Seat Leon * See the Top 55 All-brands and Top 200 models by clicking on the title * Spain is definitely on the mend: after gaining 18% this time last year, new car sales the country, sustained by an extended scrappage scheme, are up another 23% over the First Half of…
Belgian Renault Scenic sales are up 4-fold year-on-year in May. * See the Top 334 All-models by clicking on the title * The Belgian new car market is down 3% year-on-year in May to 46.335 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 269.187 units, down 0.7% on 2014. A photo finish was…
The Captur helps Renault lift 16% year-on-year in Luxembourg. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title * New car sales in Luxembourg are up a reassuring 7% year-on-year in 2014 to 49,793 registrations, and Volkswagen keeps the lead of the brands ranking with…
Volvo V40 * See the Top 322 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * The Belgian new car market including Commercials is down 1% year-on-year in April to 58.194 registrations, shifting the year-to-date total into negative territory at -0.07% on 2014 to 222.852 units. The VW Golf is back in…
The Renault Mégane is back up to #6 overall this month. * Now updated with the Top 250 best-selling models and Top 40 brands * French new car sales are finally getting a significant boost this month: up 9.5% year-on-year in March to 196,572 registrations, partly thanks to one more opening…
The Nissan Qashqai is up to #2 in Portugal this month. * See the Top 208 All-models and Top 33 All-brands by clicking on the title * Portuguese new car sales continue their recovery with sales up a splendid 42% year-on-year in March to 20,082 registrations, bringing the first quarter…
The Nissan Juke is now #2 year-to-date in Slovenia. * See the Top 33 All-brands and Top 80 models by clicking on the title * The Slovenian new car market is definitely on the mend: up another 17% year-on-year in March to 5,958 registrations, bringing the first quarter total to 15,647…
Hyundai i20 * See the Top 235 All-models ranking by clicking on the title * The Slovak new car market displays almost perfect stability this month: down just one unit year-on-year in February to 5,766 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 10,745 units, down 7% on 2014. As usual, Skoda monopolises…
Both the Renault Mégane and Peugeot 308 are inside the French Top 8 so far. * See the Top 10 best-selling models and brands by clicking on the title * Is this good news? The French new car market is up by an extremely shy 0.2% year-on-year in March after…
The Fiat Linea is back in charge of the Turkish car market. * See the Top 43 All-brands and Top 50 models by clicking on the title * The Turkish new light vehicle market takes off in February: up 63% on a year ago to 57,246 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total…
Renault Twingo III * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * On paper the French market is trending up: +4% in February to 147,130 registrations and +5% year-to-date at 280,300 deliveries. However the reality of the market is much more depressing:…
The Seat Ibiza is back atop the Spanish models ranking. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 277 All-models by clicking on the title * Another spectacular month for new car sales in Spain with sales up 27% both in February to 87,192 registrations and year-to-date to 155,809 units,…
The Seat Leon is the best-selling nameplate in Spain this month, just above the VW Golf. * See the Top 45 All-brands and Top 279 All-models by clicking on the title * The Spanish new car market starts the year all guns blazing: up a flamboyant 28% year-on-year in January to…
The i20 enables Hyundai to double its sales year-on-year in France. * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and Top 100 models by clicking on the title * The French new car market halts a streak of three consecutive months of year-on-year declines in January by improving 6% on a…
The BMW 3 Series ranks #2 in Belgium this year. * UPDATED with the Top 394 All-models and Top 60 All-brands * Very stable new car market in Belgium in 2014: down 0.6% to 482,939 registrations, 537,964 including LCVs. Volkswagen is master in command once again despite sales down 2% to 49,103…