The Toyota Camry is the best-selling vehicle in Kuwait over Q3. After gaining a solid 14.8% year-on-year over the First Half of 2019, new light vehicle sales in Kuwait are back in hell in Q3, tumbling down -22.8% to 26.088 units which is enough to tilt the YTD tally into…
The Santa Fe (+41.9%) helps Hyundai-Kia up 11% in October. The USA new light vehicle market is estimated to drop for the second straight month in October at -1.6% to 1.337.815 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -1.3% to 14.116.709, and now looks like it could be hitting 17…
The Mazda CX-3 lifts its Polish ranking record from #26 to #8. The Polish new vehicle market steps up 13.2% year-on-year in October to 52.691 units including light commercials, leading to a year-to-date tally up 3.1% to a record 514.221 sales. As it has been the case for the past…
83% of Toyota Camrys sold in New Zealand in October are rentals. The New Zealand new vehicle market skids -10.1% year-on-year in October to 14.956 units, however the year-ago comparison set is particularly challenging as it was the largest monthly volume in history (16.639). The year-to-date tally is now down…
The Mercedes GLC is up to #3 in Switzerland in October. The Swiss new car market bounces back up 14.5% year-on-year in October on weak year-ago post-WLTP volumes to 26.103 registrations, lifting the year-to-date tally up 1.7% to 252.413. After a two-month interruption by Mercedes (+10.7%), Volkswagen (+31.8%) reclaims the…
The VW Polo is the best-selling vehicle in the Netherlands in October. New car sales in the Netherlands soar 13.4% year-on-year on weak year-ago post-WLTP volumes in October to 34.101 units, leading to a year-to-date tally now down -6.3% to 364.999. Volkswagen (+54.3%) is up 4 spots on September to…
The Toyota Corolla is the #1 car in Japan for the first time this decade. After soaring 12.9% last month, the Japanese new vehicle market hits the brakes at -24.9% in October to just 314.784 units, 104.209 less than in October 2018, this due to the typhoons that battered the…
The Audi e-Tron is the best-selling vehicle in Norway in October. New car sales in Norway slide down -10.1% year-on-year in October to 10.479 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -1.7% to 121.096. Volkswagen (-5.9%) reclaims the top spot in the brands ranking at 14.7% share with Toyota (+9%)…
The Fiat Panda is up to #2 in Croatia in October. The Croatian new car market edges up 2.4% year-on-year in October to 4.104 registrations, leading to a year-to-date tally up a similar 2.5% to 55.441. Volkswagen (-8.4%) goes against the grain with a steep fall but easily remains atop…
The T-Cross is Volkswagen's best-seller in Italy for the 2nd month running. New car sales in Italy gain 6.6% year-on-year in October to 157.984 units, yet this isn't enough to tilt the YTD volume back into positive: -1.1% to 1.632.333. Company sales, up 22.9% to 32.499 and 20.6% share vs…
The Kia Xceed breaks into the Spanish Top 50 in October. The Spanish new car market gains 8.4% year-on-year in October to 97.986 units, the largest result for the month in exactly 10 years - since the 98.512 units of October 2009. The year-to-date tally is now down -3.7% to…
The Kia Rio breaks into the Finnish Top 10 in October. In October, new car sales in Finland soar 18.1% on weak year-ago post-WLTP figures to 9.249 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -8.2% to 95.684. Even though it trails the market growth, Toyota (+11.7%) easily remains the most…
The Volvo S/V60 is once again the best-seller at home. The Swedish new car market clocks in a third consecutive double-digit year-on-year gain in October at +28.4% to 29.631 units on weak year-ago volumes, leading to a year-to-date tally down -9% to 277.405. Volvo (+34.3%) and Volkswagen (+66.2%) both outpace…
The Toyota RAV4 is now #1 YTD in Taiwan. New car sales in Taiwan soar 17.1% year-on-year in October to 41.040 units, yet the year-to-date tally remains in negative for now at -1.1% to 353.207. Brand leader Toyota (+52.9%) delivers a sumptuous gain to reach 29.1%, its highest in Taiwan since…
The Cee'd lifts Kia Slovak sales up 97.1% in September. The Slovak new car market only edges up 7.3% year-on-year in September to 4.849 units, whereas last year was a particularly weak post-WLTP comparison based (4.519), itself down 37% on September 2017 (7.177). The year-to-date tally is now up 1%…