in Croatia. 6,274 new cars found a home in Croatia in March, a tremendous 61.6% year-on-year surge. The Q1 volume is up 35.7% to 13,247. Renault (+315.8%) multiplies its year-ago volume by 4 to take the lead with…
The Isuzu MU-X cracks the Australian Top 10 for the first time. 11/04 update: Now with Top 280 All models. Massive quarantine delays at Australian ports trigger a -2.7% year-on-year drop in new vehicle sales in March to 97,251 units, the 2nd lowest March in the past decade below pandemic-hit…
Lexus triples its sales year-on-year in March. 15/05 update: Now with Q1 2023 Top 20 foreign models. March is always a strong month for Japanese new vehicle sales as it is the end of the financial year and manufacturers rush to meet targets. Sales are up 11.6% year-on-year this month…
The Toyota bZ4X is inside the Finnish Top 10 for the first time. 7,572 new cars found a buyer in Finland in March, bringing the market back into positive - just - at +2.1% year-on-year. The Q1 tally is down -3.3% to 20,700 units. Toyota (-12.1%) easily keeps the brands…
Peugeot sales are up 237.2% year-on-year in Turkey. New light vehicle sales in Turkey surge 61.7% year-on-year to establish a new March record at 103,929 units. The previous record was set in March 2021 (96,428). The First Quarter volume is up a tremendous 55.2% to a record 235,971 sales, with every…
Tesla breaks its ranking, volume and share records in March. 51,754 new cars joined Belgium roads in March, that's a 39.9% year-on-year surge. However the market is still below the 54,873 units of pre-pandemic March 2019. The first quarter volume is up 27.5% to 131,484. BMW (+54.9%) reclaims the top…
Skoda more than doubles its sales year-on-year in Luxembourg New car sales in Luxembourg climb 20.9% year-on-year in March to 5,246 units. This means the first quarter tally is up 15.9% to 13,149. The brands podium entirely outpaces the market: Volkswagen (+27.5%) holds the top spot with 9.9% share above BMW…
The Nissan Juke is up to #2 year-to-date in the UK. March is a crucial month for new car sales in the UK as it marks the biannual new license plate release and is traditionally the biggest month of the year. The 2023 promotion is a good one with sales…
The Toyota Etios is up to third place in Argentina in March. The Argentinean new light vehicle market rises 15.9% year-on-year in March to 37,263 units, leading to first quarter tally up 13.3% to 113,922. Toyota (+25.6%) is in the lead again with 23.1% share, distancing Fiat (+6.8%) shy year-on-year…
First Top 10 finish for the Renault Megane E-Tech in the Netherlands. It's a 51.1% year-on-year surge for new car sales in the Netherlands in March, totalling 37,452 units and leading to a first quarter tally up 25.2% to 98,059. Tesla (+575.2%) spectacularly shoots up 15 spots on February to…
The new Chevrolet Montana ranks #20 in March. The new light vehicle market in Brazil is up a splendid 38.3% year-on-year in March to 186,583 units, leading to a first quarter volume up 16.6% to 436,802 sales. We are however still below pre-pandemic March 2019 (199.550). Fiat (+43%) maintains itself…
The Tesla Model Y holds 10.6% of the Swedish market in March. New car sales in Sweden return to positive in March at +5.4% to 30,261 units. This means the first quarter tally is down -9.2% to 63,304. BEV volumes are up 37.6% to 12,577 and a record 41.6% share…
The BYD Atto 3 is the best-selling vehicle in Israel over the first quarter of 2022. Thanks to our Israeli partner cartube.co.il, we have complete March 2023 brands charts as well as Q1 2023 and each month All-models data. New car sales in Israel are up 6.3% year-on-year in March to…
First podium finish for the Toyota Yaris Cross in Italy. Coming off very weak year-ago volumes, new car sales in Italy lift 40.8% year-on-year in March to 168,294 units, simply returning to its March 2021 level (171,064. The year-to-date tally is up 26.2% to 427,019 sales, still -20.6% off the 538,060 units…