Toyota RAV4 sales are up 75.3% year-on-year in September. The Romanian new car market is down -17.8% year-on-year in September to 8.942 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.3% to 88.253. Local behemoth Dacia (-29.2%) falls faster than its home market but posts a solid 27.2% share, in line…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in Croatia in September. The Croatian new car market is down -10.3% year-on-year in September to 2.773 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 32.3% to 37.392. We have a completely reshuffled brands ranking this month, with Kia (+66%) shooting up to…
Opel sales are up 29.5% year-on-year in Luxembourg. The Luxembourg new car market plunges -27.6% year-on-year in September to just 2.948 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally edging up 2.8% to 35.011. BMW (-5.9%) resists very well and sports its first monthly win in Luxembourg since August 2020. It distances last…
The Renault Express is up to #10 in Bulgaria in September. The Bulgarian new car market drops -12.1% year-on-year in September to 1.932 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up 18.6% to 24.008 units. Dacia (-4.5%) and Renault (-22.3%) end the month equal #1 in the brands ranking with 12.1%…
Toyota Corolla sales are up 17.6% year-on-year in Canada over Q3 2021. According to local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is down -19.6% year-on-year in September to 136.584 units, with the Seasonally Adjusted Annualised Rate of sales (SAAR) down to 1.55 million units. The Q3 volume…
Toyota Motor outsells General Motors for the second quarter in a row. New light vehicle sales in the U.S. fall an estimated -25% year-on-year in September to just under 1 million units according to LMC Automotive. That's the lowest volume for the month since 2010 as the industry remains plagued…
Mitsubishi eK sales are up 42% year-on-year. The Japanese new vehicle market crumbles -32.2% year-on-year in September to 318.371 units vs. 459.706 a year ago, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.3% to 3.480.102 units. We have downgraded our Japan 2021 Forecast to 4.48 million units, tilting into negative at -2%…
Toyota sales are down just -1.7% in a market off -18.1%. 11/09 update: Now with Top 400 All-models and Top 63 All-brands. 28/09 update: Now with Top 10 models. Preliminary data from ACEA show European new car sales (EU+EFTA+UK) down another harsh -18.1% year-on-year in August to 724.710 units, the lowest level…
The Tesla Model Y accounts for 19.8% of the Norwegian new car market in September. New car sales in Norway soar 15.7% year-on-year in September to 17.992 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 35.1% to 128.856. BEV sales surge 45.8% to 13.946 and a record 77.5% share, they are…
The Dacia Duster is up to #3 in Slovakia in August. New car sales in Slovakia edge down -2.9% year-on-year in August to 6.778 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 7.4% to 52.922. Brand leader Skoda (-17%) struggles and drops to a meagre 16.5% share vs. 21.8% so far…
The Honda CR-V ranks #3 in Taiwan in August. As Covid restrictions were downgraded to Stage 2, the Taiwanese new car market reduces its year-on-year fall to -4.9% to 33.148 registrations, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up just 1.5% to 293.019. Toyota (-3.2%) remains the runaway leader in the…
The VinFast Fadil holds a record 15.3% of the Vietnamese market in August. New vehicle sales in Vietnam crater -57% year-on-year in August to 8.884 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 15.5% to 175.400 according to data released by VAMA, YTD volume is down -13.4% on the same period…
The Mazda CX-30 is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in August and year-to-date. The Colombian new car market continues to evolve at markedly higher levels than last year with August volumes up 59.5% year-on-year to 21.099, leading to a year-to-date tally up 55.2% to 155.398. Note August 2021 remains down…
The Ford Mustang Mach-E breaks into the Austrian Top 10 in August. New car sales in Austria fall -15.2% year-on-year in August to 17.719 units, keeping in mind August 2020 was already down -30.1% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume now stands at 172.017, up 8.5% on the same…
Tesla is the 8th best-selling brand in Singapore in August. New car sales in Singapore skid down -32.3% year-on-year in August to just 3.505 registrations, yet the year-to-date tally easily remains in positive at +23.5% to 32.728. Toyota (-10.2%) outperforms the market to cling to the brands pole position with…