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…
The Skoda Scala has landed in its home charts with a bang. The Czech new car market is embattled in a post-WLTP depression with March marking a 7th consecutive year-on-year decline at -12.1% to 21.491 units, pulling the year-to-date tally down -12.2% to 59.616. However 5 of the Top 6…
The VW Golf is back up 51.8% year-on-year in Croatia in March. No sign of improvement for new car sales in Croatia, freefalling down -19.9% year-on-year in March to 5.041 registrations, pulling the year-to-date tally down -12.3% to 12.139. Quite strikingly, the entire Top 5 best-selling brands markedly outpace the…
Suzuki is the only one of the Big 5 carmakers to post a gain in March. As the end of the Japanese Financial Year, March volumes are always 35 to 40% higher than any other month in Japan and therefore is of capital importance. This year Japan new vehicle sales…
The Pajero Sport (+59.2%) helps Mitsubishi sales soar 15% in March. New vehicle sales in Australia have now closed the loop: in negative year-on-year for a full 12 months in a row. March marks the lowest result for the month since 2014, down -7.1% to 99.442 units and leading to…
The Kia Sportage is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine in February. New car sales in Ukraine endure a 6th consecutive month of decline and 8th drop in the past 12 months in February at -1.9% to 5.758 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -11.8% to 11.016. Renault (+35.8%) continues to…
Chevrolet Beat sales are up 180.1% year-on-year in Colombia in February. The Colombian new vehicle market edges up 0.7% year-on-year in February to 18.486 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally down -1% to 34.451. Chevrolet (-7.7%) holds onto the brands pole position by the skin of its teeth - in…
Proton posts the largest year-on-year gain in the Top 15 at +37%. New vehicle sales in Malaysia edge down 1.8% year-on-year in February to 39.838 units, yet the year-to-date volume remains in positive at +3.7% to 88.288. Market leader Perodua (+0.7%) once again outperforms the market to a strong 43.3% share,…
Mercedes holds 9.1% of the Luxembourg market in February. This post has been updated with the Top 10 models. From this month we will publish brands data for Luxembourg in sync with the rest of Europe, with the Top 10 models added when available at the start of month+2. New…
The Lada Granta is the best-selling nameplate in Kazakhstan in February, like in neighbouring Russia. The Kazakh new vehicle market gains 3.8% year-on-year in February to 4.392 registrations, leading to a YTD tally up 18% to 8.846. Lada surges 37.7% year-on-year to improve its market share to a fantastic 28.4%,…
The Honda CR-V is the best-selling nameplate in Vietnam again. The Vietnamese new vehicle market is up 6% year-on-year in February to 13.143 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume up 21.3% to 46.627. Toyota (-19.7%), Thaco-Kia (-21%) and Mazda (-15.1%) remain the best-selling manufacturers in the country but all freefall. In…
Toyota Yaris sales are up 52.7% year-on-year. New car sales in Taiwan are handicapped by the Lunar New Year which fell earlier this month with February sales down an abysmal -27.2% to just 19.640 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down 14.8% to 63.783. Toyota (-26.5%) falls slightly slower tham the…
The Honda Brio is the best-selling vehicle in Indonesia for the third time in the past 4 months. 9/06/2020 update: Now with Top 120 All-models ranking. The January 2019 article has been updated with the Top 25 All-brands and Top 30 models and the Full Year 2018 article with the…
Toyota outpaces an already very dynamic Thai market both in January (+56.3%) and February (+25.5%). This article has been updated with actuals for the Top 70 models for January and February. In January, the Thai new light vehicle market soars 17.3% year-on-year to 78.061 units. Toyota (+56.3%) brilliantly posts the…
The Hyundai Kona ranks #2 in Ireland in February. The Irish new car market continues on a horrendous start of 2019 with February sales down another 11.3% to 15.088 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down 12.3% to 47.380. Volkswagen (+14.9%) and Skoda (+5.3%) buck the negative trend to…