Mazda sales are up 78.4% in a devastated market. The price increase on all new cars registered from January 1, 2023 has wrecked havoc on the Norwegian car market. Among the changes are the introduction of a weight fee for all vehicles, the 25% VAT now valid for any EV…
The Dacia Jogger breaks into the Portuguese Top 10 in January. New car sales in Portugal surge 48.4% year-on-year in January to 14,639 units. #2 in December, Peugeot (-2.3%) reclaims the top spot it held over the Full Year 2022 with 9.1% share, dislodging Renault (+109%) which doubles its sales…
The VW T-Roc is the most popular vehicle in the Netherlands in January. New car sales in the Netherlands gain 6.5% year-on-year in January to 32,845 units. Volkswagen (+32.9%) vastly outpaces the market to repeat at #1 with 12.4% share, a lot better than its FY2022 level of 8.3%. Toyota…
First Top 10 finish in Sweden for Dacia. The Swedish new car market is hit -26.6% year-on-year in January to just 14,601 sales. Volvo (-18.7%) resists better than the market and climbs to 20.7% share vs. 15.9% over the Full Year 2022. Kia (-47.7%) pays the price of a particularly good…
Skoda breaks its market share record in Germany in January. 179,247 new cars hit German roads in January, a disappointing -2.6% year-on-year fall. Volkswagen (+1.3%) edges up to 20.7% share, its highest and first time above 20% since July 2021. Mercedes (+14.5%) hits its highest monthly share since October 2018…
The Toyota Crown is up to #14 in January. The Japanese new vehicle market lifts 16% year-on-year in January to 382,338 registrations. The Top 8 order of best-selling carmakers are identical to December and the Full Year 2022. Toyota (+17.4%) climbs to a very strong 32.4% market share vs. 29.7%…
Ford Bronco Sport sales are up 51.7% year-on-year in January. The U.S. new light vehicle market is estimated to gain 5.4% in January to 1,043,100 units according to a joint forecast from J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. The SAAR stands at 15.9 million units vs. 15.1 million in January 2022. According…
Lexus NX sales are up 4-fold year-on-year in January. Local consultancy Desrosiers Automotive has the Canadian new light vehicle market up a solid 7.5% year-on-year in January to an estimated 98,259 units as supply improves across the board. January 2022 had the biggest SAAR of the year at 1.67 million…
Chery repeats inside the Top 10 in Israel. Based on data by our local partner cartube.co.il, after falling to a paltry 11,442 units in December, the Israeli new light vehicle market rallies back up to 47,196 sales in January. That's a 26.2% improvement on the 37,404 units of January 2022. Hyundai (+0.3%)…
The Ford Ranger is the best-selling vehicle in Australia for the third time in the past 4 months. 6/02 update: Now with Top 275 all models. Australian new vehicle sales post a 7th consecutive month of year-on-year gains in January at +11.9% to 84,873 units, the highest January total since…
The Jeep Renegade repeats at #2 in Italy. The Italian new car market rallies back up 19% year-on-year in January to 128,301 registrations, keeping in mind January 2022 was down -19.7% on the year prior. Private sales trail the market at +10% to 79,964 and 61.5% share vs. 66.7% in…
The Toyota Vios is the most popular vehicle in Vietnam in 2022. Discover 20 years of Vietnam Historical Data here. The Vietnamese new vehicle market surges 24.1% or almost 100,000 units year-on-year in 2022 to a record 509,141 sales. This is the first time the 500,000 annual volume milestone is…
Mercedes ranks #2 with an improved 17% share in 2022. Discover over 15 years of Singapore Historical Data here. New car sales in Singapore sink -31.9% year-on-year in 2022 to just 30,939 units, the lowest annual volume since 2014. Toyota (-33.5%) roughly follows the market to remain in the brands…
The Kia Rio is the best-selling vehicle in Mexico in 2022. Discover close to 70 years worth of Mexican Historical Data here. New light vehicle sales in Mexico lift 7% year-on-year in 2022 to 1,086,060 units for a second consecutive year of 7-digit volumes. We are however still way below pre-pandemic…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Australia for the 7th year running. Discover over 75 years of Australian Historical Data here. 13/01 update: Now with Top 330 all models and Top 40 all BEV New vehicle sales in Australia grow 1.8% year-on-year in 2022 to 1,081,439 units despite…